The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-10-21

\ Young man beware ! There's q
snake in that glass see its glaring
eyes and venomed tongue { Touch
it not--its taste is death. You smile
and hold the glass before you; you
see nothing but the sparkling wine.--
Be warned in time. Touch It'll not,
beseech you. You will drink itl-
Well, what effect has it on you? We
will wait and see. o bad OH sag
b. Who is this, with flushed visage
and blood-shot eyes? All it is the
youth warned, but he needed it not,
the poison has taken effect -her reels
--he falls. 30 Oh, heavens | what a
sight. The blood is gushing in
streams from a wound in his pale,
broad brow. Ifye are men, attend
him to his widowed mothers home /;
stand not there laughing at manhoodIs
wreck. 65d2i.6 a7Hl b.DoR OH JaiR
Ahl a crowd ! What can be the
matter? Oh, nothing but a drunken
wretch in a fit. Let's see1who it is;
we may know something about the
unfortunate. Yes, throw up the
knotted, tangled hair from off that
pale, majestic brow. Who is he?--
I've seen him before. Reader, do
you recognise the Wretched outcast?
Yes, 1 see by your commiserating
look that you do. 'Tis the young
man who would drink Of the poison.
He laughingly and self-reliantly sur
rendered to the charmed power, and
the willy serpent wound its coils so
firmly, SO tightly, that with his utmost
efforts hetcould not sever them. Its
SHARP. fangs penetrated into his vitals
took hold of his heartstrings-and
has ever since he first yielded, been
drag-dragging, until every fibre is
broken. ldl l0 aao si.y o3 .a-a.a|a
Think, reader, of the agonies Of
that miserable man, with a yoracious
serpent gnawingIat his heart, tapping
his life-blood and feasting on his VII
tals.nia Q ni lon g1uuy aamji i
Man, go'to the ballot-box and kill
the viper. oaJ oala ora.la rj .saln
Within the last few days a gang Of
Juvenile thieves have endeavored to
gain admission to dwelling houses, for
the purpose Of plunder, in the fol-
lowing novel manner: Three or four
Of them 60 about together accompa-
MED by a dog whose appearance is
sufficient to alarm any timid person,
particularly women, AS soon as the
street door is seen to open, the ami
NAL, evidently trained for the purpose,
makes rush into the house, and eth
er bolts up or down stairs, as may
take his fancy These young vaga.
bonds take, as the fttest time for their
operations, thatpa Of the day when
their is the least probability Of the
master of the house being at home,
and the sole inmates generally are the
mistress, children and female servant.
The confusion naturally excited among
them by the appearance Of the dog
in the house, is greatly increased by
the boys shouting, ""Don't go near
him he is very savage; mind he'n
bite YOU" &c. AT length one Of the
boys kindly consents to relieve them
from their apprehensions by following
the dog and dragging him out Of the
house, his confederates remaining in
the passage ready to avail themselves
Of every opportunity to plunder that
may present itself. They were seen
on Tuesday on the Liverpool road,
Islington, where they attempted this
novel plan Of robbery, by visiting four
different houses within a few rods Of
each other London Times. m
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E9 An old topper, who lately at
II 4. Il 4.