The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-05-15

If this immediate effect was. not produced
such things must create taste for intoxica.
ting drinks"
That's just what mother says" said Ell.
ward; she says that the create t danger
from taking it in food. that it will give US q
taste for il, and by and by lead to our drink
ing It,"
.'IIow very particular you mother must be-"
sad Grace.
"T'm glal our mother isn't so strict" sus-
gcstcd Fanny.
81 don't think my mother i, n bit too
strict" raplel Elward "I'm glad she is
81. Iwouiln't gro up to be incorporate
for the world, AMI I'm real afraid of any,
thing that would max, me So Mother says,
Amt Mary, that she knew mln once VIII,
hal BON ref,rmel h.o.n intcmpcrat, habits.
VIII, fell h.c's into his OIL ways from Just
ea,i ,y slice Of mincc pc that had brandy in
IT"
He couldn't have been very rauch reform
ed, Tn sirc." s,il CaarlcS, sf he fell back
so easy a that
'.Whv. yes he was, Charlie, md no doubt
it would have lasted, and every day he
would have grown stronger anil stronger, If
il ha not BEEN f,r that. am sure it must
be wrong to place such tempt,tions in the
way of any one. How tha person that
made that mince pie must have fel."
"Enle d, she did feel badly enou III" sail
Aunt May, 30 happened to know all
about IT, and III d her to resolve that she
wdnll never agii PIT a drop Of brlnly in
mincc pies or plum cake. Sac sai she
would never again, so long as she livel,
TX. pies or cake il she couldn't do it with.
oct brandy"
"Wel|, but such thing as this jal'y
wolin't LEAD US to- g,t drunk, or anything
Ike it." sill Charles.
~ tier says, Ch,rlic, it IS ike g,ing
dovn slippery hill, and when yoa have
taken one step d,wn. you can't get back
very well, all every step makes it ha-lor
and harder"
Edwards mother is right. my children,
am Surr," said Mrs. Winchester "And
he is right t,o in believing her Instructions.
an I so n 'b'y conf,rnin, to h,r wishes. l
honor Z ward FIR b in, wiling TO stand W
for the truth h r. before IA all, wien h,
knows our habits are so different from those
of his own hone. That i true moral cour-
age. to c,m,r ,it oat b,l lly. AMI not feel
ashamed to do what Is ii III, or to express
or opinions anl p 'incip!,s, even when we
aifr from t',ose arOnal ms. wish all Of
YOU W uld follow Elwa"d's example, put
your n,,ne' !, the t,tal ab stinc, pledge. and
be a urlyeous rs he in defending it. 4
should fo!a or at d,af safer and happier
about yon all" AM Mrs. Winchester sighed
and cast troubled look upon her husband
as he sat at the nther end oft'ie table
81 have heard it al" he simply said
Edward is = COOL hoy"-ani there the
matter was left Left, but not forgotten
the incident nal an impression.
How do you think Edward felt when he
arose from his supper that night, Don't
yol think he felt strong,r raai happier than
when he sat down? III, had been enabled
to overcome temptation, to take a positive
stand on the id. of Vi ,ht. and to prelch
temperance simply but faithfully to those
who seldom he1rl anything upon the sub
icc.. II. had ,easod his Heavenly Father,
anl 90 We gorl alS,. His conscience rowar-
drd him, AL he felt that God Smilel on the
co,,psn he hrl taken. That testing Of his
princi les Lad done I i'm great gool too. He
had d,nird himself, t,ien mp his cross, and
folio vrd Cnris, This selcdenial did not
con .st merely IN letting the Jelly alone Thrt
was snail ifice. It cost him good
deal more efrt 10 speak OF his principles, a
it'll boy as he was, and all alone among
those VIII, might lang, at or reprnve him
But he was firm AMI fearless, and the effort
gave him victory over himself AMI
strengthened him as noting else coalR have
done.
am sire that Edward. AMI every boy
that will f,llow his example, viii grow up to
be gooj and honorable man II. 4. b.
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