Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-01-15

"How flushed, how weak he isl What is
the matter with bim ~
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GLOW flushed, how weak he Isl What is
the matter with him
"Only . little tight"
| "Yss, intoxicated"
"Only tight" Mans best and greatest
gift, his intellect, degraded the o0ly power
that raises him above the brate creation,
troddsn under the foot Of debasing arpe-
tite.
"Only tight" The mother stands with
pale face and tear dimmed eye to see her
only sons disgrace, and in her fancy pic
lures the bitter woe Of which this " the FORE
shsdowing.
"Only iight!' The gentle sister whose
strongest love through life has been given
to her handsome and talented brother,
sbrinks with contempt and disgust from his
embrace, and brushes away the bot, impure
kisses be prints upon her cheek.
"Only tightw And his young bride stops
in the glad dance she is making 70 meet
him, and checks the welcome Of her lips to
gaze in terror on the reeling form and flush
ed face of him who was the "zod Of her
idolatry."
"Onfy Tight" aad the fathers face essws
dark and sad a. with bitter sigh be
stoops over the sleeping form Of his 6rst-
born.
He has brought sorrow 10 all the affec>
tionaie hearts; be has opened the door to
fatal indulgence; he has brought himself
down TO level with brutes he has tasted,
exciting the appetite to crave the poisonous
draught again, be has fallen from high and
noble manhood to batbling idiccy and heavy
stupor; brought grief to his mother; dis
trust to his sister, almost despair to bis bride,
and bowed his fathers head with sorrow, but
blame him not, for be is "only tight p
So writes one of our exchanges, and yet
how many young men in our land viii use
the language here put into their mouths, |
and make Jest Of that which ought to make |
them hang their heads in shame, and 70
bowed down like the bulrush for weeks. An |
elegantly dressed gentleman and lady en-
tered car 10 which we were travelling, |
weeks since, and there being no vacant seat
but the one which b. partially filed, We
arose and offered the lady part Of it. She
politely accepted our offer, aud the gentle |
man stood BY her side and engaged in con-
versatiou with her. She charged him with
being guilty Of some Improperly 1t an en-
tertainment which they had attended
the previous evening. He replied, "Oh I
did no. know What was doing, was tight
last night. You certainly do not hold q
gentleman responsible for every little dis
cretion Of which be may be guilty when be Is
tight" They laughed it % - matter Of
Jest He soon lsft the cars. bidding her an
aaecsionate adieu aad wishing her safe
return to her friends. After be had gone
We entered freely into conversation with her
and found her we'll educated and intelligent,
| and the daughter Of pious and gody parents,
who bad spent great pains in training her.
She gave ~ Tie history Of the young man
Who had coGe to - her oG. He was the
child Of fortune, the son Of wealthy and
distinguished family, and had had every Cd.
| vantage for receiving . finished educatioe
that the country afforded. He vas generous
and witty, and a6able to al, and withal be
bad handsome person, and frank and open
manners. We ~ at . glance that the
young lady was completely enamored with
him. She spoks of him with blsshine en-
thusiasn ssd reserve, which betrayed the
| faet that - had completely wor her heart.
| We gently hiated to her that he had one
hult. She quickly asked vha. il was. We
replied, 'she gets tight and doat seem to be
ashamed to let yoa know Il" "Oh," said
she The will get over that when be gets .
| itttAe oioets arc yoH pSfIeCtly Sur6 Vi
thatr asked We. "Oh yes be is % clever,
and % witty, and so smart that he certainly
won't throw himself away BY becoming
confirmed sct." "That is the very sort OF
men that do become drunkards, we an
swered. "You scarcely ever see . mean,
closs-6sted, niggardly, unsocial man, be-
come drunkard. II is always your gene
rous, social, open hearted young men that
fall by intemperence. Besides, IL young
man can 'get tight and boast Of il 70 . lady,
before he is married, the taste for the
intoxicating draught has become fully ixed
in him." The color came and vent sev.
ersl times in her cheeks. We saw that We
had touched tender point. Her judgment
seemed 10 assent 70 what ve had said, but
her feelings said be will reform. We have
learned since that they have formed IN en-
gagement to be married. A few years will
show whesher our theory or hers viii be the
correct onr. All her beauty, intelligence
and loveliness will probably fade and with>
er beneath the blighting touch of drunken
husband. Let other young ladies be warned
by her fate and spurn the approaches Of =
young man who '.gets tight" especially if he
is 20 far gone Is to boast Of it.-Rcs6yte>
ri0R Herald.