DEATH AND THE GRAVE
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81 an hungry said the Grave, "give
some food


II will send forth minister of dastruc-
ton" replied Death, ''and you shall be sat
isiied.'


''Anl what minister will yau send forth?',


q! Will send forth Intempcrancc, and he
shall carry alcohol for a weapor.''


at is we'll" said the Grave. ..out how
know yen the people viii fall into the snare,


i viii demand the assistance oftbc tenn
ter, replied Death, s.and he shall disguisc
the snare under various seducing forms sucl.
as food and medicine. and pleasure. and
hospitality, and bcncvJlence. The people
will then drink and die


81 an. content" said the Grave; $50 Isee
that your scheme is ski!lful and will sue
lceei.2


The ecAuIch bells began to toll, and the
mourAcrs TO walk through the street, and
the sexton TO ply his mattocll and spade, for
the minister OF destruction had gone forth:
ana once more Death and the grave met
together to exuIt over Tie success Of their
schemes.


"And Who is this they arc bringing?"
asked the Grayc.


''IIis is an old man who fancicd that
WINE VS. necessary to recruit his wasted
strength. He began with but a little att
hrst, but gradually increased the quantity
and iinaily drank TO excess and died."


''And who IS this


~ has IS young nan who was fond of
company, and thought liquor was necessary
to conviviaI meetings. lie contracted the
hablt OF drinking and is now a corpse"


'And who are they now bringing follow
cn by train II weeping chiIdren?''
. his Is broken Hearted woman whose
"':Haah" bccam" 4 confirmed drunkard. and
%"o lett her children 10 pine il. want while
n" spent iis tine cnl money in the tavern.
And now they are bringing the corpse of.
the husband himself. who has lost bis life
IN drunken bsawl."


'.iirs.,., said tie Grave, Il hear a loud'
vail and sobs of grief that will not he si-
cnc"d. What is &c :a5an;ng Of this" /


''Ah- Sait DEATH, ..thcv are bringing the
body # a..ltic nl.ut, whose drunken ia
.h,r, aiming IT, blow al his ifc. DESTROYED
at L." breast, and the mother. Ike Rachel
r'.r.r'h fol o3ecomf,r,,d because her child
S si.,,.'''


..And wlo a1,. ,I,....,


,.Tuese are, tn. I,,,;,. 90 . c.,..1, ,
gate and her r,-i,, hor .,.,',,.;, 81 Sl fao'
nee lair and jn.,rcr, L., I,,%r ;,na,MaS ,'ie
rr Se"r""r AMI deprived Icr cr caution.-
ftcr pursuino , ,hnr, naroorac -, I;It ".''.


sand tI.sr.:, ~


Thee L-i:. ~
is victim. ,Ln,. . I''''' ,''' =. "'l''
II, wine s,s,,,,5 ,I-a L.t. 'p>H';' li,'':Ds
lcy ouarrrJjcd n,ar ,Io; o;,,, " .'.g.1Is",l' 1
ayiny died bv fine hand ar Iii .'.',; 49,"
ere /, the croVuinr Incident oforrs.io,,o