The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-07-20
Fom the Washington Banner.
LOCUST HILL, WASH. CO., PA. }
T,,. I'm 1919

LOCUST HILL, w ASH. CO., Ia. I
June l4th, 1913.
Mr.. EDIToR.-I take the liberty O
making known TO you the death ofanoth
er individual, through the instrumentaIity
OF king Alcohol--not because this is the
only death that has happened from the
same Cause, but because taking into con.
sldelatlon the circumstance connected with
Il, consider it one of an aggravated
char cter.
The person alluded 10 is Andrew Me-
MiIlin, an old resident of Charters town
ship, in this county. He had been, for
some time, an Incorporate man, but when
not under the influence of strong drink,
was a pea;eable unofending citizen, and
if he had not fallen a victim to the fell
destroyer, would no doubt have proved
blessing TO his family, and useful mem
Der OF socety-.-for believe he might still
have been reclaimed. He told ne in con-
versation with him a short time previous
to his DEATH when | Informed him that |
used no intoxicating drinks, he would GER.
lalnIy consider himself happy if he could
say so -" for," said he people may say
as they please about strong drink not in.
Turing them; but am sensible that me-
yer drink it without receiving injury."--
He said, too, that he would join the Tenn
perance Society if he thought he could
keep the Pledge, but that he was then at
work at place where liquor was used
so freely as to render the temptation to
him who had formed such an appetite for
it, TOO great to overcome, The being then
in The employment of grogseller, whose
liquor was afterwards the cause of his
sudden death.)
For two or three days previous thereto
he had been very much intoxicated; and
on the morning he came to his end (be-
ing the third day of this month,) he
brought half bushe of corn, about day
light, to the groggery hard by, to get
quart of whisky; but from some unac-
Icountable cause, al this particular time,
the grogseller refused to give it to him.
What could have been Ehs motive for do
ing so [ cannot conceive-as | never
heard Of his refusing to sell before, to
young or old, black or white, drunk or
sober. Perhaps he felt grieved because
his sweet sIumbers had been disturbed a,
$50 earl Y an hour; but strange to tell,
although as he says-he refused to give
him the whisky yet he kept the corn, and
locked it up in his groggerY, whether 10
pay Up some old score which might have
been an obstacle in the way Of getting the
liquor, whether he intended to give
him its worth in liquor after he had got
his nap, is left TO be conjectured. How
ever, McMIlin waited until the boy arose
who attended the groggery, and got the
liquor for hin, and having drunk pretty
free from it, he went to the house of his
son.in law, and there, at breakfast, he
either choked or took spasm-it can not
be determined which - and died immed-
ately leaving large circle of respecta-
bic connexions to mourn his unhappy
fate. The grief Of his relatives, on the
day Of his burial, was truly heart.rending
exceeding anything of the kidd that
ever took place !n this neighborhood. In
one part of The house might be heard the
loud sobs Of son or daughter-in an
other, the bitter wailings OF the partner of
his bCsom-in another part, his father of
Iourscore years, eXcIuiming, O, my An
drew! my poor Andrew
It is said the grogseller suffers consid-
cradle remorse of conscience and has
determined never TO sell another drop Of
liq1or while he lives-and-so he should
for it is an awful thing 10 be the means OF
ushering an individual unprepared to the
oar of an offended God But he attempts
20 excuse himself by throwing the blame
90 the boy; but it won't do to lay all the
blame on boy of II or Is, who was
placed there by him to sell liquor, and
who had previously been in the habit of
selling it to all who called for It. And 10
manifest bis sincerity, it is said, that in the
presence of certain persons he told the
boy that he might as well have stuck
dirk into McMIin's heart; but wonder
who had been stabbing the deceased with
the same weapon for some time before his
death, which might have proved as fatal
had every other circumstance combined
10 bring it about But am glad to hear
that he intends to sheath his death-1eaing
weapon; for if he continues to WELD 1t,
he will put the finishing stroke to several
individuals in this neighborhood, who
have received some pretty severe gashes
from the same weapon.
would inform you, in connection with
this, that there is female lying in the
same neighborhood, not expected 10 live,
from an accident which befel her while
under the influence of liquor got at the
same gro2gery. A. b.
From the Boston Trumpet.
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