The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-02-22
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you iikcyonr mother to see you ID that CON
ditionp" Thinking it was some ono who
knew MIN and his mother, he sneaked round
corner, so that he might not be seen. But
the words rung in his ears, his heart was
touched, and he began for the first time to
feel that he had done wrong. He now tbouobt
OF his mother, and his comfortable home t;u
he was SO overcome by his feelings that he
sat down on the ground and buried his face
IN his hands, and cried like child. A gen.
tieman passing by, seeing his distress and his
wretched appearance, took him by the hand
ana asked him why he wept SC. Frederick
felt that it was the voice of kindness sneak;no
to him, for it was The first tender expression
no had received since the night he left his
mother; so he frankly told this kind stranger
tho whole history of his life. Impressed with
the candid Acknowledgements of Frederick. the
gentleman spoke to him very kindly. and at
last prevailed upon him to 60 with him to the
man who was speaking to the crowd he saw
and sign the temperance pledge, for it was a
temperance meeting. Poor Frederick as be
was led through the crowd by this kind friend
to the speakers stand, with his ragged and
torn clothes, his toes peeping through his
shoes, and his hands aud limbs trembling
with debility, felt as if he were being led to
the scaffold. The crowd made wav for him
to pass, and shrank from him as If thew were
AFRAID TO touch such misunderstanding OBJ
Ject. When no took hold of the pen to sipn
the pledge bis hand shook so, the gentleman
had to steady his arm till he wrote his name.
Inc next morning Frederick set off on foot
to return home to his mother. which was n
great distance of, and having no MONEY he
was Obliged to walk. When he reached his
native village he was tired and worn out with
travelling so far, and trembled and shook for
want OF his usual supply of liquor. Feeling
ashamed to present himself before his mother
IN such pitiable condition, he thought ba
would just step into the tavern and brush his
hair and clean his clothes. As he stood
trembling before the glass, the rum-seller.
recollecting him, shook him by the hand. and
ouered him something to drink. But Fred-
erlck refused, and told him that he had sipned
the temperance pledge "Oh, no matter for
that" said the svern-keoper, "your hands
tfembe, and you are tired; you can Just take
one glass to steady your nerves, SO that you
won't shake 60; then you need not drink any
more.' Poor Frederick was too weak to re-
sist this temptation and he drank. He had
now tasted it once more, his appetite for It
was aroused and he asked for more. The
cruel landlord, seeing how we'll he had sue
ceeded in getting Frederick to break his
pledge, made him almost insensibe with more
liquor, and then induced him to bet that he
could drink a pint without taking IL from his
lips He swallowed 1t, ana the next morning
Frederick was found dead in the barn.
And how did his m ther feel when Freder-
lex was taken home to her--deadp "Ohio
she said, whom speaking of the cruel landlord,
81 cursed him. know 1t was wrong to curse
him-but did It'll cursed the murderer of
my son, my Frederick. Heaven forgive him
and me -
Now, my young reader this is truo tale
Uncle John has told you. Take warning from
tho fate Of poor Frederick, and When sin
sinners entice thee, consent thou not"