Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-09
Reformation of Wirt.

The distinguished W. Writ, within
sixaor seven months after his marriage,
became strongly addicted to intemper-
ance, the effect of which operated strong
lly ON the mind and health of his wife,
and in few months more she was num-
bered with the dead. Her death led him
to, leave the country where he resided,
and he removed to Richmond. But his
habits hung about him, and occasionally
He was found with the jolly, frolicsome
spirits in bacchanalian reyelry. His
true friends expostulated with him to
convince him of the injury he was doing
himself. But he still persisted. His
practice began to fall of, and many
looked on him, as on the sure road to
ruin. He was advised to get married
with a view of correcting his habits.
This he consented to do if the right per-
son offered. He accordingly paid hisad
dresses to Miss Gamble. After some
months attention he asked her hand in
marriage. She replied:
"Mr. Writ, have been well aware of
your attention some time back, and should
have given you to understand that your
visits and attentions were not accepta-
BE, had mot reciprocated the affection
which you evinced toward me. But I
can not yield my assent until you make
tme a. pledge never to taste. touch, or
handle sny intoxicating drinks"
siSThis reply to Writ was as unexpected
as it was novel. His reply was, that he
regarded that proposition as bar to all
further consideration of the subject, and
5heleft her. Her course towards him was
the same as eyer-his, resentment and
neglect.
In the course of few weeks, he went
again and solicited her hand. But her
reply was that her mind had been made
up. He became indignant and regarded
the terms insulting to his honor, and
avowed it should be the last meeting
they should ever have. He took to
drinking worse, and seemed to run head
long to ruin. -a
~ - One day, while laying in the outskirts
of the city, near little grocery or grog
shop, drunk, a young lady, whom it is
not necessary to name, was passing that
way to her home, not far off, and beheld
him with his face upwards to the rays
of the scorching sum- She took her
handkerchief, with her name marked
upon it, and placed it over his face.
vi.eAfter he had remained in that way
for some hours he was awakened, and
his thirst being so great, he went into
the little grocery and grog shop to ge:
a drink, when he discovered the hand
kerchief, at which he looked and the
name that was on it. After pausing, he
exclaimed: -
.al .Great God! who left this with me!
Who placed this on my face 2"
= No one knew. He dropped the glass,
exclaiming ff--,
Enough Enough" !"
He retired instantly from the store,
forgetting his thirst, but not his debauch,
the handkerchief, or the lady, vowing,
that if God gave him strength, never to
touch, taste or handle any Intoxicating
drinks. ''s i-'1
To meet Miss Gamble was the hardest
effort of his life. If he met her in her
carriage, or on foot, he popped around
the nearest corner.
She at last addressed him note under
her own hand, inviting him to her house,
which he finally gathered courage enough
to accept. He told her if she still bore af-
fection to him, he would agree to her
own terms. Her reply was:
"My conditions are the same now that
they have been" F
"Then." said Writ, "I accept them.''
They soon married from that day he
kept his word, and his affairs frightened,
while honor and glory gathered thick
upon his brow. ~
> His name has been enrolled high in
the temple, of fame !; while patriotism
and renown live after him with imperish-
able ldstkfgh h-as.t1al ei''llT
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