Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-31
For the Adocrtiser.
LETTER no. I.
Temperance Lecture i'm a
O. Stage Coach.

MIR. tor:-lh promise you cxacted from
me, that should from time to time transmit
yon sketches Of my travels, will fulfil, BY
putting them in the form OF Letters.
All necessary arrangements being compile
ted, entered On my voyage of discovery
Having taken my. seat in the Stage, looked
in vain for one Of those pretty. mysterious, be
wItchlng young creatures, who invariably form
one OF The passengers of every Stagecoach in {
Novel. But alas! only saw red-aced
stump nosed, squirting old ady-a lean, lank
middle aged man, whose red nose accused hir
strongly of having formed close intimacy
With the brandy boltle-and n poitly gentleman
OF about forty, with good humored counten
ance, in every line Of which intelligence as
stamped. The call right" being soon given
off we started at full trot. AS is usual on sucl,
occasions, the conversation commenced bv
some stale observations about tile weather.
Politics was hext brought upon the tapis, and
/ observed that both parties ought to use mnre
temperance in their DISCUSSIONS 'Tamprance,
said our female friend, Tamprance, guess
have hearn the greatest Tampiance Lectur
about these dlsglns. If he didn't teer all the
walskey drinkers into ten thousand finders my
name ant Susan O'Flanagan. He cke two
dram shop keepers spang up-dIviI pin, Of
wl'lskey could they sell after that lectur. The
blagguards had to take to hard work for a
iven, instead Of making fortune by ruiuing 50
many everlastin tools, selling them psen-
tile leclrrIng.nan SAID pisen, aud -. The
Stage receiving severe jerk, j. sci our elo.
q"ens lady coughing, aud gave our red messed
teiow-Iravellel all opportunity 10 observe, that
men could have but llulc confidence IN them
selves, who by signing away their liberty,
which prevents them from luking moderate
drink wien tney list, make siupes OF them.
selves. 'L!betly, said our prolly Illend, 'nb
erly LII tell you 1t druukaIus nDerly. lie lgs
Tie liberty 10 wear uttered cOal-he mas the
lie has tue liberty toeI his Toes anu eeIs peep
through ms shoes: lie nis tie iluerly lO MAKE.
his Iuuglugs la gutter, aud lie mas Tile murry
10 live and ulr Il beast Sta1e, indeed y! hny
lie galley save Is IL kIuS compared lu dIuuh-
uru, iur ne mas nope hr can look forward "
me uay when Ills lIlsuIy VIII lerlUaIe. For
Tie drunNaru there ls ~ nope. ClOsei aiIu
closer does lue irutI-rllain vi deDducnrry coll
AROUND his UUdy, uutII he Is crushed i"uealn,
by lis very weight. ies-Ior the uruuNdru
tnLre Is nu nope, either here or neleaIIcr, eX-
ccpt IN rcJurmat,un
Friend, SAID the other, apparently much
affected, You speak with SO mucn warmth anu
earncsness, you nlnsl have been u sufferer,
either III your own person, or III that oi near
ana dear lrlend.'
Your CONJECTURE Is right SAID the other. i
haze Ueeu IL sufferer, ana myself have been
the cnlprIt who indicted them. Uh, GUd.! i,
makes ne snudder to think OF the pam and an.
suisn caused my wife aud Children.
1T these sad rccollecllous are not loo pain.
lul to you, SAID /, would you favor Us with
Your experience. For you, ITO DOUBT, are
aware, tual even from the life and experience
OF cillld, were it recorded, advantages might
be uerved-aiid yours; Undoubtedly will ben
eft US, (gla,ieIns at our red.noSed irlend.l
Your tuiiusily is laudaUe, sud lie, 'aud
take pleusuro IN gratifying 1t, though you'll fnl
my story llU uncommon oue.'
We were all attention-and even Mrs. Susar
OFIanagau prcked uH he, ears AND ol'enec
her squirting eyes, as far as they would adml
of, as our friend began: 4 will pass oyc
my earlier days, as they were .he same as those
OF others. When grew up 10 manLuod, wa
respected by my uelshbors, Tor my sIeadlnes
OF habits and attention u business. My pa
rents dying early, they left Inc, IAN only Guild.
IN possession Of d handsome fortune. hayln:
competed my studies, went home 10 looi
after my affairs there. But soon feeling o
loneliness crepl over me, and onged 10 flint
q being with whom | could lin one fate ~.
hearl my fortune anu my beng biend." In
lovely creature oi the nelshuuluuod | iuuu
all could desre-and ut the age Of "a wa
married. was the happlest OF the happy
A lovely boy, lie irull Of our marriage, scrye
to draw closer the tie of atfecuon that boun
ne to my wife. But alas! The demon Alec
hol one day tempted me. tasled-and wi
u ruined mau AT first drank moderately
My appenle becoming more morbid, my liba
lons Increased. tInaiy, slaid out late a
night, and returned 10 my family, drunk, L
the gentle udmonillens ofmy wife 1 only re
turned harsh words and curses. Daily m
fury my madness increased-dany my pro.
perily decreased, until at last, l was sold ou
OF house and home, and left penniless an
homeless begSar in the wide worlu-wlt
none 10 cheer and comfort, none 10 sympi
thlze with me. Yes, there was one My wllt
Though nursed by wealth, and reared IN luxl