Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-05-18

DRUNKENNESS AN EXPENSIVE DRAuoHr.
Lorenzo de Medici was very sick,
and some of his superstitious friends
thought if they couA dissolve a Ger:
tain number of pearls in q cup and
then he would drink them itwould cure
himo the disease. Sothey wenturound
and they gathered up ell the beautiful
pearls they could find, and they dis
solved them in a cup, and the sick
man dranl, them. Oh. it was an OK
pensive tlrauglit. But tel YOU of
more expensive dr3ught than that.
Drunkenness puts INFO it's cup the
pearl OF physical health, the pearl of
domestic happiness, tle@pcarl of re,
spectability, the pearl of Christian.
hope, the .peaEEa of an.5eyerlasting
heaven, and lyesitto tile hot lips
l tell you / ssfam shop is the.gate.
Of hell. The trouble lis they losnot
put up the riglltskirids ofs,rsii gn Plicys
have a great many different kinds Of
signsnow onplaces where strong drink
is sold. One is called tile restau.s
rant, and another, is called sthes.s
loon" and another siss called tic no
tel. and another is calledythc wine
cellar" and another is called the
sample room. w hat a name tosgiyc;
nose Juices q syn ..s
sroofnl saw n filalro on the steps FORE
sofSthose sample rooms tic otlicrday,1
deaditlrunl. ] said to myself: Isup.i
pose that is a sample |" / tell you tits
lllc gale Of hell.
oh says some man, 81 am kind,
l am indulgcnt to my family, | am
right in many respects, l am very gcll-
crous, and | have too grand and gen
erous Il moral nature tobe oveltlrown
i'll that way" Let me say that the
persons who arc in the most peril lave
the largest hearts, the Lest education,
the brightest prospects. This sill
chooses the latest lambs for its sacri-
flee. The brightest garlands are by
this carbuncled hand of drunken
ness torn off The brow Of the poet
and tic orator. Charles Lamb, an
swcrl Thomas Hood, unswerl Shcri-
dan, the English orator, answer! ed
gar A. Poe, answer Juiiius Brutus
Booth, answerl
BE MASTER CT YOUR APPETITE.
Oh, conc and look over intoit while
/ draw off the covcr-hang over itand
look down into it, and sec the seetli-
ing, boiling, loathsone, smoking,
agonizing, Disappearing hell OF the
drunkard. Young man, be master of
your appctites and passions. There
arc hundreds might / not say thou
sands?-of young men in this house
this morning-young men OF fairpros,,
poets. Put your trust in the Lord God
and ell is we'll. But you will be
tempted. Perhaps you may this mo.
mont be addressed OH the first Sabbath
Of your coming TO the great city. and
give you this brotierly counsel. !
speak not i'll perfunctory way. /
sreak as all older brother talks to a
younger brother. | put my hand on
your Shoulder his day and commend
you TO Jesus Christ, WHO himself was
young man and died while yet u
young man, and has sympathy for oll
young men. On, Go master, by the
grace of God, of your appctitcs and
passions
close with peroration. Ministers
and speakers arc very apt 10 close with
peroration, and they generally roll
up some grand imagery 70 express
what they lave 10 say. Il close with
sperorationm ighticr than was ever ut
Tered by mere l,y.lnanslips. I .y iNI s {,
woc2 who Hath babbling3 who lat
wounds without caused They tina
tclry long ut tho wine. they that 60 Il
seck,nnixct wine. Look uct upon tin
wine when it is rcd, when it novel;
itself Alright in the cup, for at the las
it bitctll like a serpentcnd stingeth Hike
an adder" This is the other quotation.
Make up your mind as to Which is the
more impressive. l think the last is
the miglticr: Rejoice, 0 young man.
i'll thy youth, and let thy heart cheer
tlicc in the days Of thy youth, and
walk thou in tho sight of thine own
eyes; but know thou that for all these
things God will bring thee into judg.
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