Spirit of the age., 1861-06-26

! actually shaking the bri I S hands, sheyowed
Il she had sick at Ter head, she would
fiatten that tall pyraalsl as fat d pancake
10 do the Doctor iel Justice. it must be
said that he was e4sJrelY ignerant of the
extent Of Miss Aranf ssss faelings-else he
would no esRllts liaFsI felt gFeaE Sympathy
Tor her; but there Ms one thing lie cid
Iknow, that he woald not haye exchanged
Fplaces with Prince Albert or any other poten-
! tate Of Europe.
From the American Messenger
4 Fathers ExSmple
Why, Harry, don't you take any wine
today said MIR. Carrisford "a his ONLY son.
at the same time filling his oaA' glass to the
orlm No, thank you, father" said Harry.
Have the teetotallers got hold of you p
SAID the father, half jestlng, and half in car
nest; : should hope a son of mine would
nave too much spirit to submit toisuch dicta
ton as that" Harry looked embarrassed
out nc replied, Il have joined no pledge,
1ather, only have come to the conclusion
tnat 1t would be best for me to drink no wine
at all. Mother and sister Mary think as do
about it."
And well poor Harry might come to sacb
conclusion. Had he not seen his own faith
81 81 titne ana time again, ina bad way enough
ilaa I not that fathers step too often lost its
liIiiiiless' ana MS eye Its ustre, till soul and
reason were prostrated under the british
moot OF sense; and ali On account of the
vine? Well may your 4rirdsiiIcr and sister
Mary, ana your own conscience too, advise
ana encourage you, dear Harry, to have moth.
ing to do with the absolutely nothing
Don't admit the traitor at all. Keen him
outside, and he'll do you no harm.
| wish | was able to say that Harry al
ways adhered to his good resolution. Some
times, though he knew better, he would take
glass with his father; and sometimes two
t9ree and even four. Oh, is he not stand
ing on slippery place now? Poor Harry
thought so himself when the effects of the
poison had passed off. He resolved aoain
and agal1, but he did not could not keen his
resolution.
!, Dear father,' said Harry one morning,
We great favor to ask you "What
Is 1t! said Mr.. Carrisford land if it IS
within the limits of my purse. Won shall
have H." Mr.. Carrisford's purse was large
and well filed, and he leted On his only sa.a-
stood, the boy just passing into the man,
with bright, high forehead and erect fig
ure; with thick, clustering locks and an
open, ingenious expression Of countenance.
"What is it, Harry? What would you
have?'
Father" said Harry, lowering his voice,
and coloring deeply, ''will>you not, for my
sake dispense with wine on the dinner table
Will you not lock it up in the cellar, and
| keep the key in your own pocket? do so
want to be sober man. a man among men.
But cannot if that cursed wine is before me
every day. / shall fall. | shall be miser-
able drunkard; and had rather die now."-
What did that father reply to his earnest
eyed boy He just sWore at him, and left
the room in a rage.
What blessing if some kind friend could
have come to Harry just here, and said to
him. YOU are weak, and can do nothing of
Yourself but God is strong, and can impart
, his strength to you; so just go to him and
ask him for Christ's dear sake to help YOU
keep your resolution, and you will be help
) ed. A little of Gods strength in your soul
is Just what you want. But nobody said
any such thing to poor Harry. His mother
and sister, though kind and amiable them
/ selves, lived without prayer.
i Harry was thoughtful boy, and great
reader, but no one put religious books intt
his hands, or advised him to read them. S;
e he read great many romances, plays, ant
: that kind Of poetry which inhames the imag
t ination and passions and whose tendency i
e to break down that hedge of thorns betwcel
d right and wrong which tod has planted il
:. every human bosom. Harry read grea
d many histories too; and sometimes his hear
" glowed with such a desite to initiate the ex
If ample Of the great and good, that his emo
it tions could hardly be re- PRESSED Was ther
ii no one to help and guide poor Harry Alas
/ 10 e. =.
a. Yet he was much favoredin some respects
le He had beautiful home, 4 fond mother am
sister, and an abundance oilmoney, which,
IN he had known nov to use it, Mould have prove
ID blessing. Yet Harry was very unhappy
k When his father was b1bught home a
re night insensible, and had to be carried to be
d. by the servants, painfully Illustrating all th
a. disgusting effects of drunke mess, Harry wa
Ii quite wretched, and even despairing. " al
Is going in the same way too said Harry
9 alas, alas, wish | had never been born.
be It was about Thanksgiving time, and Harr
to said to himself, "Ill try once more. Ye
to I'll trg once more, and break these curse
Ks, chains"
&C. Harry seemed to be reclaimed Wine W
. before him every day at dinner; and VIII
he went to pass a social evening with /
of friends, there was sure to be wine, or som
ow thing stronger to tempt the thoughtles
ur but for some weeks Harry held out brave
nd and his eyes grew bright with hope, and
ne step elastic, like one who had broken
inc chains of a cruel master, and hid s.
denly found himself free. 6 am not goi
: % to he a drunkard after all, y thought Har
ef" Il shall never disgrace my friends.
going 10 be man.
hes Come, Carrisford, come along"
as James Lawson, "our party viii not be c.
plete without you" but where are
r Of coing?' said Harry. Oh we are goinI
her have fine time tonight; visit to
linz theatre, and as much fun as we want al
my wards" How the vices are banded toget
egg Harry was not principled against the thei
own He had been taught to consider it an IL
on. lectual, and at least very harmless am
the lnent Harry joined his young compan
All went to the theatre, and when that
,eau. tertainment was over, the merry conn
could adjourned to hotel for q supper.
front why don't you fill your glass, U
shind ford?' said several voices at once.
= mar used to be thirsty" "Well, I'm not I'll
going now" said Harry, attempting to laug
|, soon Importantly "You hay'nt got to be
eddy, those sncaking cold water men, have