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Rev. J. I. WARD, Assistant Editor.

PRICE ONE CENT.
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Take your text, Mr.. Preacher l" cried
the third.
90 yes, give us the text and regular.
built sermon !" added fourth, rubbing his
hands with great glee.
"Very well" Malcom replied, with good
humour. Now for the text.n
Yes, give Us the text" "ran around the
circle. s5.z
My text will be found in Harry Ar
nold's grog-shop Main street, three doors
from the corner 1t is in these words:--
'Whiskey-b -barrel.' Upon this text / will
now with your permission, make few re-
marks.


Then holding up his pledge and laying
his finger upon the wretched being there re-
presented as the follower after strong drink
he went on


" You all see this poor creature here,
and his wife and chrildren--wel, as my
text and his fall from happiness and respec
liability are inseparably united, will in
stead Of giving you dry discourse on an
empty whiskey- barrel, narrate this mans
history, which involves the whiskey- barrel,
and describes how it became empty, and
finally how it came here. ! will call him
James Bradly-but take notice, that ] call
him little out Of his true name, SO as not
to seem personal.


"Wsll, this James Brady was house
carpenter-I say was-for although still
living, he is no longer an Industrious house
carpenter, but very Industrious grog-
drinker,-h has changed his occupation.
About five years ago, went to his house
on some business. 1t was about dinner-
time, and the table was set, and the dinner
on it. r { as MI .


"s Come, take some dinner with me-
Mr.. Brady said, in such kind earnest
way, that could not resist, especially as
his wife looked SO happy and smiling, and
the dinner so neatly served, plentiful and
inviting. So | sat down with Mr.. and
Mrs. Brady and two fat chubby-faced
children and | do not think ever enjoyed
SO pleasant meal in my life.


''After dinner was over, Mr.. Brady took
me all through his house, which was new.
He had, just built it, and furnished it with
every convenience that man in moderate
circumstances could desire. was pleased
with everything saw, and praised every
thing with hearty good will. At last he
took me down into the cellar, and showed
me a barrel Of -four that he had Just
bought--twenty bushels of potatoes and
turnips laid in for the winter, FIVE large fat
hogs, and can't remember what all. Be-
side these, there was barrel of something
lying upon the cellar floor.


"What is this 20 asked.


20, that is barrel of whiskey that ]
have laid in also.o


"a barrel Of whiskeyr' said, in sur
prise.


eyes. did some work for Harry Ar
mold, and the best could do was to take
this barrel Of good old rye in payment.
But it is just as well. 1t will be saving
in the end.''


How so ~ asked.


"Why, because there are more than
twice as many drams in this barrel of whis-
key, as could get for what paid for it.
Of course, save more than half"


ITO be continued


