Uncle Ben's New-Year's gift and other stories . owing with a single oarin the teeth of a strong current. Whatwas wanted I saw at a glance, and I deter-mined to supply the want. A man whodoesnt take and read the newspapers, andyet expects to succeed as a farmer, is not UNCLE BEN S NEW-YEAR S GIFT. 57 much wiser than the sailor who puts tosea without chart or compass, and will beas likely to reach the ultimate haven of success. And Uncle Ben was right. THE TEMPERANCE TRACT. A YOUNG man, who felt a good deal•^^ of enthusiasm in the temperancecause, procured some tracts for had a d
Uncle Ben's New-Year's gift and other stories . owing with a single oarin the teeth of a strong current. Whatwas wanted I saw at a glance, and I deter-mined to supply the want. A man whodoesnt take and read the newspapers, andyet expects to succeed as a farmer, is not UNCLE BEN S NEW-YEAR S GIFT. 57 much wiser than the sailor who puts tosea without chart or compass, and will beas likely to reach the ultimate haven of success. And Uncle Ben was right. THE TEMPERANCE TRACT. A YOUNG man, who felt a good deal•^^ of enthusiasm in the temperancecause, procured some tracts for had a dozen, and in the ardour of hisfeelings he calculated that at least twelvemen would be reformed through theiragency. Having an idle afternoon to de-vote to the cause, he started out with hisdozen tracts in his pocket, his mind insome degree of elation in prospect of thegood that was to be done. In walking along, the first man whocame in his way was a tavern-keeper. Here is a good subject, said Wilton tohimself, as the tavern-keeper drew TEMPERANCE TRACT. ; 64 iw IUMIC LIBRARY A»T*R LB**£ ANDILDBN 1MB B L THE TEMPERANCE TRACT. 61 Let me see what I have that will suithim. Ah ! this is it. c An Appeal to thePeople on the Liquor Traffic.: And, selecting a tract with this title, hepresented it to the tavern-keeper as theymet, saying, as he did so— Accept this, if you please. Taken by surprise, the man received thetract, and the distributor, bowing, movedon. A dead shot for him ! thought he; butthe thought was scarcely formed ere he felta hand laid roughly upon his quickly, he confronted the tavern-keeper, whose face was red with anger. Whats this? he demanded impera-tively. Its a tract, replied the young man,looking confused. See here, my friend! and as thetavern-keeper spoke he withdrew his handfrom his shoulder. My first impulse wasto pitch you over that fence. On secondthoughts, however, I will let you go un- 62 THE TEMPERANCE TRACT. punished fo
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