The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-12-14
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Lay PrcaciacT,r.o. 3..The three witnesses.
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Lay PrcacE2cT,Eo. 3.-The three witnesses
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lhere came respectable old gentle.
m II and sat down on my door step, one
summer Afternoon. and began to talk up-
on The subject Of temperance. He was
idmliIar Wuh The whole matter. having
oeeh Iue II st man TO move for reform
III hlS own iowa many years ago, aud
hav'ng KEEP. his armor on ever since
Al the commencement oflhe Temperance
Reform, said he, | called on la vyer in
my neIghbofhooi, to try to get him 10 en-
ilSl IN the cause, aud, among otherthincs.
told him L could prove to him, by three
a015"eSSeS, that rum, as drink, did nobody
any 9ood, ana more than that, that il was
very injurious; or, In other words. tina,
a0'@s IS a mocEer. This was NV text and
proceeded TO call up my three witnesses
10 testify to the fact. La the first place.
SAID L. did you ever see man who had
so: SO much rum down his throat that he
could hardly go, insist upon wrestling
win the strongest man which could be
produced! He talks loudly of his grea,
strength. and stamps upon the ground IS
II he had power TO crush the earth under
his feet like an egg. And then he swings
MS arm about as if he could pull the
stars out OF their orbits, if he could only
reach them. There is no end to his GREAT
exploits, and all the while, with YOUR
ltIe Lnger you could pitch him into the
gutter. Rum has made him think that
he is strong but IS he strong? Has rum
made hun any stronger? No, said the
lawyer, It has not. l have seen MANY
such Well. we will set him down for
the tfst aoit"ess In the second place,
dla you ever see man, who, after his
III glass. became all at once remarkably
riah? He is ready TO buy horses, and
farms, and manufactures, and everythioo
ne can think of, and wnhal, is mioht1
liberal aud he wants to treat The company.
and to make rich presents to his friends,
ana all this when he mas not fourpence
In his pocket. Ram has made him as I
rich as C'esus; but is he really any :
richer than he was before? He veriIv
thinks he has got lots of money in his \
pocket but has he2 Did you ever see S
such man2 Yes, said the LAWYER. | +
nave seen many such. Well, we will {
set him down, then, for the second wituess 5
that aoane as a mocker. In the third place. /
dd you ever see man, who, at certain y
state OF :ntoXication, became verv Mons? S
tie was ready to pray and exhort richl Y
there In the grog shop and if his drunk en- 0
would not hear him, he would b
go to the houses OF his pious friends, if P
he had any, and there The tears would Il
run down his cheeks as he discoursed |
upon religious subjects. He is greatly n
anxious for the spiritual welfare of his T
friends; his feeling heart overAows with S
lovin9-kindness. He wants 10 kneeI down h
and pray for them, and 10 warn the un II
and even tries to sing a verse J.
Of some hymn, which some time found e
Judgement in his memory. Nobody was Il
ever so good as he; but, my friend. was c
ne any better2 Is he not the same filthy n
reprobate that he was before he took his s
glass! He verify thinks he is most
devoted saint but IS hel Has not rum
deceived him2 Yes, il has, said the law. te
yer and l have seen many like him a
Well, then, we will set him down for our "
thsrd wjtness. that mine Is a mockey. And La
now, the improvement Of the whole mai. n