Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-01-22

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to reclaim him His wife exerted her
influence, but he regarded their ap-
prehensions as if grouEdless. He
was master of himself, he said, and
indignantly refused to be counseled.
Alas, the poor man was self de-
ceived, as thousands have been. The
admonitions Of friends as we'll as the
entreaties of his wife, were UNDECIDED
and heonly came to reflection when
his interest was bought by the Bank,
and his services dispensed with. But
he wss not dependent, for he was
rich
A fashionable and expensive style
of liviag. with losses in Wall street
soon brought him to bankruptcy
Now he was ram ruined; proud and
sensitive family we're thrown upon
the friends of their native city, Tren
ton. After season of debauchery
and disappointment. he aroused the
latent powers of manhood, and de
termined never. nd, neper, to touch
the aceurSed stuff that had brought
such ruin upon himself and the family
that he loved. For months he strove
alone, for his loved ones would not
trust themselves to his guardianship;
for months he fought fearful battles
upon she unseen ba,tleflelds of his
soul, and felt at last victorious, though
the raging thirst for rum constantly
admohished him to match.
BY degrees he again won the con-
Gdence of influential friends. and was
again called as Cashier of another
Bank, at salary of many thousands
of dollars per year His family re-
turned to his embrace, and prosperi-
ty promised him fairly for the future
OF life, His sagacious mind saw a
chancellor successful speculation, and
assoeiating himself with friend, they
succeeded IN two years in accumu-
lating large fortune
The legislature of the State by
by some enactments threatened to
impair the profits of his business, al
though to all appearance it seemed
an honorable one. He was called to
Albany, and was compelled after the
custom of the time and place to use
money freely wining and dining-the
law makers and law breakers as well
He said that twenty-five thousand
dollars were spent that winter He
gained one point but lost another.
| He saved his business but lost the
resolution he had fOrmed-neVer, no
neper. TO taste rum again Once the
flood gates up, and the fearful tide
of temptation unchecked, he was
borne with irrisistihle rapidity to the
vortex. of ruin. This time he could
not though he pould have needed the
entre3tses of his loved ones Rum
had him" His wife secured proper
ty from his effects before all was a
second time lost, in her native town,
and with her daughters, succeeded
by personal exertions to keep them
selves from want.
The riches of this world that take
wings (as it were and fly away, left
the unhappy man again. Worse than
all, his dear friends fed. Alone, un-
cared for, the subject of senseless
jokes, dirty. ragged and bleeding
drunkard, he may appear to the imag
ination of the reader as he appeared
that eventful morning to me, and as
he yet appears in memory. l can
never forget how deeply the fountains
of his heart and mine were moved
l felt my sympathies going out and |
esteemed the remnant there was Of
the man yet remaining. The break
fast hours had nearly passed, while
listened to him. When he had fin
ished, | invited him, even as he vas,
to breakfast with me. He feelingly
refused, saying that he would not he
allowed OF the table, but said he
would accept a small sum of money
to pay for a plate of soup and bath
We parted with an engagement 10
meet at night, which we did. He
looked like q different man; he was
clean and better clad. An old Wal
Street friend had given him consid.
erable amount, and he used it well
For few days we met, and he said
he would look to God for strength
and wisdom. When we parted last
he said he would leave New York foI
the West, and try once more to be g
man. A hundred times or more, has
nv mind recalled the scene have sc
family described. Oh, how often
have l wondered what finally be
came of the poor victim of Rum
Rum blights the fairest roses or
beauty's cheek. dethrones the reason
of wisest men, crushes the most ar
dent hopes of humanity; it trample:
with iron heel the fondest objects o.
affection forever from the heart, i
brings poverty rapidly into the place
of wealth, want into the place oflux
ury and plenty, disgrace in place
of honor, vice in place Of virtue, TEN
poral and eternal death in place o
life and Heaven. But why say more
Time and abOunded talent would anC
does utterly fail to draw the horriC
pictures, or describe the horrid paini
of RUNS victims. The matches.
power Of the most eloqent, appes Il
in vain for help to crush out the hor
rid business of rum selling, for hell
to reclaim the fallen or save tn,
young and virtuous from falling, fo
the help of the helpless who suffe
! the bitterness of disgrace and want
Who that loves either God or hi
fellow w-man will longer fold his hand
or close his eyes while there is 81
much. work for the hands to do, ant
so much for the eyes to look upon o
want, and misery, and crime.
RThe State Grange of Indiana ha
! endeavored to fix the standard of Jus
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