Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-05-04
Peter Croft dashed the money from

oh. very WE'LL she said; take it,
or leave it,
She resumed her work.
The only purpose to which drunk
ard is firm, is To his own ruin. Peter
went to the door. returned and took
up the money. Another shilling miss?
1t wiH Dc in gow tW again before
morning.
Martha gave him the other shilling;
and after he was fairly out Of the
room, grappled the book. commenced
looking at the pictures in right earnest,
and congratulated herself on her good
bargain. In due time, the houses was
cleared, and she went to bed, placing
the Bible on tho top Of her table,
among a miscellaneous collection OF
worn out busters and tattered glass
cloths. waiting to be mcndej.'
That night the master Of the Grapes
could not sleep: more than once he
fancied he smelt FIRE; and after going
into the unoccupied rooms, and peep
ing through the key-holes. and under
the doors Of those that were occupied,
he descended to the bar, and finally
entering the little bar-parlor. took his
day.book from a shelf, nnd placing the
candle. sat down, listlessly turning
over the leaves. but the top Of the ia
BILE would not shut, and raising it to
remove the obstruction, Mathew saw q
large FAMILY BIBLE; pushing away the
day.book, he opened the sacred vol
ume.
It opened at the e3rd chapter Of
Proverbs, and as ifguided by a sacred
light. his eyes fell upon the 29th verse,
and he read:
"Who hath woe? who hath sorrow!
who hath contentious? who hath
babbling? who hath wounds without
cause? who hath redness of eyes?
"They that tarry long at the wine
they that 60 to seek mixed wine.
"Look not thou upon the wine
when il is red, when it giveth its col
our in the cup, when II moweth itsel
Alright.
"For at last it biteth like a serpent
and stingeth like an adder"
He dashed over the leaves in fierce
displeasure, and, as if of themselves
they folded back at the 9th Of Gala
tians: "Envyings, murders. drunken
ness. revellings, and such like; Of III,
which l tell you before. as | have alsc
told you in time past. that they which
do such things shall NOT INHERIT TIL
KINGDOM OF Con-"
New and Old. Old and New,
murmured Mathew to himsell-'I an
condemned alike by the Old and th,
II New Testament He had regarde,
intoxication and its consequences here
tefore as a great social evil; the Aut
tering rags and the fleshless bones O
, the drunkard and his family, the broils
the contentious, the ill-feeling. the vi
olence, the murders wrought by tn
dread spirit of alcohol had stood il
array before him as social crimes, a
social dangers; but he did not call :
mind. ifhe really knew. that the Wor'
t Of God exposed alike its destruction
, and its sinfulness. He was one Of tn
| many who. however good and mora
; In themselves, shut their ears agains
{ the voice ofthe charmer, charm h
eeer so wisely; and though he ofte
, found wisdom and consolation in n lin
, Of Watts hymns, he rarely went to th
' Fountain Of living waters for tn
{ strengthening and refreshing Of hi
soul He turned over the chapter
and found on the next page acollectio
: Of texts written upon a strip Of pape
!, in the careful hand Of one to whor
: writing was evidently not > frequer
e occupation.
: Proverbs, the esd chapter:--'Fc
: the drunkard and the glutton sha
Q come to poverty. and drowsines sha
c clothe maa with rags" | Corintl
}, ians, 9th chapter. 10th verse--"Ne
r thieves. nor covetous. nor drankard'
I nor revilors, nor extortioners, shall IL
herit the kingdom Of God"
!; Again that awful threat!' murmul
: ed Mathew; and have / been the mear
I Of bringing 50 many Of my fellow.cre'
: lures under its ban?"
I Samuel, the ist chap.-"And Z
Q said unto her, How long wilt thou b
; drunken? put away thy wine fro'
v thee" Luke Gland take heed
G yourselves. lest any time your hear
e be overcharged with surfeiting, m
!, drunkenness, and cares Of this lil'
!. and so that day come upon you uni
!, wares
I Gay, THAT DAY" repeated the lane
e lord-"that day. the day that nau
I come"
I Ephesians. 9th chap.-'And be NJ
a drunk with wine. wherein is exces
s but be filed with the Spirit Pr,
!. verbs, Goth chap.--"Wine isa mocl
er. strong drink is raging. and who's,
y ever is deceived thereby is not wis
h "Woe 10 thee pho ssllsM wins 10 h
it nsigl6or. and mingleth strong drink
l. his destruction"