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:4ATAX3 SEW AGEST. .
BY JOSEPHETE POLLARD.'
Oh" dear P cried he. who rule hp?-
And works his fonltirvrtsou,
- " ..--.4v iHubQ uuib iiiftvrr i i ri til criin
v me low,
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And I must know the reason
For if on those I can't depend . ,
Who once were thieves and liars,
My reign of sin with theirs most end,
And, I can put out my- fires !"
t So then he stirred himself about,
( And called hisWW together, '
And said, "we'll put thisxanse to rout,
In spite of wind or weather. ,'
Since truth has stripped away disguise,
- f And men cry oat forrfreedom,
"I'll fix an ointment for their eyes.
And one of my imps shall lead 'em !"
On every wall ariit and fence around, '
Where space is left for evil,
The beacon -lights of doom are found,
And few suspect the deviL
Oh;shun the lure that thus is spread,
Oh, Bitter is the cup they drink,
And Bitter is their sorrow,
For those who "Bitters," take and think
They-31 stop th dose to-morrow.
But "aitpetizeM" grow to be . v
-; The f od that men desire, '
I And ''Bitters taken frequently
Is fuel that feeds the fire !
a way! whatever be the name,
"Domingo" pr "Plantation P
We will not prove such easy game
For Satan's approbation.
Then Temp'rajice boys your banners wave
An d whet your swords you'll need 'em,
For Alcohol must fin J a grave
i ueii aifu cry out xor ireeiiom-i
EOT A DROP MORE, DANIEL.
A RESOLUTION WELL KEPT.
J.
Daniel Akin had become a com mon
drunkard. So fully had he come un
der the dominion of his appetite, that
he wan perlectly "miserable when he
.'Could not obtain the mahs of gratify -
Ifamily till his wifo's father had taken
'her and her children to the ' parental
roifl 11(3 h 1 spiht all his substance
f (r drink, and waikep't from the poor
Qionse only by performing menial ser
vices for his fool and by the kindness
,ef Thomas Edgerton, a member of the
Society of Friends, , who had known
him from his youth, and had a strong
hope that in, the course of time, be
-josM see his folly and turn again in
to tke right path. The leading mer
chants of the place had let him have
5 rink as long as hi3 money lasted, but
- would trttst him up longoiT- Ho was
loafing about tho store, one bright
. moonlight evening pleading With the
merchant to trust him for a drink.
Hi3 reply was, 'Npt a drop more, Dan
iel." He remained a while longer and
left As the cool air. of the evening
foil n t-kz-vn1 1 I tnn Via 11 L V J
upjuiiui, -l o ill Ub UllUO LWiJVU t
cive utteranco to his feclinn-s irr tho
following strain; . '
"iot a drop rcae,
drunk, or am. I sober.
Daniel. Am I
l am sober.
N'4t ft dixip more, DanieL Did
kins think a drop more would
Has
hurt me? No ! but my money, is gonel
lie has got every, thing I had. He
has got my Bible mother gave me.
Jle has got the shoes which my wife
bought, for Jennie, and paid for with
Jiejr own earnings. Not a drop more,
Paniel. . Daniel, what say you to that?
I say so too. I once had good clothes,
and n,ow have nothing but rags, Not
a drop more, Daniel, till ha.ve others
as good as when TJ vnd I were
married. I once had a good watch.
that too is cone. Not a, dron mnrs
Paniel, till I have another, as good as
be one I pawned to Haskins for drink.
X have seen the timo when I had a
good horse and buggy and could ride
into the village in as good style as any
man in the place. Not a drop more,
Daniel, till I own another horse and
buggy as goodas I onoe had. I once
had cows which . furnisheiV my fatndy
'ill Wmitm'
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; THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ORDER OF THE, FRIENDS OF TEMPERANCE
II.
with batter and cheese, but Haskins
has got them. :Not a drop more, Dan
iel, till those cows or others as good
as those are mine again. : I once had
this wallet fulhof bills, bat now there
is not a cent, Not ft drop more Dan-
IftL HirtYllA.Wn.1lAf.ia WO 11 filial Qffoi'n
ti C:J iLn.U.'Vii-Ji ; v
V- r-- i -:-'v-sv--.-.V"
, . , , . .
j and he leaned against the fen.ee,
i . . . j
and
mused for a long time in silence. He
viewed the desolateness of the' scene
by the light of the moon, and his eyes
ranged over' the house and barn once
his own, which had become out of re
pair, v . .
He then said, '0nce I owned this
house and farm. Here I was born.
Here my father and mother died. I
was the pride of 'their heart?, but I
brought down their gray hairs with
sorrow to the grave.. Here I commen
ced my married life and all that heart
could wish was minq. Here Mary and
I took comfort till Haskins eame here
and opened his runr shop, and now he
calls it his.' . In that south room mv
children were born; and there my
Jennie died. O, how sorrowful she
looked when she saw me take the
shoes and start for the store to pawn
them for ram, while she lay sick !
And then how she begged"me before
she died, never id strike her mother
again r And O, my wife, how shame
fully I' have abused you! It was ndt
your Daniel that did it. No!" it was
that cursed rum that Haskins sold me.
No wonder you were taken from me by
those who loved yon .and would not
in the house. T hey will not. let me
live-with yon.' Not a drop.more, t)an
iel, till this house is mine again."
He had become so much occupied
with his thoughts, and spoke in a tone
so loud, that he had not heard the
wagon, which by this time reached the
road, in which was seated the) kind
hearted Quaker who has been men
tioned. He stopped his horse, and
heard distinctly the language which
Dapiel used. As he closed his solilo
quy he turned and saw Thomas Ed
gerton, who. said, "Daniel, does thee
mean to keep thy vow ?' .
He answered, "I do."
"Thee has promised a great many
times thai thee would drink no more.
What makes thee think thee will keep
thy vow?" '. ; ';'
"I know, friend Edgerton, I have
often vowed to drink no more, but now
I feel different from what I ever did
before. My heart is broken, and I
feel my weakness and I believe God
will help me this time."
"God grant it may bo so. Daniel
get in and take a aoat. Thee must be
hungry go home with me."
On the way the Q iaker drew out of
him all that has been written; and he
advised himr to go to ' California. He
told hin to go to New York, and work
his passage around tho cape. He de
termined to do so. The - Quaker fur
nished him with suitable aonarel.
A. A.
"Thee wants to see thy wife and
children before thee goes.'
"Yes, friend Edgerton, I do; but
they have become estranged from me.
If I went perhaps they would not be
lieve what I say. j It is better that I
should not see them.' Indeed it is
better that they should not know
where I am. I want to surpriso them
as I hope to do, by coming back a so
ber man, and with money enough to
make them comfortable. I prefer that
you and your wife should be the Only
persons in the place who shall know
where I am and what I am doinj?."
Thus while riding toward the farm -
house of the Quaker, the whole thing
was arranged, 'When they, reached
the place, the horse was put." in the
barn, and they entered the hpuse
He said as they took their seats before
the fire: ,
"Amy, thee may put on another
plate; Daniel will stay with us a few
days, then he will go to; California. ;
Tho benevolent Quaker wjvs confi
KALEIGH, X. 0 OCT.-9,
dent that Daniel Akin would keep his
resolve. ' t '
At length, when everytkir was in
readiness, the oldhorsG was harnessed
and before daylight D.Viicl Akin was
on his way to a railrc .1 static::. T "
nau noi oee. m t'"j t:. :c 3 t:
night when the .
more, JJaniel, were uttered. . He was
missed from his customary haunts but
it wasr supposed he had gone off on a
spree, and so-nothing was thought of
bis absence. His wife's father lived
in the adjoining town; and ..some
thought he had gone there. "
No inquiries were made, for all were
rejoiced that he was missing, and car
ed nt for his return -..
He had been gone somewhat' mote
than a year when the Quaker was in
the store of Haskins. and remarked
that he wished to hire a pasture for
the coming season. i
"I have gpt one I will let you have
free of rent if you will put up the fen
ces on the place." f
, "Where is it ?" said the Quaker.
"On the Akin farm."
i ; "If thee will let it at that rate, thee
must have let it get out of repairs."
it is mdced; !. cannot leave the
store to see to it. The house is poor,
and the family -that' lived in it last
were too shiftless, to buy? wpod,' and
burned up all the rails.-: I had rath
er sell it tharr rent." f .
,," What' will thee take for iip .
? : "It cost me gome "$1,000." "
"Ye1?, but theo vpaid it in goods, and
charged thine own prioe on them."
1 benre ItdittrAMnnid' notrj
get trusted anywhere else, and I felt I
'was running a great risk iin i, letting
him have goods, and charged ; accor
dingly, just as every body, reiser would
under the circumstances." i
"Thee has not told me what thee
would' take for the' place; I j will give
eight hundred for it, if that is. any ob-
hect to thee." ? i
Haskins thought long enough to
conclude that; the . interest, of eight
hundrod dollars was far better to him
than the farm, for the use of which he
realized scarcely any thing, l and j said,
"You can havo it." .
"Thee can make out the deed to
morrow, and thee can have thy mon
ey. By the way, does thee know what
has become of Daniel Akin ?'' .
"No. Ho has not been in the village
for more than a year. At any rate I
have not seen him." f
: We may tell the reader what Has
kins did not know. The Quaker had
that day received a letter from Akin,
stating that he was at the mines hard
at work, and was stickipg to bis motto,
Not a 'drop inoye, Daniel," and that
he had laid up a few hundred dollars
and desired him to inquirenrhai the
place he once o wned could bo bought
for. ' Mr. Edgerton had ; en. the
method above mentioned to. find out
Haskin's views. So confident : was he
that Daniel would come home a sober
man, with money in his pocket, that
lie ventured to purchase it for the pur
pose of keeping it for him. --n'w; :
He wrote to Akin what he had done
an'd about hree months after he recei
ved a letter, stating that he had sent
five hundred dollars n gold to.a ban-,
ker in New York, with orders to sell
it and rejnit proceeds to him, to go to
ward the farm- Gold commanded a
large premium; and the five hundred
became more than eight hundreds be
fore it reached friend Edgerton8 hands
Akin requested him to draw a deed
giving the whole property to his wife
Mary, and have it duly recorded and
left with the Register of Deeds.
In his letter ho said: "If perchance
I should ever break my resolution,':!
shall have secured a home for my wife
and children ; I prefer, however, they
should not know anything of . this at
present. If I live to come home X will
give Mary the deed with my- own
hands if not vou can do it. - Now thai
the farm is bought you . had . better
stock itt for I shall stick to my motto,
"Not aucther drop, Daniel" .
bp Brmmw
1868.
NO. 24.
, Another year passed. ' By this time
friend Edgerton had stocked the farm
with young cattle and sheep. The
fences were all put in repair and ev
erything about the house wore d tidy
"ppearahec; J'" ,7. r..
, Another remittance came " yhdeh
ZiL? di th'jiucl vll. an .overplus
'with which to repair the house.
Carpenters were busy, and the vill
agers who happened to pass that way
found that extensive repairs were go
ing on; still no one presumed to ques
tion ihe Quaker with respect to his
plans. ' -' " ' '. ''.
These repairs all completed furni
ture found its way to the house. A
yoke of cattle were seen on the farm.
xue yniagers were astonished to see
the Quaker driving a splendid horse
and riding in a ne w buggy.
He received this shor t note one
day:
. 'T have arrived all safe; and sound.
Go and get Mary and the children."
He rode over to the adjoining town,
and called at Mary's father's and invi-
-;.
tea ner and the children to go home
with him and make him and his wife a
visit. They accepted the invitation
and he took them home.
. The next afternoon he said, -'Mary
I have to go over to the railroad, sta
tion;, but thee and thee children can
stay' with Amy." He wen t and got
Daniel Akin and did not reach home
till after-dark.
He left Daniel in his own house,
nicely furnished, to which place he had
previously conveyed provisions, and
left him tcrpsuia the night. "" : '1
The next morning he said, "Mary, I
suppose thee has heard that I have
bought thy'old place; I have got it fit
ted up and 1 want thee and the chil-J
dren to ride over and see it after
breakfast. I think theo will like
it." ' r
-They rode over and were surprised
to see the changes which had taken
place. They could scarcely believe
their own eyes. They looked through
the lower rooms first. Over the man
tle in the sitting-room was a frame,
and under the glass in large letters
were these words:' .
"NOT ANOTHER DaOr, D.1NIEL."
. Mrs. Akin said, "O, if Daniekcpuld
have only said those words and stuck
to them, this beautiful place might
have been his,"
The Quaker said, "Then -thee don't
know where Daniel is ?"
"No, I have not heard a lisp from
him for more than three years."
"Thee would like to see him ?"
"Yes, indeed." (
z "Let us walk up stairs." As they
wen tup the front stairs , Daniel Akin
shpped down the back one, and took
his stand in the sitting room. When
they returned, Mrs. Akin noticed a
stalwart man standing ."in- the room
with his back to the . hall doorf and
started back for an instant. The Qoa
ker said, ' 'It is" a Mend, Mary." Up V
o tt this Daniel turned round, and in
the man with heavy beard, and mus
tache, she did not recognize her hus
band. "Don't you know me Mary ? Have
you forgotten your husband ?"
WTe leave the reader to imagine
what the meeting wa3. Friend Ed-,
gerton said, "I must go and get Amy.
Mary this house and farm is thine;
Daniel has the papers for thee. Thee
can stay here as long as thee lives.
Thee will live happy now for that
(pointing to the frame over the fire
place,() 'xot axqtuek pro?, Daxiel is
his motto now,, and will be during
life."
: : Four young ladies of Currituck
county, says the Identon Tiwiscrivt,
horsewhipped a man by the name of I
J as. King, who was a mourner at the
time, t for using insulting language
about them.
Another prominent and estimable
citizen of Craven is dead. "Wm. B.
JWadswOrth, Esq., died at his residence
near Core creek, oh Wednesday. Mj
had filled many important stations
with Oddity and usefulness.
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WHAT IT COST HOI
4 What is the value of this estate ?'
said a gentleman to another, with
xuvLu uo was xivuug, as voejj passed a
fine mansion surrounded by fair - and
fertile fields. , ; . ,
w5 .A4yi fc wuuk--wjiaifcis-Taiaca vai;
riaiow what it cost its late possessor?
'How much?
.'His soul !'
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A solemn pause followed this, trief
answer, for the inquirer had not sought
first the kingdom of God and his right
eousness. '
JLhe person referred to was the son
of a pious laboring man. Early in life
he nrofessed faith in Cbricf rwi tk
- , v Q
soon obtained a subordinate nosition '
in a mercantile establishment in tho
city. He continued to maintain a
reputable rehgious profession till he
becamei a partner in the firm. Labor
then increased. He gave less atten
tion! to religion, and more aijd more
to his business, and the cares of the
world choked the Word. , Ere he be
came old,1 he was exceedingly rich in
money, jbut s5 poor and miserly in
soul, that none who knew him would '
have suspected that he had ever borne
il - ! .1 TT 1
mtj sacreu name 01 ri'im wnp said, 'it
is more blessed to give than to receive.'
At length he purchased the large
landed estate referred to, built him a
' i ...
costly, mansion, sickened and died.-
Just before he died, he remarked, ' My
prosperity has been my ruin.'
. O, whata price for which to barter
away immortal joy and everlasting
mc, uuur uiau uo n. wnen x
have finished this house,' said one man,
' then I will seek the Lord.' 'Years
afterward,', said the narrator, 'I pass
ed that wayS the house was not finish
ed, but the inan teas dead !'
' What shall it profit a man, if he
8haU gain . the whole world, and lose
his own: soul? Or what shall a man
give in exchange for his soul? Mark
8: 35-37.
Our Young Men.
hey are the hope of the countrv.
- - . - y t
the exp6ctaticjn of the Church. In a
very fev years, they will be the active
men of their( generation. . The pres
ent will be in the past, and the future
will be in theirhands. Among them
are the jjoming rulers of the country,
'the educators of the people. The law
yers, the doctors, the preachers of the
gospel, the men of influence and pow
er in a)lj public and private positions
for the next thirty years, are among
those who are just entering uponyoutb
ful manhood. Some pi them may now
be among the flocks! like David, or
with the herds, like Amos, or at their
nets, like Simon Peter and Andrew
his brother, or at the plow like Cincin-
natus in the field; and we may know
Uttle of the specific destiny of individ
uals ; yet we may have no doubt that
in the ranks of these self-same young .
men stand those who are to bear the i
burdens! of the coming generation, and
to mould that which is I to en
sue. j ; - . ' '; " 4v
It is no wonder they are objects of.
intense interest to all thoughtful minds.
It would be strange if parents were ,
not deeply solicitous for the welfare of
their sobs, even beyond the measure of
natural affection, .
For if the sons be not "as plants
grown up in their growth" give no
promisejofa prosperous and useful fu
ture what hope is there either of sup
port and comfort from them in dechn
ing age, or of well-being for society;
and the, churches? In truth, we are
shut, up to the alternative of rfoom
j and despondency (save in Omnipoten-
cy) it hope for the future cannot be
derived from the character and con
duct of the youngmen just ready to take :
our places!
How- significant, then, are the crow-
ing distinctive qualities of these young
men How just iy ,may good men care-
iidJy scrutiniie their incipient habits
i ii., t - - .. .
and tendencies, as bearing npon that
which is to' cornel '
With Iwliat intenseness may they x
their eye upon the steps and motion of i
every ypuag man within the sphere of
their observation. Let no young man
think himself unobserved Vermont
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