The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-03-09
a MELANCHOLY sIGItTA
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PAssisG along the street our eve fell oil
a man sitting III front Of groggcry. His
countenanee seemed familiar, md VIC tarii.
ed toward him for a moment, but seeing
who he was, We instinetiyely turned away,
in the hope that We might spare his feel
fngs. This person NC often met a few
years ago lie was then Young man
iii aetiye business, with fine prospects
ahead lie. was d member Of the church,
and, 50 fur as we could Judge, his way
was open TO usefulness and honor But,
.alnsi how is he fallen! 'sHow IL the gold
become din! How II thc most fine gold
.chaugedl7 We saw him, who might have
sat among tho elders Of The land, d poor,
stupiled, bgsotted dtainkard His faceI
was covered With those Signals Of distress
that prociaim ! sEiipwreck Of All character
and happiness siiipWrrck Infinitely
more sad 10 behold than When one stand..
on the beach 10 witness . majestic vessel,
laden With the wealth. Of Iildla or China,
dashed Into pieces upon the rocks We
could haze wept at the sight. How
inouriful the fact, that proud. aud bohfe
.Philadclpbia5 can. furnish hundreds, nay
thousands OF such specturies! /. . ..s
How was this destruction wrought
How was this temple, that might have re-,
sounded with tile praises Of God, delaced
and poilutedg All our readers Gun an.
s@ertIie question in general way. No
!,,ioabt lie became a druhkard bS degrees.
| Perhaps only an occasional glass was FIRST
Ekakpn Inr the sake Of good fcl ship per
i fiaps it was at The request Of SOME INT
/ friend WHO called hiuI lover. Little by
liittlc IL grew Upon him, AS d sermon d
Ithe sight 4oF Il dFnneilrd suggested to lliai
EIiis tinnger. he@was won't to persuade him.
/ self that hg could quit whenever he chose.
kIsut iIisensibiy tlte habit was formed,
Ewhici, like ID boa.constrictor, now holds
Thin withinit rdsjstiess eeiE While yel
/ a moderate driAkee, he forged the chain
i that now binds him down to the eartli D
chaiii tliat lie strives. in vain, to break.
Jcreaiah Altades in strong language 70
tho tremendous power oil evil I llabiiS---
Can the Ethiopian. cllange his skin OF
the leopard bis sputs2 then may ye slsoade
COED WHO are ACE sToAkn, TO do evil, h. u
4. Have We the car of any one who IN
Il .iulgss his appetite for strong drink 0nij
Il n itftieR let us ask him 10 pause ii oace
4 Now istIle Time, while. the maelstrom il
afar oG, II yni wait until yoa are QUO
within lis vortex you viii certainly. b
swallowed up, unless by N sort. Of ralgaoi
you escape; Had this poor man stoppe'
HI time rather had he never Lcgln--,ii
might have been . leading niaa In his ca
4 ling, esteemed By al, useful and happy
Asst Is, lie i clothed wish shame mi
feeds gu sorrow n ,,.. j. II. I
II Iniit Tor anith, aniluOme3l Tor HsaFeBj
81. Darkness aLsts, despair beneath, hi.
|, t ii Dung mar, what Rre your habits
! DO y9R tlinper with The enp2 Do 20
= = feel any desire for itI Doysu allow YOU
! sell 70 go 10, the. bar Of The fashion
/, able saloon or associate with those VIII
!. si0?g BE assured You are in danger. VIII
not stand on safe gronnd as 10 this mo,
!, alarming widespread sin? Remember tia
!. Z MS he who. goes not upon the water canAt
y = be drowngtl, so he; who totally abstain
= from Intoxicated drinks. as: a heFerag
\ cannot live the drankaEd's life nor die u
i.drunkarts DEATH Wine is q moeke
!. ;, and strong driak is raging and whosoext
|" Is deceived thereby Is not wise. n::.''s Loo
r:i not thou upon the wine when it IS REL
= ], when IL giyeth its color IN the cup, Nhs
|" J" II noTeth itself arights--Pa, lhtas: i. !.