The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-15

y missionary Of the American Sunday
School Union, who has been for several
years starting Sunday y-schools in Southern
Indiana, once stopped at the house of a
man who was about to start liquor shop.
After diuner 'mine host" addressed him
as follows "Mr----, you seem like u
mighty clever kind of gentleman, and
| amt no scholar, and I'd like to git you
to do little writin' for me-" Certainly"
| replied, "if can.
What do you wish to have written
Why, said he, "Im thnkin' of startin?
4 grocery, and I'd like to do it right.
My pap used to say, if you want to do
anything right you begin right, and |
would jist like to git you to git up no.
tice for me, and put it in the newspapers
I'll pay the printer and all.
lie wrote the "notice." We rive it
and the result Lclow
Notice.-Fricnds and neighbors, you
are hereby notified that [ expect in few
weeks to commence the business of max
ing drunkards, paupers and beggars |
will furnish you with liquor that will
excite you to riot, robbery and bloodshod.
| will, for a small sum undertake, on
short notice, and with the greatest expe-
dltlon, to prepare men for the poor houses,
the prison and the gallows | will war
rant that my liquors will deprive some
OF life, many Of reason, property and
peace. will cause the rising generation
to grow up in ignorance, and prove IL
nuisance to the nation
lfany one should ask what induce
ment have to try to bring such misery
upon my neighbors, my honest reply is
greenbacks.' All can see that this is a
profitable busness.-Some temperance
men, and even some protesting Christians
give it their countenance, and besides,
| live in land of liberty, and intend TO
get license to shorten mems lives, and
ruin their souls. So come one, come all
! pledge myself TO 20 all ! have herein
promised, and farther, for the annoyance
OF good Christian people, will agree TO
keep open on sunday"
When met him again he said, "Mr.
l'm the wu'i whipped Teller yon ever
seed. That advertisement you put in
the papers ahoat my grocery jist opened
my eyes. | tell you what's fact, | nev.
cr thought how mnch harm | might do,
aud I'm plumb ashamed of it, aud list
made up my mind I'd rather work for
quarter day. than 90 into it," | told
him | believed no was all honest man,
and needed only to see the awful consc.
quences OF the business to cause him to
change his mind lie replied, I'm
mighty glad yon writ past as you did"
aud repeated, "ld rather work for
quarter day
The next trip into that region organ
lied school in that ucighhurhood. He
attended the meeting, aud when it was
proposed to take collection Ia purchase
a library, he put five dollar bin in my
hand, whispering in my ear, "'rhai', pali
OF the money | was going to huy whi-kcy
with
Allow me, however, to say that do
not take to myself the credit of foresoe-
ing that this would be the best course to
pursue with this poor man, bat feel that
the Lord directed me to his acquaintance,
and to this as the best means to his con-
version.
Colonel liigginson says IN the Homau's
Journal that not only do girls exert re-
filming influence when introduced into
boys school, but the introduction of boys
into girls school equally tends to refine
the latter. lie quotes an interesting
case in proof. Our own experience has
shown that the union of the sexes in our
higher institutions of learning is de-
eidcd benefit to boh, and we hope to see
the time when all our colleges shall be
thrown open TO young ladies aud gentle.
men equally. We say let our sous and
daughters be educated together. - IPatch-
man d. Reflector.
"ioung man." said a minister to II
youth oi his congregation, "do you know
what relations you sustain in the world ?"
"ies, sir, two cousins and grandmother,
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