The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-02-03
FROM TIE SOCIAL DEGREE,
lNrrmrERANcE AkD rrs DrrEors.

I, was evening, Mature seemed silently to
siuk into feet, as the approaching night ,
stopped to spread her sable mantle over every
thing living. A few golden rays fingered in
the western horizon, as wary sentinels, to the
retreating day. The sweet notes of birds /
were hushcd in silence, and nsught but the
plantiye song Of the whipporwil disturbed
the universal calm. The weary aborer tu!-
ned his face homeward to find rest and COM
fort, in the bosom Of his family, where vile
and children prepared togreet him with aifec-
,ions welcome such was the beauty Of, that
evening, tha, earth, forgetiul OF the curse,
seemed paradise where sorrow aud grief
could not enter.
Midst this scene of rejoicing, happy
Mother and two daughters, from their coitoge
home looked out into the twilight with hope
full vet anxious gaze. The man OF the house
was absent and this alone rendered their hap
pincss incomplete. He had stayed later that
evening than usual. some business must be
keeping him they said, else he wouIdbe here
The mother busted herscltin preparing the
choicest supper, and Clara to Kill time went
round the room arranging every thng accor'
ding to her fathers taste. His chair in It's
place, the latest papers, vase OF flowers, and
son,e cl,oicc Iruj, decorated his stand. and
now she waited, anxious to surprise him with
sn unusual welcome. All this time little
Eva sat by the window that she might catch
the iir.t glimpse Of Father, six summers Of
unmingled Joy, had passed o'er and she knew
not grief, she knew no i'll but in her ch.idIke
innocence, seemed spirit flown from heaven,
row she hccls nothing, bot gazing on, her
lougings break forth expressive o! inward
thought. ooh why don't father come " But
scarcely was it uttered Till her little voice
filed that cottage home with the gihdsoInc
news, "mother. Oh, mother. Father comes!'
und away she flies to meet him, mctliinks |
sec her even now, she passes quickly o"
whilst mother and sister come behind. Her
little tiny hands in joy upraiscd to embrace
end be embraced 10y father she loved. Sec,
she meets him at the gate, II smilr plays on
her cnun,enuncc, how gladly she throws her
self in his Outstretchcd armS, and with what
tenderness, he seems 10 li,t her. But Oh hor'
rors. He dashcs her manglcd corpse on the
cold stone at his feet! a shrek from the
terrified sister aud cry uEwiid despair iron
the bereuved mother, aud all was stu! The
truth flushed upon that fathers mind, his eyes
were opened. lie saw his wife aud daughtc
shun him as something inhuman. lie ga"
the bleeding corpse, OF his much 'or"d lIlt'
Eva. He saw no more from that hour he va
uraving maniac. But short time had clap
sed since he left that home buoyant with hope
thinking !ittle of the fearful calamity, tina
awaited him. Among friends he had bcei
induced 10 taste Of the poisonous cup, an,
whilst reason lett her throne, he returnc,
home and by This one act ,hwarted every
possibility Ut happiness either in this world
or in the world to come This is but one u
the numerous instances that might be men
Toned. of the effects OF the traffic IN lnluH
cuting liquors. Aud such will be OF Iroqucn
occurrence 80 long this soul destroying
urent is permitted to have an c%istance II
our land, so long as the cause exists we mus
suffer the fleets, so long as these ante cham
bcrs of he'll have n place on his earth, Just st
LONG will such deeds Of darkness be pcrpctra
tod in our midst, and just SO soon as We de-
liver ourselves from the curse ol their pres
cnce we may hope that crime with all lis
concomilant attcndcnts shall be unknown,an'
that peace and plenty shall flow from circum
ference TO center of this fair land To The
accomplishment of this, let us all strive to dc
our part, and for it's speedy consumation lei
us ever act and pray.
BROTHER G. X.