Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-08-23

| will find friend in me who will never fail
81 thank you, sir, and will be worthy of
| your regard"
When James Porter left the store that
evening he was met near the door by Frank
Bennett
"Where have you been, old chum ?" asked
the latter. "Beeu trying to get back into the
old place Z"
"What! l thought old Pembroke swore you
should never darken his door again p
! 81 am employed there, Mr.. Bennett at an
increase of my former salary"
"Whew Mr.Porter! What airs you put
on 1 guess you don't know where and
somebody else saw you this morning"
"Yes | do. And Mr' Bennett l know
who plotted to lay me in the dust. | have
risen in it, and never again will l fall Good
night, Mr. Bennett. Henceforth your road is
not mine, am free from the shaekles you
would have placed upon me. Seek some other
victim-you cannot enthrall me-
| The tempter stood amazed, while the young
man whom he had sought to ruin passed on.
At last bigger smile passed over his features.
''It will not last"
Did it7 Read
An open meeting of the good Tenplars
with the Sons aud Daughters joining-All in
regalia, all with joyous faces and their great
hall filled literally to overAOwing. Not alone
are the members of the order there, but others
friendly to the cause, and some, perhaps, led
there by curiosity
No matter what brings them there-it is
good place to be in, for the representatives of
Faith, Hope, Charity, Love, Purity aud FL
deity are in force in the hall which has been
solemnly dedicated to those principles.
An immense ooncourse unusual even there
is assembled, and for what?
First, splendid choir is heard singing the
glad Temperance welcomes of our orders.-
Then a gifted man, who has been saved by
the holy influences of these very organizations,
rises and delivers an address which thrills
| every heart.
| He paints the misery of the inebriate, tho
prostration of manly strength, the debasement
of mind that follows the use of alcohol. He
tells of the agony of neglected wifeS. the suf
fering of deserted children, the misery of
parents who mourn over sons gone down to
degradation aud death. He portrays the hor-
ror of that traffic which can prosper only as it
produces misery. He points the finger of
scorn at those who would legislate to license
| wrong, and increase crime, pauperlsm, and
consequent taxation. He pleads with the
inebrlate to turn from temtatlon, the temper
ance man to be a loorker, and not an idler,
in the cause; the Christian to prove his faith.
by work in the cause which always builds up
aud never pulls down.
His address is finished. Those who have
sat spelI>bouud while he spoke now make the
great hall ring with their hearty applause.
He has not quite done. He rises again
'Brothers and sisters" he says, "the con-
Guiding services of this evening are to be by
far the most interesting. Two years ago,
this night, young man who had been lit
orally laid in the dust, through temptation
and intemperance, became member of this
lodge True to his filth, he has passed all
the chairs, and risen step by step in our order
until his name is enrolled with the proudest
and brightest. In business, from one of the
humblest cleaks in firm, he has risen until,
this day, he is announced in the daily papers
as its junior partner. This is not all. He
has by his many virtues gained the affections
of one of our dearest sisters-one of our
highest ornaments. L now give way to the
Reverend brother who in your presence is
about to unite iu the holy bonds of matrimo-
ny our worthy Past Chief, James Porter, to
our dearly beloved Sister, aud Past worthy
Vice Templar, Lille Rutger.
That ceremony had to be delayed every
second of ten minutes until the people got
done cheering.