The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-05-07

in tact she possessed many Of those
qualities whicn render woman admir-,
xole, Iovable aud attractive. At the
aye OF twenty Two l had grada ated
with h.aor .t the-U"'versi,y aud two
year. later received my diploma IS III
,nc.p,e"t N. d tiom the College u
Medicine iu NY native city, aud Wa.
no~ ready " begin the practice oi
| medicine, which l immediately proce
ded to put ,uto execution by 4 splay Ing
my sign "Harvy NswcoUb, Physicisu
aud Surgeon" ou the door Ut 4 house
eliyably located Oh enc vi the principle
thorouyufsres Of the city. Owing
to fortunate circumstances, not neces.
sary TO uame here, my practice assumed
pleasing proportions tron the beginning
aud thoush not large, it was very fat
,er,nyto young practiciouer who Was
just making his start at the foot oi
iame aud fortunes ladder.
l viii d'grsss little here, by stating
tha" among ths many things learned
while iu college Was one whlcn eventu
ally provet the baas Of my lite, and
that " - to u>e Intoxicating beverages.
The habit became fixed to such de-
gree that iu later years IL became the
arblter Vi my fats aud the cause Of sli
ny m,si'r, unes. NJ pen eau portray
he sui1c.l".s II m,ud aud body
du. ius tue dark and bitter years whic"
"rre - svu" ~ be upon me,
ne result "f tie excessive uss Of xicv
,"llc drinks. l;u. | vii uvt antlc,p Ate
,ur, her.
A. the age Of twenty Eve was mar
| ted to = woman whUu l had know ii
In, '>t from c"iii""'si to say thas
ste Was ait ta4. c,u.L te d.s,rcd as :.
vile, would be bat t.i"t praise s,.
"As braut,iut IL ps'sv", accomplished
~ MUD aud manner, Intelligent
.bove the average Ut her sex, kind III
disposition, loving, geatls aud atfec
| iunate II ever = n,au had Cause to
c,nsra. u ate hlm>eIf upon nus near
"ess u Eden, Vas that man, and |
certainly had xmP'e reason tor doing
- My MUD, and heart seemed tO have
reached that state Of perfect rest s"d
;u"tent,ncut which follows the pOse,-
ton Of those thugs winch they are tine
.uust eager. aud anxious u Poesess. 4
certainly seemed to possess all that Was
e>ir.bie. 4 loving vile, u beautiful.
."'ae. aud competency assured II"
ny c''asan,,y Increasing prActics Atte'
wh,te tny Ous,ness BEGAN ~ assutnv
..r.-r p,uport,o"s, aud TO occupy tn.
.s-AIer par. ot NY l..n.; my pA,,s"'s
multiplied rapidly, | Was oite" caiIeu
way ~ reu,.." p 'ss,by all ulyht. |
sas expussd to al ki.ds Of weather
ain. Iro>t, snUw aud Ill tue changes
+ the climate. Is It strange the Temp
Ter found n- out! Ny o'd appetite nvs
been d.ad hut o"Iy sleeping, the crsv
,us tor stlmulant had bseu foryottcn IN
he almost perfect haPp'uess oi NV
married life, but II returu ii nov, iaiuL
~ at first, but grew stronger; fatigue
broken rest, cnlllihess from night air,
damp ciothi"g, all su.yvs, ed ., imu'a"is
80 cou1ter.ct til effect which niga'
io.iow tuess exposure; | resisted ~
irst then after while l tasted little,
thinking l could coutrol myself; how
vain the tnou,h ,ht. At 6.st | believed /
Was doing right, DUNG justice to my
"vertaxsd strength to USE stiwulants
'"oderateiy. After while found NY.
>e'f s.. Alux excuses Tor using it In ~
,:rsased 4 ,a",lt.es aud II shorter inter.
seis, my cravings grew stronger aud
more uses.trsiaoi.. | hey ~ to use the
.i,Sgu,ses COMMON t. those who use u.
cohollc sslma'a"ts, to prsveut my wife
aud tfieuds from su.pectiog how tar |
had gone On the downward road to y
dru"kards doom; but my disxuises
we're vain. they had been penetrated
even before I had suspected it !:
! had MT noticed tne fad
ing cheek the wisttul look, the moist.
eued eye Or tremulous voice Of my
loving wife, but they burst upon me At
last, aud | felt that any farthur effort
70 hide my sin vas useless. Then
came the struggle between love If.
fection and pride, aud the power of
the sccurssd habit which Was dragging
ms down 70 d,sgrsoe, poverty, rags,
aud 6ually to draokard's grave. Just
At this time, - if 70 hasten my fall,
my first born soa, ny noble boy. the
pride aud pet OF the household, sicken
ed, aud died. In ny weak, ssraxyIing
condltiou, was il any wonder ! sought
the b. VI, to drown, i0r . time ae least
the multitude Of sorrows which had
oversskeu me! l did nos seek aud
tind li,m wnO IL able to save to the Ut.
teTu,ust al whO eoms tO him. NJ,
dsd, is ny b ,ud condition. to the en-.
easy VI soals Tor help. I drank to ex.
GERS. regardless ct the prayers aud
Plesdl"gs Vi my wife and the eatrsatis.
~ my trleods, aa,ii I ~as csusht in
the tolls Vi that terrible ,fl.ction, d..
,erium ArsinAns, aud became . ravinx
naniac. Darlsg quiet interval in my
dslerium. | took advantage IT my op.
portuuity and BY exercising the cun-
Mug aud deception usually developed
BY the d,s+a>e ~lth which Vas aflic
ic,sd eluded The care and supervision
of my Watchers, and made ny escape.
6rst from the house 70 the garden,
then 70 the street AID feeling myself.
free | Aed, chased in my dis ordered
fancy, BY dem"ns Of all six-s and Of
every shape. Where went or whittier
my rapid steps led ne, I knew not nor
dill | care. % long - escaped from
my tormentorA. AID % wandered
m,ny days asd nighss, sleeping where
| could 6nd snslter, some times
in the open aslds, At others, ia bsras
o. out hosass, sometimes, pilfered