The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-06

with which she grasped the glass as it
was placed on the round table by her
bedside. 1t made me shuddcr to look at
her.
al am sorry to see you looking so very
ill.," | said, when her husband and were
left alone with her
Ill., am [ i'll, did you say? Yes, |
am ILL., They don't tell me am going
to die, but know | am, Oh | have
such pain here" laying her hand upon
her breast, "snch hot, burning pain
here--it never leaves me day nor night
1T burns every moment. Is it nell fire,
think you There is something speaks
within me, and says it is. think it
must be, Dives, you know, was torment.
ed in that fame, and asked for drop of
water to cool his tongue-only drop
one drop! he could not have been so tor.
mented as | am, for river would not
quench the fire within me. Oh, me
Oh, me ~
Mr.. -. could not bear to be longer
in the room, and | was left alone with the
poor guilty sufferer. After few
moments, in which | had to make "A
strong effort to overcome my emotion, |
said to her, Il fear it is true as you seem
to think, that you can not live much
longer; but do you ever think Of what
awaits every unpardoned sinner after
death, and you don't know that your sins
are forgiven, do you Perhaps you have
not repcnted of them-not asked God for
Chr,st's sake to forgive you ?"
No, | have not repented; | don't feel
any sin, only this dreadful pain always
burning within me-"
"But you know that you are a sinner
and have shortened your life, AID des
troyed your husbands peace, aud set d
bad example to your children by your
drunkenness No drunkard, .he Scrip.
ture says, can enter the kingdom OF
heaven"
That's the reason, then, why have
this burning here; thought it was hell.
fire, and now | am sure it is
"No! no it is not; it is only disease
of body, that fire will soon cease to burn;
but hell is for the soul as well as for the
body, and it is everlasting. But you
may yet be saved from it-Jesus Christ
came into the world to save sinners, even
the chief, and He wishes to save you
He is ready to save you at this moment.
Don't you feel your need of Savior ?'
81 only feel this pain. Oh | think
it burns deeper, am all Of a flame"
"But your precious soul-youi soul
that must live for ever in misery, if it be
not saved from the wrath to come. Oh
do seek the salvation Of your soul. before
it is too late"
Much more was said without producing
any impression on a heart whose sensibi
lities were iearfuly blunted, and after
praying with her left her, intending tc
renew my efforts on the following day
Alas we know not what day may
bring forth that was my last interview
with one whom had known in better
days. Ere the next morning, suddenly
unexpectedly even to her husband, she
had ceased to exist. She died, as drunk
ards generally do, without any sense ot
sin, or any desire for salvation. Hei
doom we pronounce not it has long sine,
been pronounced by the righteous Judge
But her history admonishes us never
rrnT onv ,nersnn who at one tune was les,
likely to tall into the SIN Of drunkenness
than Mrs. -, Since she fell, VIII,
may not fall ? Who is safe while tamp
erng with this insidious foe? Aud ye
do not many protesting Christiaus-un
deferred by the ruin OF their brothers anC
sisters, continue to drink glass after glass
satisfied that whoever may be ruined b,
drink, they are safe? But we ask then
wherein lies your security? Have you I
strength that others have not > Recha
JHe Magaeine.