The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-07-18
FATHER AND SON,
~ TWO PLEDGES.

On tie SHIRE III Tie heauIifa! IIcrie0n,
now known = lase George. IN The easl.
sFn pari 81 New York. there h,ed lew
years ag, clergy man. Ills happy flta.
lly Of i've daughters, and dazzling son, >
boy 81 mare Than ordinary promise. we've
growing ~ Under Tie influence and IN.
sirurlinrs IL PARENTS. such rs rev children
could boast. Happy among themselves.
with their home amidst the mnsi bcanli.
lul seenery IN nalure, life seemed 10 them
bright and glad reality. lini ocrasinn-
ally, ! sl,a,le VI anxiety might have heendc.
IerIed on The nsr4lly calm broMs Vi boil.
father and mother
The time Al which M story commen.
ces. WIS btfore The days ~ Temperance.
Il was when every family Kept a supply
Of ardent Spirits constantly on hand aud
cisild'en we're seruslomed 10 The Danger
aus beverage daily. So il WIS ~ hi,
family. The liile Dennie.' arcnslcmed
every morning 10 lis glass 1T buffers. AMI
10 treat every lime > friend called upon
lie family daring The day. soon began 10
show a decided fondness for The lnloxi-
calirs drunk, AMI sought for more frequent
nerasluns 10 gfalty his taste. Ills parenls
saw h, gInwins appeiiie with alarm. ami
ulien adnunished him, bnl wnh hlle 81
lecl his appetite increased, ard more
than unee they had the morihcalhn III
seeing their promising boy in state IS
inlONlcalinn. Various were The remedies
they uird, hui wH'i lillle good; and they
could only hope thai time. and his own
good sense, wm,li al length enable him To
control tie habn thai threatened 10 ruin
him. But al event occurred Which blast.
cd every hope, aud they saw nothing be.
fore their child bat druukard's life am, =
,.;nnkanl's grave.
Oue morning little Donnie came run
ning in with the eager inquiry Moth
e., Mr. Smith Is going 10 have raising
this afternoon. aud James has invited me.
Nav 20 ? Ny son, il your father thinks
IL husl. you may 90, his mother replied.
lis lalher's consent vas readily obtained;
and ailcl dinner lie started oil Iull of hap
~ anlicipaiinn-. Arrived al The place,
hs attention was occupied for Time IN
lila erection II Tic building; too soon, how
r,cI, hc discovered keg on The prtmi.
srs which lis ready genius quickly told
llm contained his layorlIe beverage. With
ilul nnncnl's hesitation he asked for
dlnk-.ll was given him ; he asked for
another. and then another, and before lie
afternoon vas hall gone, Dennie' was
dead drunk ani Tie wurkmen had ldld
hun nn hoard under ttee. Ahoullnur
O'clock hi. father called 10 accompany
him hume nnl seeing him about, he eager
|, inquired alter his child they pointed
him 10 lhc Have where he lay. With u
heart hil II sorrow tie carried him home
~ he malhcr aud his sisters. Together
hi, paIenls wplellth hy his he'd during the
lctiu night that followed, no, knowing
bnl the dreadful slupnr would result IN
III. death but fully resolved II lie lived,
mol - lsl,c nnulrd any eiIou that nigh,
plnmlso 10 save HIN. Il was not unnl
lllu evening u Tie second tlas thai he was
fuslufrd 10 perfect consciousness. Ills
parents thought II hest not 10 speak To
him nf The cause u his illness Cor some
,lays, hoping bis own reflections would 10
liim much mnrc giud; but IL this they
Mcie dsnppalnlel--hc dbl not exhibit
the fret rynpmm of remnfsc, or con.
sfiunnc.s that lie hal done wrong,
Ahuni week after the event just ~.
lifted, liz father invited him ane pleasant
moInng u take walk 'lhclr ROAD lay
along tho shore VI Tic lake, aud was lined
with stately trees on either side. For
inns lhuy walked on ii silence. Den.
ulp, said lip. dn yuu know What il was
thu made you siel the other day 7 Why.
| supputr drank loo much rum, he ART.
lussly replied, WE'LL my son, do yon
know lhal think ynu are ~ danger Of
becoming drunkardr 'Why, lalher, |
know yuu tell mr 50, but | am not afraid
u u, You drink rum every day, aud you
arr mol trnnkanl. and when gel old
tnnugh 70 know how much il will do for
ma 10 drink, lllcn can keep from be-
nv drnnk, to-. They seated themselves
uIl q lock near The shore, and most faith
lully ND his father speak Of the evils Of
then taking small gold
watch lroin his pocket, which Dennie had
long Desired 10 call his own, he sald, Dem
ne, u ynn viii promise me that you will
never drunk any mute rum, will give
ynu lhls gold wsich. Will you do il
lsisins lfom his sra, aud hooking his faith
y b II -. 4 I l-.- ~ LII u I. !.