The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-01

xss On her knees 20 prayer 81 the loot OF
yenafr Tree. and there isli her,"
There was simullaueous rush 10 ihe
nee---and lhele 10 lleif gErA, JOY they
found The woman sale. and saill on her
knees in prayer. Tbinking nas of hers
SELF she rerei,ed the applause without
msnilesling any olher frrling sllan grsli-
lnds 20 Heaven for their great delisersner.
50 s ATRIE sToRY}s
The fsllasiae. although il happened
some sesen yesft sinee. 10 worth record.
ing:
A young men. apparently about ID
years Of age. coming down lhe Bowery.
mel another ahoul The sane sge. on The
corner Of Grand street. where The follow
ing ron,ersalion was held; e9.4
~ You look mighty sober. Jim." ssid
the 6lsi mentioned person. q i any ofihe
suckers should see your. they would mark
! you down as lurned'psson. or temperance
lecinrcr." .5
FL feel sober replied The olher.
(which is more ihsnfyau have done. for
month. and as for The suckers, care mol
what they think or say" ea +
I "Then you re going 10 CIT them. J
'spose. and give up all their line sprees. :"
I IL have csl ihrm already. Tom. and !
advise you. if you ever wish TO be any
body, to dn The same. I've bad sprees
enough 10 last NE as long as ] live, aud |
mean 10 lead temperate and sirluous
life hereafter"
"Well, Jim. don't intend just yet TO
leave the Club. because you know one
half of my liquor money comes fromii by
virtue Of my station among them; but I'D
just like 10 know where yon 20, your
!. sanciinonious noiions from, thai ] may
drop in sometime and get small bite.
! Been 10 temperance meeting, ] 'spose."
n "Yesr' /"
!. Signed away your freedom. 'eigh."
I NO! | have jus, regained my Free
DOM"
How so,"
4 al used TO be slave 10 The custom o
drinking aud spreeing; now am free from
, bo,hl"
who stuffed such foolish notions init
your head. always thought you al
! ornament 10 society before"
Tam. you wanted To tnow where
got my new impressions from. and iI yol
! will ll-ien TO me. you shall hear. Yul
!, know have no, met with the Club fn'
I Two weeks. The lasl time | was al The
. meeting, | started for home abou, lei
} O'Clock. and as was passing through
; dark street. near home. heard something
: like woman screaming. followed III
sound as well as could, through an allie.
; to rear house. from which heard ih'
J cry Of murder help and such like erie
; ofdlsiress. hurried up stairs to room
in which saw light, and opening ih'
door. saw scene iha, made me mad.
/ fine looking woman was bound down Il
the rail Of the bed.iead. while her brute o
, a husband sal on The head of barrel
/. beating her with The leg Of a table he hat
torn to pieces. sprung upon the mon
, sier. and clinching him by tie hair Of hi
head. fairly dragged him 10 The top Of N,
) stairs. and pushed him down headlong.
, then returned and released the woman.
had scarcely done this, when the brul'
, again entered. started back in horror. 10
il was my own brother. lie had come
/; to New York unknown to me, and livet
here life ofdIunkenness. The next nigh
/ recorded my pledge. never 10 taste. touch
, or del in rum. This, Tom. is the reason
} l.shall NEE, no more with The club. Il ha
broush, my brother TO The mad-house. AM
might do more TO me, did not abandon
his footsteps"
. "Ibegin TO ieel. since y,u told me abou
} your brother John, that the club am
) exactly the thing, after all"
"ion may be sure Of llai. Tom. an
if you will go to a temperance meeting
with me This evening. and sign The pledge
derenf upon il you will never regret 1t
"Well. Jim, | am satisfied, | will 60.
i He did go. Jim is now preacher 0
the Gospel, VII lie Tom is celebrate tenn
3 perance Lecturer Cataract.