" WHOSE BUSINESS is TT"
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As we were passing along one OF our streets
on Friday, we noticed group of boys assem-
bled about drunkard. who was giving lu-
dcrous, (yet, TO us, painfully account OF him
self. Poor fellow he heeds not the voice OF
wisdom, he knows not his own best interest


Some boy accused him Of having been
drunk the evening before. He replied. '"Well,
yes, was, but whose business is 7" Sure
enough, whose business is III We reply, it's
our business; thai tits our concern, our labor 10
save him from such destruction Of his life
such proS,i,ulion-su uch prostration Of his pow
ers. Is he not our neighbor? Flows not the
same current in lis veins? Is he not bro
ther? Yet, now we are tempted to dlsown
him. Still we will not. This is our business,
the business OF all lovers of the peace and hap
piness Of society; and we wiH, nleel with what
opposition s"ever we may, endeavor TO rescue
him, and all drunkards from the pit Of woe,
and raise them TO places Of honor.


We wonder how the sellers of intoxicating
drinks feel, when they see such specimens OF
the certain effects of their traffic Let us ad-
dress them in The spirit Of affection, but with
the words Of failhiulness, when we quole h
them passage recorded by Him who cannon
possibly lie, ''Woe unlo him that putelh The
boule 10 the mouth of his aeighbrr, and max
eih him drunken" What could be palmer? ?
Yet many pefs;st, in despite Of God and man
VeGly, they have their reward.


But they say. THIS is onr business;" yes;
in one sense il is il is your faul: that many
thus suffer themselves to be made the Jest OF
ltlle boys, and the pain-gIvers of good men.
And for Ibis business you will be met by Him
whose business il is 10 Judge you and if you
would escape not only our censures, but 'lht
wraih OF Jehovah" cease this unholy and use
less business, Oo say no more and employ
yourselves in favor Of virtue and true wisdom