Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-05-18


ligious men sit and read their papers
and in the interesting part of an arti-
Gle, they suddenly come unawares
upon this medicine, and they are so
overcome that they go out and vomit.
Let my name be forever forgotten
rather than be kept alive in such
connection
In the fall the garden was a great
help in furnishing food for the fam
lily and surplus was stored for the
winter months. The home gained
steadily in value by all the improve
ments and there was no rent to pay.
1t would do still better another year,
but Rev. John Prosey is hoping that
he shall be able to take an appoint
ment next conference year.
THE ENGINEERS REMEDY.
My engineer was a gray-haired,
thick-set man of fifty, quiet, unob-
trusive, and deeply in love with his
beautiful machine. He had former
ly run a locomotive, and now took a
stationary engine because he could
get no employment on the railroads.
A long talk with the superintendent
of the road from which he had been
removed revealed only one fault in
the mans past life-he loved strong
drink.
"He isl said my informant, "as
we'll posted on steam as any man on
the road. He worked up from train
boy to fireman, from fireman to en-
gineer, has rendered us valuable SER
vices, has saved many lives by his
quickness and bravery; but he cam
not let liquor alone, and for that rea-
son we have discharged him.
In spite of this discouraging report,
1 hired the man. During the first
week of his stay / passed through the
engine-room many times day, in the
course of my factory rounds, but new
er found aught amiss. The great ma
chine ran as smoothly and quietly as
if its bearings were set in velvet the
steel cross-head, the crank shaft, the
brass oil-cups, reflected the morning
sun like mirrors no speck of dust
found lodgment in the room. In the
stfire- room the same order and neat
ness prevailed; the steam-gauges
showed even pressure, the water
gauges were always just right, and
by our daily report we knew we were
burning less coal than formerly. The
most critical inspection failed to find
anything about either engine or boil
ers that showed the faintest symp-
toms of neglect or carelessness.
Three weeks passed. The man
who had been recommended as ''good
for five days work and then two days
drunk" had not swerved a hair
from his duty. The gossips
were beginning to notice and
comment upon the strange affair.
II should like to speak to you a
moment, sir" said he, one morning,
as ] passed through his sanctum.
"Well. John, what now?" I said,
drawing out my notebook. "Cylin-
der-oil all gomez"
''It's about myself" he replied.
motioned him to proceed.
"Thirty-two years ago | drank my
first glass of liquor" said the engin-
eer, land for the past ten years, up
to the last month, no week has pass
ed without its Saturday-night drunk.
During those years l was not blind
to the fact that appetite was getting
a frightful hold upon me. AT times
my struggles against the longing for
stimulant were earnest. My employ
ers once offered me thousand dollars
if [ would not touch liquor for three
months, but | lost it. / tried all sorts
of antidotes, and all failed. Ny wife
died praying that l might be rescued,
yet my promises to her were broken
within two days. 1 signed pledges
and joined societies, but appetite was
still my master. My employers rea-
soned with me, discharged me, for
gave me, but all to no effect. l could
not stop, and | knew it. When |
came to work for you / did not ex-
pect to stay a week; l was nearly
done for; but now % and the old
mans face lighted up with an un
speakable joy, Sin this extremity
when l was ready to plunge into hell
for glass of rum, 1 found a sure
remedy? | am saved from my appe-
tite -
"What is your remedy?"
The engineer took up an open Bi-
BILE that lay, face down, on the win
dow-ledge, and read, "The blood OF
Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all
sin" "-Selected.
THE FORTUNE EVERY Young MAN
HAs.-Every young man has for
tune in the fact of his youth. The
energy of youth is unblunted by de-
feat or worn by hope deferred. With
age one becomes more conservative,
and looks at as impossible what a
younger person would endeavor to
accomplish, in many cases with sue
cess. The effort, even if there be d
failure, is grand success. Self
confidence, or self-conceit, if you
wish to call it SO, is great thing. A
young mans fortune is not to be
found in inherited wealth or social
| position. Every man is the arbitOr