The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-01-11
i TRUE STORE.

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In century church. yard amid tie
green hills o. iNcrmcnt, on a white mar
bic shah. Is written The name of ;,i.e.aly
Sfm, al eme af The mast wealthy fatal
J lies Of the PLACE. a townsuan, no,
rrs sonally acquainted with the sad
story of yonng Sawyer p, might
read the Inscription on his tombstone,
with u sigh. that the heir Of 50 ,muci.
wealth sh"nl,! iiin> die, IN m;tuIan,l'.,
! prime; 9hut to those acquainted witt,
his history, wenlsh monld he .,stisight
af, IN visw of the te,,tpl struggle Tor
dear life he maintained wis!l II demon
that dag3sctl his STEPS tor weeks AID
| npntll-.nye Years, ev2n, and tlilnst hin,
1T last in fearful terror into this TIL
timely grave.
Sawyer grew up q noble type of
manilnnd ine in form, genial and dig
niiied i'll barring, he was considered II
leader in The community. aud placed
by his towns reople in Offices of trust
at a very early age. But. alas! the
morning that hgtmctl 81 brightly was
Fstton sshut in Ivy darkest clouds; h..
Ilotdd3se Undertaking cup. that soone,
Iosilater, '.biteih like II srrprut and
s,ingpth. like an adder" His father
lThrlievrd the inn,!era;e use Of ,sl,iiluouS
Liquors as II i'ryerage, harmless, and
often vindcaied his course before his
son, by prrferting rass;'ge.S. of sc1ip-
lure. Being n man uf wealth, bis fam
llly was always supplied With brand, to
use 1t the discretion OF lis mcnilcis .
Sawyer Will, his superior mental ca-
paHties, saw before he was seventeen
i. tlr.ietHicions effects ola free use d
this fierce poison, ami felt in his grow
Eing.apretite ,forlit there WIS danger
and this consciousness of danger, wa.
enough to- arouse the powerful tner
!. gies nf. bis snut,to resistance, and Ia
] resolved never. to taste it again. I,
bind himself more securely, he wroie
pledge, and Signed il with il bold, lirn
hand. as If satisfied that nothing cnul,
eyer prevail against resolution s.
deeply fixed. ttst a.t'l3
2 Until twenty, he wifhSt6od manfuli
the daily ttfnpta'ion his mistaken Fl,
Eilier cruelty i,lacta lhe!oie him am
,l.,,, IL,
llmosiu6eslil,y severe sickness. aud hi
plN>ici"h, us is too often the ease, pre-
tsc,ibe,l spirits as "a restorative; at frs
IS lie pcrcmptorify refused to taste it, hu
{ his mother in her great anxiety for tn
y recovery of her darling, insisted tina
he should take it little wlliie,- 'ius
,c for Il medicine" until he yieldei !.
last Il seemed small niitttef, l,tl
the consequences were tarf;,h 1t *;
!. like opening crevice. in n bail
IN against peut-up waters, his sln,ni'eI
= ing appetite WAS so qnickened, Il
m commencing again the daily use ,
spirits. that he never more was mast,
of limseii. His whole sonl, with Il
$. lis noble, attributes rcbeled asnin
5, slavery 10 the '.drnon iptenrcrancr
and hence the bitterness of his rnp
misery. Which he drank to the vei
drrgs. @ ~
J.. I Tn. ,lrulikard, who becomes sn'
Z withoat campnnrtinn, and even a!ori
N lin his shame, may live siapillyson f
wears ~ lnatlis.ime bur,lei, 10 socitt
II but IL constant struggle with ,Ilei,u
spins li,n,l. such Us ni:intainea
.young Sawyer, soon wears ont t
Y physical frame Knew, aud all |
~ friends knew, llnlrss he obtained /
I,s victory he must soon die. Yet stran
/ "a ten, his father. hi, cruel tather, 81
Kept before lin, the fatal brandy, I
VS. bane of lis life. III urldssy of teckc