.INTEMPER ANCE.
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Unlike other crimes, that of intemperance
gives no warning Of its approach. The young
man whose habits have been such as to do
honor to his friends and relatives; whose heart
has always seemed to be in the right place !;
whose sentiments are the most generous and
noble; whose disposition is the most amiable !;
and who has no misfortune to complain of,
suddenly becomes addicted to the upturning Of
the intoxicating bowl. Ruin strikes where it
was least expected, in the shape of liquid poi
son. Even the rattlesnake sounds the alarm
before he darts his fangs into the traveller; the
step Of the incendiary may be heard; the stand
aud delivery Of the robber places his victim on
his guard; but inlemperance comes unshod,
unseen, unantcipated. He enters a family
more quiet than the wolfy step of the murder
er, and in a moment, crime, poverty, and dis
grace, follow in quick succession. The hope
Of doating father is blasted as suddenly as
the devastation of the Sirocco; the heart of
the tender mother is broken the wife is wi
dowed, the children are beggared or orphaned.
And who can tell where the evil first gained
entrance; what warning has he given of his
approach? He has entered where he was least
expected; he has seized the vitals which were
apparently the least exposed to his attacks,
and he works silently and fatally to the over
throwing of the most brilliant expectations
which ever visit this valley Of tears and un-
certainty.