Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-06-04
VOL. lV.""."NO. "a


stated, some of the general arguments which
a person would be likely to uso in cndcayor-
ing to recall him to a life of temperance. I
could not refrain from laughing to sec how
nc had taken the wind out of nv sails.
But thoroughly warmed with his subioot,
my ncighbor stated his case still further =
"Sir, you know nothing about the appetite
tor rum. My father taught mo to drink it
from my childhood. 1 inherited drunkenness
from him, and was a drunkard before I wos
OF age. For the love of my wife I made a
mighty effort to conquer my appetite, and
thought l had succeeded. Time and tempta.
ton showed me my mistake.
The appetite was not removed. In duo
time it woke like a raging demon, and filled
mo with unuttcrablc tormcnts. I would think
OF my property and of my reputation then
OF my health, and the horrors of dclirium ire
mems; then of my wife and children, and of
home, and then of the hell into which tho
drunkard will be cast. I would rush into
business with furious energy, and try to over
como the appetite; and yet in the face of all
these motives, L would go straight to tho
tavern and drink myself drunk. My rcmorse
and shame were added to other motives 10
keep mo from repeating the decd but all
these seemed like the ropes and withes on tho
limbs of Sampson. This, sir, is my case
have you anything new to add, which I am
not already better acquainted with than YOU
can bc"
1t was the most impressive temperance dis.
course | had ever heard, because pronounced
with that JUNCTION which came from a terrible
experience of tho evil which held him with
its death grip.
But there is a bright side to tho picture
The halfdrunk lecturer whose discourse 7
have outlined, in spite of his gloomy a~nticipa.
tons to the contrary, has reformed his life,
and for several years he has acquired property
rapidly.
Within a few miles, I know of two other
cases quite similar. Both these men were "a
far gone as the one described, and were TO.
gardcd as perfectly desperate. cases but both
of them were reformed, and now in indopeu.
dent circumstances
| write these facts to encourage all whom
they may concern.
A FRIEND tells us the following story Of
child's talk which VIC think good enough to
publish: A gentleman from tho South, with
tho usual Southern prcjudiccs, moved with
his family into Vermont some time last win.
ter. Soon after his arrival his family was
increased by tho addition ola little stranger,
a native Notwithstanding about seven
pounds. His oldest SON., n hoy of four years,
was at first delighted with his littlo brother.
but after a few weeks began to tire of his cry.
ing and got jealous from fancicd neglect.
Ono day he climbed up into his fathers lap
and asked him. Papa which do you lk best,
me or baby? The father, thinking to please
tho little prattlcr, answered that he liked him
best. After a little serious thought the bow
said, Pal know why you like mo best.
why? said the father, thinking ho would
say it was because ho was tho largest, could
talk and play, or something of tho kind.
Its because am n southern man and baby
is a Id Yankee said the little hopeful.
[Gramd Rapids Eagle.
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