, RUMsELLER's PRAYER
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80 Lord Ithank thee for past prosperity
in my business ;that Il have been enabled
to sell large quantity Of intoxicating Ii
quors to my neighbors; and although am
well aware that these liquors have done
them no good, but on the contrary, q have
made many Of them drunk, and abusive to
their families, yet have made a ohandsoms
profit on the sales that has enabled me to
launch forth little into the whaling
business, for which, 0. Lord, thank
thee assD sad N 'bHs' lSEp q i1V .tWe


u thank thee, o Lord, for the preservation
Of myself and family in peace and quiet-
ness during the past night True, I sent sew
eraI of my neighbors home drunk at alate
hour last night, who probably disturbed
the peace and quietness Of their families,
making them weep bitter tears till morning;
but We made, fair profit on the liquors we
sold them, and rested well all night, for
which we thank thee, 0 Lord. Nm.


Aud now send us hyblessing This day,
pardon all our sins, and especially that Of
putting our bottle to our mouth. o Lord,
we propose to do the same thing this day.
Send us, therefore, many customers, mod
crate and fashionable wine drinkers; a. we
keep constantly on hand various kinda Of
the best of family wines, but especially
send those poor degraded, slaves 10 their,
appetites who will part with their last
cent for;liquors; for although we are aware
that it is fast bringing them to dfunkard's
grave, and their familiesto the poor-house,
vet o Lord we want what little money they
have left, to educate our family, and to
raise our children to- respec,abihty In the
world; and when they have no more money
left we thank thee thai there is poor house
70 which they may 60 and be supported
out of the taxas raised from the honestand
industrious part Of the community. We
thank thee that we have faithful police
to take them i" the house of CORRECTION,
when they get so drunk that they are not
able to get home to their families, that they
may there sober OH ~ n


n Lord thou knowest, ] never give the
drunkard LIQUOR when think he bss got
enough; and always think 30 when !


find that he has got no more moneys! Ahsn


advise him not TO drink, too much, and seuds !
him home TO his wretched family pennyless.
and drunk. Amen ,.ua,n sar ~ qsiope.a