Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-08-05
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What! doyourot drink wine?iIasked
Mrs. Warren, in her pleasant tones
II have been taught net to drink it. "
said Alfred. -ef 80 81. -.it4t
You have had a good teaching, I
doubt not" said the lady, "and L honor
you for respecting it, but think it
makes a difference where and in what
company You take it. I should not be
wiling for George to go into q .bar-room
IN company with dissipated young men,
and call for wine, but at home, in the
| family circle, it is diffsfen Mt. A moderate
use OF wine never hurts any one. 1t is
only when carried to excess that Re is
injurious. You had better drink yoIirs-
so little as thatwill never hurt you.f
Jessie was sitting by Alfred. She took
up the glass he had set on, the table and
gave IT to him with q charming smile.
Drink IL for my sake, she said.
Again he took the goblet Ia his hand.
Inc glowing wine was tempting but the
iaees around him were mere femptiric
sun. He raised it toward his lips But
attnat moment there rose up before him
pate, sweet faee, with pleading eyes
the face OF his mother in heaven. Tho
'ooy iaid doWn the glass with a firm
nano, ana with trm tones he said: zsd.
er's dying request that I sbonld neyer
taste of wine, and If disregard it now.
L fear greater Temptations will follow
fou must pardon my seeming discount
esy, but cannot drink it.n
"A silence fell upon the little circle.
None spoke for several minutes. s0n sa'E e
Then Mrs. Warren said, In. a voice
choked with emotion:~ s,..,s,'f, s7,g5 -,
Forgive me, my boy, for tempting
you 10 Violate your conscience. Wonld
that all young men would show as bigh
q sense of duty.p d sli sa;-ig9l9r g
Every one of the family put down
their wine untasted.
L"Ihe boy is right, !" said Mr.. Warren.
Drinking wine leads to- deeper pota.
tons We have done WRONG in setting
such an example before our children.
aere, Ellen,n he called to the servant,
take away this decanter. neis-17 - , - =; -
And, as the table was cleared OF ffhe
%1ae .o1ae,na and glasses Mr. Warren said,
.''Now here, IN the presence Of Won all.
make solem q vow never to have any
more wine on my table, or drink it nv
'elf, as a beverages; and may my infiu-
snee and Precepts be as binding on nv
children as the request of this boys
And Mrs. Warren softly responded:
"Ameniul si5do04 lAn =
2 Dir. Warren turned to Alfred. z,ni
-I"Weare not drunkards or wine bib
'ers here, my. boy. I have, always
preached temperance to my children,
,ut have Fever realized before how an
occasional glass ofwine, if pertaken of
n good society, could injuEe. I see it
low. Ifa person. can drink one glass,
le can drink another, and yet another,
md it IS hard to know just where to
iraw the line I thank you for this les
on i will show that have as much
as mere boy. My children,
VIII you follow my example, and pledge
o abstain totally from wine as a bev-
rageW ahaia .-1sas e.uia al----
"We,will, father, ,n<was the response.
This pledge was never broken by any
# the family, and never did Alfred
Harris have cause to regret that he re-
isted the temptation TO drink one cupof
vine.
Years afterward, when he was pros
'erous and worthy merchant, and sweet
essie Warren was his wife, they often
poke of the consequences which might
ave followed. had he yielded to that
ne Temptations; and Jessie tries to inn
Iess as firm principles upon the minds
her children as her husbands mother
nstilled in the heart of her boy. = na-fT