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IS DEDICATED BY THB AUTHOR. 3l$ll-(^i P R E F ACE. -•♦•- Scarcely any person^s life, if faithfully written, would not be perused with interest, more especially when it has been one of dangers escaped, and of vicissitudes of a startling nature. Such has been the nature of my career, which I have here related in its two phases ; the first that of an indulger in intem- perance, the second as that of an advocate of total abstinence. Example will often prevail when argu- ments are powerless, and the folly of drinking habits is perhaps better shown by the honest confessions of a reformed man, than by labored essays, or exciting fictions. It is as a warning and a guide that these pages ha\e been penned. If they shall, while yielding information as to my early career, be the means of enabling others to avoid the ruinous temptations of the inebriating cup, they will not have been written in vain. Boston, Mass.. Dec, 1861. S. M. H. In It Win 1 & :\ i # CONTENTS. I PART PIBST. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTEE HI. A Geman Aoqu^Unc^-Th" ^ "".' ""«"■«- » Runaway Sailor -PftLl » ""' Club-Am SteplnAa«»ce-l'BjS:m,(SS^-'"'""""''"-^ 11 20 Vlll CONTENTS. I ^ > i . ' » 8» CHAPTER IV. I become Socond Steward of a Btearaor — A Stabbing Uead-Steward— Dlsoult-maklng Extraordinary — St. L'^ulB dissipation— I linprovo In blflculta — The Cap- tain's caution — Now OrloanB — Strange adventure with a Creole— 1 have the choice of being married or shot- My escape ftom a Tigress — My heels save my head.... ^ •• CHAPTER V. A 22d of February Speech— I begin to Meditate — Resolve to visit my Father —Thomas H. Benton and his Kind- ness— I visit Home- Master Beals — A Partnership — Singing— Dancing and Vagabondizing generally — Drink to drown oare — Join Mr. La B . — Par- tial success — La B puts me in a fix— Canal-boak life — The '* Water-Mellon-Patoh " song — Success and Drink again— Love. ••••• CHAPTER VI. I go to Canada— Montreal— Drink and Dissipation — Good Resolves Futile — I ride Horseback Into a Church and get into Prison — Desertion— I Travel to the Lakes — Weary Travelling— Buy a Canoe — A Canoe Voyage down Ihe Long Sault and Narrow Es- cape — Messina Point— Desperate Condition 61 CHAPTER VII. I swap my Canoe for Whiskey — Back to Buflklo— Des- pair— Attempt Suicide twice — Am rescued— New Resolves — 1 go Homeward — Terrible Destitution — A Lady's Kindness — Ingratitude— I turnPhrenol- ' ogist — A Landlord's Vanity— Find Myself Afloat— A Prediction — Reach New York 70 61 Contents. |j| chapter viii. Return to Newark -Meeting with my Father — The Waahlngtonlan Movement ~ Hear a Speech and make one Myself ~ The Turning Point In my Life — I Sign the Pledge — The Chain Broken ^3 FABT SECOND. its %mpxma 6amn CHAPTER I. commence a Temperance Ct.reer- Encouragement-- Deacon Grant- Join the W ishingtonians — Faneui) Hall — My Marriage— David and Goliath—" The Lit- tle Jersey Gun" -The Boston Quartette Club-South- ern Tour-Uandsome Present- A Sad Accident - Enormous Egg-Eating • • • CHAPTER II. S9 I go to Charleston, 8. C.-Great Enthusiasm -John C Calhoun's Funeral-A Rough Ride-Go to Pennsylva-' nia-Harvest Home Temperance Meeting-Return South-Northern Visit-Remove to Horicon-Build a Drug Store-Death of Wife-Another Southern Visit- Go West-Visit Minnesota-I Marry again 99 CHAPTER III. Another Lecturing Tour-Excitement in the South-Opel- ' ka-Narrowly escape being hanged for an Abolitionist -Am Released-Vigilanoe Committee-Change at Co- lumbus-Return to V/isconsin-Re-visit Newark-Visit Canada and British Provinces ,03 ( X CONTENTS. PABT THIBD. CHAPTER I. Summary of Labors, Accidents, Ac— Presents, &o m § PABT FOUBTH. Testimonials, &o , .,,..,. 117 'liiii I i r I J : I.! i iu.. Ill 117 art Jlrd. -♦♦•■- MY INTEMPERATE CAEEEE. ti i! ■\ w^ hh PART FIRST. Ml^ Intemperate €mtx. CHAPTER I. Introduction - Reflections - My English Birthplace - Han- nah More- Fossil Caves - Early Emigration- My Parents —Maternal Influence-! go to School -The French Teacher taught-New mode of teaching French — Reciprocity. A GKEAT writer has said with much truth, that if " any man were to record faithfully the events of his career, he could not fail to make an interesting narra- tive." Truth is indeed stranger than fiction ; and the every-day events of the •world surpass romance in interest. I am about to truly relate some of the incidents of a checkered career. I shall confess to 12 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. iii liiip^ m ! * many a fault and many a folly— rwo^ be- cause I admire the " pride that apes humility, or that I wish to glory in my shame/' but in order that I may, by ex- ample, act as a beacon-light, and prevent, so far as I can, others from drifting to the rocks and shoals on which I had so nearly been wrecked. M/ vessel of Life, thanks ; to a merciful Providence, did not founder in the dreadful sea of Intemperance, whose billows often and again, so nearly over- whelmed me. The Life-Boat, " Total Ab- stinence," manned by a benevolent crew, snatched me from the abyss ; so I now sit down to record the events of my perilous voyage, and to teU something of my calm cruising along those shores whose harbors afford safe anchorage, and whose currents flow toward the haven of Eternal rest. I cannot, to a certain extent, avoid being egotistical, but the reader, remembering that this is an " Autobiography," will at not be- lt apes in my by ex- revent, to the nearly thanks bunder whose ' over- al Ab- crew, ow sit erilous )f my whose whose Iternal being bering dll at MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 13 f once perceive the necessity of a frequent use of the "first person singiilar.- Be- sides I want to be as simple as possible, and to talk to him on paper as though he were hstening to my living voice. So much, by way of mtroduction. I 17^3 born on the 17th of October, 1818 mthe pretty village of Banwell, England' long since celebrated for its Fossil Caves' and for the visits of Mrs. Hannah More who founded a school there. Banwell is ^ situated about fourteen miles from Bristol the great Commercial Emporium of the' I tell anythmg for the simple reason that I commenced my traveling career at a very early age ; so early that I was but just one year old when the vessel, in which my o njewfbundland. In hopes of bettering his condition my father had left the old r; 7k ?r z ^™^' '^ -^^^^^ ^' i^ewark, N. J., and commenced business as ill 14 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. ill m ■' a Tanner, in which he so far succeeded, both in the way of commerce, and in establish- ing a good reputation, that he resides there to this day, a respected citizen. My mother, I have heard was an ex- cellent and well-educated woman, but, of course I retain only a very indistinct re- membrance of her as she died when I was ten years old. She was taken from me too early for me personally and practically to estimate the invaluable blessings of a mother's love. Had she lived a few years longer, her affectionate influence might have materially influenced my career for the better, for though, my father did all in his power to mould and direct my character, yet every thoughtful person will agree with me. in the opinion that it is the mother who exercises the greatest and best influence on her child. I was an only child, too ; for a little sister died in her infancy, and when I lc5t my parent, had no other sister to partially take her place. I do not mention I. ded, both sstablisli- des there s an ex- , but, of itinct re- 3n I was n me too ically to 5s of a Bw years s might -reer for iid all in iiaracter, ;ree with her who lence on 0; for a I when I ister to mention MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 15 these matters as any excuse for my after- excesses, but merely as facts in my history. When I had attained my twelfth year, I was sent to a boarding-school at Staten Island. It so happened that at this estab- lishment was a French teacher, who en- gaged himself in the work of tuition in order, rather, to learn the English language, than to impart a knowledge of the French tongue. His name was LeRoy. Now, I ought to mention here, that I was early dis- tinguished for an exceedingly retentive memory and that I had an insatiable thirst for knowledge. My tutors were not long, too, in finding out that I had a natural aptitude for acquiring languages, and they made use of that information both to my benefit and that of Mr. LeRoy. And this led to my learning the French language, V which has since proved an invaluable ac- 1 quisition. ^ It was agreed upon, after some considera- tion, that I should tpar.li Mr t.oT?^ — t7_- II I Hi b )i i ! f I 16 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. lish, and he, in return instruct me in French. To carry this into effect we roomed together — each of us in turn con- verting one language into the other. Mr. LeKoy was exceedingly anxious to go into business in America, and therefore a know- ledge of the English language was indis- pensable. I was no less desirous of learn- ing French. An entente cordiale therefore existed, and one far more cordial and sincere than that which is said to bind Great Britain and France at the present time. In our mutual tuitions we did not by any means adopt the recognized and conven- tional methods of instruction, but I assure you, reader, we* taught each other in a much pleasanter way. Let me give you an example. Mr. LeEoy was a terrible snorer, and it Was no small annoyance to me to be waked up from a comfortable nap, by the bassoon- like sounds that issued from his nasal ; me in fFect we urn con- 3r. Mr. go into a know- is indis- ►f leam- herefore lial and to bind present by any Donven- assure r in a ve you and it waked assoon- I nasal MT INTEMPERATE CAEEEB. 17 organ, which by the way, was very far from an organ that had music in it. Add the natural nasal French pronunciation, to the unnatural sounds we often hear from lam ,dea of Mr. LeRoy's snore, but it would be a very faint idea indeed I Now when my French bed-fellow had jrned me beyond expression, I used to g>ve h,m a sharp poke in the back or ribs uct 7 :'•'"' ^^ '''"^^ ''-' -J^en some such a colloquy as this would ensue: Mb. LeRoy. -_ » Ah ! sare ! Vat voa poke me, for ? » ^"^ tuiJy that I can get no sleep." Mb. LeRot, (waking up.) _ « OM i, , Mye/ Vatisdatf Vat lett^ ' epell it viz ? " • V at letters you '; [I would then dve him <, i .-thography of snoHn^" VlT S f ! Wned this he would sfy ^"^ 18 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. n ''^ Mr. LeEoy. — "Now, vat is de vay you pronounce snore ? " [Then I pronounced the word over and over until he thoroughly understood how to speak it properly — and then he would go to sleep, and — snore again I ] Of course he gave me similar casual French lessons, and so diligent were we, that in six weeks he could make himself thoroughly understood in English, and I could, for a boy, speak very tolerably, the French language. This was my first foreign lingual acquirement, and I was, perhaps, a little vain of it. Many times since I have thought of, and been amused at the manner of my teaching. I am not certain that it was the best mode of learn- ing or of acquiring, but of one thing I am quite sure that the process taught me two important lessons — the value of reciprocity, and of self-reliance. An anecdote is re- lated somewhere of an Englishman who visited Paris, and on his return expressed de vay ver and ►od how e would : casual ere we, himself , and I bly, the ny first I was, y times amused am not f learn- ig I am me two procity, J is re* an who pressed MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. I9 drcn should speak French fluently ^ after "rooming'' with Mr. LeRoy, /felt 1 ^iM V CHAPTER n. 1 return to Newark -Reflections -Journey to Wllbraham Seminary— My Travelling Companions— My Importance — NowYork-MyLlfesavodbyatljsht boot— Hartford Ex- perlences-An Extemiiorized Bedstead— My first lesson in Finance. In course of time I was removed from the boarding-school, and went to Newark. My mother had died before my departure from home. I was too young, as I have before remarked, to fully realize the extent of my loss, and to feel what a catastrophe to a home is the loss of its Natural head — for let men say what they choose al)oiit being " Masters," women are the g rtrdiau angels and Heaven-appointed leaders of the domestic circle. Fathers, however excel- lent iKey may be, are not fit trainers of their y mug children — for all experience J ( I c tj n tl w ^ilbraham ortanoe— tford Ex- \, lesson in d from ewark. parture I have 1 extent strophe iiead — 5 al)oiit Liardian s of the • excel- aers of )erience 4; Mr INTEMPERAFE CAEEEB. HI proves that they eitlTspoil them by <»y,» jnddgence, or repel them by undua eeverity. M father, perhaps, felt that bein« au only ch.ld he might " spare the rod a«d cpoU to the Wesleyan Seminary at Wilbraha^n, Massachusetts. ' My adventures, after having been in « measure thrown on my own resourees, may be, I thmk, dated from this period. * ^ It happened that three other boys, were to be St from Newark to the SemLary. and I, bemg the senior of the four, was ap- pomted to take eharge of them and 5 the:r finanees. The latter were Lt lite - large m amount as those whieh "he Seeretary of the Treasury has to manage but I really thmk they caused me to ffel tional functionary. And then, to be the mster, as it were of three boys younrr.r than myself I The idea to my yLngTeS was overwhelming I ^ ^" i. I ■m i I .!;! elm. of tho Museum I drew from my pocket hajf-a- dollar- handed it to the lady-cashier. and stood expecting some change, as I under- stood the price of admission was nine- pence each ,,erson. I did not then under- stand the various currency-terms used in different States, and fancying I was being cheated, asserted proudly that though I was only a boy going to a boarding-school I was not to be taken advantage of in that way "My change, Ma'am?" I demanded. " You have none to receive," was the re- piy- I was now fairly angry, but at that critical moment a gentleman tapped me on the shoulder. " My little fellow," said he in a kindly tone, « You do not seem to be aware that nmepence here is twelve and a half cents, therefore, for the four of you, halt-a-doUar IS required." He then explained the dif- ficult currency question quite to my satis- taction, and thus I hteralK^ A^,.„z. _„. , f. ., . . . "-v "VMy/ie, wisdom tor the first tune m my life CHAPTEE m. Wilbraham Seminary -A Rival - Expulsion - 1 Became Reckless -Leave Home -Rum and Singing— A German Acquaintance- The Stewart Club — Am a Runaway Sailor -Pittsburg- Serious Accident -Despair -Become a Deck- Hand-Vicissitudes- A Step in Advance -I Become Clerk. The next morning we started by stage for "Wilbraham, and were soon fairly in- stalled in the Seminary. I do not deem it necessary to give any particular description of this sort of juvenile learning, nor relate any incidents of my career there. A few, however, I must refer to. Among the pupils was one named Bigc- low, whose abilities were so much on a par with mine that we always divided the prizes for which we contested. With him I be- came very intimate, until I entered on wild courses. The consequence was, I was 'ttSF A JB Beoamo L German ray Sailor le a Peck- me Clerk. • T Stage "\y in- leem it ription relate A. few, Bige- a par prizes I be- id on I was t MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 31 expelled, but at the intercession of my father was taken back again. Again I left the beminary and became reckless. I made up my mind to travel, and in company with one U , a German, started from home. agreemg that when he could get work as a saddler that he should find me in food and rum and when he had nothing to do, I Should exercise my talents as vocalist. We reached Bordentown, and there became members of the Club named after Commo- dore Stewart. From there we started in our sailor s garb, and gave out that we were runaway sailors, and that I had been -unded while escaping, showing an old _ n proof thereof. In time we reached t ; 'f''^'"««. where my companion told the tale m German which I had concocted. In^approachmg Pittsburg we embarked on a Canal Boat, where I earned, by singing and dancing, about eighty, dollars, if " Sd.^^ '-''-' - ^ -"- of the 32 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. >iii mn ! : ihf One day, having missed my companion, I went into a harness-maker's shop to in- quire if he had called there. A little girl in the place, frightened at my grotesque appearance, screamed aloud, and her father, a great German, weighing over three hun- dred pounds, coming out without saying a Word, attacked me and knocked me down. He then kicked me and broke three of my ribs. For this the Mayor fined him ten dollars, which was handed to me, and it was such a God-send that I would gladly have had three more broken at the same price. As soon as I had fairly recovered from this accident, which I speedily did, thanks to youth and a strong constitution, I began to look about me for some fresh meanis of procuring subsistence. It is no easy thing, let me tell you, dear reader, for a raw youth without any definite trade or profession, to get employment in a commercial city. A person applying for work under such . .1- *^173 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 33 anion, to in- le girl tesque father, I hun- ting a down. 3f my m ten and it gladly same [ from thanks began ani9 of thing, youth ion, to y. .i jh ..i.- i^l cumstanccs is almost invariably asked, ■ "What is your trade?" Such a query was put to me, too, many a time. Now, as vagabondizing about the country, at one time pretending to be a runaway sailor, at another, singing and dancing to amuse a gaping crowd, and to procure meals and a lodging, can scarcely be called a " trade," I was compelled to dodge the question by broadly asserting that I could " do any- thing." Doing " anything " in the eyes of shrewd business, practical men, simply means "can do nothing," and so, after having wandered through the streets of Pittsburg until I was foot-sore and heart- sore, I, one forlorn morning, took a hungry stroll by the river side. A busy but gloomy place is that smoky city of Iron Foundries — the atmosphere is composed of dust, smoke, and a thousand villainous odors. The dingy houses, trees, (where there grow any) canals, and the grimy-looking faces you see at every turn 84 MY INTEMPERATE CAREEB. would not be at all calculated to raise the spirits of one with a full stomach and a well-lined wallet. Fancy then, what a de- pressing influence it must have had on me to whom meat and money were strangers. While I looked on the river as it swept sullenly by, old times and old scenes came vividly to mind. The home at Newark — the Staten Island School, and the Seminary at Wilbraham. Then, with something like remorse, I thought how I had neglected opportunities, and wasted my best yef»r8 in frolic and in folly. But, at that time I was never sad long. As I strolled along indulging in these sad reminiscences, my attention was directed to the long line of steamboats that were moored to the banks. They looked anything but inviting, but were one and all dingy and forbid- ding—a sudden thought struck my mind. Here I can do nothing — what if I tried to gain employment on board une of those boats ? I felt such a place would be very rm I i- I MY INTEMPERATE CAREEIl. 85 much like a last refuge for the destitute ; but then, was not / destitute enough ? I had, however, health and strength, Tnd en- ergy, and do something I must. My mind was speedily made up, and almost before I was aware of what I had done, I had hired myself on board one of the boats as "deck hand." Here was a startling change I The quondam pupil of a Wesleyan ^Seminary, and an aspirant for Yale College, trans- formed into a rough looking handler of casks of whiskey and barrels of pork on board a southern rivt;r boat I It was terri- bly hard work, but I stuck to it, and faith- fully fulfilled its duties until I changed my position to that of Fireman. If any one Avishes to form an idea (it must be, I suppose, a very slight one) of what Tophet is like, let him occupy such a position as I then did. The spot where I stood panting and perspiring, feeding the ever-hungry furnaces, was not " a\ttle 'A i\\ r* i 36 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. ill .hi W fiii ' ,1-1 1 : pi III - -'I ji .:tt:,. ill Heaven below," but quite the reverse. In fact, the place was much too hot to hold me, and I became, not without reason, dis- satisfied. Yet, with no other situation in prospect, I had prudence enough to remain in it until, as Mr. Wilkins Micawber says, something better should " turn up ; " and, sure enough, something tJAd turn up which relieved me from my unpleasant position. One day, as I stood near the clerk's office musing on my present fortune and my pos- sible fate, I observed him busy making up his accounts. " Ah, I' thought to myself, how much better I should like such an oc- cupation than the menial one by which I am now obliged to earn my bread. And then, moved by a sudden impulse I address- ed the clerk, who, like the clerks of steam- boats generally, was a rather high and mighty sort of a gentleman. " I can drive a quill, too," said I. The gentleman behind the desk looked up from t! . MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 37 his account book, and surveyed me from head to foot. I did not appear very much to advantage in my Fireman's costume — my hands and face as grimy as my clothes. " What do you know about writino- ? » asked he, with supercilious expression. ^ " I can write and keep accounts too," I replied. " You must not judge of me by my looks or dress, unfortunate circumstances have placed me where I am, but I have been well educated and have seen better days." "You talk as though you had," the clerk remarked, " and I have a great deal to do, I don't mind if I try you." My heart leaped with joy, and before long, washed and renovated, I was installed as second clerk, and gave entire satisfac- tion. Here was a change for the better, — a trifling one it is true, but yet a step in ad- vance. Hitherto I had been exerting only physical strength, but now my talents were r ■i . I f - 88 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. called into action. We went to Louisville, Ky,, and I left the boat there. At Bear- grass my friend got a contract to make two hundred dozen mule collars. I loafed round till I was ashamed and then went to assist him, but was soon seized with bilious fever. % CHAPTER IV. I become Second Steward of a steamer -A Stabbing jucd Steward- Blsouit-making Extraordinary- St. Lours dissi- pation-! improve in biscuits -Tlie Captain's caution - New Orleans -Strange adventure with a Creole- 1 have the choice of being married or shot -My escape from a Tigress — My heels save my head. On recovering from this severe attack, I engaged as second steward of a boat bound to St. Louis, saw many a strange scene enacted and learned something more of the world and its buffetings. The head steward, under whose orders I acted was an exceedingly violent and passionate man, and being of a rather quick temper myself, I had much difficulty in getting along with him. However, I was soon relieved from his domination, not by any act of mine, but VI xxxo KJWli, II 40 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. m Every one who has travelled on those Southern boats is aware that quarrels among the officers and crew are frequent. It is a word and a blow, and frequently the blow precedes the word. The head steward on our way to St. Louis had a " difficulty " with one of the hands, and stabbed him, the consequence of which was that he was put on shore by the Captain, at the next landing. "It is an ill wind that blows no- body good,"and the truth of the adage was verified in my case, for I was at once pro- moted to the vacant head-stewardship. I accepted the office with some appre- hension, for I really had had so little ex- perience in the duties of it that I was terri- bly afraid of making some mistake which would subject me to ridicule or worse ; and it was not long before I committed myself. Among my other duties was that of making biscuits for the cabin table. Now how to do this I knew no more than how to make a steam engine, but keeping my MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 41 >> ignorance to myself, I determined to try, and a pretty moss I made of it. The bis- cuits I put on the table were as hard as cannon balls, and innumerable were the jokes perpetrated at my expense. Some very impulsive gentlemen flung them at my head, which process gave me a striking proof of their want of lightness, but did not tend in the least to improve me in their manufacture. With the drinkables I could get on very well, but when it came to fancy bread making, I was terribly at fault. However, I managed to get nlong until we arrived at f^t. Louis, when I left that boat. After a short stay in St. Louis, my money soon growing short again, in conse- quence of my frequent visits to grog-shops, I procured another situation as steward on board the boat Stephen Girard. I had idled away my time on shore, when I should have been improving myself, and becoming qualified for my new sphere of action. But I i 42 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. future ? The consequence was, that I was not improved much in any way. Cliance however, did for me what ^ Tvo^ild not do for myself, and it fell out t . On our way up the river, there happened to be a man on board who was working his passage. He was very poor, and remem- bering what I had suffered myself, I rendered him some little kind offices and found him a very intelligent person. One evening, while talking together, I happened to montion my biscuit failure. He said im- mediately : " Well, you've been good to me, and so rilputyou in the way of making bread and biscuits — I was a baker once." Here was a chance ! I took lessons, and very soon my biscuits were pronounced first-rate. So that, the reader will per- ceive a kind action often brings its own reward. I returned in the same boat to New Orleans, and was so attentive to the MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 43 passengers, and set such a good table that I became quite a favorite with the Captain, who seemed to take a great interest in me. As we were approaching the Crescent City, I was charmed with the lovely, and to me, novel scenery on its banks, and I hinted to the skipper that I anticipated a fine time in New Orleans. " You will have to be very careful while there, young man," he observed. " Oh I " said I carelessly, " I guess I can take care of myself, I am not afraid of any man." " That may be," he added, " Its not so much against the men as the women, I would warn you — the Creole women, I mean." " I said, I had never seen much of them." " And the less you see and have to do with them, the better," went on the Cap- tain ; " they are beautiful and fascinating as angels, but offend or cross them, and they are devils in thpir wmfh. f^if^av nlf^oi^ I 44 MT INTEMPERATE CAREER. m ht» of them, Sam, or you'll get into a scrape before you know where you are, or what you are doing." I promised to take his advice, but what young man situated as I was ever will be advised ? On our arrival at New Orleans, we lay along side the levee, and I went ashore to see the lions of the great city. A few days after our arrival, a very strange adventure quite justified the Cap- tain's warnings to me, and convinced me that the Creole ladies are indeed dangerous acquaintances. The following occurrence may read like a bit of romance, but it is strictly true, and not exaggerated in any respect — indeed, in these memoirs I have rigidly abstained from all embellishment, and attempted to tell, in all instances a " plain unvarnished tale," for, as I have be- fore remarked, "Truth is stranger than fiction." I was occupied in my room one morning, when a Creole lady, dressed in the height MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 45 of fashion, came on board and said to one of the hands, " I want to see de steward ? " She was shown up, and certainly a more beautiful and attractive looking wo- man I have never seen. She looked^ over the boat, chatted very familiarly, and at length asked me if I would not like a drive a little way into the country. As I was a stranger, she would be happy to show me some charming scenery, cllV iXi\j iiVJ 56 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 4i; I Ml i*''^ grog. The result was, I exerted myself to the very utmost, and we did a good busi- ness. Now, thought I, after floatingTn fortune s uncertain tide so long, I begin to touch ground at last. But alas ! I was soon to experience the treachery of fortune and the worthlessness of some kinds of friend- snip. One fine morning, while in Buffalo, I wished to speak with Mr. La B on business, and wen' ,o his bearding house. helo^^er""' "''*'^^^~-*^-'^- "Well, no matter, Mrs. La B will do as well. *" ''f;^!7*^-5*er," was the reply, and I fancied I saw a sly expression on the face of the boarding-house keeper. « ^\r*'f"/''^'^^'-'»': I ler. ive *ter re- OQ « 1 \ CHAPTEK VI. I go to Canada— Montreal —Drink and Dissipation — Good Resolves Futile — I ridollorsobaolc into a Cliurcli and get intoPrison- Desertion— I Travel to the Lalies- Weary Travelling — Buy a Canoe — A Canoe Voyage down Ihe Long Saultand Narrow Escape — Messina Point— Desperate Con dittou. Quitting New York, I now determined to seek my fortune in Canada, and after a journey marked by more adventures than I can at present call to mind, I found myself in the city of Montreal. For a time I man- aged to live by the exercise of my wits in saloons and public houses, but it was sorry work. Till this time I continued drinkinc, and had now become suclx a slave to the intoxicating cup that I was literally satu- rated with liquor. This could not last, and it was not long before I was laid on my back in a French hospital. There, for 62 MT INTEMPEBATE CAKEEB. )■■.: Bome little time I remained, lonely and des- olate enough, making many good resolu- tions, which, I regret to say, I forgot aU about as soon as my health was restored and I was discharged cured. Like the dog I returned to my vomit, and plunged into wild excesses more desperately than ever. In fact, during this period of my life I was scarcely ever sober. I had little money for as I mostly sang and danced in gro<.- shops, I received my reward in the shape of dnnk, and the more I swallowed the more I craved the liquid fire. In some of my "sprees "I did the most absurd and ridiculous things, and frequently narrowly escaped severe penalties. As a specimen of my recklessness and fool-hardiness take the following as an example : In one of my drunken fits I made a bet that I would ride into a church on the back of a pony during divine service, and the celebrated Roman Catholic Cathedral of Notre Dame was selected as the scene il MY INTEMPERATE CAKEEH. fl ■ *j where this novel act of equestrianism was to "come off." Well primed with Canadian whiskey I mounted the animal amid the cheers of my cronies, and rode boldly up to the great cathedral doors. Mass was being perform- ed, but undeterred by the sacrcdness of the place and service, I spurred my Pegasus, and boldly trotted in before any of the at- tendants were aware of my desperate pro- ject. What a sensation the clatter of my pony's shoes made on the stone pavement I They were heard above the tones of the or- gan and the voices of the Priests. Had the occurrence taken place during the dark ages, the worshippers might have regarded the affair as a miracle, and myself as a saint — St. George, perhaps, on his charger. But alas ! the days of miracles were past, and they saw only a drunken fellow on a spree, and I was ingloriously dragged from my steed, taken into custody, and locked up in jail. Those who ha.d urged me on to ! 64 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. i f perform this feat, or rather outrage, taking especial care to make themselves scar<^ when I got into limbo, but that is the way of the world, as I have too often found to my cost. Fortunately for me, a good Samaritan heard of my case, and so kindly and effec- , tmly mterceded with the authorities, that after a short incarceration I was liberated, but my adventures had made me so notori- ous, and brought me into such bad odor especially among the Eoman Catholics, that Montreal became a trifle too hot to hold me and I determined to go up the river St. J^awrence and try what I could do in the towns situated on that mighty river, in my Old profession. Leaving Montreal, I travelled on foot in the direction of the great lakes. It was weary work, threading one's way alone, through those almost trackless Canadian pine forests, or dragging my weary limbs along bad roads and over mountains bleak I ; MT INTEMPEEATE CABEEE. 65 and barren. But I was not one to be van- quished by difficulties, and not abatin.. one jot of heart or hope, I pushed steadily on. bometimes I enjoyed the luxury of a bed • often I lay down in a barn or under a tree,' hungry and foot-sore. Frequently when I arrived in a town or yiUIag and had played ott my mountebank tricks, I imbibed so much whiskey ttat I slept the heavy sleep of the drunkard I knew not where. I visited both Prescott and Ogdensburg, and at the latter place bought a canoe, thinking I would take a river trip and stop at the places on the banks, for I wa* tired of the terrible walking. I got the canoe cheap enough, It was a rickety affair, but I had grown reckless and scarcely cared whether I should be drowned or not. After pur- chasing some whiskey, eggs and an old um- breUa to shield me from the hot sun, I boldly embarked, knowing nothing of the mighty river on whose surface I trusted myself. I took nhar^nc ft.- ..,,. „:i-x i — '-- -^ ^"i "ij jjimt, ana 66 MY INTEMPERATE CAREEIi. >F.' I. ,■) ^ 1 Ll.i paddled away as contentedly as thouffh I was sailing on a small pond. For a time, aided by the current, I glided pleasantly enough down the river, quite unaware that I was approaching the longest and one of the most . dangerous rapids on the St. Lawrence. Ah I how glorious it , was to sweep thus pleasantly along without labor, for I found my paddle needless. On 1 went, swifter and swifter. Presently the banks seemed to fly past me in an opposite direction to that in which 1 was sailing and I could hear ahead the roaring of waters — swifter and swifter the banks re- ceded from my view, and suddenly I was surrounded by seething, roaring, angry waves, that raged and roared round my frail canoe as onward still I dashed down an inclmeof angry waters, that as I looked behind appeared as steep as the peaked roof of a house. I was in the Long Sault ra- pids I But I had no time to think. I clung MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 6T close to the sides of the canoe with des^ -r- ate tenacity. Now I was being dragged along by it as I was half immersed in the waters, and then astride it as it swept along bottom upwards. I was driven hither and thither like a shaving in a whirlpool. Oc- casionally I would glide down a fall of smooth green water between rocks, and then whirled about in a white foaming cauldron below. But still on, on down that fearful incline! I cannot remember how I got into comparatively smooth water at last, or how I contrived to get seated in my canoe, but wonderful to relate, I found myself almost close to Messina Point, where I landed. A man came presently to the point. I hailed him, and pointing to the wall of water down which I had come, asked him what those things were ? " What are they ? Why, the rapids, to- be sure ; but where the deuce did you COmP. frnm 9 '> ,'i'. '■*«; iii fi IM hi fi^ ^j.f 68 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. " Why, I came down 'em from Ogdens- burg," I replied. '^ That won't do; no living man ever com'd down 'em yet, but lots have been drowned there. They do say an Indian once shot that rapid in safety, but / don't believe it." And well indeed he might have doubted, for the Long Sault Rapids are nine miles in length, and I could not have been mora than a few minutes in passing through them. At that time they were considered unnavigable, but since then the steamboats make the passage. I believe, I may claim the honor, if honor it be, of having been the only white man who ever shot them in a canoe. There is, as has been intimated, a rumor of an Indian having done so, but it is not authenticated. The good people at Messina Point having become convinced of the truth of my strange story made quite a lion of me, and I was compensated for the loss of my eggs, whis- >gdens- n ever e been Indian '' don't MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 69 key and umbrella. My wonderful escape did not, I am ^orry to say, effect my refor- mation, for I soon fell into my old habits, and became more reckless and drunken than before. ubted, dies in mora rough idered aboats claim en the 1 in a ted, a but it avmg range [ was whis- I„ I ilii M: I I II i mi il !! ill mi i LI ' . i LJ 1 I, t :f fj CHAPTER VII. I nrap my Canoe for Whiskey - Back to BuflUIo- Desnair - Attempt 8ui«Me t„lce - Am re«=„ed- Ne„ Res^^lT go Homeward - Terrible DesUtutlcn - A Lady-. Kind Ci^'Tndr-/ ;r "''"■'o'"^"' - ^»^^-^^ York! *" °'' ~ * P'-«'J'°«»° - Beaoh Now Again I visited Montreal, where I sold my boat for whiskey, and plunged into all the excesses which are so easily indulged m a great city. But my resources failing I wandered on foot back to Buffalo, which I reached after a few weeks pedestrianizing. I was by this time in a sad condition. Almost every particle of pride was dead withm me. I had little hope for the pre- sent and no care for the future. Dissipa- tion long continued had so broken me down that I had scarcely energy sufficient to en- able me to go through those perforr.,nT-,ce3 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 71 Despair — Jsolves — I dy'B Kind- Landlord's ^each New I sold into all dulged failing, which nizing. dition. i dead 3 pre- issipa- dowu o ea- ances on which my living depended. For the first time I now began to despond, and so black did the future appear that the idea of putting an end to my life more than once suggested itself. I was intensely miserable and the very sunshine appeared black. I grew fierce and quarrelsome, conceiving that every one was my enemy, and the con- sequence was that my hand was against every man. Than I, at that period, a more wretched creature did not exist, and rum was the cause. One evening, shivering and despairing, longing for a drink, but without the means of procuring one, I went ragged and wretched into a grog-shop situated near the Erie Canal. I sang and danced, and told stories as well as I was able, got some drink, and then became quarrelsome. The consequence was that I was cruelly assault- by the drunkards present — thrust from the store and kicked into the canal. From this I was dragged out by some passers by. m rti M '*3't' 1 1! M iii 72 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. which I was sorry for at the time, but I then made up my mind that I would no longer endure such misery and degradation. I determined to drown myself. Fearful that when in the water my resolution would fail me, I concluded to tie my hands to- gether, but I had no rope, nor money to buy apiece. In such cases men are cunning enough and amazingly fertile in expedients. Passing a grocer's store, I saw some sugar loaves tied about with strong cord, and I went in and begged a piece. I then went to the light-house, near which was a retired spot, convenient for my purpose. After carefully tying my wrists by the aid of my mouth, I watched my opportunity as a large wave receded, and rushing down the beach, flung myself as far into the lake as possible and then I lost all recollection. But I was not to die yet. How I got out, I cannot tell, but on recpvering con- sciousness, I found myself high and dry on the bank. The very waves had rejected 'il; MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 73 I then longer earful would is to- ;obuy nning lients. sugar md I went 3tired After f my as a I the ^e as • got con- y on jcted me. But my resolution to kill myself was not broken, and having called at another grog-shop, and procured some liquor by singing a Cv'^mic song, [Heavens I only think of my being " funny " under such fearful circumstances 1] I borrowed a razor under pretence of shaving. Then I went stealthily into the back- yard of the groggery, bared my neck, and in a wild moment of frenzy and utter despair, drew it across my throat. The blood gushed forth and I fell to the ground insensible. There I was discovered and taken to a house near by and cared for. Providence thus once more preserved me. The scar in my throat will remain to my dying day as a memorial of God's infinite mercy. I gradually recovered, and now made up my mind to go home, which, however, I was almost ashamed to do. And remembering that I had left a sick friend in Montreal, I made that an excuse to myself for return- 74 MY INTEMPERATE CAEEEB. Hi 111 ! \^ I i I ing to Canada, "^'o .^fontreal I according, ly wandered on foot, forgetful of my recent narrow escapes, carousing as usual, or perhaps more than ever. Again I ran the perilous gauntlet of city life, and when I could get neither money nor credit, I sternly resolved to go home and die. And before long I started. I was in a pitiable plight enough, and so broken down that it seemed scarcely possible I could get through such a long journey as was before me. I had no shirt, and my clothes were ragged and travel stained. Still, I did not despair, but tramped along the lengthy, dreary roads, now getting a chance meal, but more frequently going without any food save the berries I picked on the roadsides. After many toils, I arrived at the boundary line between Canada and the United States, where I found a company of British troops near Eouse's Point. I fixed up as well as I could manage to and gave an entertain- ment, but as I sang, danced, and told queer MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 76 Jording- of my I usual, I I ran d when ledit, I 18 m a n down uld get before s were lid not sngthy, meal, ly food dsides. mdary States, troops ^ell as 3rtain- queer stories, I must have cut a very dismal figur* indeed. But poor as the show was it benefitted me. One of the officers' ladies saw and pitied my forlorn condition. This kind woman bought some calico, and made me a coat. She evidently had not been used to such work, for it hung about me like a bag ; but her goodness was all the same, and I still remember her with gratitude. A trooper gave me a pair of old shoes that were much too large for me, but I managed to keep them on my feet by sticking rags into the toes. Another soldier presented me with a cap, decorated with a small pompon, and a shirt, and also an old valise, whi h I stuff- ed with shavings and strapped i cross my shoulders. Thus equipped, I again started on foot w)''i more than five hundred miles between me and New Je sey. I had not long proceeded on my toilsome journey when, thoroughly tired, I stopped at a cottage and asked an old woman for a 76 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. \k i !l ii drink of water. She invited me to enter and sit down, and got me to relate some parts of my story. "Poor boy," she said, as I concluded, "You much remind me of my son who died," and she burst into tears. Then she got me a bowl of milk and left the room. Presently she returned with a flannel shirt that had belonged to her son, and gave it to me. It was a great comfort, and I left her cottage with grateful feelings and much refreshed in body. Bay after day I trudged on, eaduring more hardships than I can chronicle here. At length the steeples of Albany cf^e in Bight, and I soon entered that city weary and footsore enough. During my journey to this pl*r,?, I had all along buoyed myself up wit>i the idea that I should be certain there to pr.,cure assistance on my way. When at home in Newark, I knew a man whose fwuiily v/ere in great distress, and whom I had assisted Hi \.t !■ ; MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 77 enter e some eluded, •n who nd left with a 3r son, ^mfort, belinga during ! here, ime in weary 1 had i idea racnre tne in v/ere sisted frequently. Indeed, to furnish them with supplies of food, I had committed a breach of trust and ran my own father into debt without his permission. This man was now, I knew, doing well in Albany, and I apphed to him feeling the certainty of his relieving me. I called on him, but to my surprise he treated me coldly enough as soon as he found that I was in distress. After much hesitation he handed me a pair of old gaiters and some wretched garment, inti- mating that that was all he could do for me. I turned on my heel in disgust at his ingratitude and left him. By this time I had got to be tired of always telling my old stories, and I cast about to see what new sphere of occupa- tion might be open to me. At that period phrenology was all the rage, so I made up my mind to become a professor of that art. I accordingly commenced at a public house, and in order to secure customers, offered to examine the landlord's head gratis. ,1! I 78 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER, m I'i ! If f i :(!: :;:'! ^ * w i h • i iifHt He was a great big burly fellow, who looked anything but generous, but I had seen enough of human nature to be aware that every one has his or her weak point, and that they are most assailable on that side. I saw at a glance that Boniface loved Battery, and accordingly I determined to lay it on thick. Besides, I wanted a drink badly. I began feeling his head, looking very wise all the time, and chattering a pseudo- scientific jargon, that I knew no more the meaning of than did the listeners, but as many people affect to admire that which they cannot understand, I was at once set down as a remarkably smart fellow. All at once I affected to be wonder- struck. " Bless my heart, what a wonder- fully developed organ, this is, to be sure I Why, in all my experience I never met with anything like it ! " "What is it?" asked the gaping by- standers. MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 79* V, who I had aware point, m that e loved nod to i drink ; very seudo- re the )ut as which 36 set mder- tnder- sure I ' met I by- " Why, the organ of Benevolence in the landlord's cranium. He must be a philan- thropist and no mistake ; if it were not so well balanced by the organ of caution, I verily believe he'd give his own head away if he could." The landlord smiled a smile of great sat- isfaction, and so did I — when he asked me what I'd take ? This " dodge " did not last long, for I drank to such an excess, that one night on leaving a groggery I forgot everything un- til I found myself in a lumber yard lying down, and felt a savage looking negro kicking me and telling me to get up. Up I got, and I suppose procured more drink, but cannot certainly tell, for on my next recovering my senses I found myself lying on the floor of a steamer, and as I was told, within twenty miles of New York. How I got there I could not then tell, nor can I now. A pretty figure I cut. My face and hands were begrimed with f i" II 80 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER, - 'i "4' Ik ^ ML III I dirt and coal dust. My calico coat was torn up the sleeves, and I was literally a bundle of rags. Presently the captain carae and asked for my fare. " Fare," I replied, " that's not fair I " The wit, poor as it was, attracted notice, and a crowd now gathered round and cruelly jeered me. * My blood was up, and I passionately ex- claimed, "I was not always the poor wretch I now am, and the time will come, when some of you who are mocking me may see me better off and be ashamed of yourselves.'' This attracted the attention of a Southern gentleman who took me to his State-room, gave me a new shirt" and a five dollar bill. He was a tall, and I a little rr.an, so that the garment was very much too large, in- deed, and generally, it was a decided mis- fit. The captain also came up to me and asked some particulars, and when I had communicated them he took my hand, and MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. 81 3at was erally a captain notice, Gid and ;ely ex- 3 poor . come, ing me Lmed of >uthern i-room, ar bill. 30 that •ge, in- d mis- le and I had id, and said, « God bless you ! " and ordered me a good meal which I was sadly enough in need of. My assertion that some who jeered at me would be afterwards sorry for it, was prophetic. Years afterwards, I was lecturing in Bos- ton one evening ; at the conclusion of my address, a man came to me on the platform and said : " Mr. Hewlett, do you reccollect me ? " " I do not " I replied. " Well, do you remember being on board a Hudson river steamboat, not quite so well dressed as you now are, and a crowd round you laughing at, and insulting you ? " " Very well, indeed." " I v/as one of that crowd. You said some there would be sorry for so treating you, and I am sorry, I beg your pardon, and now, sir, I'll sign the pledge." And he signed then and there. * * * m m m 82 •;i ■< i: !i MY INTEMPERATE CAREEU. In due course I landed at New York. The Newark boat was soon to be off, and with my ^ye dollars in my pocket, I strolled about the wharves, picturing to myself the delight of meeting my aged father again, and of resting beneath his roof after all my wanderings. I determined to become stea- dy, but alas ! for good resolutions when they are not based on right principles I Feeling thirsty, (I always felt thirsty now) I went into a groggery and commenced drinking. There were a lot of wood-sawyers and wharf-men present, and in the fullness of my heart I treated them. All thoughts of home went to the winds, and then I re- mained drinking and treating until I had spent all of my ^ye dollars, but ten cents, but with that I managed to get to Newark. rJ* CHAPTER Vm. »Tr I Return to Newark - Meeting with my Father — The Waah- ingtonianMovemeDt- Hear a Speech and niake one My- self- The Turning Point in my Lifa - 1 Sign the Pledge- The Chain Broken. I CANNOT describe the meeting with my father ; he had heard months before that I was killed, and believing k, he now re- ceived me as one from the grave. At this precise time it happened that the Washingtonian movement was causing con- siderable excitement in Newark. Meetings were being held regularly, and much oppo- sition was evinced. As soon as the news flew around that I had returned, the cry among the topers w^s, ^Sam Hewlett is here, he'll break up all the temperance meet- ings ! '* Others who still had my true in- 84 MY INTEMPERATE CAREER. >ke at 3d the which 1 up, brand ■r * i I t I '! M fart Btm)f. -•-•-♦- MY TEMPERANCE CAREER. m ill PAET SECOND. I %mpxum Career. CHAPTEE 1. I oommence a Temperance Career—- Enoonragement'^ Deacon Grant — Join the Washingtonians — Faneuil Hall — My Marriage — David and Golla,th— •« The Little Jersey Gun"— The Boston Quartette Club — Southern Tour — Handsome Present — A Sad Accident — Ftiormous Egg-Eating. I NOW proceed to narrate some of the in- cidents of my career as a Temperance ad- vocate. In this I am compelled to observe brevity, or I could fill several volumes with my experiences. It was not long after the delivery of my first speech, that I began to receive* appli- cations for my services from various auar- IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) ^ A ^ .^t'. / .r^^^ i< < % ^y\ "-b «f{^ 4' 90 MY TEMPERANCE CAREER. Si m Ux ters. Platfoftn practice soon gave me the requisite confidence, and increasingly crowd- ed audiences proved already some degree of popularity. Among other applications I received one from the late well know Deacon Moses Grant, of Boston, who prom^ ised to aid me with his influence and sup- port. But I eventually joined the " Wash- ingtonians " from a sense of duty, and it is with great pleasure that I here mention the courtesies I received from Captain Stacy, Eobert K. Potter, Esq., Kev. Edwin Thomp- son, and other leading members of the body. I am happy to say that I retain and recip- rocate their friendship to this day. I now frequently spoke in Boston, and with increasing success, among other places in Faneuil Hall. Having made arrange- ments for gettmg settled in life, I returned in 1844 to Newark, and married Miss Mary Fitz Kandolph, of Belvidere, New Jersey, a brandi of the same family as that of John Randolph, of Roanoke. The union '< 'liiiiua MY TEMPERANCE CABEEB. 91 me the crowd- gree of bions I know prom- d sup- Wash- id it is :on the Stacy, homp- body. recip- n, and places range- turned Mary ersey, hat of union was a happy, though a short one, and I may here add that my wife, with my daughter Pocahontas, afterwards accom- panied me over twenty-fi^ thousand miles on my lecturiug tours. I should here mention that on my return to Newark, I persuaded a friend whom I will call J. J. C, a gentleman of great natu- ral talent, and entirely self-educated, to ac- company me to Boston. He did so, and completely astonished the students and Faculty of Cambridge University by a most striking lecture on Temperance. Ha was a man of remarkably original power, but he lacked confidence in himself, and re-* turned home. He is now a skilful surgeon in the army. Soon after my marriage I returned to Boston, and again lectured frequently. On one occasion 1 was announced to appear in conjunction with Van Wagner, the "Pough- keepsie Blacksmith.'* Van Wagner spoke first. He was a big, powerful man, and mmn mam 92 MY TEMPERANCE CAREER. made such a great impression that when I, ahnost a dwarf in comparison, came forward to follow him, the people smiled and won- dered how such •David could follow such a Goliath I But I had a very powerful voice, and soon convinced the audience of my ability to stand the test. The next morning the Bee came out with a report of the proceeding. It styled me " the lit- tle JERSEY GUN," a souhrzquet which stuck to me for a lone: time. I now formed a connection with the "Boston Quartette Club." We had re- commendations from Drs. Bigelow, Chan- ning, the late Governor Briggs, and others, and took a tour in the New England States, during which, I delivered a 4th of July oration at Uxbridge, Mass. Our success was great. In 1848, I was employed by the Execu- tive Committee of the Hunterdon County, New Jersey Temperance Society, to deliv- er twenty-two addresses in that county. MY TEMPERANCE CAREER. 93 rhen I, )rward I won- iv such werful nee of J next )ort of E LIT- which h the id re- Chan- ►thers, )tates, July iccess xecu- untj, deliv- untj. My first meeting was held in the Presbyte- rian church, at Allerton ; a great number of anonymous letters were written to me, saying, if I came my Hfe would be in dan- ger ; but as I have heard that barking dogs seldom bite, I gave no heed. At my Al- lerton meeting, the church was filled to its utmost capacity. I had proceeded but a short time, when the mob placed a huge log beneath the window, opposite the pul- pit; the log was bored and filled with powder and the match applied, when an awful explosion ensued, smashing in the windows, and nearly filling my hat, which was beside me, with broken glass ; a piece of the log grazed my head and -stuck in a panel behind me. The meeting was soon over, and my great concern was, to get out without being recognized. As I was passing out with the crowd, I heard some one say, "Jim, where is the feathers?" another voice replied, " in the corner, with the tar ; keep your eye on him, Jim." I 94 MY TEMPERANCE CAREER. w m then pulled my hair down over my face, took off my spectacles, turned up my coat collar, mashed down my hat, and with an awful limp, hobbled by them unrecognized, and ran in the darkness, until faint, I fell down ; but seeing a light, I again rallied, and knocked at the door of a farm house, and found I had run three miles. I was the guest of a farmer four miles from the church, at whose house I had left my horse and buggy. My host was a tender- footed Temperance man, and fearing there would be a row, he did not accompany me to the church, but came in after my lecture had begun. He was a man who much re- sembled me in person and attire, and as he was among the last to leave the church, the mob thinking it was I, pelted him with addled eggs. I was mobbed at ten other places in the county. I particularly wish to acknowledge in this place, the efficient assistance rendered by Col. Peter J. Clark, of Flemington ; especially upon one occa- > llttiiUI MY TEMPERANCE CAREER. 95 ly face, ny coat kvith an agnized, t, I fell rallied, house, I was om the eft my tender- g there any me lecture uch re- d as he rch, the m with n other ly wish efficient . Clark, le occa- sion, when my life was in great danger. Four years afterward, by invitation of the Colonel, I delivered a Fourth of July ora- tion at Flemington, and among my audi- tors, were the Sons of Temperance, many of whom were in the mob, to attack me, a few years previous. I still continued lecturing in various parts of the country, and in jl849 received an urgent invitation to take a Southern tour. The health of my wife at this junc- ture was poor, and as she was suffering from a bronchial affection, I thought the opportunity a providential one of removing her into a warmer climate. Having well considered the matter, we took our depar- ture, and I made my first appearance before a Southern audience, at Huntsville, Alaba- ma. My reception was gratifying in the ex- treme, atd T spoke to crowded audiences three different nights. The citizens were so well pleased that they presented me with 96 MT TEUPBRAKCE CABEEB. (i 11'^: ■liiis a purse of one hundred dollars. From Huntsville, I ascended the Tennessee river, and made my next appearance at Rome, Georgia, where I was received with the greatest enthusiasm, and escorted by large numbers of citizens from the cars to my quarters. Here, also, my lectures were ex- tremely well received, and on the termina- tion ;>t my engagement, a committee of gen- tlemen was appointed to accompany, me sixty miles distance to the next scene of my labors. These, however, were for a time, to be unexpectedly interrupted. When we were about nine miles from Marietta, an accident happened to the cars. I looked for a rope to pull as a signal of danger, but there was none, and in my alarm I leaped from the cars and broke my leg badly. In expectation of my arrival, a band was waiting with a host of friends to meet me at Marietta, but I entered the place in a sad enough condition. The doctors said, as my constitution was good, and my habits MY TEMPERANCE CAREER. 97 From s river, Rome, th the J large to my jre ex- rmina- 3f gen- ay. me of my I time, When itta, an looked er, but leaped lid was 3et me e in a s said, habits temperate, I should recover, by careful dieting^ in six weeks, but at the end of six days, I was in a wheel chair on the veran- dah I During my confinement, (twenty days) I consumed two hundred and twenty eggs, besides " any quantity " of all kinds of cakes, and nothing could exceed the kind attentions showered on me from all quarters. I rapidly got strong, and as the anxiety to hear me was very great, and the enthu- siasm increased by sympathy for my crip- pled condition, I agreed to speak in a meet- ing house before I was quite strong enough to do so. I was escorted to the pulpit by two strong negroes, one of whom stood be- * hind my chair on which I sat in the pulpit. In the course of my lecture I became ex- cited, and swung my leg about, so that I once struck it, and the bone not having firmly united, I so injured it that to this day it is irregularly ossified, and affords ample evidence of my then absorption in mv subiect. 98 MT TEMPERANCE CAREER. ' PI i i! As soon as I could hobble on crutches, I prepared to leave Marietta, and called for my bill, which I expected would be a pretty formidable affair, but to my surprise neither landlord nor doctor would accept of a cent, and expressed their delight at having been been enabled to render me assistance. Their kindness I shall never forget. One hun- dred dollars were presented to me by these whole-souled people ; and from Marietta I went away on crutches to lecture on the sea-board of Georgia and South Carolina. In all the places I visited, great crowds flocked to the places of meeting, and I made very many agreeable acquaintances, among others, that well known gentleman so uni- versally known as Parson Brownlow, of Knoxville, Tennessee. He is a truly noble character, tall, sharp-featured and decided looking, as indeed he is, and a warm friend of the temperance cause. I first met him in Savannah, and received from him a warm invitation to his house, where I spent a week most pleasantly. jhes, I ed for pretty [either I cent, been Their hun- these ietta I >n the )lina. rowds made imong 10 uni- >w, of noble ecided friend tt him warm Dent a CHAPTER 11. 1 go to Charleston, S. C. - Great Enthwiaam - John C. Cal- houn's Fuoerul-ARough Ride-Go to Pennsylvania- Harvest Home Temperance Meeting - Return South- i^T tZ "^"^^"^ *^ Horlcon -Build a Drug Store V^tt. o'Wiib- Another Southern Viait - Go West- Visit Minnesota- 1 Marry again. My next important move was to Charles- ton, South Carolina, where I addressed very large audiences night after night, and was very kindly received. After having com- pleted my labors there, I was preparing for an engagement at Wilmington, when the celebration of the funeral of John C. Cal- houn occurred, and I was induced to re- main and witness the obsequies of a man who was so popular that it was facetiously remarked, "if Mr. Calhoun took a pinch of snuff, all South Carolina sneezed." The scene was very impressive at the funeral, 100 MY TEMPERANCE CAREER. the very spires of the churches being draped with black. The landlord of the place where I was stopping offered me a pony to ride on in the procession, in which the Temperance " Sons " took part. But I had, in conse- quence, nearly come to grief, for at the noise of the kettle-drums, the pony bolted, fortunately without any serious injury to his rider. During my stay in Charleston, I received the most polite attentions from the Hon. Mr. Tupper and others, which I am glad to acknowledge in this place. I had not yet been able to leave off crutches, but my engagements multiplied so fast that I was obliged to make my way to Pennsylvania. I met my family at Phil- adelphia, and after a short rest, commenced a series of harvest engagements in the woods, and among the farming community. After having assisted at many Temperance Harvest Homes, I returned South with my MT TEMPERANCE CAREER. 101 family, lecturing in most of the large towns and villages with great acceptance. In the following summer, as my wife's health was not at all improved, after another visit to the North, I concluded to go West, and the year 1853, fou^id us at Horicon, Wisconsin. Such were now my domestic anxieties that for a time I ceased to lecture, but being of too active a mind to remain entirely unoccupied, and having acquired some knowledge of medicine, I built a store and stocked it with drugs and chemicals. This went on for some little time, when my wife died, and I was left alone with my daughter. Previous to my wife's death, she expressed a desire that I should sell out and resume lecturing again, as otherwise I should feel more lonely than if engaged in public life. This step I accordingly took, and after again visiting the South, took my daughter with me into Minnesota, and afterwards placed her in a school at Hori- con. 1 102 MY TEMPERANCE CARIItR. i While lecturing through the West, I re- ceived the intimation that Mr. Gough had recommenced that I should fulfill several engagements for which his services had been secured, he from some cause having been prevented from being present. In consequence of Mr. Gough's advice, I was engaged. One of these engagements was before the Library Association, of Iowa City, and this led to my introduction to a Miss Helen A Pratt, a lady of considerable intellectual attainments. Miss Pratt was formerly of Canton, New York, a place well known as the home of Silas Wright. The introduction vfas followed by an intimacy, and on the 3d of June, 1857 we were mar- ried in St. James' Church, Chicago. This step very materially conduced to my hap- piness, and bestowed on me all those en- dearments of home, which none so well know how to value as they who are com- pelled frequently to be wanderers from it* K? ii t, I re- gh had several ia had having t. In , I was its was Iowa m to a lerable tt was 56 well The imacy, 5 mar- This y hap- se en- a well com- CHAPTEE m. Another Leotoring Tour — Excitoment in tho South — Opelika — Narrowly escaped being hanged for an Abolitionist- Am released — Vigilance Committee — Change at Colum- bus — Return to Wisconsin— Re-risit Newark — Visit Bos- ton — Changes there — Visit Canada and British Proyinces. It was not long before I again set out on a lecturing tour, in company with my wife. At this time, such was the excitement in the Southern States that it was extremely hazardous for a northern man, whatever his business might be, to travel through them. I fully experienced this " difficulty " at a place called Opelika, in Alabama. In consequence of being subjected to the shafts of personal malignity, I was de- nounced by the Vigilance Committee at Opelika, as a Northern Abolitioniet, al- thousrh I had strictlv confined mv lahnrs ^^ ^ — ^ ii 104 MY TEMPERANCE CAREER. 11 111! iliili! n ft, Nil to the temperance cause. I was in the utmost peril, and preparations were actual- ly being made to hang me by an infuriated mob which demanded that my "heart should be cut out," and that over, savage and (to me) unpleasant liberties should be taken with my abdominal viscera. It may easily be conceived that in such a state of affairs, my feelings were any- thing but agreeable. To reprieve myself, I gave a Masonic sign, and used every effort I could to impress the Vigilance Com- mittee with the fact that private malice had misrepresented me, and in this I suc- ceeded to the important extent of saving my neck. To make sure of my doing no " aboli- tion mischief," however, it was settled that certain members oi the Vigilance Com- mittee should accompany me to my next station — Columbus, Georgia — and into that city I was so conducted, a city in which ten years before, I had been nresent- - - -.w*' MY TEMPERANCE CAREEE. 105 ed with a gold headed cane, and one hun- dred dollars wrapped round the handle. I now found that I could do little good for the temperance cause in the South in the midst of so such excitement, and accord- ingly returned to Wisconsin. After look- ing to some farming interests there, 1 took a lecturmg tour through Michigan, and then with my wife and daughter, I re-visit- ed Newark, whence, after a pleasant season with my father and friends, I departed for Boston. One great reason for locating myself in the " Athens of America " was, that there I could obtain the best education for my daughter, whose musical talents already assured me that all pains taken for her cul- ture would be well bestowed ; and another reason might be added — my increasing engagements in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and the British Provinces, rendered it necessary that I should reside in some eentrai locality such as Boston. 106 MY TEMPERANCE CAREER. u , a I :l Some years had elapsed since my first visit to Boston, and I found many changes had occurred during the interval. A different race of temperance professors had sprung up, but by many of my old friends I was remembered and warmly welcomed. After lecturing for a short time in Massa- chusetts, I proceeded on a tour through Canada and the British Provinces. In all the principal towns I met with encourage- ment and success, and experienced the greatest kindness from influential and warm advocates of the cause, among whom I may mention the Hon. S. L. Tilley, Provincial Secretary of New Brunswick, Hon. John Dougall, of Montreal, W. H. A. Kean, Esq., W. W. Wedderburn, Esq., C. D. Everett, Esq., and O. J. Wetmore, all of St. Johns, and I wish also to acknowledge the unvaried kindnesses I received from Professor Calvin E. Stowe, of Andover, and J. Stimson, Esq., whose heart and Burse are ever onen to the noble work. MY TEMPERANCE CAREER. 107 ay first jhanges al. A ors had riends I »med. Massa- :hrough In all ourage- ;ed the d warm a I may ovincial Q. John Kean, C. D. , all of >wledge d from adover, irt and I have thus told my " plain unvarnished story." I have without reserve spoken of my wasted youth, in the hope my narrative may serve us a warning. ** Those days are gone. And it has pleased high heaven to crown my life With such a load of happiness, that at times My very soul is faint with bearing up The blessed burden. ' » In the third part of these memoirs, I propose to give a brief summary of my labors, which I trust have not been with- out some beneficial results. That, however, eternity may reveal, it is not for me to esti- mate them. I hi Sad fijirb. i^ • ♦i ENGAGEMENTS FULFILLED. PART THIRD. ingageuiJnts Jf«IfiIIt)>, ^t. CHAPTER I. Sammary of Labors, Aooidents, &o. — Presents, &o. During my career as a temperance speaker, which has occupied about twenty years, I have travelled over 180,000 miles, of these, 600 on foot, 22,000 in private conveyances, 10,000 by stage coach, 24 miles astride a log in Tar Eiver (when there was no other means of getting to an appointment,) 35,000 by water, 800 on horseback, and the rest by rail. I have used five horses and two mules — one of the former of which was sheared by some rum drinkers while I !( f 112 ENGAGEMENTS FULFILLED. was lecturing, in consequence of which I got a pair of mules, which animals would be benefitted by the operation! One of the horses was poisoned. I have made 5000 speeches, or about 250 a year — averaging 1| hours each, making a total of 8,750 hours, or 729 days of talking. Have" spoken in 32 States, and two territories, and in the British Ameri- can possessions, and have addressed nearly 3,000,000 people. My lectures have been given in 3 Hard Shell Baptists Houses. 600 Town Halls. 600 Court Houses. 800 Methodist Churches. 360 Presbyterian Churches. 650 Baptist Churches. 1 Catholic. 2 Episcopalian. 12 Railway Stations or Depots. 4 Cotton Gin Houses. 400 Mass open air Meetings. 40 Hotel Dining Rooms. ENGAGEMENTS FULP/LLBD. 113 vhich I would One of about 3 each, 9 days es, and Ameri- nearly 200 Temperance Halls. 20 on Steamboats. 8 on Canal Packete, 20 in Private Dwellings. 20 on Whaires. 120 Congregational Churches. 600 School Houses. 200 Univemlist Chureheg. 100 Public Halls. 5 State Prisons. 1 at an Erecution. 1 in Deacon Giles' DistiUeiy, Salem, Mass. In the course of my travels I have had, as already related several accidents and 8ome narrow escapes. I have been mobbed more than once, been nearly hanged, and often m various perils, but on the other hand I have been the recipient of much kmdness, and of many valuable testi- momals. Among the latter, I may men- tion : "^ One lot in Sumner, Kansas, from the iriends of the cause. 1 1" 1 ^1 V .J! 1 ' i|^ f .1 1 114 ENGAGEMENTS FULFILLED. One in Glencoe, Min., from the Hon. A. J. Bell. A horse from a friend in North Carolina, A splendid gold headed Georgia cane, with one hundred dollars wrapped round the handle. A complimentary supper, and fifty dollars Ht Cooperstown, N. Y. A silver headed cane made from Com- modore Perry's Flag-Ship, the Lawrence. A beautifully bound Bible from the ladies of Fredericton, N. B. And many other memorials which I have not space to chronicle. In the fourth and concluding portion of these memories, I beg to append a few tes- timonials from the press and from private individuals ; not for the gratification of any vanity, but merely to show what are the iinbought and unsolicited opinions of those among whom I have labored. lina. B, with ad the dollars Com- vrence. ladies f art ianxi\. I have tion of ew tes- private of any ire the )ns of TESTIMONIALS. PART FOURTH. S^tstimoniah. Pni Sigma Hall, UNrvr-nsiTT of Mississippi, > Febkuaiiy 25, 1860. 5 S. M. Hewlett— Dear Sir. — I have the honor of in- forming you, that, at a regular meeting of the Phi Sig- ma Society, you were this morning elected an honorary member of the same. Hoping you will avail yourself of the earliest opportunity to be initiated, I am, very respectfully, F. A. POPE, Cor. Sec. Phi Sigma Soaiett/. From Hon. Edward Billahunty, Tenn* I regard Mr. Hewlett as a remarkable man in the Temper ance Drama— just adapted to the times, when it is thought nothing new can be said. Hon. James Meachantt Vermont. Go hear him: if you are cross, he will make you hap- py, and cause you to love yourself and all around you. If you are a victim, listen to him and believe. Iowa City Republican. Our citizens, through the efforts of the Library Asso- by a Hewlett, and instructed by a Gbeelet. 'i! i i ■ * 118 TESTIMONIALS. Minnesotian. St. Paul, S. M. Hewlett visited our city, by invitation of our leading citizens, and treated us with the best lectures upon Temperance we ever listened to. He is a eound reasoner, and though a small man physically, he can « knock Whiskeydom into blue fits." His fund of anec- dotes is inexhaustible, and he tells them as no one else Waukegan^ III- Gazette. S. M. Hewlett, the famous Temperance lecturer, de- livers a lecture in Dickinson's Hall, this evening. Mr. Hewlett has a reputation of being second to no lecturer but GouGH. We consider Mr. Hewlett the best of the two. His manner of speaking, his voice, his power of imitation, are, in our estimation, more effective and pleasing than Gough's. We wish him success in the field of Reform. Constitutionalists Augusta^ Ga. Our citizens have been richly entertained by several speeches fr jm S. M. Hewlett. He has gone from here to Savannah, where we hope he will be warmly welcom- ed. Give him a little time and he will make friends for himself, and be sure to draw crowds. He is a natural orator— a great mimic— full of anecdote— a shrewd man, and an observant one — sinRS beautifully — has eeon the ^orld— is a gentleman and a scholar and can entertain a crowd. Journal, Indianapolis^ Ind, We heard S. M, Hewlett's lecture on Monday even- ing, and venture to say such another was never deliver- TESTIMONIALS. 119 I of our lectures a eound he can of anec- one else irer, de- ig. Mr. lecturer St of the power of tive and L the field J several om here welcom- iends for b natural iwd man, 1 eeon the itertain a ay even- r deliver- ed in our city before, for humor, for satire, for elo- quence, for power of declamation, for aptness of illus- tration. The annals of speech making know no paral- lel. His side-shaking anecdotes, his mimicry and mock- ery are inimitable. J^ew York Observer. A Coincidence.— J. B. Gough and S. M. Hewlett, the two popular Temperance Speakers, were both born in England— were both actors upon the stage— both dissi- pated — both rescued from the slough of despair at the same time— both same age— have both buried the com- panion of their first choice — are both good singers, and both are now filling the land with their eloquent appeals for suffering humanity. God bless and speed them both. J. C. Dobbin, Ex- Secretary of the JVavy. S. M. Hewlett, who has been appointed Lecturer for the " Sons *' of this State, has been arousing our citizens for the three days past. He is a little giant in his pecu- liar way. His power is in ridicule; he places himself in the position of a liquor imbiber, or license upholder, ar- gues as they argue, and makes them appear in ridicu- lous positions; in whatever he says, he ** makes smiles from reason flow." Asa mimic he is unsurpassed, whether as a live Irishman he gives the unadulterated " diseoorse,'* or as a Frenchman, when attempting the jaw-twisting English, he confounds gender, person and case; his imitations are perfect. His looks tell a story; each wrinkle on his face contains an anecdote; the twin- kle of his eye propounds a query, and if there is a ludi- crous point in any arguiuont, he will bring it out. 120 TESTIMONIALS. Omaha JVebraskian, S. M. Hewlett, Esq., the distinguished, and, we may add, eloquent champion of the Temperance cause, lectur- ed in the Methodist church in this city, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of last week. The church was crowded to overflowing both evenings. As a lecturer on that subject, Mr. Hewlett has no superior, and but few equals. His style is fascinating ; his articulation perfect, and he seems to possess, in an eminent degree, all the qualities that make the orator. His fund of wit and an- ecdote appears to be inexhaustible. Leavenwortht Kansas, Herald. Our citizens have never been presented with a greater treat than the series of Temperance Lectures delivered within the past and present week, by the celebrated S. M. Hewlett. The Lecturer's great power lies, not only in pathos and argument, but in description and the dramatic im- personation of character. His humor is inexhaustible; and in exquisite representations of diverse characters, he has, perhaps, no equal in America. Mr. Hewlett is accomplishing a good work, and we cheerfully commend him to the approbation and encour- agement of the communities which he designs to visit. From the American Temperance Magazine, JVew York, June, 1852. S. M. Hewlett. -" It is very difficult to speak of him in anything like a spirit of critical examination. One cannot hear him in cold blood. He sets all one's tastes and sympathies working at once, to the dire distraction .: -J' TESTIM0KIAL8. 121 of the reason. Flooded by bis humor, and exhilarated by his heartiness, we were made to feel to our finger's ends. We were not only highly entertained while hear- ing him, but, (which is not always the case) deeply im- pressed on our returning home, and have been ever since. In hostility, he is an overwhelming antagonist; his arguments glittering with laughter and well balanc- ed with good sense. They flow onward with the ease and certainty of a current above |^ briG:ht cascade. He piles up his merriment like a grotesque mausoleum over his opponents, and so compactly and regularly that we feel no fear of its toppling over by any retort. And then he sets it off with looks, tones and gestures, worthy of a Talma or Garrick. He is at times pathetic, but he does not excel here. His mimicry and life-like pictures tell with wonderful effects There is, however, one seri- ous objection to his eloquence — he seldom lets down, and then not long enough for his audience to rest, but keeps them with the head bent upwards, neck stretched out, mouth and ears wide open, eyes strained, the mind con- stantly on tiptoe to catch the next expression, continual- ly feeling that you must explode under what has just been said, but not daring for fear of losing what is com- ing. This is too bad, and we hope 1 3'11 profit by this criticism, rejpiembering it is positively dangerous to raise the steam so high without providing a safety-valve. The Republican, Springfield, Mass* S. M. Hewlett had a large audience at the Pynchon Street Church, yesterday afternoon, to hear his address on Temperance. He proves an eloquent, euective dra 122 TESTIMONIALS. li' t'', 1 ^ M'\ ■ ''li matic speaker. Mr. Hewlett also jpoke at the House of Correction yesterday, and the prisoners were so delight- ed that they wanted him to stay and be " one of 'em. ** Gardiner Journal, Maine, Lecture.— -Mr. S. M. Hewlett, of Wisconsin, deliver- ed a temperance lecture on Sunday evening, in the Uni- versalist church, presenting to a considerable degree, a novel view of this ofteilcalled thread-bare subject, and giving very general satisfaction to the large audience. Mr. Hewlett is a man of education and talent — an often eloquent, though somewhat desultory speaker, and an excellent humorist. This vein he evidently felt com- pelled to restrain out of regard to ihe day, and we have heard many express the desire to hear him on a week-day, when he could give his wit full play. Mr. Hewlett, like Gough, is English born, and like him, too, he has per- sonally felt the evils of intemperance, and therefore speaks much from the heart. His labors are calculated to do much good in renewing the interest which all should feel in a cause of which they will not have " heard all," certainly, until they have heard Hewlett. Daily Couranl, Hartford, Conn, Mr. Hewlett is remarkably eloquent as a sj^aker, and a most admirable actor, his personations and mimics be- ing beyond praise. He is said to be the equal of Gough, and holds his audience enchained by his wonderful pow- ers. This evening all who are interested in temperance should attend. Those who are in the habit of " taking a little moderately - * ' will do well to be on hand. TESTIMONIALS. 123 >» Daily Mercury, JSTewarkj JSTew Jersey, S. M. Hewlett, the distinguished Temperance speak- ir, delivered two lectures in this place on Sunday and Monday nights. A large audience was present on Sun- day night, but on Monday night the house was a perfect jam. It is useless for us to speak of the style of the ora- tory Mr. Hewlett has no superiors, and few equals, as a lecturer. He attacks the license system with that keen- est of weapons, satire, and every blow of his trenchant blade, shakes the Redan of falsehood, and makes theMal- akoflf of error tremble to its centre. Herald and Advertiser, Kingston, Canada. Mr. Hewlett's merits as a popular lecturer are great. In our judgment, he excels Mr. Gough in the comic touches of character which he introduces; in fact, he equals, if not surpasses the celebrated Sam Cowell him- self, in this. His sketches of Irish, French, and Yankee character are really inimitable. TO SAMUEL M. HEWLETT. All o*er our broad land is the cry of " To Arms," Hill and valley resound with grim battle's alarms; The war-dogs are slipped, and wild " havoc's" the cry. And the brave and the bold fight, and conquer or die. From the city— the village— rise shrieks of aflright, As sons, brothers, husbands, march off to the fight; And widows' and orphans' tears silently flow, Fni* fVlAir Invofl nnoa TffVio flinrl an/iU Tiri^^ 'P.'><%n 4-^ 4>V<« A->a ii '4 " i 124 TESTIMONIALS. B i^ ' .Si m\ But, ah! there's a conflict more terrible still— A warfare that's waged by a demon of III; An enemy worse than the mad Rebel horde, Whose weapons more powerful than cannon or sword. 'Tis Intemperance who smites down the young and the old. The timid, the reckless, the beauteous, the bold; Who steals on his victims in pleasure's wild hours, And his poison conceals beneath garlands of flowers. You, Hewlett, have dared with this foe to engage— Against ills dark legions truth's warfare to wage: Once you served in his army, a mad march pursuing, With General Remorse, and with gaunt General Ruin; But thousands to-day are to Heaven giving thanks. That scorning the wine-cup you quitted their ranks. You left the black banner that loomed o'er your head~ Now the white flag of Temperance waves there instead. Let war's heroes with chaplets of laurels be crowned— A coronal nobler for you will be found; Far more glorious than their's is the cause you defend. So, Hewlett, fight on— not man's foe but his friend^ God has given you eloquence, humor and power. To bring smiles to the lips, or draw tears like a shower. These weapons use still, they are God-given— sublime. And assail with love's sling this Goliath of Cbime. rd. d the 3. ng, lin; U i. Bad— tead. d— 8nd, I. wer. ne, i. • **^ rQ 'O a> eg jri < •2.9 -r. O o o *'C ft '3 ^-M O O iJ «H » ^ "ts "js "^ n no O opu, Serf 82&iii:^ " o 'o Qi o sill O ^^^ 1*1 CO «^ 08 " ^5 M '•-U li Ex't i»5 i fil #■ Thirty-Fourth I!dinburgh Edition* PASSAGES FBOM THE HISTORY OF A WASTED LIFE. By the Author of '* Pen and Ink Sketches," &o. BY THE SAME AUTHOR. Fifth Edinburgh Edition. WRECKED BUT SAVED; OB, Stories told at the Boston Washiogtonian Home. 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