THE RUMSELLER AND THE


DRUNKARD.
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"a For, former we blush, for the latter we
indulge pity. The one is the DESTROYER, the
other is his vlctsm-alcohol is the Instrument
Of destruction. With the rumseller we may
argue, but we can make very little allowance
tor him II he continue in his hurlful business
after ne has heard US, and is able to give an
swer to what we say. He must be either
J person OF little sense, or a bad heart, who
when convinced that he is daily iniurng his
fellows, will continue 10 do il. He may call
himself Christian, patriot, phanlhropist, or
what not-but we don't believe in him-we can
not until he abandon his sinful business. He
may justify HIMSELF and hush the voice of his
conscience, but with an enlightened view Of
his occupation, il he remain in il, he must be
a bad man. This appears to be the general
idea OF the rumseller and few are willing to
believe that we can ever receive rewards from
God or good men while engaged in such
traffic. A few liberal souls, however, allow
that man Of good sense, and even OF pie,y,
may sell ardent spirits as beverage with a
clear conscience, and that in some instances, a
rumseller may be Christian We have lean
ed to such an opinion ourselves, but the more
] we learn on the subject the less favor have we
for our former liberal view of the traffic in al
cohol. 1t is hard to believe that even charity


Ia its most charitable bestowments, will give
the runseller the praise Of being good man


especially in our day, when light is all abroad
on the subject. We do not desire to enter into
judgment upon any man, but we have several
in our eye who are selling liquor, and thus
dealing out misery and death, who dare not
say they even think they are right-ihcy kno,o
they are doing sorong, and are killing men
a--indirecty, if not directly. How can they
continue the traffic2 Does not, "woe, woe,
woe !" ring in their ears and sink into their
hearts, already condemned, every hour, by
might and by day?
H. But notso do we view the drunkard, though
we know he cannot have admttance into hea
wen. We pity him. He was to blame in
forming his killing habit, but who shall we
tault for perpetuating it? The tavern keeper


"BeAod the temper!" 1t were more appro-
pirate .admonition to the rumseller than to the
rum~drinker-touch not-handle not. Were
groggeries put down, how many men who now
fall down, would stand erect as others! O
who viii not help tine friends of Temperance
in their lahor Of love-to put a,oay this euit from
among ssa