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"With the quarter of a dollar you gave me on Monday." "John!" "It is true, Jane. With that quarter I went and joined the Washington Total-Abstinence Society, and then went to work at Mr. Lankford's. Here is the result of one week's work, besides this silver," handing her all that remained, after making the purchases.
Miles attended the meeting, and, according to promise, signed the total-abstinence pledge. Owing to the postponement of meetings and the press of duty he had not been able to do it sooner. Shortly after that he was passed by the doctors as fit for duty in the field. So were Armstrong, Moses Pyne, and most of those strong and healthy men whose fortunes we have followed thus far.
No sooner had he said this, than the whole subject assumed a more distinct form, and a more imposing aspect in his view. He now saw clearly, what had not before seemed perfectly plain what had been till then encompassed by doubts. He was satisfied that he had acted blindly when he pledged himself to total-abstinence.
The Local-Option Law of Vineland was not established, therefore, by temperance men or total-abstinence men only, but by the citizens generally, upon broad social and public principles. It has since been maintained in the same way. Probably not one tenth of the number of voters in Vineland are what may be called total-abstinence men.
It is only three months this very day since I swore off." "Well, it seems to me like six months, anyhow. But do you think that you feel any better for all this total-abstinence?" "O as to that, I don't know that I feel such a wonderful difference in body; but in mind I certainly do feel a great deal better." "How so?"
He had no further intercourse with spirits, but lived in that respect upon the total-abstinence principle ever afterward; and it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless us every one!
Now and then a member in full evening dress would lounge into the House, with that air of perfect self-satisfaction which tells of a good dinner by no means conducted on total-abstinence principles. It was midnight when Mr. Disraeli rose to address the House.
Its leaders have been fired with the ardor of a war directed against a devastating monster, to whose ravages was to be ascribed a large part of the misery and wickedness that afflict mankind. It is true that the economic and physiological aspects of the drink question were not ignored; the total-abstinence men were glad enough to have this second string to their bow.
"John, if you will bring me a certificate from Mr. R , that you have signed the total-abstinence pledge, I will give you another trial. But if you disappoint me again, you and I are done for ever." The countenance of Jarvis brightened up instantly. He turned quickly away, without reply, and hurried off to the store of Mr. R , the secretary of the society he had joined.
So we have novels for children; novels religious, scientific, historical, archaeological, psychological, pathological, total-abstinence; novels of travel, of adventure and exploration; novels domestic, and the perpetual spawn of books called novels of society. Not only is everything turned into a story, real or so called, but there must be a story in everything.
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