The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-04-14

tell upon me. lie talked of drink aud
| for All hour or more lie continued to
point GU, the evils of it-how il worked
ruin aud destruction to thousands,
blighted houes. He'd our prisons and
work-houscs, aud inundated the streets
! with paupers. | couldn't help listen
ing, and couldn't help believing all
heard, aud thought score OF times of
Toms home and a hundred others like
1t; but wouldn't give In. l felt that ]
could not stand tho schaii.' When the
address was over, we were invited to
go up and sign tho pledge; then Nancy
turned To me and II hispered
eco up, jim, and sign
".'whal folr "a, /; I'm not regu-
lar drunknrd.'
"'You arc going down AL incliue-
put OH the braNe, JIM sho said.
"Now sir, there is nothing like a
familiar expression if you want to touch
a man, and Nancy being rather clever
little woman, knew now 70 hit the nail
on the head. She might have gone on
saying, Go up and sign, f,r month,
ami shouldn't have done it; but when
she said, YOU are going down an in
cline put on the brake her words
struck home, aud saw my posi- ion as
had never see 1t before. 'G jug down
an incline'-of course was, and going
deal too fast; aud what ought man
to do then2 Why, put oa the brake
II was only sensible, reason BILE, and
right; 30 thank God, got. up at once
and walked OH to the platform.
"Tnere were about thirty people
waiting to sign; Nancy had followed
me aud kept by my side. Once felt
wsvering, and she saw it instantly in
my face. keep on the brake, JIM
will soon be out of danger, 'All right,
REVERSE my eng,ne.' rs your turn
, now,'" she says, aud before / well knew
what was doing | had signed. Yes,
there 1t was, james Dennlng,' with Il
> flourish at the end-a promise to alb
4 stain from intoX eating liz tors a
, promise, l am pleased and proud to
say, by Gods gracious help, has never
', been broken.
j. II felt very queer when it was done,
I just like man getting idy to fight 4;
out l give my WORT signed, and
n Couldn't 60 back. And n ,ncy's face
i was so bright and pleasant, that fell
o fit to face anything my mates might
say. you will find this nights vol,
}, will bring good fruit, Jin,' she said
:, 1T seems as If blessing has been be-
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