Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-01-25

gradually advanced, Westinghouse be-
gan 10 open their eyes upon tie rumsell-
ers. They now began 10 view them IN
proper light. They became convinced
that they we're directly in the way Of the
inal triumph Of the temperance cause.
1t was now the foItune of our lovers to
hear the business Of rumselin9 fully dis
cussed. The iniquity Of the traffic was
laid bare, and those engaged in it were not
spared. These discussions sunk deep into
the heart Of Elizabeth. If she was not
fully convinced that Frederick was mod,
crate drinkeI, she knew he was rumselI-
er. This gave pang 10 her heart more
severe than any thing she had yet cxPer-
fenced. She became alarmed, and firm
" resolved to break off the engagement
unless her sutton would abandon this wick
ed traffic. Up to this time she had been
borne up under the suspicion that t'reder-
lex occasionally took glass. She had
never put the question directly to him
whether he drank or not, for she feared
the answer, and besides, she trem5led lest
he might suppress the truth, if not utter a
falsehood. With these harrassing Thoughts
continually expressing her, she passed
along, vainIy hoping that her power over
him after marriage would be strong
enough TO induce HIN to sign the pledge !;
but now, strong as her attachment was,
she aras firmly resOlced never 10 marry q
rumSeLLeT.'
Time pissed rapidly away, and in afew
weeks she expected Frederick TO ask her
consent to be published according to stat.
ute regulations. She felt it her duty TO
acquaiut him with her resolution previous
TO that time but how to approach the sub
jcct, or when, she could not tell. Duty
iron the one hand was calling loudly up
on her to make known to him her las, and
fnal resolution, and love, upon the other,
was constantly drawing her in different
direction.
These conflicting feelings rendered her
most miserable
"Dfew sleep from her eyes, blood from her cheeks, "
"AIusngs into her mind thousand doubts
GLOW she might stop this tempest ere it come"
But good Providence always give:
time and opportunity TO US moTtais to exc
cute righteous purposes If the will ant
heart are right, the means of doing COCO
are always at hand. 1t so happened Iha
our two friends attended temperance
meeting in which the speakers dwell. much
upon the evils resulting from rumselling
Among these, the most eloquent was TIT
husband Of Eizlbeth's most Intimate fe
male friend. He spoke Of the misere
rum had brought upon himself and wife
and all in The course OF one short year.
In his remarks he took up the business o
rumselllng, stripped it Of its false cover
lngs, and spread it before his hearers in al
It's naked deformity. Before he fnishet
his thrilling speech he alluded 10 certain
store over which new sign had been re
Gently erecled-to the partnership latel
formed, and those unnatural feelings 9th
paterna heart which would induce a faith
err 10 asSociatc his son with him in such
nelarious traffic. La the true eloquence O
his feeliogs he spoke of the eGtctssof run
he had many times purchased al this sam
J store-how he had degraded himself unde
, its besotting influence, and abused kin
, and loving wife. His eloquence had
81 most thrilling effect upon the meeting q
, Our young lover hung his head ia sham
! but soon herecovered himself, and his pr,
: dominant feeling was anger. He felt hln
. self goaded to the quick, and he thought
| nothing but revenge.
1 Quite different were the feelings whic
9 pressed the heart of EIizlbelh. Her re
3 olution was strengthened, and she SAID
I herself, "this rery night ItoU make Eaou
e 10 Frederick my determination, my frt
: and uaGlLerabie determination Meier
e qoed rumSeLler." She was true to the.
e promises which she had made to herself
If In returning from the meeting the
If walked along arm in arm, in dta,h-iil
n silence, under a severe pressure Of The
8 own feelings. AT last Elizabeth, in sn
e pressed tone of voice, broke the oppressi
s stiffness, and accostcd her lover, /" Frede
t. lex, said she, the duty | owe myself al
9 you" Stop" said Frederick in hurri
], manner, Il know your feelings. Pm u
g to be black guarded by that young drum
ID ard with impunity-l will have nv T
l. venge. Does he think the whole wot
< will become sharer in his sorrows, or
his wifs's2 He knows but little of humi
n nature if he thinks the world can be me
Id ed to tears by the recital of those miseri
< which his own folly has brought upon hi
ID and his wife. Things have come to
TO strange pass. The poor degraded wallo
is ers in the gutter now deem themselves /
in only objects of respect and attention,
d. pecially since they have placed their nau
&c on slip of paper, they call Ptedg
lis and become speech-makers and orators.
a Pun heart sick ofthis revolution in socir
n and have been for several months. | b
ed fjndly hoped that your good sense won
lat long ere this, have taught you the folly
these times, but as yet | have hoped
e. vain"
IN Elizabeth could hear no more with