Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-02
voa. S-.No. 4.>vvnote No, 3e8
rhS ccnsressnsAn's R.Asons.

- TeSoHeCt Oue tEettlUef o, SOoSVesS, WIN Wds
rallying me sbont our Congressional Tempe. |
rance Society. 'tsrsggo, Ire nsed 10 say, 'Ism go
ing ." sine your temperance society. as soon
rs my demiJohn is empty but just before II be.
came emrty re always aI,ad 7, again. 4, nhe
ti,se tcwtsds the close of tire sessm,, he said TO
me, 4 am going TO sign the pledge when ret
home. We'll, yoN have said 10 great many
Vines But he replied, nm IN earnest; NY
denij'hn v nearly empty, and i am NOT gong
TO fll ii,ogain' He spoke with such OIL air of
serscrssess as had not observed in him, and
i impressed me; and | ssked him what Il meant
what had changed biz feelings. 'Why, said
bto'her. Win siateIi TO me fact thai more deep.
" Impressed and affected me thsn any thing
rerol,ec, to have ieasd upon any temperance
speech have ever hcurt or read: "
"fn my negI.,orssSh ia gentleman of my
acquaintance, well educated, Who once had
some property. bot is now reareed-poor! lie
has beautiful and lovely wife, lady Of cnlti-
vatiun ard refinement. . most charming
daughter.
This gcn,len,sn had become decsdedly in
temperate IN his habits, unni had fully alarmed
bis friends in regard 10 ha A. one lime,
when number of his former associates were TO-
ge,her, they counseiles as 10 what cuuM he done
tor him. Finally. one of them said 10 him,
why don't you send yrnr daughter awsy 10 a
cer,an distinguished school which he named.
y, / cannot said he, IL is uu, of the question,
am nc. able ~ bpsr the espensu--Poor girl!
wish couid Well conl his friend, fyou will
sign the te,npesance pledge i,w,ii te 10 all the
expense Ut brr attending school for pne yean
Wtnt dues this mean, said he, do you think me
| in danger OF tecou,mg d,unkard. Nomat,cr
sani his friend, sbout that now. but l Will do AZ
I said And I, said another. will pay the rent
OF yunr farm year il yuu will sign the pledge.
| Wc'h THESE offers are certainly. l!Serall-but
wta, do they mean. Do you think me in dan.
ger Of brcornirg q drunkard! What can il
tnrap nu, een,lemcm In view of your libe.
raliy, will make an ofar:-l will sign If you
will This was q proposition they had not ron'
sndered. and we're no, ve'y wei. prepared to
meet, bu, icr his sake. they said we will, and
did sign and he viii, them '.f' 'i
And now for the fifs, time the truth poured
into his mind, and ne saw hls condition, aud he
sat down ta,hed In tears. ''''i 20
Now said he. gentlemen, you mus, 20 and
communicates thesr .ac,s to my %ie--puor wo
man. knew she will be glad 10 hear oft, but
cannot tell her.
Two or them started For tina, purpose. Ths
lady met them at the door, pale aud trembling
with en.otion--'whuL' she enquired is The mat
ter wha, has happened to my husband!
They bid her dismiss her r'ats assuring he
they had come 10 bring her ,dings Of her hus
band-but good things, such ss she would b.
glad 10 hear sye 1.a t... 5.r i ~.
YOUR husband has signed the lemperanc,
piedgr--yca signed it in good faith The joy
Gus. news nearly overcame het--she ,remble'
with excitement wrrt freely, ana clasping he
hands devo,iousl!y, she looked ap to heaven
and thanked God for the happy change Nov.
said she, i have a husband. as he once was, II
'ue "Svs" uu' e0t'1 ioNSs .rf I ''f .
! 'Bu. this was not wba, moved me- said ,b
gen,lensn. There wss in the came yicinit
another genileunan--a generous, noble soul
married young--married well-ntua charming
iss,ily and the flower Of il. His wine,drinkin
habits had aroused The fears OF his friends, an
one day, when several of them we're togethe'
one said TO another, let Us sign the pledge =
will you will, said one and another, till all hs
agreed to do II, and the thing was done.
This gentleman thought il rather small bus
ness, and felt q little sensitive about revenlin
10 his wife what he had done. But on returr
ing home, he said to her-'tiary, my dear,
have done what fcnr will displensc you.' we
what is il! why. lhsve signed the pledge
'Have you!' YES. have certainty Waici
ing liis manner as he reylicd, aud reading In
T. sincerity, she entwiued her arms around b
: neck, laid her heat uprh his bosom, aud burr
into tears Her husband was affected deerl
0 by tlis corduct ut his wife. and said--'hisr
don't wsrr didn't know ,hati il wond sflict yc
J ~, Of would not have done it, will 60 an
take my name off immediately Take 20,
name Off said she no, no. let II be there,
d shall now have no more soichude in referen'
to your becoming drunkart; shall spend
!. more wskeful midnigh, hoursj J shan no mo
=, steep my pillow in tears
e Now tor the frs, time the trn,h shoue up'
"' his mind, and he folded to bis bosum his you,
and beautiful wife, and wept with her. Now
sr cant stand these facts, and l am going to sil