The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-14

welcomed he was astonished and
hurt to see how quickly the ancient
interest which people had had in bin
faded out and disappeared. Still, he
must get work; so he swallowed his
chagrin, and tolled on in search of 1t
At last he got a job of carrying bricks
up ladder in a hod, and was CRATE
ful man in consequence; but after
that nobody knew him, he was
not able to keep up his dues in the
various moral Organizations to which
he belonged, and had to endure the
sharp pain of seeing himself brought
under the disgrace of suspension.
But the faster Edward died out OF
public knowledge and interest, the
faster George rose in them. He was
found lying, ragged and drunk, in the
gutter one morning. A member of
the Ladies' Temperance Refuge got
him out, took him in hand, got up a
subscription for him, kept him sober
a whole week, then got a situation
for him. An account OF it was pub
lished.
General attention was thus drawn
to the poor fellow, and a great many
people came forward and helped him
toward reform with their counte>
nance and encouragement. He did
not drink drop for two months,
and meanwhile was the pet Of the
good. Then he tell-in the gutter;
and there was q general sorrow and
lamentation. But the noble sister
hood rescued him agian. They
cleaned him up, they fed him, they
listened TO the mournful music OF his
repentances, they got HIM his situa-
ton again. An account Of this, also,
was published, and the town was
drowned in happy tears over the res
toration OF the poor, besot and strug-
CLING victim of the fatal bowl. A
grand temperance revival was got
up, and after some rousing, speeches
had been made the chairman said,
impressively: "We are now about to
call for signeIssa-and | think there is
a spectacle in store for you which
not many in this house will be able
to view with dry eyes" There was
an eloquent pause, and then George
Benton, escorted by red>sashed de-
tachment of the ladies of the refuge,
stepped forward upon the platform
and signed the pledge. The air was
rent with applause, and everybody
cried tor joy. Everybody wrung
the hand of the new convert when
the meeting was over, his salary was
enlarged next day; he was the talk
of the town and its hero. An ac-
count OF it was published,
George Benton 2 fell, regularly,
every three months, but he was
faithfully rescued and wrought with
every time. Finally, he was taken
around the country featuring, as u
reformed drunkard, and be had great
houses and did an immense amount
Of good.
He was SO popular at home, and
so trusted-during. his sober inter-
vals--that he was enabled to use the
name OF principal citizen, and get a
large sum OF money &C the bank. A
mighty pressure as brought to bear
TO save him from the consequences
of his forgery, and it was partially
successtul-he was 'sent up" for only
two years. When, at the end Of a
year, the tireless efforts Of the be-
nevolent were crowned with success,
and he emerged from the peniten>
tiary with pardon in his pocket, the
Prisoners Friend Society met him at
the door with a situation and COM
Portable salary, and all the other be-
nevolent people came forward and
gave him advice, encouragement and
help. Edward Mills had once APPS
piled TO the Prisoners Friend Soci-
ETY. for Situation. when in dire