Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-26
Ice is onlY Drunk,

-r-aa az the conditions in which human being
may be placed we look upon a man when
drunk as in one of the worst. 1t is nothing
more or less than nsapity Of mnd-that part
of human being that asakeS him human he,
for the time being, reduces himself upon le-
vel with the brute creation. Who can say
what may happen to him while in this eUTai-
tion! He may only o. aroused 10 conscious.
ness Of his situation when his spirit has passed
to another world He may while in this un.
concinus State, Jake the life Of fellow mortal
and be thus doomed to drag out the balance Of
ain awful existence in n 1oathesome dungeon
with the bright canopy of Heaven exchanged
for the dark clouds Of horror Of conscience.
More than nine tenths Of the murders.
crimes poverty and woe that spread gloom
over our country is caused either directly or
indirectly by drunkenness. These truths add
ed 10 the fact that 'no drunlsard shall enter
the kingdom OF Heaven has had the influence
ever to cause US to look upon human being,
when drunk, with horror. Boys, do you see
that poor miserable creature staggering along
the street? Do not make a sport OF him. He
has wife and helpless childten and he may
at any moment fall and put an end to his exis-
teuce, and thus turn her, he has sworn to love
and protect, out upon cold world, a widow
with her children to support, with no sunshine
Of hope to brighten her pathway to the grave.
IS a. Texan.
RELICS OF THE LAnDiNG OF THE PILGRIM
FArnERs.-Col. Schouiler, the editor of the
Atlas and Bee visited Plymoutt Rock Oh the
g2d Of December. the anniversary Of The land
ing of the Pilgrims. He saw there, in Pilgrim
Hall, the barrel Of the gun with which the cel-
ebrated Indian chief, King Phillip was, shot
There is the sword, the old iron pot, and the
tin patters Of Miles Standish. There is mo-
del Of the Mauaower. There is copy of Ell
lots Indian Bible. There are portraits of the
Winslows, and the large picture by Sargent OF
styrhe Landing Of the Pilgrims" and there is a
smaller one, and one which, to US, is more true
To history and more true TO art, though it covers
less canvas, of the landing Of the Pilgrims from
the small boat, upon the rock. In an anIe
room. off from the main hall, ia glass case, is
the original charter OF the Plymouth Colony,
f,ranted by Olivier Cronn.ell. The corner Of
the parchment on which which the name OF
the protector was inscribed has been torn off,
lonbtless by some unprincipled collector ol
autographs He will never dare TO show If,
r.f then the thief would be discovered. The
torn corner has been pieced out bya paper sub
e;iiIte, on which is written, in imitation Of The
original, the nape Of Cromwell. In front of'the
bsi, the upper part Of the rock is placed, sur
rounded and guarded by an iron railing. Be.
y.en the railing on iron plates, are the names
Il The Pilgrims whose feet had hallowed and
ircmortalized the inanimate ground inclosed
:, thin.
g THs whole route Of the Memphis and Little
Rock Railroad was wilderness. Since the
track has been opened from Memphis TO Madi-
son--forty. miles-iwepty cotton plantations
have been opened. Thsiaud IS all extremely
fertile.
A personal difficulty occurred in the Pacific
Raliroad Convention in Neiv orlsars,on Tues
day night, between DR.. JepSti Fowlkes, Pfesi.
dent OF the Road, and SON Of Mrs Verge
(which one Is not staied-E.M YergeF, we
soppo-s) vbich IS said viii Terminate 10 duel
Tbs ea1ss IS reflections on the iniaefity Of Mr.