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He was endowed by his Maker with a bright intellect and a loving heart . In his early manhood he fell heir to an ample fortune , and was blessed with as good a wife as God ever gave to man ; but rum , `` cursed rum , '' had blighted all his prospects , made life a failure , and was instrumental in bringing him to an untimely grave . They buried him by the side of little Mamie in the beautiful Bayton cemetery , `` Dust to dust , ashes to ashes , to wait the resurrection of the just . '' Joe Porter was arrested and tried for the crime , but , as several of his creatures swore he was present in his bar until after ten o'clock that night he was acquitted ; though the public believed he was the criminal , and he was despised and shunned by all but the lowest dregs of the populace . The antis were wild with joy because of their complete triumph ; and certainly , looking at the result from their standpoint , they had cause to rejoice , for their victory was far-reaching in its results . It strengthened the opponents of temperance throughout our fair Dominion -- yes , beyond its bounds -- while it certainly had a depressing effect upon its staunch supporters , for they were well aware the failure would not be attributed to its true source -- that is , the bitter opposition it had met with from its unprincipled opponents , the lethargy of many of its pretended friends , and from other causes which we have already mentioned in this book . But it would be published `` from Dan to Beersheba '' that it had received a fair trial and , after being `` weighed in the balance and found wanting , '' had been spurned from the county with contumely by the intelligent electors .