My friend, you are soon to die, and in eternity to witness the influence, the whole influence, which you exert while on earth, and you are to witness its consequence in joy or sorrow to endless being. Imagine yourself now, where you soon will be, _on your death-bed_. And imagine that you have a full view of the property which you have caused to be wasted, or which you have gained without furnishing any valuable equivalent; of the health which you have destroyed, and the characters which you have demoralized; of the wives that you have made widows, and the children that you have made orphans; of all the lives that you have shortened, and all the souls that you have destroyed. O! imagine that these are the only "rod and staff" which you have to comfort you as you go down the valley of the shadow of death, and that they will all meet you in full array at the judgment and testify against you. What will it profit you, though you have gained more money than you otherwise would, when you have left it all far behind in that world which is destined to fire, and the day of perdition of ungodly men? What will it profit, when you are enveloped in the influence which you have exerted, and are experiencing its consequences to endless ages; finding for ever that as a man soweth so must he reap, and that if he has sowed death he must reap _death_? Do not any longer assist in destroying men, nor expose yourself and your children to be destroyed. Do good, and good only, to all as you have opportunity, and good shall come unto you. THE REWARDS OF DRUNKENNESS. [Illustration: Drunk, with remonstrating wife, and small child] If you wish to be always thirsty, be a Drunkard; for the oftener and more you drink, the oftener and more thirsty you will be. If you seek to prevent your friends raising you in the world, be a Drunkard; for that will defeat all their efforts. If you would effectually counteract your own attempts to do well, be a Drunkard; and you will not be disappointed. If you wish to repel the endeavors of the whole human race to raise you to character, credit, and prosperity, be a Drunkard; and you will most assuredly triumph. If you are determined to be poor, be a Drunkard; and you will soon be ragged and pennyless. If you would wish to starve your family, be a Drunkard; for that will consume the means of their support. If you would be imposed on by knaves, be a Drunkard; for that will make their task easy. If you would wish to be robbed, be a Drunkard; which will enable the thief to do it with more safety. If you would wish to blunt your senses, be a Drunkard; and you will soon be more stupid than an ass. If you would become a fool, be a Drunkard; and you will soon lose your understanding. If you wish to unfit yourself for rational intercourse, be a Drunkard; for that will accomplish your purpose. If you are resolved to kill yourself, be a Drunkard; that being a sure mode of destruction.