Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-09-02
From the Albany Atlas.
4 THRILLING SCENE

THRILLING scene
PERM, me TO illustrate my views Of temperate
dr. hiking, by relating substantially thrilling
scene, which occurred in n town in neishboring
State, while the people were gathered together
discuss tho merits OF the license question, and
decide informally, he Their neigh bors should any
longer be permitted TO destroy each other by ven
ding alcoholic poiSons.
M one arose TO continue the Iscussiou, and
'hc president OF the meeting about to put
the question, when al a; once there arose from
ono corner 0: the room, miserable female. She
thiuIy clad, and her appearance indicated
tne uttermost wretchedness, and that her morta
career almost closed After moment of
silence, and all eyes being fixed upon her. she
streicbed her attenuated body its utmost beigh,
then her long arms to their greatest length
and raising her voice TO sbrill pitch, she called
upon all TO look upon her. 'Yesn she said look
upon me, aud then hear me. All that the last
speaker has said relative to temperate drinking.
as being the father Of all Drunkenness is true An
practice, all experience, declares lis truth. All
drinking of alcoholic poison as a beverage in
health, is eTcc8s. Look upon You all know
me, did. You all know that was once
the mistress of the best farm ia this town. You
all know, too, once had ono Of tho bes,--,he
most devoted of husbands. You all know hnd
five nob'ehearted, industrious boys. Where are
they now? Doctor, where they now2 You
all know they lie IN row, side by side in Wonder
drunkard's grave! They were all taught TO be-
heve that temperate drinking was safe, ercess
alone ought to DO avoided. and they neper ac.
knotctedged erccSs. They quoted you, md you,
aud you,' pointing with her shred of a finger to
the priest, deacon and doctor, as authority. They
thought themselves safe under such teachers
But saw the gradual change coming over my
family and prospects with dismny md horror;
felt we were oil to be helmcd in ono COM
mon ruin, tried 10 ward off he blow; tried TO
break the spell--the delusive spe-in which the
idea of the benefits of temperate drinking had
inv olved my husband and sons (; | begged praved,
but the odds greatly against me. The
priest said the poison that was DESTROYING nv
husband and boys a good creature of God;
the deacon (mho sits under the pulpit there and
took our farm to pay his rum bilIs,) sold them the
poison; the physician said that litte was good
and erceSs ought to be avoided nv moor hus-
baud and my dear boys fell into the snare, and
could not escape, (there were no Washing tonans
them and one otter another conveyed TO
the dIshonored grave Of drunkard Now look
al me agaln-you probably mo for the last
tme-my sand has almost run. have dragged
my exhausted frame from nv present abode
yoUr poor house, 10 warn you, false teachers of
Gods woodland With her arms high flung and
her tall form stretched to its utmost, and her
voice raised TO unearthly pitch she exclaimed.
81 shall soon stand before the judgment sea; OF
God-l shall meet you there, you false guides,
miserable female vanished-a dead silence per-
vaded the assembly-the priest and physician
hung their heads-the president of the N Getting
put the question-shall have any more Ii
cense to sell alcoholic poisons, to be sold
beverage? The response unanimous-No!
People Of the United States friends of huna nifty
every where, what would have been your verdict
had you all been there aisol
This picture may be thought 10 be overdrawn,
but could the history OF families TO told in this
city in all our towns and viIlages or 10 our ham,
LET'S tens of thousands Of cases equally striking
mi ght be recorded here
Twas once moderate driuker, but now thanks
10 the temperance reform, tee to,aler
MYoLD CoAT.-It is better to turn the old coat,
said my aunt Prudence. than to run in debt for a
new one. But see, replied !, there is a hole ia
it. Nsver mind that, said she, put on a patch:
a patch on the sleeve is better than a writ on the
back: the OLD coat will set easier home than
new one IN prison.
4 New DIsH-The New York Sun states, that
by nearing qnarteriug, and boiling cucumbers in
The same way that you do asparagus, you will
have dish inferior 10 no way TO this luxurious
article,