Author of the Prize Essay "On the Evil Effects of Beer-shops," LONDON: HOULSTON AND STONEMAN; W. M. SYMONS, 1, NEW BRIDGE STREET, VAUXHALL ; BRISTOL :-J. ACKLAND; J. FAULDER; AND J. LAVARS. Price, in cloth, 1s. 6d. each. Stiff covers, Is. each. DEDICATED BY PERMISSION ΤΟ JOHN KERLE HABERFIELD, ESQ., A GENTLEMAN EVER READY TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE WORKING CLASSES, AND WHO IS SO HIGHLY ESTEEMED BY HIS FELLOW-CITIZENS AS TO FILL, FOR THE FOURTH TIME, THE DIGNIFIED AND IMPORTANT OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE ANCIENT AND WEALTHY CITY OF BRISTOL. Preface. AGREEABLY with the expressed wishes of several kind friends, the Author of the following Pieces is induced to publish them, in the hope that they will contribute, in some small degree, to promote the sobriety, comfort, and happiness of his fellow-creatures. To whatever extent this is accomplished he will rejoice. The Article" A Soldier's Sufferings," should be read as an illustration of Gilbert's plates-" THE SOLDIER'S PROGRESS." Bristol, March 27, 1850. "The reward is in the race we run " "Prefer the summit of a mole-hill, to the bottom of a mountain." It is recorded of Alexander, surnamed the great, that when he had conquered the whole world, he wept, because there was not another world for him to subdue to his sway; and yet this extraordinary and mighty man, whose activity and ambition panted for more work in human slaughter, became a victim, at a comparatively early age, to that most debasing and humiliating vice-intemperance. Since that period, great and remarkable changes have taken place in the pursuits of mankind: that, and some subsequent ages, B |