Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-07-01

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drank tumbler full of Intoxicating
drink. In the central portion of
this State was for two years at the
head of q fourishing academy
Respected for my supposed scholar
ship, the honorary degree of A. M.
from Center College was conferred
upon me- I had received the de-
gree of A. b. in regular course.
At the expiration of my pedagogui-
cal career came to this city, with
few books and less money, to prac-
tice law Success followed to a
reasonable extent; l made a living
for my little family. The tempter
came-not to drink, but to return to
politics, in which had dabbled to
the extent Of publishing weekly
political paper. Yielding, l went
to an inferior town in the center OF
as noble and kind heated a people
as has ever been my lot to reside
among. Here crushing misfor-
tune betell me. One night as was
addressing an audience in the court
house opposite my rooms, came
the cry of fire. Irushed out to find
my young and beautiful wife, who
had been preparing for a festal oc-
casion with some of my friends,
quivering mass of broiling flesh.
My little babe and 1 were then in
deed alone in the world. 1t was on
the eve of the Presidential election
of 1850. I gathered up my shat
tered powers and entered the con-
test. In Kentucky we were sue
cessful; but that success did not
stay the hand Of the great combat
ants. Upon the eve of the wars
breaking out 1 married one of
Louisville's fairest and most noble
daughters From the window of
my now constrained home / can al
most see the yard of the handsome
mansion wherein our VOWS were
spoken. The contrast, as l see it
under the silent stars, is sharp to-
night. Man never found truer wife
-motherless daughter never truer
mother. Indeed, that little waif fell
softly and gently into the arms of
love- But the demon Of war, and
the demon Of drink, and the demon
Of cards came to make our paradise
a hell! I was in avortex A large
estate was placed in my hands to
manage, the trained capacity to
manage which had not. failed.
Debts were made larger, resources
were cramped, and in a few months
l was glad to escape from the
whole. The sudden requirement of
wealth turned my head, gave me a
=; distaste for pursuits that yielded but
meager revenue. Hence / frittered
away means and time in vain to en-
deavor to obtain a high appoint
ment or get some heavy contract.
The result was l found that I must
go to work. One night about three
and one-half years ago, in neigh
boring city, | dropped into a tenn
perance meeting and seated myself
in the extreme Of the church,
When the pledge came aound to me,
| rose and said in voice that star
tied the audience by it's solemn
earnestness: s'For the sake of my
wife and children, and for the sake
of my own salvation from this great
sin Of my life, l take this pledge to
drink no spirits that will intoxicate,
for six months" / have kept it
eighteen months. Under more IA
vorable circumstances I might have
kept it longer. There are those
who will read this, 1 know, who
will testify that no man worked in
tellectually, night and day, with
more fidelity to his employers
whether it was teaching or editing
Indeed, worked myself. Not
until long past midnight hours die
1 retire to a disturbed slumber. Al
the end of a years editorial life
broke down. Chills, quinine, whis
ky, debauch followed. Rallyine
again, though, I was soon in thl
editorial harness. The same ole
round Of nightwork and response
H. bility. Six months only had passed
and l was honorcd with a seat il
the National Convention Of my par
ty. The gentleman I was associat
- ed with in business was not willing
E to support the whole party ticke
= and had no objection to the mar
he opposed, and he (my partner
e was millionaire, and could affort
~ to indulge his political whi1s.
:, could not. We separated and
:" became associated with a distin
r guished editor of the northwest il
y an evening daily, which has become
, one of the most remarkable news
!, paper successes, except it be thu
h Courier Journal, in the country
|e Once, seriously did I fail in thi:
n connection. My wife was away fol
is months, and on one festival night
h drank, and was almost mania,
- from it. She returned. For 81,
l. months more I labored at my edi
torial desk, and no drop of whisky
q. went down my throat. Not on
le cent Of my earnings was squandered
h Business called me from home tt
IS this city. I met many, very many
" acquaintances was pressed tC
,s s drink; broke over the first time
q with very distinguished man O
!. your State-a noble hearted gentle
v man, who, had he possessed a con
r. ception of the injury he did me by
t. asking me to drink, would have re
d Trained. That evening 1 went with
an excursion Of railroad men, ther
N holding a convention at the Gal
"a House-took q cold. This was al
d excuse for further drink. To shor