The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-03-16

now, no ooupt, sleeps IN paupef grave.
in some obscure nook Of the parish church.
yard.
All. poor fellow, he missed his tipl
Caroline, the last surviving daughter
of Richard Follis, Esq, aged Az
That was what / read in the deaths
column Of local newspaper the other day
1t sent my memory back to my early years,
for well knew the old Squire, and his
family too, as to the matter of that. Obi
how my heart ached, for could remem-
Der when Caroline, with her brothers and
sisters, lived in one Of the best houses at
our end OF the town. And often have |
heard the piano i'll the summer evenings as
| passed along the road, and listened with
pleasure to the sweet sounds escaping from
the open windows through bowers of
greenery rich in bloom. 1t was Caroline,
or one of her sisters, who was pouring out
such sweet melody, for they were all
unsteady inclined. Those evenings are as
vivid in my memory as though they were
only year ago.
But the father died, and his fortune was
divided among his children. Caroline had
her share, enough to have made her indie
pendent of the world. Some said the
lault was hers. Others laid the blame
upon her husband, but soon the money
was squandered and Caroline became an
| ogtcast On dark nights she might be
seen begging from those who had known
her in more prosperous days. Friends
helped her, but it was of no use, every
penny she obtained was spent in drink,
till at last she became old by bad habits,
poor and dirty The once scrupulously-
clean lady came to be clothed in rags, and
those often neither clean nor decent.
Poor Caroline, indeed, she too had missed
her tipl
But one of the worst cases | can remem-
Der was that of Tom WareiDgham--we
always called him Tom at school. Ii he
were not a genius, he was almost next
door to one, for he stood first in whatever
leader in all games, and when We sang the
evening hymn before we retired to rest,
| his voice it was that scared up like flute
so sweet, yet so full Of power, that our
| singing master averred that Tom would
yet take his stand among the first singers
| of the day. And to crown all, he was
handsome, and of good address. True, he
was proud, some said conceited; but lie
| dr.
incense to the idol it is a very insensate
| idol upon which it has no effect.
| Tom chose as his profession that Of an
| engraver, and in that he succeeded. His
name and fame went together, and money
flowed in npon him. He joined a dis
senting church, and occasionally filled the
| pulpit When he preached, crowds went
| away unable to obtain admittanee. Did
| But of one thing we are sure instead of
| leaning upon the guidance oftbe Almighty
he became OF the world, worldly, and soon
| his gold became furnished. He was years
in coming down, for kind friends, seeing
his failings, helped him up when lie fell,
and tried to keep him upon his feet.
Poor fellowl he struggled sometimes
himself, but the public house parlor had
strong hold upon him, and so he fofsook
the better for the worse. His trade went
from him, for his employers lost confidence.
and his fellow members of the church put
him on one side, hoping that time wonld
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gladly have received him back, but that
time never came HiI early spring was
never renewed.
Drink became his master, aud a. cruel
serves him. His fine voice never thorough
ly forsook him, and he went from tavern
to tavern in the evenings singing for his
daily bread, but it was not much bread
that he required, for drink became to him
everything His habits brought on dis
ease; then was the time his friends thought
to make an impression upon his mind.
Kind friends helped him, sweet voices
and upon his sicl, bed lie made promises of
reformation. but it was only Tor short
time that he kept his VOWS.
The great evil, perhaps the greatest, pro
ceeding from the use of Intoxicating
drinks, is the power it has in weakening
the will. Strong men become weak under
its effects, bright minds become eelinsed
and many men who began life with power
to overcome all obstacles, and brain power
sufficient to rule kingdoms, become eifete
when they should be strongest, and the
strong 81 will' becomes 81 cannot"
Such was the case now. In few
months after his illness he was as low as
ever Then friends thought that in A new
country he might have better chance,
away from old associations.
1t was . serious meeting when old
friends met to start him off to New York.
There was much prayer for his welfare,
and many kind counsels given him, and
warm hearts and willing hands helped in
the farewell arrangements,
eco and prosper, brotherl' said the
Rev. Thos. Swan, good and true man,
''and may tie God of Isaac and Jacob go
with thee, to prosper thee, wherever thou
ooaSt >,