| Show wily he corila not 1 in wine boys I 1 cannot pledge myself with you in wine said a young man at a banquet when urged by his companions to drink to the success of 0 some pet scheme and this Is my reason tor for refusing I 1 once had an idolized mother whose temperance principles plea were of 0 the strongest before she went into the great unknown I 1 promised her to always abstain from the intoxicating cup and the promise Is as aa binding today as when first given the raised glasses were set down again the wine untouched tor for somehow that mothers il influence fluence 1 extended extend edl beyond her boy and all present were I 1 touched by the words so impressively spoken en the mothers influence beautiful and strong reached out from the grave and was a power in that gathering it had not only molded the oung mans character makin making him strong of purpose but it set his friends to thinking awaking them to a sense of their duty the result a glorious victory |
