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'4 "fl-iiijws,- ilol. 4. SI JTamtln KtM0pacr tilljc ffirial rigan of tljc roet of Jfrienos of temperance. No. sr.; . , ; V - I. J? f 5 0. H. WHITAKER, EDITOR. Clje Orient) of temperance. , TERMS: On copy one year. . . ' " nix roontli , " - three months i 4 .$2 00 ;. j oo , . f o I CLUBS; A club of ten, ' (each, $1 75). . . . . .$17 6(' " twenty " 1 50 ...... 30 CO riv-t A copy, gratis, will be sent to the get tei uf of clntis of JO and 20. Rates of Advertising: SPACE 1 Mo! 2 Ma.i 8 Ms. 6 Ms. I Year. Oi;e Square, j Two Squares, Three " ! Pour Fourth Colu'u Half Column, "Whole Colu'n, 25o 400 3 76; 5 25 8 00! 8 50113 00! 11 50! 16 50f 12 00 2000 25 00 SO 00 87 00 60 00 100 00 6 25 800 5 50 700 10 00 14 00 2100 24 50 13 00 1 00 17 00 25 00 24 50 36 00 10 00 16 60 24 00 86 00,57 CO; (From the Riverside Echo.) Touch not tiia.Cup. v l Touch not the cap. Behold around The bones of Tctims slain ; ; Their whitened ashes strew the ground--Sad vrrecki of guilt and pain. Ti virtne'W ahrine Vonr fholfw to-dar. - tropolis, and there the way I was to re ward the kind friend", who, under the name of servants had remained stead fast through our season of adversity, came upon me like a flash. Old Thomas and Mary once had a son, a truly noble-hearted boy, yet wayward, who had, for some petty mis demeanor, fallen nnder the ban of the law, and had fled from his home to the vast Babylon whither I was going. They had heard, from him but once since he.wenj away, and then he ha4 vr lit ten Ihent that b had been invqlv ed in this vortex of intoxication and that theyt must forget one who was'nn worthy of their love. - ; I was old enough when t this letter was written lo com prebend its purport its wild, despairing pathos, and the ag ony which they endured. . ; J J, " Now, Ireolyf(l to seek him if he were yet living, though to. seaTch for him within the immense city eem(d-aJ-most a task of utter hopelessnessM resoJved to seek him. and save him were it possible. . i;' ; Fortified with my resolution, I search. ed th p : -it y and .a, wearisom e... t ask it I RALEIGII, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEIT. 14, 1870. - f - I I did not discover the .real trouble for a long while, bot one day a , certain unsteadiness in her husband's gait re vealed the koy to the ;whole matter, and it was that my brother-in-law was a PRUNKAKD. , I had seen him enough to know that he was naturally an excellent and kind hearted man, and I knew., she almost idolized him. Bnt WWad ventcrre! within the meshes ot ihe tempter's snare, and had fallen. . 1- Of course I went to ;wdrk with aJL the power 1 possessed, to effect "'his. re demption.; But. for some reason which I. did not understand, every effort seemed unavailing. My almost frantic appeal? only seemed to deepen his cra ving for the intoxicating cup, and I was compelled at ia&t .to almost de spairw .. ' - ' Tlien it was that the son of old Tho mas and Mary, the man I had rescued from degradation in N?w: York, came forward in a new and unexpected gnie. Fr, after the death of his parents, moved y iht-ir last request, he resolv ed that ignorant and unlettered' a he was he would, enter the temoerance death of the drunkard, who had giver me the perseverance to overcome all difficulties in Riving him. Ah! And I thanked Him again, still more fervently, when I saw my poor inebriated brother-in-law, rise erect from his seat in an obscure corner of the hall, and so np to the stand with such a look of resolution upon his conn tenance as I had never seen upon ir, and in a firm, bold hand, affix his sig- j natnrc. My. heart was fnllto overflowing, and I scarcely paw the many who followed his example, for the blinding tears of joy- . And when at the close of tho meet ing, the speaker came ?o take my hand for adieu, 1 could not speak. But I pressed his hand in n clasp that meant more than words could expref, and I felt my eyes suffusing with tears. lie understood me, and merely say ing, while a radiant smile spread over his face like a halo, " your brother-in-law is saved," passed on. - lie was saved. I, who had never known the reality of the drunkard's passions for liquor,- had been power- TWO 1 1 will be your second it you accept my plan.' ? Of course Til do that. Til be gui ded by yon entirely.' t Then pledge me your sacred honor, on this spot where she saw your degra dation, never again to touch wine or any alcoholic dink.' , r 4 :u I do so promise and vow, even by her spotless namo and ray hone of f- ture salvation ! . 4 Allow mo also to-night to present your name as a candidate foradmission to the division of Sons of Temperance to which I belong.' - , ' Why should I do thati when I bave already promised not to drink ?' - That yoQ may have fratet nal sym. pathies to strengthen you in your good resolutions. That one social, happy L night each week, gpent with pure men and wTomen working in the holys cause of Temperanct, will make you so love that work that u will never depart from it.v." ;j1;;V. 4 Then propose me and I will join,' 4 Perhaps you did not know that IJl lie Kutger is a Good Templar, belong- ' inrr to ihn TTnttftd t.odfraV - , DOLLARS JER AtlMUM Yes I do. And Mr. Bennett I know who plotted to 1st mi s art the' dust. If have risen in it, snd never again will I A fall. Good-night, Mr. BemietU llerice- forth your road is not mine, I am freo from the shackles y oil Would ihave placed upon me. Seek some other vie- " fim yon cannot entbrairine.,s The tempter stood amazedf.bhflothe ? yonng man whom he had ' sought t to-.f rui n passed on. A 1 1 at a bigger smilo passed over his features ' 'It will not v last.1 ' ' "h Did it? Read - ?! ; T ' V ,- rxirr fir . An open meeting of. tbc Good Temp lars with the Sons andI)anghters join-iiig-all in regalia, all wiili joyous iV . tos and their great hall filled literaHv Yo overflowing. . Kot afope are tho mcrn-'" Iersof the order there, out others : friendly to the cause, arid 'somev per haps, led there by curiosity " " : ' 1 Ko matter what Ibrlngs them "there it is a'good place to' be in, for the representatives of Totth,1 Ilopc, Chari- ty, Love, Purity 'And ' 'Fidelity ae in force in the hall which has been solemn ly dedicated to those principles.. ' safari -Mgr -wrfw gCTC-nwf.r "tvfv- mr!"Wi fPW -tT" J
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