My Escape From King Alcohol PDF Download

Excerpt from My Escape From King Alcohol: With Trials and Triumphs on Temperance Trails This narrative of my checkered life has been written at the suggestion of numerous friends in the United States and British Provinces. They have assured me that my sad history, if made public, would prove a blessing to many a young man who, taking warning therefrom, would firmly resolve to touch not, taste not, handle not, the intoxicating glass. I may truly account myself as a brand plucked from the burning. Many long, miserable years did I plod on in the downward road to ruin, tossed hither and thither like a wreck on the dark, tempestuous sea of Intemperance; at times a penniless stranger in strange cities - then a homeless wanderer on the earth; suffering from cold, hunger, and insatiate thirst, and encountering many dangers while under the influence of strong drink. My final redemption from the awful bondage which rum imposes on its victims came at last; and with it the dawn of hope and happiness. For six years past I have labored to prevent others from following the path which I once walked in. With a spirit of devotion to the cause of Temperance and Humanity, and feeling more than thankful for my own great deliverance, I submit this book to the public, trusting that the banner of Temperance may wave between its many imperfections and unkind criticism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.