The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-02-11

water fanatic, as you call him. You
have no other engagement for the
evening. Now, that your thoughts
\ have been turned upon the subject Of
a daily glass Of brandy, it may be as
we'll for you to hear something further
as to Tie CONSEQUENCES Of such habit.
A wise man forseeth the evil, and hid ]
eth himself"
'oBut the fool-why don't you finish
the quotation, Franklin 2"
That is needless, its application
YOU fully understand. You will go
with II ~ l&tilA&sttN
I" viii, as you seem SO earnest
\ about the matter.
And so Parker went to Marion Hall,
! which he found crowded. After some
difficulty in procuring a seat. he made
out to get one very near To the plat
form, upon which was seated the pres
ident and secretary Of one Of the tenn
perance associations in the place, with
two or three others who were to act
as speakers. One Of these latter was
a man past the prime oflife. Hishair
was thin and gray, and his face lean
and withered but his dark, restless
/ eyes showed that within was an active
mind and quick feelings. This was
Sturgess, theindividual before referred
to. After the usual preliminaries,
necessary on such occasions, he arose
10 address the meeting. For some
time, he stood with his eyes moving
through the audience. All was hushed
to profound silence and there was a
breathless expectation throughout the
room. The speakers usual style was
impulsive. He was more given to de-
clamation than argument; generally
carrying his hearers with him by the
force of strong enthusiasm.
"My friends" he at length said,
in a low, subdued, yet thrillingly dis.
tinct voice. His manner, to those
who. had before listened to him, was
Il sSstlifefent from what was expected
that they felt double interest in the
speaker, and bent forward eager to
catch every word.
"My friends, he repeated, little
over half an hour ago, an incident oc-
Cured which has so checked the cur
rent of my thoughts and feelings, that
| l find myself in state more fitted for
the seclusion Of my chamber, than for
public speaking. 1t is a weakness i
know; but even the best of US are
not at all times able to rise above our
weaknesses. l was conversing with a
friend in the midst of a group Of men,
some of whom were unknown to me,
when one of the latter proposed to
an acquaintance, whom he called by
name, an attendance upon this meet
ing. / have no fancy for such things,
was answered. 'Sturges is to speak,
was advanced as an argument. He's
a cold water fanatic said the young
man, with a sneer."
There was the most perfect stiffness
throughout the room. All eyes were
fixed upon Sturgess, whose low, sub
dued tone Of voice, SO unusual for him
made a marked impression on the au
dience, He stood for some moment
again silent, his eyes searching every
6 where.
"IG" he resumed, in the sam
/ low, half-sad, impressive voice, tina
3 | young man were here tonight,
; would feelit duty, as we'll as a priv
3 ilege, to tell him why have becom
what he calls, a cold water fanatic
why l let forth my whole soul in thI
cause, why | am at times over enthC
siastlc, and why am, probably, lIttl
$ Incorporate in my crusade against tn
: monster vice that has desolated OF
4 homes, and robbed US OF the sWe'
J promise God once gave US In OIL