The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12
The farming Point.

ibNhtt NhHiiCt't w NE bltIlfIV eve
mug up ~ the piszzt OF n ii lie country
hotel III the company of gray haired
man, large and wealthy manufacturer
OF Massachusetts, who WAS Il native of
the town, hut had left il Years before,
and was now returning for u little visit
Tor The INST time in nearly forty years.
Our conversation touched upon the
subject ct temperance. lie spoke of
the thousands of yOnug nen of the
present day whose lives were utter
failures, aud who were wrecks body
and soul, through intemperance.
Deploring this fact, he also spoke of
his own decision in The matter as the
key to all the SUCCESS of his life. Then
pointing to All old binding across the
wav, he said -
+ "When | was a young man, that old
building WAS thriving factory, its
manufactures the chief industry of the
town. There | earned my living.
These were the days before the subject
OF temperance was much ayitated; al
most every body drank more or less.
IL WAS the custom universally Tor the
factory boys 10 meet Oh > .turday eve-
ming in certain place, and have a jol.
~ night If it, drinking aud making
liked this better than IN, self and my
especial croDv, jim Mathers. jim and
| usually led the crowd in stories,
songs and drinking tossts.
"But after awhile, one day it sudden
ly dawned upon me that, even as early
I in the week AS Wednesday, found
III, self longing for Saturday night.
The consequences Of this discovery
e ave me shock, and, thank God,
opened my eyes to tie way was tend
ing. said not q word to a soul, not
even to Jim Mathers, but when Satur-
day came, | set out as usual for our
p ace of meeting. Between here and
the store-I could set my foot upon the
very spot now met Jim coming
toward me. We neither of us spoke.
put out my hand and he his, though
it was not habit with us to extend
such form of greeting, but 1t seemed as
| if the same thought was in each mind.
"'Come, Jiin,' said l, let's make a
resolution to quit =.
Agreed said Jim.
"'We kept our pledge-he till his
death, some ten years after, and l till
the present moment; aud whatever
success 1 have had in life, l owe TO the
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III One Vi .ne nret lalniles Vi Tue cny. =,
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% oou noii'e' anu his employer gooo
But the day came when the gentle.
men gave q great party, and wine and
LIQUORS flowed like water. Before IL
was over, The services of the steward
we're more in demand as nurse or at
tendant upon guests unable to care for
themselves than In any other capacity.
The ideas of the Vermont boy were ip
advance of his times; he was a stanch
advocate of temperance, and he was
filed with disgust that his duties fore.
ed him to ming 10 IN such scenes.
AS soon as The next dsy dawned. he
appeared quietly before his EMPLOYER
with REQUEST for settlement of ac-
counts. AVID the announcement that he
must leave him.
"Why.n said the statelv gentleman.
"haye Won NOT a good home p