The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-10-09
THE WHISKY FIEND.
A YOUNG LADY'S ESSAY ON TI u
EVILS OF INTENIPERANCE.

1
/ Association School Girl's yicws on Whist
Constitutes Happy Domestic Fireside.
lntemperance is the most de-
grading and destructive vice.
The first instance Of drunken
ness recorded on the pages of
history is found Genesis *; 90,
81: "N oah began to be an hus-
bandman, and he planted a vine
yard; and he drank Of The wine,
and was drunken" 1t may seem
quite strange to some that Noah,
man so much favored by his
Maker, would stoop TO such
depths Of degradation; but, as
we have no evidence that such
q thing as wine was known be-
fore the flood, it is very proba-
BILE that Noah was entirely igno-
rant Of the strength Of grape
juice. We suppose that before
the flood grapes were eaten as
other fruit.
Had not christianity made
such rapid progress as intem-
perancc, since the time Of Noah,
at present the world would be
almost a perfect paradise. If al
the money spent for whisky was
placed i'll the treasury Of the
Lord, and used for the advance
ment Of His kingdom on earth,
the whole world would soon be
christianized, and the cold and
hungry would be made comfort
able.
Some may argue that liquor is
a good thing in its place. Very
true. Satan is a good thing in
his place, but he won't stay
there. "He is always going
about like q roaring lion seeking
whom he may devour." There
are men, from the grandest aris-
tocrat 10 the poorest wretch in
his humble cabin, who are con
quered by this great monster Of
iniquity.
The making power Of the
world is a mass Of corruption.
It has long been fighting against
temperance, because a majority
of it's representatives are disci-
pies Of the rum saloon. 10 every
man who is working with all his
might for prohibition, there are
'throo others Worki)l& against
(! hiru i'helabolins daily
apentling their hard earnings FOR
venoncds liquilar gwl'ioh not
only rob them Of tNAlr money
| lanH run down their whole ey$i-
TEN, but rob them Of eternal
rest. ''For no drnnkard shall
inherit the kingdom Of God.'
Will a wise man toll day after
day, enduring SO great fatigue
| and all the extremes Of the
weather, spend his salary for a
! liquid to poison his soul and re-
duce his own family to starva-
tion? Nay; "Wine is a moclxer,
Hama whosoever is deceived there
F.! lnr is not wise"
l'eware Of the first drink, fol
iila so-called social glass has
Nlined many precious life. A
lNp0ng man starting out in life,
unconscious Of the sure destruc.
Itioi chat awaits him, will be
YorY easily coaxed into taking a
social glass with his jolly com
panions, never realizing that he
IA5 "ading through his mother S
/ down to eternal punish
ment. Oh, how Satan laughs
when he sees a promising young
man Of good standing in society,"
the pride Of his family, enter a
barroom and there find a man
waiting to sell him a fluid to
poison him soul and body!
[ some times think that our
young ladies' II will not include
all, as there are great many
exceptions are to a great extent
responsible for the downfall
Of our young men. Some, for
fear they will make enemies
among the gentlemen and a prob
ability Of a life in celibacy, will
not even speak their own minds.
But it is much better to be a
homely spinster than to live in
luxury with a dissipated man.
Perhaps one will say, "Mr. A. is
so jovial when he has had a
drink" If that young man