The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1859-08-18
Miarrllaurntta Rra6illg.
a Tough Experience.

Orvin Gardner appears to be doing well M
superintendent of the coffee saloon, established
70 reform low neghborhood in New York
Gardner gave the following account of his former
life at meeting in Newark, Nj:
My life has been an eyentful one have mss.
ed through many scehesw when my brain has been
on nre thropghsthc use of strong drink We 90
In saloon and sitdown, and paying oursiilline,
take the liquor dealt out to us and then wait for
some one TO come in and treat Sons one does
come In aDdwe drink again and again, until we
lind our way in the gutter. hsvo been sincar.
cernted, in prison; oh, how mnnys times z can't
tell own the corn. Ihaye been locked up ali
over the country. have been locked up here.
in New York, Albany and oil through Canada
and away down South, always for getting drunk
or getting in fight while under the Influence of
the naddeping cup There is-no use Of talking.
! have been through the mill But mercifil
God has spared me, and stayed my steps ere vet
1t was too late. j have dissipated in all the iux
pries the devil has ever been able to cook up.--
IL he ever got up q new dish was a chief INN in
setting 1t forward, Now on Sunday, will, NV
wife on my arm, go to church. My Godi what
change. What mercy that He sent His Son
oown 20 earth TO save sinners may wander
away from tie path OF righteosIsnesssfiu tpust
not can never forget the day ON Wi etS Jesus
converted my heart, end washed fny sisx so,ySS
~ was unspeahabiy happy. knew tiess what
constituted true happiness. would advise all
TO get religion, What is more nobler than to
and what looks worse than to soc OFF old man
staggering toward a drunkards grave 1t is
very warm here tonight bns I've been in much
warmer places, from which only descsped by the
mercy Of God had bard work to leave off
dr'nking rum. Gin and sugar in the morning
seemed necessary TO my existenee, was oes
feet slave TO rum. Rum led me In all sorts OF
trouble, and never yet got me ont of q single
scrape. Rum is very large tow.edged sword
and with it the devil cuts off scores OF human lie.
ings 1t nearly took my head off. / did not
sign the pledge. My conscience kept troubling
me every time took drink Of rum. aud went
to Boston TO see II a spree with boon companions
there would not destroy it's ,pangs. The first
move made there was locked M Some
friend got me out OF jail, and got drunk and
Kept drunk for some time. had little touch
Of the tremens, and raised four story window
to jump out and kill myself. but the Lord saved
-iis. lad 20 Telk the street all night. for fear
would jump from the window. I returned.
bringing my guilty conscience with me. Final
ly got 9 bottle OF old Jamaieaj and went down
on Long Island, and there, alone, Istruggled with
The appetite within me. I prayed to God 10
aid, and he did. Irose mp and said, e God, i
viii quit 4 resolved never to touch another
drop OF liquor. aud ; buried the bottle. God iTas
aided me, and may IL please Him, the bottle VIII
never have resurrection. Map can accomplish
great and wonderful things II he only puts him.
self in exercise.
How SffDEhs MAKE kipons.--Somc Of the
most distinguished naturaliste in the world be-
lieve that spiders have the art o crossing streams
Of ssatAr on .hridess q their own masing' brr.
% Having placed large, miLgrown spider on
cane planted upright IN the niidst Of strean,
Of water, he saw it descend the cane several
times, and when IL had arrived at the surfsee %
the water. Suddenly he lost sight Of Il wholly,
but a few minutes sfferward, 10 his great aston
ishment he perceived Il quietly pursuing It's
way on the other side Of the stream. Having
spun two threads along the cane, It had cut one
ofthem, which, carried by the wind, had become
attached to@me object on the bank, and'so served