The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-02-20
TEMPERANCE READING.

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Y ""tH hfui IN incident occurred whlel
/. impressed me ~ doaply that / wete 4
Il out for the bondil u the readers Of M
IL Christian ~ lgort
n 80. M, NJ, -
D -, - y"g Wy w" "u'Vi bn' a.
}. w "'Io hAn hpt come that intonal
]. h'a' ana df0lth That parchoa the eartl
r and causes tho veulant forest AN,
b meadow 10 nrow brown and ..,.
We took ihe day b,sI A. Aii'.
2 all dny long breatheJ ,ha J,,y, "nu
Z aud feasted on, .ye. mn a.. '''','u"- WI
Ing landscape A latgs n,ono,,,,s' 'a'y ,
! The passengers were 1sdIas P,su" y, "
. whom were seeking resi- snd on,oi ~ ~
\ In the country, Tbere ware V H.
school teachers who bad In, ..s,. uu
, locked the doors of chair 49,. s,V'n"y .y
, for the long yaoation ,o - 'V.'' ~
free Rlndsome dnv vas : ,"ra, n e"'s
Heaven. A marty Of you,c a1to ,irl 49,. W
too. were there with "ahas h s", n,''sN
dcft, rapid fingers Tbere + .one,h,,''' ma, I
peculiarly pleasant about ,,ay"i,n i,as
water. aside from the socno,y ar oy
external matter. There s.o,ns =, =, ""y
atmosphore Of frIendIinns. ~ ~ w ".
fellowship that we are No, won, hoou-
pcrience when iourneving hy ra,l A. N.
matter what our station M. w
where our bome. for tLa ,;ma ~ VI
We are ON the seme a.a, . .na .oc,g
miliar acquainlonees. wv
II 40 chanced that one n, o,rnh
took up morning pannr and % ro"d
aloud AN aocount a I'LL w" ,vau
perance movement in one of ,he ,n,ori
or States. Comments and sow" M.
cussion followed. One after ano,ha.
Joined In the conversation nn,,i i"o.ho. a.. .h
part Of the boat II bccama '', oan., ~ .'.n'
All the ladies profossed Tcmnerane.
principles bnt held quite divsrss n,'o
ions ns TO the beat mstboss ~ sdslp
ing the cause Some believed In total
abstinencr and ,snnII aI'.u t..,. ~ .otai
In the pledge. Others would drsy ,So ~
line between distilled and fermsn,SS
liquors. claiming that wine and bso.
were not only harmless hut hos,,bG,i
In their effect. The latter class mado
freu,ient ollus;o,s 90 n. Ir oss mhue
by aud bis reformatory warI J"''' oros-
During the discussion wh,oh -
warmer and warmer. lsdv wboh 80"
had noticed as apparently .Iona .nS
unacquninted, drcw near and Iis,.naJ
with eager attention. Sbe was II,,i,
past middle life. tall and ~ d,a.ia"J
appearance. Her dnrk eves and "Enn.u .mn'.
trnst as did her nai. .. w. n',Nco u con
garments. '' anu '"'''"''g
81 don't see as wine can bs had,
said one OF the Young srtis,s o.a
ways have wine AZ dinner .na
and brother Bill often take a ola r"p"
gether In the evening. I'm .uro ,hav
would scorn the idea n, heinz o,.J "
with those who nae s,,onaas J",,ns '
They are splendid men bo,5 =, ,ham'"
And she tossed her head with a nrond
little air. P''''
The lady in black bsnt forward h.r
thin, white fingers WORKING ronvnlsiva %
ly. and her dark ewes 0lowing Win q.
tcnsity Of feeling. Then. es n .hs
could no LONGER keen silenoa .ha
claimed; "a
Ladies 7 am . .,r.n
but | must speak y Ass,,s ~ yvu ~,
welcome followed and sbe heo.n.
"Thirty years ago / WINS an eniv
daughter In as beautiful and hsnnv
home as any Of you can have. Bn2 IN
that home their Iurked an ~.
seen and unsupported, that wa. A..
hned 10 make wreck Of low and pesce h
and love ~ ' P'"o'
"My father was a Iav,sb nrov,a.. n
and enjoyed high living. Wines al a
various brands were never absent from !
The sidebonrd, and both wine and n
brandy were used freely IN the culinsrv ii
department.. In that atmosphere I 10.
,eiyed my earliest Impressions. ana \,
yrew up TO think no more of drintirg n
vine than tea or coffee. Az sIobtasnf n,
,egan 10 receive attention fom H. a,
Tonng man who afterward hecsma @ a, =,
One day he was dining wIiI II
Is. and. rs | had before noticed did q,
lot taste his wine. Ina playfuI wavI W
ccused him of being ungsIIsn, 80 AZ
lmost commanded bim 70 drinl 70 u
n quiet and respectful manner hs u
cplicd; w
DO not urge me. plesss, m,
'illml spirit possessed me and Tia
sted. declaring that I sbonid he .aJ "
usly offended Il he refused, Heyaissd
he glass 10 his llps and drained 49,
he bottom" "' " '" di'
The speaker paused. sy,ds,,,y .,.u vi,
ling 10 controI her emotions but soan or
,niinued. ''' '''" -
during the six wesk. ,h., a,.n..a NJ
stween that time and ouy m srr;. Ip 4. wt
rank wine In nv presence man, ,5,na. ~ cal
nd noted with nleasore ,bs, ~. Bu
as 40 usually onlet bac.na oav az "ag .ay M
iity. But on our veddino a. a. a -,
'ank too much. Pvsn e. ~ ~, ~
,ihing Of Temperanoe ,,;ncinI.s - Nv ,vI nsi
IN 10 see my mistake IN urgIng ,,ncn @ na, na
m that first glass. can No, ,.,I ro, r.
that day (she sbIyered, - ..v. % H., vs AZ
hen saw him becoming lnlo,i.ssaS "S "s
ID sought 10 remonstrst.. he hinn,i. A.,
swcred. 'Yon have yonr.alf ~ ,hsasy y ~ ~
"Ahi Il was too tru.. a. a.
"Before n wear had pa..aa ~,n. o a. NJ
nger Satisfied Nj. r.,in,, .nS .o ~ Nv o .o
rted 70 brandy NJ eve. a sa,a ~ . y. ~
Nv opened. hui n was ,oo ,.,. ~ 10 ~"
sober momant. 4 ,,isJ a. - ~. ~
N him and induce him 10 l., !, so' s,a.a ,na na
would only rrply, 4 can, eiIinos s NJ" no.