The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-07-22
"ADA RAY"

Would that | possessed talents capable
that might say or write something new in
behalf OF the great and good cause, for the
advancement of which we have pledged our
selves to do our utmost have been So long
accustomed to hear it said, "There can be
nothing but tritc things said on the subject
of Temperance" that shrink from the duty
imposed upon me. Bat u speech or something
III the form of an essay must be forthcoming,
and not having advanced far enough in
woman rights to mount the stand, and battle
with my brother man for what woman in her
physical weakness has for ages allowed him
to ho!d,I must needs place few stray thoughts
on paper,
have looked over the face Of nature this
lovely summer evening, and when | behold
the ric" beauty Of al! things that surround me,
! feel like saying the varied scenes OF life are
composed Of that, which is beautiful in nature,
and art.--The world is fair and beautiful
whether clothed in the first verdure of spring
or more heavy garb of midsummer and still
more gaudy robes OF autumn. Even winter
with her freezing breath and bowling blasts
has beauty and grandue, no poets pen can
fully describe, or painters pencil sketch, art
and mans ready inventions, has done much
to increase the effect of natures beautiful
works or our minds and hearts, would that his
skill had been alone confined to that which
was fair aud bright, and these fair gifts never
perverted to uses of guilt and sin. But there
are dark shadows resting on this beautiful
world of ours. Gods best gifts have been
turned to unholy purposes, and there ure
scenes less fair to look upon. We turn to the
reverse, md behold vision of reality. Is it
poverty sickness, and death, they are among
the common ills of lie, and can be borne
But there is II serpe MT sting which brings all
these evils, and worse than these, upon those
who come within its influence, yea even
worse than both sorrow which cannot be
comiorted.
Why turns that now pale check-whch
once boomcd with health and beauty, still
more pale; why shrink those youthful forms
in fear, at II well know step, behold him that
one brought lite and joy to the happy home
circle, come with reeling steps-the serpent
coil is around that husband and father, it hns !
stolen his intellect, and made him n terror g. |
'''''' W NV "u0 'h'N 'h'' pllht uHu J'E |
Darkness and despair are at the hearts OF all
and well might they wish for death before
such dishonor and shame, truly. "Thrrc is
no killing like that which kills the heart"
This serpent is pressed from the spicy
apple and luscious g,ope, and distilled from
he products of the field, alcohol is its name,
nan's genius coptrived it. Taste and passion
luailed it. until man created in gods image,
urgot all the tender ties of life. himself, and
Il the rich gifts Of his creator, and became
Of.
There Is a scene still more sad when wife
nd mother iorgets her high station and raises
MS monster to her lips, it's n scene cannot
well upon without shudder, and willingly
lst a vail over the sad picture. II
Sisters of the Social Degree it is time for
5 to take more decided and active stand in /
'e cause Of temperance than we have ever
)ne before, there is much we can do in a {
riya,e way to Danish the traffic in this
'rpent from our midst, let us cease to use it
every form, whether in conlections or 9TH
Use, let us be consist and faithful To our :
ledge. Let it be said of none of us-"ye d
new your duty, but ye did il not" :