The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-21
's'l..r.Gny.-y.,n. FL. 1855

IaQlcS Insisted vi tIctI taAfiS y
There have been instances where the
delicate hand Of woman hath kindle0
q young mans taste for strong drink
who after mary years when the at
fractions of that holiday scene were
all forgotten, crOuched in her rags
and her desolasinn and her woe
under the upIifted hand Of the drunk
ell monster who, on that Christmas
morning SO long ago, took the glass
from her hand. And so the wo.nat
stands on the aSUtment of the bridge
on the moonl.t night, wondering i:
dOgn under The wster there is hu.
some quiet place for broken heart.
She takes one wild leap--snd all is
over!
Ga, minale not with tha harmless
beverage cfy your festive scene, til.
poison of adders Mix not with To-
white sugar of the emp, the snow OF
this awful leprosY! Mar not tI.:.
clatter ofcuslery at the holiday fsas;
with the clink Of . mxdman's
chain!
Stop and look into the window Of
that rawnbrokers shop. Elegant
1urs. Elegant watches. Elegan;
sssrfs: Elegant flutes. People stan,:
with q pleased look gaziag at these
things; hat look With shudder as
though bad seen into window ST
hell. Whose elegant watch was THAR
1t was a drunkafd's. Whose furs?
They belonged to Grunkard's wife.
Whose nuteY Whose shoes? Whose
scarf? They belonged to d-uns-
ards child. II l could l would take
the three brazen BALLS hanging to the
doorway and claag them together
until they to!!ed tks awful sneil Of
the druuksrd's soul. The pswnbro-
ker shops is only one eddy Of the great
stream Of municipal drunkenness.
Stand back. yong mani Take
not the first step il tho path that
leads here. Let not tbs flame Q!
strong drink ever scorch your
tongue You may ts mp.r wish
these things and escape sut you:
influence will be wrsag. Can you
not make sacrifice for tbs good Ct
othars3 When ths good ship Lon
don went down the captain was told
tiat there was way Of escape il
enc of the life boats. He said: ~
will 60 down with ia q RAISER
gers" All the world acknowledge:
that heroi~n. .
Ca u you not deny your A3i
iosat indulgences for ti,J
i,erss> isa not auurad by t. ae
that you drink o. nadtaca IL,
erages. You take Oily as
msn has to drink asaaxgaA
oil it to become lsaSk 49,
but there's not ID all tha!es. "a,
an inssrAte that did nut begi ~
ale. XXX" wat does tina Us
meant xxx" on the beer q81SsS
xxx on the hrewer's dray(1 Is
on the door of the g1n..sifis,
Xxx OIL the side of theibo
Not BEING able to lind any ono wM
could tell me what this mark nSs;3
have mad to susHs that the g.
thing VAS an aiiegory: >RXxX
that is Thirty heart brd d:
asonses. thirty desolatesniih ~
ti'irty chances for "A DID
grave. thirty ways to s<Ii s:i
ky" If wer<to w:isa s}bf,
the first chspter.wcold bs ::xxE,'
the last the pawn brokers' ,:s::op
Be vatchfnl! A. th tbs s'stsssss,s, til.
aureen'ents to dissipation Nh b,
espec.dliy hu-y. Let-let your Eigh
to n !! be III the wind
| aisa remark that. tho viast~
evenings. through their very length
allow great swing ios iinarlgenpe,
FeNyoung men would have :tb,
tassesto go to their rooms at TO.
elsek and sit until II, reading Dot
sleys Dutch RepsbaeorJ John Fos.er'
Essays. The young men wii6 ,hav,
confined to tie store all da,
want fresh ,slsSlaesigbf ,seeing
tsy must gEssMex Lsfe. III,
o1tbeai iNe- Of; q winter
eVehhg farealeT !t}4oars afeis
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5onr self" '.assssy 193{I T. 20
rays comraasi lss.se Ior
young man tO.isnx9frassSn q, NO,