Saturday morning visitor., 1849-02-17

hand manner of treating his playful invi-
tation 10 drink, and although sensible that
he had obtained rather the worst in his en-
counter with the cold water boy, felt very
much inclined 10 have another passage of
wits with him.
"Good morningl Good morning!" said
Mr.. Hartley. "How are you my little
cold water friend ?"
Right well, | thank YOU" replied
Frank, in cheerful good humored way.
Wont You walk in ?" said the land
lord.
"No, l thank you" returned Frank.
"We've got some first rate Adams ale.
Won't you have glass ?"
"No, believe not I'd rather take it at
the pump"
"From ,he old iron ladle? ?"
"Yes. That does mt taste nor smell of
brandy"
GAS my glass did?"
"Your glass smells rather strong, land
lord, said Frank, Struggling his should
ers and making wry face ;''and the taste
of the brandy completely spoiled the wa
terp
did il indeed! I'm sorry. But come
income in! want TO talk with you.
You're are an odd sort of little fellow.
Wen have glass washed so clean that
you'll neither taste or smell brandy"
Il don't think you cam replied Frank,
smiling as he stepped in. "Hot water
will hardly scald out the taste of the vile
stuff"
"Vile stuff! Why do you call brandy
vile stff?"
Because it makes wise people fools,
and strong men weak as babies. Wasn't
II brandy, or gin, or some Of this vile stuff,
as | call it, with ano'her name, that made
Mr.. Perkins strike his wife and kill her ?
You know that he is now in prison, and
he like 10 have been hung ?"
"He was drunk
water didn't make him drunk. go
10 the pump and take ladle after ladle OF
the clear cold water; but | never was
drunk in my he"
Nor do people who drink brandy get
drunk. unless they take too much"
But why DO they drink AT all ?" asked
Frank, growing serious.
"Because Trey are dry"
"Water would answer better purpose,
and they might drink gallon Of it with
out getting drunk. And then, you know
it is b. much cheaper"
ooh yes. But if every body drank wa
ter only, we landlords would starve."
Frank only shrugged his shoulders.
"Well, my young cold water man, what
do you say 10 that ?"
"Why," replied Frank, with smile.
'that il would be much better for few
landlords 10 starve or get into some more
useful calling, than for hundred thousand
people 10 9ie every year from drunken
hess. Aud am sure, if you will think
about it, you will agree With me-"
"Who says hundred thousand people !
die drunkards. every year ?"
"Oh +! I've always heard that"
81 don't believe IT,"
"Well. Say fifty thousand; or even
twenty thousand, ,-ls'nt thai number aw-
Iul 10 think Of"
Although Frank was very ready in all
his remarks, yet they were made with the
utmost kindness of manner. There was
nothing about either his words or The way
n which he said them. that could in The
east provoke the landlord S temper. And, |
therefore, the mind of the latter did not |
become confused by passion. Aflera pause
Of few moments, he said, speaking half
% himself
"Il's not as bad as that. surely"
ooh yes sir, great deal worse" spoke
up Frank, earnestly 'lor death is in itself
4 small matter compared with the dread
Iul suilerings IN the drunkard's family,
aud The loss Of his soul in the end"
The landlords face became serious
Tor the cold water boy had given his thot's
a new direction. While he stood musing
Frank said -
"Come down to the hall tonight, and
you'llhear all about it,"
"To the temperance hall ?"
eyes SIR"
"Hol Wouldn't the folks stare ?"
Suppose they did? Would that do a
ny harmp"
'Oh no! don't care for that"
"Just say you'll come, won't you? Say
1t for my sake. know, that if you real
ly saw that you we're doing evil in the
world, you wouldn't sell another drop of
brandy. Won't you come ?" /
"Oh yes, III come, il its just 10 please
you. II can do no HARM"
And Hartly was as good as his word.
The result, however, was more than he
expected. He had never read temper
ance document, and was, therefore, igno-
rant, TO very great extent, of the true
facts in regard TO tAe great moral deyasta-
lion that was sweeping over the land. II
so happened, that lecturer was exhibit
ing the appalling consequences of intem-
perance, and he read statement aller stale |