Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-07
FOR THE SAKE oF FRIENDS,
DON'T DO 1T.


the subject f; but 50 long as the curse
evil Of intemperance abounds. and th'
rum demon leaves his red march Of tear
and ruin IN the world. 50 long will '-lin,
upon line and preeeps upon precept" b,
needed To those not yet under the ir
resistible power Of depraved appetite
one consideration ought 20 be suf5cieut
70 cause them 70 abandon forever their
iutemperzte practices. and that IS the
fact that they are carrying sOrrOw into
the hearts Of their nearest and dearest
friends. Few meu are 50 STEPPED in the
poison Of rum. OF hardened in the prae.
tiees Of SIN. that their affections do not
sometimes 20 cut tsnderly toward chill.
drsn, parents. wives. lovers Or0ther dear
friends; aud yet multitudes viii plunge
the dagger Of poignant sorrOw into the
hearts Of those who ought 20 be esteem.
ed dearer than life. for the sake Of graf
flying = depraved appetite Homes thai
otherwise would Be sGnlit and JOYOUS
are covered with the dark pail of grief
because \ sou or husband return:
bringing the unmistakable evidences o.
dissipation. Hearts once made glad b.
the presence Of those loved. now trembl,
with fearful forsbodings. as they see Be,
fore them the evidences Of impending
ruin.
The exceptions to the rule that rum
drinking leads rapidly downward are -
few. that no reasoning nan ought 20 ex
pect that he viii De one Of the few VII,
escape ruin If he INDUCES in the habit
and vet. scores Of young men WELDON,
the alcoholic demon. to discover. wher
It Is TOO ate. that they, too. are Of tn
unhappy number that cannot rese1i
themselves from the shiny coils Of ID
monster It nay be esteemed bravery
BY some. to sport in the outer eIrclss Q
the naelstrum Of dissipation but who
ever escapes from the vortex Of destruc
tion. comes cut. Scared. wounded Al
iisgraced; the stigma Of his drunks
dsbauchss rests long upon his name. an
the memory Of them IN after years vi
Dc ike poisoned arrows in the heart
But, since personal shame. nor th
danger Of self-dsstrUctiOn viii not dete
men frou drinking. are there not son
Who have respect enough for the feeling
Of their dearest friends. to put away Ii
habit on their account? What IS II
cheap Qualification Afforded BY dra1gt
oHhqu0r. compared with the s0rrOE thl
shall Ill the soul Of mother. when Il
shall discover signs Of information IN
son ? The influence Of his dram IA
soon PASS away. and be become sobs
again. but there Is ! wound in her heal
that months viii noe heal. and ever
waking hour Is made unhappy lest Il
son nay 20 down 70 the drunkArd
grave What Is the mOueutAry plea
urs Of dram compared with the feaTfl
f5rsboding and grief tia; a father Al
husband can carry into his home whe
run shall Be mere loved By him tia
family OF hone What Is the pIsasul
experienced By the y0ung nan with h
e0uvivial eompauisus IN an eTsuir
spent in baechznalian sports. coupars
with the keen and cruel grief that sha
pierce the feelings Of the young aud 10
ing soul that ssAggeEs at the diseovel
Of his crimes What cruelty can
compared with that inflicted by the :,
upon his parents, the husband UPON
wife and children. the lover upoz 1
loved. When run shall murder his aEs
tiozs and blight MS soul
To such As are not completely in {
power 0f the run denou- let 0ue 81
appeal De made: YoQr practices are G
rying sorroE into the hearts az friend
those that love you most. and that IA
sacrificed and are still willing 70 sac
: ice almost everything for y0gr Eelfal
are those that y01 nest severely w1ur
Sous q your d0ings have been shan
f1L- and beside the scrruv infected
friends. ycu have disgrzced then, '
have erected skeleton" Of sorruz
: bones that otherwise night Be hzup
yo1 are blasting find hopes. adding q
hairs 70 the heads 0f beloved parsu
> earryIng sorroE into ygur ones cheer
homes, eazsing the cheeks Of children
reddsn With SHINE. making tear-Est :
lows and zithal- poisoning the nor
Ct y01r eouuunity By yozr Przets
and inference II you value rspusasi
Or have any regard for the happiness
yo1r families and friends. y01 0zzht
bs wiling 70 make the snail szeril
needsd On your part. abanisa f1rs
> InteuPe-zte practices, and beeoue u