Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-06-02


Asiew evenings since as we were pas
sing along one Of the principal streets
Of the city, we met a poor, trembling.
bloated individual, whom we had known
In better days. Once On honored busi-
ness-msn, the centre Of an interesting
circ'e OF sincere and trusting friends
now shattered wreck, drifting down the
fatal stream 10 dishonored tomb
Once a. lovely q woman a. ever God
gave to man. called him by the endear-
ing name OF husband. who now with her
children has fed TO parents home, for
food and shelter. Ills blasted, SCARED
and scathed frame staggered before MS,
and we paused. His blearcd eyes fixed
themselves upon us with half idiotlc
stare, aud stretching out his fcvered and
trembling hand he gfasped ours. and IN
a drunkard's drivel, addressed us "IIow
are you Caryi God bless you my dcur
friend" Without waiting for aresponsc,
he continued, "Ahl Cary, know what
you are thinking about. aud what you
would say but Il Is too late" "Ohl "
| had taken your advice six years ago,
| might be a man, bat | am undone. -
We made an eifof, to speak, but he Ia.
teffupted. "Its no use TO talk 10 me, 90
on. God bless you, Cary, yeu will save
others, but poor John IL beyond your
REACH The drooIlng drunkafd shed
the drunkard'r tears pfoIuaelyl conscious
o I his Calling chains, and assuring "
that he loyedus more than any other man
on earth, staggered away.
Noble, geneFous'heartod, eempa nlon'
able fellow, wa pity, we pray for you,
hut while Williams stand ready 70 hasten
you on tho road 10 prediction. thefa il no
hope OF salvation.
Gods curse rests upon the wFetehes
who, with deliberate aud pFemedllated
malice, are robblng society Of an oFna.
ment, and tanning sonl,--itmPersaef
Organ,
We are reminded by the above Of an
inelssn, that occurred with oufseIf but
a few days ago. A poor bIoated drunk
ard-a near nelghbor--took Us by tho
hand on the street, and most pIteously
requested US 10 give or lend him dollar
AZ he had spent all bic property with
tho liquor seller we supposed OF course
that whatever egave him would 20 the
same way. and could not comply. On
receiving anegatiye answer he begged
most earnestly, and assured US that he
wanted Il to pay his passage to Ohio,
where no had been offered employment
He knew our fears. and assured US that
not cent OF Il would be spent for
liquor.
Painful a. was the occasion, we would
have been glad " every citizen Of In
diana could have been present. This
man but few years ago was one of our
most respected and honest citizens. He
had constant and remuneratlve employ
ment, and lived comfortably aud happy.
But with thousands OF others he was
induced to drink. Again and again he
joined the Division but as often has he
been caus ed to vioalate his pledge and
now there Ia none Of life left but the
power to suffer and all ofdeath but the
quiet OF the grave.
Many q time We have seen him reel
ing by our quiet, happy home, to place
that once was u home TO hm-a circle,
that III. oro.oo~. ,,e. ,,.1. k.,.... t.,,
where now he is burden and terror,
and as often has our prayer gone up to
the Father OF Mercies that no would In
his mercilul providence take our little
daughters TO an early grave. rather than
they should live to suffer as the wife Of
that poor man suffers
And who Is to blamel Primarily, OF
course, the man Is himself. But who
are his abetters-who keep him drunk
A part Of his plea to obtain money was
that he might get away from the tempt
atoms that beset him here. II can't
help drinking II stay here--l want to
60 where | can reform" said he honestly
and earnestly.
But why can't he reform herel Every
thinking man knows.
We will not now enlarge on our
views OF the character OF the men whC
will sell liquor TO such man. II any
living person can tell wherein II is better
may as harmless as stealing. we will
moot cheerfully admit his reasonings
into our paper. For our part we believe
not only that II is more mischievous thar
stealing, but we believe that any maj
who would take money from such MAJ
for liquor would steal If the laws rela
ting to theft were as loose as the law:
that relate to taking the last dime {,
poor man has and sending homo to abus
rather than bless his family.
Do not such facts demand law Q
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