ONLY SEW EN- TEEN.
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Only seventeen, and disguised in liquor
Not drunk, you say, but disguised He only
takes an occasional glass? Don't believe it.
No young man ever took "an occasional
glass;" who did not create another occasion for
another glass. Only seventeen, and drink at
a tavern Is there power in the human
mind, to enable man to avoid destruction, and
will not that power rise into action when told
that youth of seventeen will pour down his
throat the fiery serpents Of death, vice, crime,
and insanity9 Look well to your own habits,
but also look with kind anxiety to the habits Of
those you love. Mothers look ye to the habits
of your sons! Have no consideration for the
excuse of an " occasional glass" Sisters, look
well to your brothers! The midnight, robber
comes not with a more deadly, silent, and
stealthy step, than the vice Of intemperance,
disguised in the hues of beauty. Beware Of
the rose tint on the cheek Of him who handles
the cup. The fend's first approach is not one
so revolving. He comes dressed in smiles. He
remains frowning in terror. He triumphs in
the howlings of discord. Music and dancing
announce his approach. The pail Of death,
and the chords rattling through the coffin, ce-
lebrate his triumphs American.