The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-05-21

ioual temperance s0ese'1 ~ -,
' :. n,i,u." no ussd TO say, I'm gong
>, ;.,;u your temperance society as soon -
nv dsmijohn Is empty
I'm, ms, before !, came empty ne away
su.I !, .,aiu. A. one time, toward Tue
.',n.. If The session. he said 10 me-.
81 m, coin. t, sisu The p'edce whe"
ne, home am in earnest commune" w
:. my demjohn is nehrls empty anu "''
not going 10 I'LL Il again.
lie smoke with such ~ an ol SERIOUSNESS
al haJ no. bsiofc observed. and u 'n'-
",.s..d me-: 80 | asked him what he meant
what had changed his feelings
:. Why" said he, ~ had, short ""e
.;,.. yis;, rom my brother. who state"
10 me a fact that more deeply Impress"
and affected me than ANY thing 'eeo''e''
n have heard upon the subject !" any
temperance speech have ever "ea'a "
read. ~,
.o,u.intsnce. well educated. who once
had soma property, hn, Is now fcduce"
,a,,,, H.. has a beautiful and lovely VIE
"A lady Of cultivation and re''"e"e"'-
and most charming daughter $500,
). mi. Gentleman had become decidedly
;,.,.,.,.,,te IN his habits, and had 'niIy
alarmed hi. friends in regard 10 i'"'' ~
ana time. when a number oil MS 'of"te' "s
snr;a,,s were together, they counTied AS
~ what could be- done for HIM
Finally. ore OF them snid t" him. why
Il, nj Won send your daughter away I"
certain distinguished school which he
named
30 cannot said he !; j, is out OF the
,ucs,i,p am not able to bear the eA>
tense Poor gid, | wish could
We'll. said bis friend. il you Will sig"
t,c ,emuprsnce pledge | Will be at all the
expense of her attending school Tor one
year. 80, IN
.Wba, does this mean said he. do
yau think me il danger oil becoming
druukafd.'
..No matter emil Vie friend, about 'h''
noa. Dut uiil On a, said
. A.l ...l s,u.lpr + Say .t'
roma .,. ,.r- arm pens. 10 sou Wi'l OIL
Zoe peo-,. -,
-. Well these offers are certainly liberal
Lu, vhn, de- yon mcan. Do YOU tlink M
ia d,nrer nf becoming diunanj Nha
can il mean But gentlemen, IA view o
your libcraltv, | viii make an ol!,r VII
sign ii ii YOU Will
"Tld, WAS proposition the, had no
considered, and .,rc not very well pre-
rarcd 1, meet, bat, for his sake. they SAM
". will, aud did sign, aud he with them
/" AnJ now. for the first limc the ,ru.'
,o,r.d into hi, mind. aud he saw his condi
hon. and "a. dnwn ba,hcd IN tears.
"a. Now. said he. gentlemen, you mus
-, and communicate thes. facts to N
Wifi poor Woman. kncw she viii b
, yl,j To hear 1t. In, | rsnnot tell her.'
Two of them started for that purpos
Ih~la1y met them at the door, pale All
, trembling with emotion.
, What She incurred, is tho matter
, what has hapnened To m, husband
They bii her dismiss her 'ears. assarin
, her they had come to hiring her ltd'ngs !
her husband bat good tidiugs, such rs 81
wonId be plad 10 hear.
10y our hn.baud has signed the temper
ancc pied .e--yca, signed in good .'isli
= TIE joyous news yearly ovefc"me h
, she tr,mbled with eSete'nent-wei
freely AVID, clasping her hands DEVOTIONAL.
/, she looked up 10 heaven. aud thanked Ca
4 Tor the harry chang. Now SAID sh'
have a husband ~ Aa o;i,s Was, III th
40 days OF our eaty ipte
BIZ, this va, noi what moved me, sal
the gentlcaiAu. lhlfe was, ~ 'hr sam
vicinity, another gentleman " generous
/ noble soul mpr.ied youus married we
e into eharl,,r. family, aud the nowC
" of it, His wiue drinking habits had ARGUS
, ed the fears OF ii' inend'; end one DAY
= when several "a, them were together, on
said to another, Let Us sign the pledge
u i VIII, II you VIII. said one to anoihe
u MI al! had agreed TO II, and the thing wa
i done.
+, This gentleman thought II rather
Il small bnsIness, aud iclt little sen''ti'
: about revealing to his vile what he Ia
s done. hut, Oh returning home, he SAID
D. her:
II SO Mary, my dear, ! have done what
fear Will d'spieasr yon.
e nWhv. hny. s;gu5d the tcmperant
nl,d,e.'
".llaye you,'
+. ".ae. have certainly
II Watching his manner. as he reptile,
r readlup ,ts sincerity. she entwinrd her arm