The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-24

dreds upon hundreds Of tiny voices chiTped
out.
"Ah! Mickey Mcguire,
Luck you'll have 10 your hearts desre.'
"Masha then, may long life to yes for that
same, and may yes nivcr want divarshiOn YER
selves, said Mickey, taking Off his hat and
making a low bow 10 the fairiss. At that
instant his attention was directed more espe-
cially to three frOlicsOlne elves, who were
carrying, kicking and pushing along what ap-
pcared TO him to be three very small apples,
which were at leueta deposited Immediately
before him when the whole multitude fOln-
ed circle round and pointed to the diminu-
| tive fruit.
Whats them for, might | axI' inquired
| Mickey. WhCreupon number OF the fairies
took up one Of the apples, and, presenting il to
Mickey, they all shouted
"Eat this pippin, Mickey ashore,
And see what you have seen beiOre.n
Without hesitation Mickey swallowed the
little apple at q mouthful, when 10 in On in
slant the house and hill vanished, and in its
place appeared the old mill as it was ten years
before, the sound Of perpetual industry echo
cd around, aud soon he raw the semblance Of
himself, but without the carcworn traces
which the ill-spent Intervening time had
marked upon his features. The Tuddy hue of
health was or his cheek, and content boamed
from his bright eye. A deep regret smote at
Mickey's heart as he closed his eyes upon the
happy scene.
''ft's too late, too late Oh foT my wasted
time once back again.
The voices Of the fairies recalled him, as
! they sung
| ''The other, Mickey, eat and see
| What now Is, but what ne'er should be.'
Mickey did what hcwas told, but with a sad
/ heart and Increasing apprehension. No soon
er had he swallowed the second apple than the
mill disappeared, the hum of eontented labor
was hushed he found himself within thC
house, and loud sObs Of grief fell upon his
car. He looked around aud beheld his wife
she was on her knees, her head buried in he
hands, weeping. Presently drunken uproa
was heard, tho door was suddenly burst open
Haa he saw irimseif, when all Of manhood wa
0bliLerated, and nu.lfing hut the beast remain
ed. He saw himself i1 that brutal and dc
graded condition, man would blush into thei
very hearts to behold themselves reduced to
diG even one sense alone remain-the sens,
of sight. s'
"Iforrible, horrible" groaned Mickey as HI
shut out the fearful apparition with his clench.
ed hands. ''Oh for the uuvitiated mind oi
other days; but ii is too late too late
| Again the larry voices shouted
SEAT and see now with the last,
a The future purchased by the past"
Infinite terror took hold Of him, and it was
some time before he could summon up courage
sufficient to swallow the apple, so conscious
was he of the rccompense winch his hitherto
wasted life deserved. At last, with sullea
! determination TO know the worst, he gulphed
! it down desperately. The house vanished, and
he saw nothing but black impenetrabo cloud
Striving to pierce through the darkness, at last
he distinguished point Of light, which spread
and spread until it made large, luminous cir
Gle, within which he could distinguish two
forms. On looking closer, he saw that it was
his wife and himself, but grown very old.
There were also Joyous children, whom he
knew not, filling up the happy group. The
man was reading from the household book,
while warm, glowing sunset illumlned the
| beautiful picture. r..r
He could have gazed for ever upon that calm
| glorious scene, butthat the tears cOursed down
| his checks so abundantly, as almost to take
away his sight. Suddenly, close by that lovely
| group, another picture started into view in
| terrible contrast. IT presented the aspect Of a
bleak, desolate and dismal heath. Through
/ the dnll, misty atmosphere he gazed, aud in a
| few moments discovered two wretched grave
mounds, the absence OF all Christian memorial
indicating that they were hastily thrown up,
and in Gneonsccrated ground.
| The strong man shuddered to the heart 5
core, as in burning letters, his own name ap-
peared on the miserable headboarl,
! In dreadful agony he uttered wild cry, and
fell inscnsiblc. When he came to himself he
found that he was in his own bed; and his
1 wife beside him, staunching, as well as she
could, severe cut in his head.
D. NJ n .-orJ dal Nirknv that VIII MIR hf
about his adventure With the good peoples"
And the next morning, although suffering con-
siderably from his last evenings accident,
he made a clean breast oil it, aud told his
wife everything, together with his determna-
tion to take warning by the lessons the fairies
had given him-a determination, ] am glad to
record, that he kept to the utmost; for from
that time forward there was not sobefer or a
moro domestic aud industrious man IN. the
whole country; surrounded by friendly circle
Of bouncing little Maguires, and listened TO
by such of the neighbors as might drop in to
/ tea with the rich miller to relate the circum-
stances which caused his reformation, and
which he believed as implicitly as holy writ.
although Mrs. Mcguire would now and then
| try mis- temper by declaring that II was very
| strange indeed, for she was at the window all
/ the time, aud h0 WASH down minute be-
fore she had him lying in bed, with wet
towel on his forehead.
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| SYMPAFaY.---An excellent article in Harper
I for December, on the causes Of the increase Of
crime, is 50 characterized by a sound, practi-
cal philosophy, mixed with g9uuine beneyo-
longe, as to attract more attention than is gem
orally bestowed on magazine literature. Not
withstanding the wfitt has treated his subject
| with fullness that admits of little or no ad.
ditiOn, has he not omitted one very operativ.
cause Of the increase Of crime, in the sympa.
| thy so publicly manifested for the fate Of ID,
convict, when sentenced to The cell or doomed
to the seaffoldg Has outraged society 4,
claims TO pity and eommiseration9 Ard isns
this sympathy for the fate Of the criminal, b
heroising his violation Of the laws, Yer,
powerful influence in favor Of cri1ne3
/ fheye are sSissS women whom God does no
seem to have intended for wives snd mother
-who have no conception oF what HON
/ should be, and no desire 10 realize L, e The
had. ..7v s $500, ,I,gg,.5 IA {. :
|. 10 police officer is after You, the bel
thing you can dOis 10 lock the door and I'D