Year: 1870

sitting around a table and drinking.


When they saw him enter and 60 to the


bar aud ask for liquor, even these men


were 50 shocked that they hastily rose


up and told the har-keeper that he must


not give him single drop, and then


they literally drove the unhappy man


off: He went at once. however, to an


other drunkard's den, and procured a


Jug of body aud soul poison. He took it


home, and that home. which he had


left so peaceful aud happy, was at once


converted into n Pandemonium. All


its inmates were obliged to flee for their


lives.


The dreadful sliding speedily spread


around; aud after n day or two the


heighbors, not seeing any smoke issur-


ing from the chimneys of his house, nor


any other sign OF fliving inmates, knock
ed in vain for admission; aud then, full
apprehension, they forced an entrance.
The first object that presented itself to
their view was the mise rable master of
the house stretched upon the hall floor.
with his throat cut from ear to oar, and
his blood in pools spread around him.


Such was the early end of John
Wycherley-a drunkard and suicide,
And yet so constituted was he by his ma.
ker, aud SO favored by Providence, that
lie might have passed through life
highly useful, happy man, the head of
peaceful loving household, and
citizen honorad Of all around him.
But, alas! for the ravages and the hor-
rors of intemperance. this one vice,
amid so many excellences, hurried him
to u suicides grave! Look not on the
Intoxicating cup! az biteh like II
serpent, and stngcM hke an dader."


Consider, dear reader, seriously and
candialy the case of this man. lie had
great natural advantages; he was remark
ably clear of strong good sense,
industrious, upright, generous and
manly In his disposition aud dcport-
ment. He won the confidence and
respect Of all around him; he had an
and p!oas mother and ether
among the excellent of tho
earth. Thus was he guarded OH his
right hand and on his left by all hu-
man defenses. And even after his
lapscs and his penal infections
there was SO much in him which called
forth public and private sympathy,
that he again and again rose strong in
the confidence of the community. But
with all these advantages and these
opportunities Of probation
he again fell, and rushed hcad-Iong
down to most miserable end.


How, then, can you, o reader-per-
haps with not half the advantages Of
this man-how can you hope, in your
own strength and wisdom, to resist the
Of the Intoxicating bowl,
or rise again victorious over defeat in
the contest with the demon of in
temperance? Is not your only safety in
looking up to Him who loved you and
died for you, and who Is able and ever
ready to succor and uphold you?


.'"o'' ''"' '"''' '"t, mnt.tc nor >, n -
the unhappy John Wycheriey listened
TO the faithful counsels of his pastor and
come up to the house Of God and there
sought the help which alone could keep
him in every hour of trial! But strong
in his own strength, he looked not up
to his God; he desired not the proflered
grace and mercy OF his Savior; and 40
neglectiDg the salvation Of the gospel
he miserably pcrished. Let his mourn
ful history be full Of instruction and
warning to us all-those of us who
have hitherto stood up against tho
tempter, and those of It's who are
endeavorlng TO escape his terrible
thralldom.