Holly Springs gazette., 1844-04-27

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a family ofs0ns growing up, and they are
Just as likely to be en,iced into the orog
shop as the children Of my neighbors.
will do any thing can to prevent the sale
Of spirit"
Mrs johnson called on several neighbors
and found they all entertained but one oDin-
lou. and that was, that Sanborn's shop was a
nuisance to the village, and that be ought 10
be prohibited from selling rum So she
went home encouraged. and a thought
struck her at once "NIr Sdnborn must
give up the sale Of spirit If he will not do
il willingly, | will try what can DO lie
has almost ruined my family"
/ 1t was a cold day in November. About
! four O'Clock in the afternoon Mrs. Johnson
/ put on her cloak and bonnet and walked
down to old Saaborn's As she went IN,
/ she saw her husband Just put down glass,
/ the contents of which be had drank, and sew
eral men were IN the act OF drinking. Cal
/ ling Sanborn aside, she said, Il wish to
speak to nay husband VIII you call your
( friends into the next room and l6, me speak
word to him2'
ooh, yes, YES" said he, and turning to
his friends he requested them to step into The
adjoining room. They all obeyed him.
Husband" said Mrs T., II wish you
would 20 home immediately"
Feeling ashamed, be passed out the door.
/ No sooner was the room clear than Mrs.
i Johnson turned every rum Iasset in the shop.
/ Gin, brandy. and new rum, mingled with
the dirt on the floor, while she followed her
husband home.
10 fifteen or twenty minutes, old San.
born entered the shop. andto his surprise
found the fcor covered with spirit and eve
~ cask empty.
With an oath he contemplated what had
been done breathing out vengeance on the
poor woman he had driven to perpetrase
such an act
His friends did not open their mouths
but passed into the stree. am glad Of it."
they each aud all exclaimed Although
they had patrcnized the old retailer, in their
hearts they felt that he was wrong, and now
their indignation WAS kindled against him
II never felt so rejoiced at any thing il my
life" one Of them remarked to the rest
"Nor I, SAID another. "NCT I" said a
thiTd.-"We should have day set apart to
rejoice over what Mrs Johnson has done" !"
said they all. As they separated to 60 to
their several homes they each concluded
never 60 PatUonize 4 rumSe!ler gain.
When Mrs. Johnson reached her home
she told her husband what she had done,
but he instead of reproving her, sald-"lt is
good enough for the old rascal hope the
lesson VIII be a useful one, and that he viii
never attempt to keep another bar, and en-.
/ tice customers 10 get away money from the
poor"
Il am glad to hear you talk so" said bis
/ wife, "and why will you not resolve to drink
no more from this time2 L would be a
happy season for me, for our poor child and
yourselfp
Il viii drink no more
"Oh, farther how happy we shall bel
We shall enjoy what we used to when you
brought things home for Us, and always
looked 50 pleasant and spoke kindly to me-"
The wife and daughter wept for iov,
while the husband himself could not res
train his tears, se
From that day Johnson was an altered
man. He really felt that his past conduct
had been a source of great grief to his family,
and he strove TO live as become those who
see the error Of their ways and repent as in
dust and ashes. Ia day or two he obtain
cd work. and all his earnings were carried
into his family His daughter afler seve-
t1t " CCh-Ss " elS EGStOitQ " Gtoft1- SdCS
and con,entment reigned in their dwelling
The gloom that had for many months set
tied over their heads gave place to sunshine
and warmth. They are now contented and
happy and have found that enjoyment,
which for along time was denied them.
Old Sanborn was exceedingly wroth at
the loss of his Liquor, swore vengeance on
The head of her he had made worse :han
widow, and declared he would again fill his
shop with spirits and supply the whole
neighborhood. Immediately he sent for
cask of new rum and quantity OF other
spirits-After few days it came and in
rolling the hogshead into his shop, the plank
broke and it ielL The head was stove in
and all It's contents soaked into the earth.
The old fellow was so angry that he threw
the brandy and gin on the ground exclaim-
ing, THE curse of God is on me. | will
never sell another glass of spirits. Old
Sanborn was as good as his word. He be.
came perfectly temperate, forsook all his
bad habits. and the last We heard of him
was, that ne had been appointed to give
lecture on temperance on the anniversary OF
the society in his native village;
IL IS said by some or The wiseacress who
write letters from Washington, that in case