TEMPERANCE COLUMN.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 1, 13 June 1885, Page 4

TEMPERANCE COLUMN.

MODEEATK DEINKING;

It is quite true he is like the atmoß-^ phere, always pressing^ himself upon, you, and if you have ; ever f j<i lsmail a vacuum he will fill it. But; Ypu JfiVe common sen?e, : and y o.u uit^t' ! be" 0 p your tuard night nnd dayi^ it every hour, uuder every ,pl:tti : urei?in.. everyi siidnesa, in every emergehcy^Jthenj you are eaf'e as those . ahsi&iatUg^ f&aV atics are, and wiih these astonpdihgadvantage^ — tbat you have tb^|ternaT aid of necessary friend, p nd"th^ejljer'nV at task, of keep ngrhim iat atl moments in his rig>ht place, a noble tax oni courage add aelf-contwd..^Viii r arjt - like a brave man ' sailing r in"vVfina boat wi th a hole in 'fjttiio bottom? Tou! can prove the coiirage L uf^you'r 'iMicaaiim ship by showing, that all the Wbfle ybd 5 are steering you can • keep >yoiir !ey«> and thumb on thai |hjde:.V;i*hg<|^eati; man who has a boat witiieut^.holei Has, it is true, nothing ofthe kind tp r look after j but, see whet r a cward; . »i|id fool -he looks comparea mrtfmiti 1 whoican steer and sail and x ninnagej^^ rlpakage^all the same time.? Jlw^fsTa. I t&ir pofiition .enpngh. It-is. sometiißg^ a friend always .at hand, aiid ? lus-amost creditable display^of courage i ' and Watch fti ness always "tb L be^Usin^" that friend upe'to" •< what is right and tosbutUhe door4h his^ iooe} wl)en ; ( - j e bf.comes.tOQ-ipressmg. i' Thei ;jnd is that, the ahstainer Vj stii^.J^^ His belieCand '. tW'non*abstainer;h£ ' his Wehd; AVVucsin^rlbokinTof at the e^ntrbversy is'bblipf to'no^ce 1 these two ' fact^.^ ■ Tne ab^afe^ vyhatever Ms faults. n^a4 : be, -And 'W *^ U V W / . l^At : they.: mayi'ibe^numerous; ,enouo;nj has this cjear^iand pertectliVw 'logical idea on his side: .' Ho says. i£f. won't be a pr j to ' aby' .idnd' b£ : a H lo Ky *Qr alcohol f] won't listen lo' j*ny>- temptation «■■ I ; wbii ? t' id ''ffl-B 3 patter, ot life and death trust myself $> the iriend you name. is. ot.'nd use <taj me} it 1 kqewhim ever so little I 'might be induced, to. know him too »w-U»' ' He offends me, and if he were jmy right hand 1 wouia'Vut'hTm ott. Hard lines, but,. logical—safer .jT^bt land llie. alcooolic -"on hia jside, whatever his" virtues'^aWwe jail know he has niahy/ has 1 ' nbifef jot this,* hard logicM giftv H'e' '"f^M: jtp resort, to apdlbgy raorder:W'deretfd;^ 'his fr-end, and ihdrns rd :) Me " s i^o? 1 jvery good pratice^',W|ie^ i you { '*_^r •^person say of £ Mendr '* f * l1 Ha a is ! tl capital fellow, ' attlibu|rh f ' f ;V U 'fifl Ignevouji faults ; he will.^nJe'S iyou, cr ep o^ri you \at aiiy time, JiMl Smake himself :■ .jolly until '.^ ,, jjg nece.«sary |o. your existence." yoj^jpoay.,believe what s . 1 you .!heaj , .,7hnt*y»;tt: f j» 3 not ; 'relifh the apology..; Ye,^ Lit ,»«*' iaiways .made for the! lriena^^/ah^oho|.! fl'heu again, they who speak,<rf atoohjjji " ia ;, a .friend are most careful; iof : mu jr^s his worst, vices*. Tbey snyy.y heware sometimps—na^ ! alwayArthat^l jiml they rarely; sayv what murder.-:,i what iniquities life does, : ; ) Ay a ■a.a^vh-