The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-05

a surprising assistance TO a man at the instant
of temptation. He remained g. the Home six
months always improving tn health, aud regain
ing his former character. He lett Boston twenty
two months ago, and has since lived With perfect
sobrety and has been restored to his family aud
to his profession.
once heard DR.. Day relate the occurrence
which produced in his mind the conviction that
drunkards could be rescued from the domina-
ton of their morbid appetite One evening, when
he came home from his worS, he heard that a
certain jack Watts, the sot OF his neigh borbood,
was stsIY wing with his WI and three Joung
children. After tea he went to see him. In
treating this first patient, Albert Day nit upon
the very method he has ever since pursued, and
so ! beg the reader will note the manner in
which he proceeded. On entering his cottage
he was as polite to him, as cousijerae Of
his DIGNITY as head OF q household, as
he could have been to the first man of the
village. "Mr. Watts" said he, ater the usual
sautations, II hear you are In straitened cir
cumstances.n The man, who was then quite
sober, Tephed:-l am; my two youngest chill
dren went to bed crying for food aud had
none to give them. l spent my last three cents
over there pointing to grog shop opposite,
land the barkeepeT said to me, as he took the
money says he, Jack Watts you are a fool
and so am.n Here was chance for o fne
moral lecture Albert Day INDUCED in nothing
OF the kind: He said, "Mr. Watts, excuse me
for few minutes;" and he went out, returning
soon with basket containing some -four, pork,
and other materials for supper. "Now, Mrs.
Watts, cook something and axe your children
again early in The morning. Good night.n
Perfect civilty-no Teproaches-uo lecture
practical help OF the kind needed and at the
time needed. Observe, too that the man was
in the condition of mind in which patients
usually are when they make the confession i'm
piled in entering an asylum. He was at the end
Of Of his G tethtr He fS waT-to use the language of
When MIR. Day called the next morning the
family had had their breakfast, and Jack Watts
smiled benedictions on the man whom he had
been wont TO regard as his euemv because he
was the declared enemy of Jack Watts enemy.
Now the time had come for a little talk. Jack
Watts explained his circumstances: he had been
out of work for a long time, and he had con-
sumed all his substance in drink. Mr.. Day
listened with respectful attention, spoke to him
of various plans for the future, and said that for
that day he could give him dollars worth of
wood-chopping to do. Then they got upon the
liquor question. In the sottened, receptive mind
of Jack Watts Albert Day deposited the sub
stance OF rational temperance lecture. He
spoke to him kindly, respectfully, hopefully,
strongly; Jack Watts mind was convinced; he
said he had done with drink for ever. He meant
1t, too; and so was brought to the second stage
on the road to deliyerance. In this particular
case, resting from labor was out OF the question
and unnecessary, for the man had been resting
too long already, and must needs 60 to work.
The wood was chopped. The dollar to be paid
for the work OF the close of the day was fear
full ordeal for poor Jack, living fifteen yards
from barroom. Mr.. Day called round in the
evening, paid him the dollar without remark
fell INTO ordinary conversation with the family
and took leave. John stood the test; not cent
OF the money found ITS way into the till of the
barkeeper. Next morning Mir. Day was there
again, and, seeing that the patient was going on
well, spoke to him further about the future, and
glided again into the main topic, dwelling much
upon the absolute necessity Of total and eternal
abstinence. He got the man a place, visited
him, held him up, fortified his mind, and so
helped him to complete and lasting recovery.
Jack Watts never drank again, He died year
or two ago in Maine at a good age, having
brought up his family respectfully.