Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-03-28

ADAMS FALL.-Mr. White the Temperance
Lecturer during his visit to Noble last spriop
told the following anecdote in one Of his address,
es at the Government Street Church, to illustrate
the influence of bad example in the formation
of habits rumors in their effect:
adam, and Merry his wife, who lived in one
of the old States, were very good members of
the church, good sort of folks anyway, quite
industrious and thriving in the world, and Ma
ry thought great deal of the Minister, and the
Minister thoughts good deal of glass of good
toddy
whenever the Minister called TO make Mary
visit, which was pretty often, she contrived to
| have him a glass OF toddy made, and the Minister
never refused the teddy. After awhile Adam
got TO following the example of the Minister to
such an extent, that he became a drunkard--
drank up everything he had and all he could get
Mary and he became very poor in consequence
OF his following the minister's example so Closely
but the good minister continued his visits, and
poor Mary continued still to get him tho glass of
today. One day he called in and told Mary that
he was going away for woek-should return
on Friday-and handed her book containing
the catechism, and told her. when he returned
he should exp ct her to be able to answer some
OF the questions. Mary says, yes, and laid away
the book carefully. But Mary like good many
other church members, thought no more of her
book until the very Friday the good minister
was TO return. what shall do says she :;
the ministers TO be here to-day, and havn't
looked in the book he gave me How can an
swer the questions 2 Il can tell you, says Ad-
am. Give me a quarter and let me go over TO
Smiths and get some good rum, and you can an
swer his questions with glass of toddy' Ma
ry took the advice-gave Adam quarter and
Jug, and off he started. After getting his bottle
filled, and on his way back, Adam concluded to
taste the rum. One taste followed another, un-
til he stumbled over pile of rocks and broke the
Jug and lost all the rum. But Adam managed TO
stagger home.
"Ao soon as he got in the house, Mary in
quirea anXiously for the bottle of rum. Where
is the bottle and rum, Adam % Poor A dam man.
aged TO stammer out that he had stumbled over
pile of rocks and broke the bottle and lost the
rum. Mary was in q tiX-Adam drunk the
minister coming-the rum gone and the ques-
tons unlearnsd But here comes the minister
1t wouldn't do for the man of God to see Adam
drunk, so she, for the want of better place TO
hide, sent him under the bed By the time he
was fairly under, in came the minister. After
sitting few moments, he asks Mary if she
thought she could answer the questions how did
Adam fall p Mary turned her head first one way
and then another finally she stammered out, he
fell orer pile of rocks ? 1t was now the minis
ters turn to look blank but he ventured another
question-'where did be hide himself after the
fall ? Mary looked at the minister, then at the
bed, but finally she ont with it uader the bed sir
there Adam, Lyou may come out, he knows all
about it The good minister retred-not even
waiting for his glass oftotiy!