New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-24
The colporteur and Man with q Jug.

II About six years ago q CopoFtenr OF the American
Tract Society was travelling on horsebask snrongh
one Of the most mountainous portions q
Georgia, laden with books for dstrihuti and
When passing through narrow gorge besWeei 5tWo 8
hills where was scarcely room for more than one
son ID pass he met .; man with jug. The gag mad
no hnnte. hut was held by an old, greasy 1ea1aeFn
string, tied around the nee Inc
aGood morning, sir, can sell you 4 book W.
No. sir have no money Was the fef Il.
Where are YOU going my friend. with yoar jug
tsTo the still house. SIR ., b. ss &
Suppose YOU take tie money with which h9yon pso-
buy the bgya go2d 1Soa aaa g9
4 promise it will be better for YOU: - B.4,.. Z
81 But sir, have no money am to get the whisky
on credit" ,3 81. I Y. u N, s9
Twill buy your jug and give You q book for iii
can then 90 home and read your book and do
the liquor. What do you say G. " thas ,3, +ta,
The man with the jug hestated #aWhile ahd Lheh
replied, g I will let you have the jug.
/ THE Colporteur took the jug and gave him him a copy
of the Temperance Manual, and, hanging hls new
gave lie lug to the lady Of the house at which be
Spent the night. He visited several families before
might however carrying the Jug ghlch was q gfeat
matter Of astonishment and wonder to al aaM
him and the question WAS Frequently asked, s What
The CoIporteurs heard nothing more OF the man
from whom be bought the is seas n4sl
six years haylng elapsed kelng aI v
engaged in colporteurage for the u, Ilast saeety he
was accosted by asgentlenlan Win the s q,
Do YOU remember trading fofa us; setelat Js.ssa
!. ago, in the hills about here I 4 i ;sS s 4,
Nd. .sir,' replied the Goporteur 5Szs 35
Yonder said the gentleman, polntlng e saost
II hooking man is the man from whom You bought y:
Fl He vas at the time you met him q pesl
II to society," Now he is sober man and has heeh ever
since the day took the jug frea he Y
now, nm orderly and consistent member OF the ehufGi
and epoys religion. He is industrious ana supports
II his family well whereas, while he owned the Jng ne
did little else than make his visits to the
n and all and empty his Jug & s$s ~
The 5Colporteur feeling some interest, inquired Of
the man how the change was 50 suddenly ~
! him. Was it the tract s. . osssald sNas
vnn, determination and the interest seemed to
manifest in my welfare and besides this gou foo
s,, is and that Seine thinking then Went hone
= a1d read the tract, and determined the help OF
= Gnd TwOud never drink another drop, and a nave
: been enabled to keep that promise, sys5,
This is d plain, unYarnishea tale and shows hoW
! ! much may be done by strong last
thy bread upon the maters for thou " aisr
+ many days. ls3l5As y
NOVEL pEa The ltimore Sun says thaI .,l Dr.
: Deck, Of New York. comes OUT with The starting
\ statement that henceforth al paper may be derye
q from the mummy catacanhs Of Egyp The Doctor
!, !, has explored the entire valley OF the and hs
q almost forgotten his mother tangQs e sstlaa5s NJ
le that the mummy pits of the Nile contain ahoas o9
= millions Of enlhalmed pans. Msa he
vi u with their linen and papyrous 20 ~
m ceent material for first class paper he Qee iee IS
aq plain the rationale of his thepry but
OF and muscular matter Of these bodies have All bsen
ed into fibre il posi- as he
ld it can be eonyered into pulp with tue sane VI
vegetable matter. Let this idea be nt INTO
ms efIset ana it may even happe a one o the ssea
as ;s @ s Gls,,,stya or even OF hli
self nay Yet farnis terfal Ss snts 7
at @ SsiI, leNfsnaner They would thus certainly
of se1 " s Sssfb II we'll as fIiSli life.
,ur - - - 81 = -,
the The poor pittance Of seventy years ~ nos q
ed being d villain fot. Nhat ma NsaE
lsll les d q splendid hpnsl