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they would continue to sell rum, and ‘lo one
chould deprive them of doing so—but their
views, feelings, and practice are changéd, and
they now acknowledge their error, and by a
different conduct, show the sincerity of their
repentance—they now.endeavor to promote
temperance, and by so doing, all other bless
ings are put'within reach. Families are now
made cheerful and comfortable, their fireside
enjoyments restored, and society wears a
cheering and smiling aspect.— Maine Wash
ingtoniun Jeurnal.
. ' 'The Old Man’s Testimony.
. The ladies of the present day will have a
much harder ta-k than their predecessors, said
an old gentleman with whom we had been con
yersing. Geind A 5 vongt wIY ¢ ¥
“Ah,” said we, ‘‘ why so ?”? il
. ““ Why, because when 1 was a young -man,
they were all determined thatithe yoting 'men
should larn to drink wine and:liguors, ahd no
matter how much a man might di-like both the
taste and the effect of drinking:forawhile, yet
very shortly, the pleasant smile with whicli
the hostess would present the beverages and
the earnest manner by which she would com
pel him to admit the sociality of the. pi‘flCli};C,
would soon convert him into an admirer of
her logic, and a willing participant of-the
draught she E;'efered.., - But now, your temper
ance ladies have got all up hill .work; you
desire to counteract this fashion, and with those
male friends over whom you may imagine
that you have an influence, you begin to u-ge
them to set their faces against the practice ;
they will at first assure you of théirsettledhab
its of sobriety, then if you happen to know that
they ever did break those settled habits, they
will say ¢ that argues nothing.”” Finallyiyeu
begin to grow wann, and enter largely " into
the merits of the case, and ten chancesto ené
if they do not silence your arguments, and the
““still small voice,’” also, by some sneering
remarks, asto the impropriety of women med
dling with such topics. They don’t consider
that if women bhad never meddled with bring
ing drinking habits into repute, they would
never have been exposed to so many dangers
from it. I can look back sixty years upon
drinking usages, and not an advance towards
intoxication have I ever made, but I can
trace it directly or indirectly to woman’s in
fiuence.—N. Y. Organ.
The Daugzhter®s Prayer,
BY T. A. SHEA.
Why so pale that maiden’s cheek
Why that bosom lifted high,
As beneath the heart would break
With the anguish of its sigh?
She, alas! has lived to see,
Sight of woe—her father’s shame,
And his brow—oh misery !
Branded with a drunkard’s name.
At morn and evening, day by day,
In her chamber, ‘at the shrine,
Does she for that father pray
With a fervency divine.
Oh! she loves him truthfully,
He bhad been her morning star,
Ever guiding tempest-free .
O’er life’s treacherous seas afar.
But with slow and stealthy pace
Came the spirit-demon up,
And with smile of social grace
Bade him drain the festive cup.
That frail moment was the last
To her heart of cloudless light,
How could darkness come so fast
O’er a scene so fair and bright?
Swift destruction followed there;
Not a relic, not a trace
Of his virtues once so rare,
Linger’d in their dwelling place.
But that daugflmr’s prayer arose :
| lln aceeptance to the throne ;
And the mountain weight of woes
: By her faith was overthrown.
Loving thus \he Roman’s Daughter
Buoy’d him with her bosom’s wave;
, Sqoti;]fgl him with the breath he brought
: Ol ad ot i 8
: Fed h;ni }vitb‘,flxcfljfe‘;hé gaye,
Spurn not then'the mortal straying
- Fromithe safety of the fold;" ™ -
But th&fwue force of praying .- |
1+ In this-father sav’d behold !t - « -
: B ivil bk YT
. The following, beautiful ftinqs were com
posed for. the femperance concert. given inaid
of the Young Men’s City Temperance Socie-
Ay, by a young lady of this eity, whose pen
has frequeally%egg employed in'rbxiaing the
praise of temperance: o
- They speak for themselves, and mecd, no
commendation af ours. \. i § .
‘Onée again to thee, Temp’rance, an anthern
“we’ll raise, :
And tell of thy trinmph in song;
Once again will our voices unite in thy praise,
And echo thy triumph prolong.
We will tell of the blessings thy light has be
© stowed
* On the homés that were lonely and sad,
Of the smile that now beams where the ‘tear
often flowed, ‘
~ Where the hearts that were mourning; are
glad.' "% . . i} 1O
Like an angel of light, thou hast sped tbxiough
the earth,
Bidding Hope take the place of Despair;
Thou hast changed the rude oath and the re
veller’s mirth,
- To the voice of thanksgiving and prayer.
The poor wretched outcast, once treated with
scorn,
Thou hast sought to restore and reclaim,
And hundreds thus rescued, shall live to adorn,
And brighten thy record of Fame.
Good.
The following anecdote, was told to us by a
friend, which is so expressive, we give it an
insertion :
‘“ A very pious man, once lived in one of
the northern states, and among other fixtures
he kept a distillery on his farm, to which his
wife was very much opposed. He was one
day in conversation with a religious f{riend,
when he casually remarked that ¢ all he had
was the Lord’s.”” His wife hearing the con
versation, observed, ‘¢ that this was the first
she had larn’t that the Lord had a distillery on
his farm.”’
Troe Wit.
At a meeting on the dock, a few Sunday af
ternoons since, while Sandy Welsh was speak
ing, a wag in rags cried out, ‘“Ho, Sandy
Welsh, with his three dollars a day and a shil
ling a head for all who sign his pledge!”’
Sandy, never at a ioss to know what to do, re
plied, ¢ Yes, we cold-water men now have our
three dollars a day, and are well dressed and
well clothed, and well fed; and our families
are comfortable. “Now look at us, and then
look at the tummies—llook at ourfriend there,
‘all in rags; they had better all come and sion
the pledge, and have good clothes and some
thing to eat.”>— Amer. Temp. Union.
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i Oakforest, Dinwiddie
; s Co., Va. Jan. 22, 1839. %
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Letter from John Tennent.
New-York, April 1, 1839.
Mr. W. Moffat—Sir: I have been afflicted with
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We have received more than % hundred letters
similar to thé above, some of whieh: have been
published from time to time in the newspapers,
and in former numbers of the Good Samaritan;
but we have no room for more in this present
sheet. :
- For sale at P. Robinson’s 83 State-st. Albany.
S\TEAM CONFECTIONARY STORE, No.
¥ 22 South Pearl street. 1 would give notice
to the public in general, that I keep all kinds of
Confectionary constantly on hand, such as Can
dies of all kinds, wholesale and retail, Cakes of
all kinds, Ice Cream, Jelly, Bla Mange, and
Pyramids, of Maccaron: or Cocoa nut. Soda
water constantly on hand.
N. B. The subseriber, feeling grateful for the
liberal share of public patronage already be
stowed upon him, respectfully solicits the con
tinuance of the same, and he hopes by the un
remittingattention to his business and the wants
of the public, notonly to give entire aud perfect
satisfaction to all those who have hitherto hon
ored him with their patronage, but to an increas
ed favor from a generous public. As he has ta
ken the whole of the bui'ding connected with his
former establishment, he is enabled to give bet
ter and more extensive accommeodations to all
those ladies and gentlemen who may faver him
with a call. Al favors or orders gratefully re
ceived and punctuslly attended to. Ice Cream
will be ready at all times, from 10 o’clock in the
morning until 12 o’clock at night, and of a quali
ty inferior to none in the city. Those who
doubt will please call and try, and they will find
“ no mistake.”
GEORGE T. CARTER.
G_EORGE A. HOYT, Watchmaker, Silver
smith and Jeweller, No 35 Market street,
Albany. Watches, Silver Spoons and Jewelry
constantly for sale.
THE BOOK OF THE NAVY, with numer
ous engravings of the Victories, &e¢. Ew
bank’s, Hydraulics and Mechanics, with numer
ous engravings. For sale at W. C. Little’s Book
stole.