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Show - FAliL, A rivoniTE tempentnoo lecturer do South used to relate the following an dotd to illustrate tlid hifjqeirce of a b example, to, ibe formation of habits, ra pus fn their effecti Adam, and Mary, his Tvtfe, who liv In the State, wcre vcry good members the church, good sort of folks anywi quite industrious and thriving in the worl and Mary thought a good deal of a gli of good toddy Whenever the minister-called -to ma .Mary a visit, which was pretty often, s contrived tO;have a glass of toddy mat and tufr minister never refused to imbll After nwhilo Adam got to following t example of tho minister to such an exte that lid been mo a drunkard drank everything he had, and idt he could g ilury and Adam becauiq very poor oinscqut'uco of his following the mft tcr's example so closely;, but ihe go minister cdntinued his visits, and pc Mary continued stilt .to give him the gj of toddy. Oue day he culled in nnd tc Alary he was going mvay for a week should return ou Fridoy and handed I a book containing the catechism, niid t( her when hp returned he should eXpt her to; answer the questions, Mary sj "Yes," and laid away thVliook careful; But JIary, like a gcod roany'otlierdiur member, thought no mora of tho bbi until tho Tery Friday the good minist . wait to return, ' "What shall I db?" said she "tl minister is to be here to-day, nnd I havci looked tn the lwok kegave.niel How ci I answer the questions! "I can tell you," said Adam. "0 ive i im quarter, and let me go over to Smitl ' and get somo good rum, and you can a swer him with a glass of toddy." Mary took the advice, gave Adam quarter and a jug, and off ho startc , After getting his jag filled, and ou li way back, Adam concluded to taste t! rum. One taste followed the other, um ho stumbled over a pile of rocks, nr I broke tho jug, and-lost all the rum. K ; Adam managed to '.tagger home. ' Soon as ho got into the house, Ma l" luquired very anxiously for the bolt of rum. "Where is the bottle of rut J Adam?" ' Poor Adam managed to stammer ou ' "that ho stumbled ovcra pile of roeli and broke tho bottle and spilt the rnm.J Mary was in a fix Adum drunk tl ' minister coming the rum gone ai " questions unlearned, JJul hero comes ti ministcrl It wou't do for the man Clod to see Adam drnnk, so she, fur wa of a better place to hide, sent him nud the bed, l)ytho tiraa ho was fairly uml I )n came the minister. After sitting a iV moments, ho asked Mary if she could n answer the question, "Jlonf did Ada falll" ' Mary turned her head first one wa and then the other, finally stammered or. ' "He fell over a pile of rocks." It wob now the minister's turn to Ipi 9 blank, but ho ventured another qnestio ' "Where did he hido himself nfter I fall!" ' AInry looked tit the minister, then i II the bed, but finally she broke out wit ' "Under the bed, tir. There, Adam, y may come out, be knows all about it." |