The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-02-03

subject mt the present day, TO ground rem
Of four hundred pounds year, payable Il
the representatives Of the old applc-woman
A WORD FIFTY SPOKEN.
Two or three years ago went into q
town in the State of New Hampshire, 4
give temperance lecture. There were
many persons in the village who drank ia
toSicating liquors. But many came 4
hear me, and noticed, just as commcnc
cd speaking, little bright-cyed hoy, just
about seven years old, who came into tho
hall and sat down near tho door. lie lis
tened very attcntively; and when spoke
Of tho cruel treatment Of wives and children
from Incorporate men ! saw him more
than once take his pocket handkcrchiefand
wipe AWAY the tears. ! told them the
pledge would prevent oil this, and make
men kind and pleasant; and told the chill
Jren 10 sign il il they would prosper, and
be happy in the world This little fellow
was almost tho frs, to pu, his nnmc down
md when ] asked him who he was, they
told mc he was called Dlackcyed Joe, and
that his father was one of the worst drunk.
ards ia town.
II was his custom every morning 10 min
gle rum and sugar with water, md pnss it
round 10 every one Of tho children; who
took little MS we'll as their father and mo.
ther. He would ngain ut eleven o'clock,
at noon time, ut four o'clock, and ut sup
per, SO that when evening came he would
always be intoxicated, cruel and revenge
full; sometimes he would beat his vile, mud
sometimes his children, or shut them out
Of doors in cold storms. II was this tina,
made Joseph weep when told OF the cru.
city 10 children, and it was this tha, indu.
ced him to sign tho pledge.
lie went homo from the meeting deter.
mined TO keep his resolution. Tho next
morning, rs usual, the father took out the
brown jug, mixed the pitcher of poison, aud
handed j, TO Joseph first. lie shook his
head md declined taking il.
Drink Joe. said his iaihcr.
u do not wish any ngain sir, replied Jo-
seph.
Ills father locked ut him CIR a moment
and then said roughly-'did you go 10 that
temperance meeting, Joc?'
Yes, SIR
did You sign the pledgee
Yes, SIR
'What did YOU do that for, Jocr
because, father snid Joe hcsi,atingly,
III ever am man, do not wish to be MS
you arc.'
Ills father FLUSHED, turned pale, stood
confused moment, md then opened tho
door, and dashed both jug aud pitcher to
pieces, SAYING
sYon shall hare n tather that you won't
be ashamed to be ike
From TINT hour, he has never taken any
thing that can intoxicnte; md is happy
himself, and renders his family happy be-
sides: aud Twill venture TO say that Joseph
will have IN answer ready for any one who
asks him, What good will il do 10 sign the
p!cdgcr- Temperance Tales.
A PASSIONATE LAwyER-A client cal
ling upon Impey, In distinguished English
Lawyer) one dav and after the usual saluta-
tons proceeded thus:
mir. Impcy want you Immediately to
issue n writ against -, who owes Gao.
lie called upon me about nm hour since,
and told me, that as he WINS going out ol
town Tomorrow, OF the next day, he could
only now pay me f20 ofhis debt. want
you therefore To arrest him at once for the
other Go" lmpcy's conntcnancc began
to work; but rcprcssing his Indignation, he
quietly asked him il the man WINS poor
"poor! oh, 70 lie sure; would not arrest
HIM il hc were not"
lmpcy, who was q very humane man
could no longer control his anger nj the
hcartlcss injustice ofhis client; but work.
ing himself up with string Of epithcss ran
on ,hus:-"You rascal! why, what do YOU
take me for? You scoundrc! What arrest
poor man the very day he has paid you
eco, and that hn.fof,hc debt! Out Of my
house srrnh! and Ecver Let INC sec that face
again! Out, Isayn Al tho same time
tho vchemcncc with which he jumped upon
his lcgs, overthrow one Of the office stools
md the apparent rage he WINS in, the clat
ter Of the furniture, aud the haste with
which Impey attempted TO replace it, 60
frightened tho unhappy client, that snatch
ing up his hat, he made but one step TO the
door md was out Of sight in on instant
life Of Thclrau.
CuRE FOR CRoesxEss. sensible wo
man u tho Doctor's acquaintance, (the
mother Of u young family,) entered SO ial
into his views upon this subject, that she
taught her children, from their earliest
childhood, to consider illhumor rs disor
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