Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-05-27
Death and the Grave.

-ifan 4, Death and the Grave. Il sslad.
II am hungry said the Grave
"give me some food" :! Ho.it1 F.f'i'F'
@"I viii send forth a minister Of de-
stfdctioh," replied Death. "add yod shall
be satisfied Il rs ifsi* ~ y H%
sand what minister will you send
forth?" si2''ttsa s4 e3Tss 9, 2a.g slis
al will send forth intemperance, and
he shall carry alcohol for a weaponst
."It is well;n said the grave, ,,sbut hoN'
know sss Wy, xqn lha people will taf into tha
al will demand the assistance Of the
temper" replied Death, sand he shall
disguise the snare under various seduc.
ing forms, such as food, medicine, and
pleasure, and hospitality, and benevo.
lence. The people will then drink and
die" t" '' 'Jia" 5H ,tg ,F@G,
81 am content, said the Grave, $50
perceive that your scheme is ski!lful
and will succeed" s @s.@-E 2.
The church bells began to toll and
the mourners to walk through the
streets, and the sexton TO ply his mat.
took and spade, for the minister Of de.
ssruction had gone forth; and once
more Death and the Grave met to.
gelher TO exult over the success Of their
schemes. rs-.3 -. .. H., RS. ,as .r
sand who is this they are brIngingl'
asked the Grave. E .t-. .l.' -
"This is an old man, who fancied
that wine was necessary to recruit his
wasted strength. He began with but
a little at first, but gradually increased
the quantity, and finally drank to ex.
cess and died." E
"And who is this2" . .
"This is young man who was fond
Of company, and thought liquor wa:
necessary 10 convivial meetings. He
contracted the habit Of drinking and is
now corpse"
sand who are they now bringing
followed by train of weeping chill
dren?" -. ..l n.-
"'This is a broken hearted woman
whose husband become confirmed
drunkard, and who left her children t
pine in want, while he spent his tim
and money in the tavern. And nov
they are bringing the corpse of tn
husband himself who has lost his life i
a drunken brawl." -
"Hush," said the Grave, II hear
loud wall, and sobs ofgrief that will nc
be silenced. What is the meaning O
this?" g.. 3r ...,..,. 100.
"Ah! said Death, "they are bringing
the body Of a little infant, whose drum
ken father, aiming tho blow at his wife
destroyed it at the breast, and the moth
er, like Rachel, "refuseth to be com
forted because her child is not"
."And who are these?"
"These are the bodies of female
prof1igate and her siill-born offspring
She was once fair and innocent, bu
liquor inAamed her seducer, and de
prived her of caution. She was soon
however, deserted, and after pursuing
a short career Of crime, died."
"And these?"" g. uaa# ss a,a..
"These are the bodies of a murderer
and his victim; they were once bosom
friends; but wine snapped the bonds ol
friendship; they quarrelled over theil
cups, and one having died by the hand
of his companion, the other suffelee
the felon's death. But here is thu
browning incident of our scheme
Behold the corpse Of suicide ! Thi
man drank until his property was dis
sipated and his mind deranged: and 81
in his distraction he laid violent hand
upon his own life" ,.9 .
Long did these dark associates thus
converse, and loud was the cry that as
cended to heaven from injured parents
and children, and brethren and friends
unlil at last Mercy was sent down 10
see what could be done to check the
mischief. And Mercy instantly SEM
her healing minister, and she called il
Total Abstinence;'"for." said she "they
cannot touch the evil without CONTAINS
nation. Like the poison of the Upas
! tree, its very smel! is deadly, and no
one is safe that comes within the react
Of its influence" a,aa ..aaM aatt.
The church bells were but seldom
heard and but few mourners were seer
in the streets. The waiIings Of the
widow and and orphan, were succeed,
ed by hymns Of praise and thanksgiving
for Death and the Grave were despoit-
ed of their -prey.-N. Y. Tribune.
We hear OF a thief down east who
was so "cute" that he stole log while
the owner was asleep upon Il. He