The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-04-06
Fraa ths Pailad.ipsis Advocate.
.TH0U ART THE MAN."

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sHaw can yoa rsro lie il 10 ynur
rsu.e enre 20 eaniinse - s"ur pfessnl ba-
.,u,,,. Mr.. MadJIefl' a.ksd seh-rab.s
.l,rfyaas 90 . tavern keeper. - the tao
r.lksd hens from lhs faaeral 0f yasng
nan wha had died ssddenly.
II 6nd no difficulty on that score.
realized che lassfa-kesper. in a ror6denl
,oae Ny basiness 10 80 necessary 10
ths public a. that of any olhel man.
.Taal branch Of Il. which regards The
ronlan an aresm aodalioa Of irs,eIIers.
Is,ll grant &, be nsess.ary. BIT there
il another parIiaa fil. .hieh. you must
p,rdoa me Cor sayins. - NOT only uaesll
a fsr by The real ~ant. OF The conmun
". bui higLls deHimrnlsl 10 health and
good morale.
,AadP pray. NJ. NJ linsn. 10 whai por
ion AZ ny business do you sllsder
Il sliuds 10 thar part Of il sh,eh en-
brace. the sale sf Intoxicating d,inks.'
'lndeedl The very. best par, Of my bu-
,iss.s Bat. certainly. yau do MT pre-
tend 10 cay that I AN 10 be held account
able Cor The unavoidable excuses Which
sonrnmes grss oui Of the use Of yours
asa bever.grr
Il certainly nus, say that in nay opin-
ion very large share of The responsibility
rsss upon ys1r shoulders. You mol on
" make 10 q bv,iaess To sell liquors. bui
you use every device in your power TO 10
daee msnio some and drink them. You,
vent nee compounds ~ilh new ai'r,siive
nsnes. in order 10 induce the ind f rent
OF The lovers ri variety. 10 frequent your
bn.roon. ia this way. you t,o often
dras the wesk inIo an excess Of seli-,n.
diligence. that ends. alas! ia Drunkenness
sRd final ruin Of bady and soul. You ats
not OILY responsible for al this. Mr..
Mu,ldler. but you bear the weight OF .
fearful responsibility.
Il caaaol see The subject in that light.
Nj. Mrldns an, the t.srra. keeper ssil,
rahsr sravely. Mine Is an hunsst aud
hssmabls calling. and !, 10 my duty 70
nv fanily sndlo sncieiy. t,follow il with
diligence snd spirit ~ enterprise
May ak you plain question. Mr..
Mlddler!'
Ca yes. cerlainly! % many IS you
please t..'.-
Can that calling be an honorable one
which iakes sus,enancr from the COM
manr,y, and glves back nothing in re-
. iuml'
L do not kaow that | understand the
nature OF your question, Mr.. Mildman.'
Consider then socis,y Is msn in q
larger form. Is IL really is. Ia this great
bady Of man, there are various funclioHs
Of use AID a reciprocity between The
shole. Each function receives q portion
oil life from the o,hers, and gises back its
owu proper share for the good al The
whole. The haRd does not act for ir,elf
aone--reeeisiug strength and stl6shly
appropristing it without returning tie
quota Of good t, the general system.
Aud 90 Of the hesr,. and lungs. and eve
~ other organ 10 The whuls body. Re-
verse the ortsr--snd how soon is the en-
lire system diseased. Now. does that
neaber OF the great body Of The people
sc' honestly and honorsbly. who regular.
W seceises his portion Of good from the
general social system. and gives nothing
back ~ reiurnl'
To,his the landlord made norePly, and
Nc. Mildman continued
Blu, there is still 4 stronger view to
be iskea. Suppose a member Of the
human body 10 diseascd-a l,u,b. for 10.
.!'ncs, in partial state Of modification.
Here there 10 q reception Of the life from
the whole system into that limb. and q
constant giving back Of disease that grad
nalIy petvsdes the entire body; and unless
malbody possesses uncommon vital ener'
gy, 10 the end destroys u. In like. man
ner. if in the larger body there be one
member WIN takes his share Of life from
the shule, and gives back nothing bu.
poison nus principle. ~huse effect 10 dis
ease AMI death, surely he cannot be called
bUuu mtNUet~~WUr DOUUId
And pray. Mr.. Mildasn.' ssksd the
tavern keeper with warmth, where Will
you ind. in society, such an individual as
you describe!'
The minister paused at this question:
and looked his companion steadily IN The
lace. Tnen raising his long thin hnger,
10 give force to his remark. he said Will
deep emphasis-- is.
Thou art the man.
Me, Mr.. M,Idman! me! exclaimed
The tavern.keeper. in surprise and DIS
pleasure. You surely canno. be IN ear
nest .s ...4
Il utter but a solemn truth, Mr.. Mud
Gler, such is your position IN society
Y"u receive food, and clothing. and com
tor,s and luxnries Of various kinds io'
Yourself and family from The social DO
dy. and wha, d. give back for these
a poison TO steal away ,ha heal.h AM
happiness Of ,hs, sncisl body. You an