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

"kH ~,
"osnseem' 70 me. nows WIN ns.e'
have another crop OF hquof on my P'em-
ises. II has Killed my onila' ", ny
sonl NY onsv sons ny AT. ovsn' wsS s,e
to God had died for thee' no WHY
exclaimed. wringing his hands ron
grief.
The death OF this child esne s,c'y
deep impression npon s.e miAs ~ ~ =.
vison. re pledged himself .nr. ne
would never nee onosner crop y, 'n.o4
icstlng tri1ks, end never fsFr,sn |" ,oI
other- IN bic employ. uow NO
kept his pledge we snail SEQ IN 'no ~
quel.
Others rese sss5 oeep'y iaP1s'ssa
with scnso OF me viexeaness OF tne
usaces Of society and the iegehxed iiq-
uor trs:iie. Nathaniel seFIener, one OF
the early settlers oil tne Town. "es IN
huenced by This providence 70 exclude
liquor rom me- icm'y - sa's ''u''
Il had been ms custom " 'sks lne morn
ing dsam. treat friends, ano iurnlsn u lot
those in HE employ. One rainy day,
soon after tae death OF refer DAWSON
Mr.. Scribne1 sat down and wrote inc
foiowing prea'nois anu P'seso,-
"Wheress, The use oil intoxicating
drink tends 10 drunxenness, ana oiten
to death. a. in shs case Of Peter Davis
on: ihersiore. nesoiveos tna' we as a
family VIII nos use " ourselves nor iu.-
nish Il for othersin our employ: nor 10
any way eounsenancs tue use OF" 10 'ns
community
Mr.. seribner called his family around
nim-tsixea 20 n's cn,iafsn very ieeing
lp about Peters oeatn-As cau'e-ana
showed them the only way to AVOID such
a death wac to ABSTAIN entirely ron
liquor. He signed MS name' ms "iie
followed, then the eldest son. ano so on,
until all the members Of tho , family y mad
theif Names cnio'iyu. nsss I'', -, ''asA
frame was procurea' IN "nicn ,n', rare
document was placed laced, covered oy a
glass; ano hune 'Hes''' wv '"' W y
place.
A few days alter this novel transaction
ocrloners iami'y feoo'ssu oau no,,
jeremiah Donaldson. uoou "o'n,rg'
said donaldson, as ne entered. uooa
morning. MT Dohaia'o"' s"a ''''-
ner. -
"What have you thereF inquired
Donaidson' pointing 70 ens ilams.
"rhat Is my iamily suioeooafu' an'
swered Scrlpner, witn smile.
amiiy guiue9oa,u a'u :. avvSn
walking up ahu teao'he H. ""y'
Scribner, you are getung ianaicai' am
y YOU WIN NJ por.,dso,
"rnnaucaH "hy' MI o"a'''o"'
how soF
n.y. IN s'snins Sus. PaPe. as ."s.'
You VIII never % aoie 70 i've Up 70 "
What will you 40 when you come 70
wash sneeP' anu now VIII You gee
your logging oone. anu now WIN YOU
manage with your hayins anu har'es'-
ing' And next spring you expect 70
puiiu new mousse no" WIN you 'a'ss
thatl And besides, II every BODY should
follow your example, the distilieries
would stop ana then we should nave nc
market Tor our corn ana nay ~ seem,
to me, Mr. Scrioner' you na'n tcouhteo
the cost very closely
III have considered all this, ana IN
view OF II all II 10 my solemn determln.
alton to carry out tha' resolution;
believe ! can wash sheep clear iano, OF
do any thing eise w'tnou. u. ana !.
had ratner hve IN 'n's ios sne'. vi y
rots down over my mead, tnan 70 nave
one Of my boys die ike Peter DAWSON.
And while l use II mysei', ana nave u
about my mouse my ooys are IN uange'
OF going the same way, OF, wna' 70 worse
oil forming an appetite Tor u. ana De-
coming confirmed a'unka'o' repheo
Scribnei.
~ know there I" danger; put ths
usages oil society are sucn' ana WI
continue to be, SO long a. men arc IT.
censed 70 seiit ~ small measure ina
there IS no way OUT lot Us 70 use y
moderately, and quad ourselves against
its dangers" said Donaldson.
"Mi. Dawson used II moderately, ant
supposed his boy would; oui by single
draught he destroyed MS lie. In VIVA
better way could ne nave guarded M
boy against its dangera than to exclude
u from his pFemises' Aud besides, mr.
Donaldson, the moderate use oil Il II
the source Of all the evil In the eommu
nifty. Every drunkard IN tho iana wa
once moderate drinker.
80, well, neighbor, shall not fac
fault with you II you can carry out you
resolution. But II seems too me woul'
put II into a different frame. IL look'
too much like being dressed in mourn
Ing" said Donpldson laughing.
81 selected that color TO represent the
intempcranoe that prevails aroun'
me-" replied Scribner, in playful man
ner.
jeremiah Donaldson was a moral, IN
deed Christian man, and Il was very
surprising he did not see the reasona
bleness OF Mr.. Scribner's course, ans
embrace It himself. But there Il
something about the usages Of society
and the legalized liquor traffic that 81
blinds men. even good men, that they
cannot see the force OF truth, nor fee
| fha rl.tnaa If t,nrai ahlinalfon