The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-20
From The Lily.
HARD CIDER.
Il thank thee, Lucy. for the word,
II nerves my ueart, it steeis my pen.

the word hard cider and in moment we resolve
to submit to the readers of your spicy leaves the
following taken from a TEN peraHce address, which,
owing to being afraid to speak in meeting"
was read by our honorable Secretary, at one of
eur late temperance meetings. We believe cider
to be one of the 'seducing spirits" that lead men
astray, aud we would that they "be not partakers
offs SINS lest they be partakers ofts plaques also
Those who are cnltivating apple orchards and
raising up children. shonld look well 10 the conse-
qusnces Of making and using cider beverage
Taough sweet cider is considered a harmless drink
yet who when love for il is inbibed, shall be able
10 draw the line of demarcation between sweet
aud sour either for himself for his neghbors,
when disposed to use it at all for drink A deli
cate point at issue indeed We believe much Of
the misery OF drunkenness originates in cider and
wine drinking, aud it requires not a little caution
and high resolve to guard against it in time to
come. There is no more argument that our APP
Piles, grapes currants should be appropriated to
evil purposes, than that our spare cash or our tai
ents should be thrown away or unproftably
spent
"who that survey. this span Of earth we press
This speek Of life through Times great wilderness
This narrow isthmu5 twixt two bonndless
The Past. the Future-two eternites,
Would suily the bright sp,t and leave it bare,
When he might build him proud temple there,
And when he dies, to leave his lofty name
Aiight, land mark, on the cliffs of Fame:
name that long shall hallow all that space
Aud be each noble souls high resting place
is there father here who can behold without
concern. his drinking deep of the winecup,
Let him be ware that his example be not the
primary cause of that sons ruin aud a lifetime
remor-e. Is there mother here, who can for
momentwish or believe her darling will grow up
and become drunkard? Let her DC careful how
she administers the poison to his infant ills.
Aud you, sisters with hearts beaming with
kindness and affection, we beseech you to raise
your voice ag inst the evil in all its FORMS for it
hao and do pncbf fcr matt hia
high and holy undertaking. Many friend and
brother has sunk down TO darkness and the drum
kard's grave, by the sanction of female friends,
who participated in the glowing wine Think and
act while yet you may.
Little boys and girls. when you are sick, don't
think nothing make you well again but having
your medicine (if you must take that put into
wine whisky. Be good and thoughtful children,
about this, and you may grow to be good and
wise and great and women, just such as il takes
to make free and mighty nation
There is nothing encouraging to the veuder
OF these deeteriOus articles the patronage he
receives from mon and women possessing temper
ance principles They tell him they must hare
title for the time Of need &c. He gives his
shoulders a significant know nothing shrug, as
much as to say, ~ on want what you want, and
you shall have it, if you can't make q little sacr-
fee, why need r. Next to their money, he val
ues the patronage and sanction coming from sour
like these.
Yes, my friends "there is more rejoicing in u
rum shop over one customer like this than there
is over ninety and nine used up topers, who have
expended their all for the body and soul destroying
fire. yet who linger round for the sake of inhaling
the delicious edor that permeates the atmosphere
as the goody flows from his cask into the temper
ance mans-jug-(dea Lily we come very near
saying the temperance mans whisky jug.) but let
Us forbear &c. So long as we bring excuses like
these for our liHle ndnlgences so long and yet no
longer may call for Maine Law Yet vain
will be the call lntemperance will never be Grad
icated SO long the work is left undone at home;
it is here that the God-gven impulse should grow
and flourish and gain strength for the weak and
faultering ones for the love Of those dear homes
and the love that makes brighter and warmer
their hearthstones, and for the duties we owe ose
TO another. as travellers bound 10 the same ever
lasting kingdom let US make these little sacrifices
and do without our wine and cider. and our whis-
Ky pickles, and feed not the animality of our ni-
lures TO the hinderance of spiritual growth
ard expansion but encourage associations with
proper and wholesome influences ph, seal tempo
raj and spiritual, nor ect when the work of re-
formation shall be completed to step in under the
COAX OF our profession for share of the honorS I
due only to those to whom honor belongs
VI any years ago. far away. where the morning /
sunbeam are broken upon the rocks that piled
IN grandeur high above the peaceful waves of the Z
ryer Pc, there lived a mar VII, was rich in this .
worlds wealth and among his possessions Was a
slder press. lie made aud drank cideg-he drank
II oecanse the habit of drinking made him love it (
Ard he had lot learned that habit is a tyrant
"nase yoke Is iron strong. and binds both body
ana soul. (the outer aad inner man the captive>
ol rs cover. tie drank cider and his son fol
eu hlS example. He drank and loved it too. They
'ol drank deep AMI often aud by de grees as their
health was impaired, aud their strength weakened
meihlng h't!e stronger was needed 10 brace
'nenn up Aud You would weep-your tears
woaid uo~ Ike rain drops coald you witness The
tram of sorrovs that cider drinEinr wran.ht 81
the destiny of that family They had h.an.i6,i
fields aud orchards that Welded their ho,ntaors
stores and many were the wants and ,l,s,raSaS ~,
heved by the kiadaesS and benevolepce of the old
man and his family. But the undermining enemy
was there, aud slowly but surely the work OF a..
struction went on. The seasons came and wen,
he flowers lifted up their beautiful heads in the
iaHneSs of their glory-tne golden harves;s were
gathered in, and the fine rich frui, ripened upon
tae bcaShs- TIE songs Of birds were heard With
u the orchard trees, and had that cid listened
70 laeir notes as they came upon his If morn
ing, neoa or evening", he might have construed
.ae'n ia,o friendly admonshings agAius; traducins
'ae luscious apples into the destroying angel that
"'.Aed as o.n his sons, or his neishbers ruin.
. Aha Still the seasons came and went, and the
MOVERS continued to send their beauty and fra
sIAnee up and oat upon the air aud the birds
and the trees put forth foliage and fruit but
aei'ner the song Of bird nor the verdure of trees
1T o'oom OF flowers, made glad the eve or charm
~ =, ne ear. or hghtsned the sorrow that was set
as more and more heavy upon the inmates of
.1e dseiiing there. No deeper and heavier be-
ne me load of woe-for ever the creaking Of
-; e,asr press was sounding IN their ears ssd the
ciee blue pitcher ,ha, might have held the cIsar
F'e wafer Tor them all vas 70, oftea carried from