The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-06-21
THE YOUNG LAWYER, Or, WHO Is
TO BLAME;l
BY KITTY.


Bright Angels from Heaven, have ys not hand
To lend in behalf OF the Temperance band?
Sweet birds Of the forest, have ye prayer?
Then away to the Dram Shop and breathe it
out there.
I" promise you, that this is the las,
glass, the very last. your humble servan,
ever calls for here, or elsewhere; my
mind is made up
The scene was bar.room with its usu
al appendagcs of tobacco smoke and
loungers, and the speaker. a young man
OF twenty five, who draining the glass he
held, placed it upon the table, and turned
towards the door.
William Murray was rising Young
lawyer in New England village, and
with good education, considerable tai
ent, and winning mauncrs, his prospects
for the future promised fair But, like
many others, be had acquired, during a
short residence in nei ghborns city, ii
thirst for strong drink, though seldom
known to indulge freely, he took Glass
every morning as regular as his breakfast.
lie was away from home aud relatives,
his mother had been long dead, and his
only surviving parent lived with an elder
child in small village in the western
part of the Emprc State. Yet, although
young Murray ha! lived in N scarce
ly year, he had gained many real
friends, and some false ones, Among the
latter class We must number Jones, the
much respected proprietor Of the Village
Tavern. Jones was rather kind hearted
IN the main, aud promised himself again
aud again that he would sell no more
''quo: to young Murray, but it bein. a
resolution somewhat difficult. to keep,
especially as William was one Of his best
customers and when making money was
concerned, Jones, like many others, was
noted tor an elastic conscience, SO he had
from time to time broken his word.
The evening before the one in which
We introduced William Murray to our
readers, he had paid Miss W visit,
aud it Was on this occasion he had been
pursuaded to join the Good Templars, Il
lodge of which had been organized there,
six months previous to the opening Of
cur story.
To be sure, it was considerable of an
effort for him to give up his daily bever-
age. but still harder to give up Louise,
who rcsoutely refused to marry him un-
less he would join
That night he was duly initiated and
became a member Of the order, not with
out som, missivings, it is true, as to
whether he should ultimately hold out
but with fixed purpose in his mind to
steer clear of Jones for the next week at
least.
One year passed away, and William
Murray still continued faithful! to his OBJ
legation During that time he had m W.
rled Louise W, aud was now pleas
antly settled in a home of his own. We
will not speak Of the trials which had
bcset him in that year, he had come
nobly through them all, and was succeed
ing well ir his profession, respected and
loved by the better portion of the people,
INDUCED by his fond wife, the future
was dawning without a cloud-he was
happy-the purest delights of home over
his head, he asked no more. Twas then
the Temptcr came!
II was at TIE close Of warm summer S
day that Jones sat by his red and white
carsa'ncd window, looking out upon the
PsoP'e passing on the side walk. his
.aous"'s ever busy, and rather II rouble-
':' mat Lodge had done an awful
sign! OF mischief, most Of his customers
nad joined, and though some of them ho 4
broken their pledge, aud returned ~
their old habits, still it was a pre,, -
straint, or a great nuisance, as he v..
pleased to term it, and had dam aged him
materially; something must be done -
He said dispairingly. While thus mus.
ing, William Murray passed the window,
and quickly (was it prompted by the evil
oue), Jones beckoned him in. He was
seen to pause, look around him, and then
enter.
"My dear fellow, what's the trouble d?
You look i'll !"
"Only tired" was the reply, shave
had considerable business to day"
Something more than that, I'm sure,
and you must take something" added
Jones, passing behind the bar and reach.
ing 70, bottle. But Murray refused.
"lt's nothing but a headache, l viii
s'eep IT away aud he rose to leave.
VOW you can take somc medicine,
nopss pleaded Jones; "It's nothing buI
currant wine, aud you are allowed to take
that, Or ought to bc-my dear friend
}us' one glass for the sake Of sAuld
inns urged, Murray raised the els..