Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-06-26
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The Real TEMPERANCE CORDIAL
By MRS. :. c. HALL.

"IVrll" said Andrew Furlong to James
Lacey, ''well that ginger cordial, of all the
things ever tasted, is the incest and warm
est. It's beautiful stuff and SO cheap"
"What good does it do you, Andrew !
and what want have you of 2" inquired
James Lacey.
"What good does it do me !" repeated
Andrew, rubbing his forehead in manner
that showed he was perpeXed by the ques-
ton; why, no great good, 10 be sure and
| can't say l've any want OF it; for since
became member Of the s'ro!al Abstinence
Society,"" l've lost the megrim in my head
and the weakness used to have about my
heart. Pm as strong and hearty in myself
as any one can be-. God be praised And
sure, James, neither OF us could turn out
in such coat as this, this time twelve
month";"
"And that's true" replied James; "but
We must remember that If leaving off whiS-
key enables us to show good habit, taking
to "ginger cordial" or any thing Of that
kind, will soon wear hole in it,"
"You are always fond of your fun" re-
piled Andrew. How can you prove that"
'"Easy enough" said James. 'sInloxica-
tion was the worst part OF a whskey- drink
ing habit j. but it was not the only bad
part. 1t spent TINE, and it spent what
wrll-maaaged time always gives MONEY.
Now, though they do say-mlnd, Pm not
quite sure ahot it, for they may put
things in it th y don't own to, and your
eyes look brighter, and your cheek more
flushed than if you had been drinking
nothing stronger than milk or water-but
they do say that ginger cordial, and all
kinds of cordial, do not in;oxlcate. /
will grant this, but you cannot deny that
they waste both time and money"
"Oh, bother" exclaimed Andrew, 81
only went with two or three other boys
to have glass, and don't think We spent
more than half an hour-not three quarters
} certainly; and there's no harm in laying
out penny or twopence that way, now
and again."
"Iiaif an hour even, breaks day" said
James, sand what is worse, it unsettles the
mind for work and We ought to be very
! careful of any return TO the old habit, that
/ has destroyed many of us, body ana soul,
| and made the name of an lrlshman a by
word and reproach, instead of a glory
and an honor. A penny, Andrew, breaks
the SilUer shilling into coppers and two
| pence will buy half stone Of potatoes
that's a consideration. If We don't manage
TO keep things comic liable, the women
won't have the heart TO mend the coat
"Not" added James with sly smile, "thai
can deny having taken TO TEMPERANCE
CoRpIAl.s myself"
"You :" shouted Andrew, "you, and &
pretty fellow you are to be blaming me
and then forced to confess you have taker
to them yourself But / suppose they'll
wear no hole in your coat oh, to be sur,
not, yOu are such good manager !" SIN
deed" answered James,, 81 tUaS anything
but good manager eighteen months ago
as you well know, | was in rags, never a
my work of Monday, and seldom OF
Tuesday. My poor wife, my gentle Mary
often bore hard words and though she will
not own it, fear still harder blows, whel
, had driven away my sens's. My chill
( dren Were pale, half starved, naked crea
lures, dispuiing potato with the pig, m
; wife tried TO keep to pay the rent, we
knowing l would never do it. Now"--
"But the cordial, my boy interrupte
Andrew, 'fhe cordial sure believe c,
cry word of what you've been telling m
is astrue as gospel amt there hundred
/ ay, thousands, at this moment on Ireland
blessed ground, that tell the same stor,
But the cordial ane to think Of your ne'
er owning it before is it ginger, or ann
!. seed, or peppermint |"
"None of thsse-and yet it's the ra
Thing, my boy"