"DINNA BE ALWAYS DRAMDRINKING."

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 213, 29 February 1872, Page 7

"DINNA BE ALWAYS DRAMDRINKING."

A minister once preached a sermon againstintetnperance, a'vice veryprevaleut in his parish, and from which,,report says, he was not himself wholly exempt. " Whatever ye do, brethren,',' said he, "do it »in moderation, and aboon a', be moderate in dram-drink-ing. . When ye get up, indeed, ye may tak' a dram, and anither jist before breakfast, and, perhaps, anither after : but dinna be always dram-drinking. If ye are out in the morning, ye may just brace ye.rsel' w'i' auifcher dram, and tak' anither in the forenoon, but dinna be always dram — dramming. Nobody can scruple for ane just afore dinner ; and when Jhe dessert is brought in, and after it's ta'en awa' ; and, perhaps, ane, or it may be twa, in the course of the afternoon, just to keep you frae drowsying and snoozl,in:»; but dinna be always drinking. A.fore tea, and after tea, and between tea and supper, and before and after supper, is no more 'than right and gude ; but let me caution ye, brethren, not to be always dram — dramming. Just when you're going .to bed, and when you're ready to pop into it, and ! perhaps when ye"wake in the night, to tak' a dram or twa is no more than a I Christian may lawfully do : but, brethren, let me caution you not to drink more than I've mentioned, or maybe ye may pass the bonds o' moderation,"