The drunkards progress. From the first glass to the grave, Nathaniel Currier, 1846

The drunkard’s progress step 1. A glass with a friend. Step 2. A glass to keep the cold out. Step 3. A glass too much. Step 4. Drunk and riotous. Step 5. The summit attained. Jolly companions. A confirmed drunkard. Step 6. Poverty and disease. Step 7. Forsaken by friends. Step 8. Desperation and crime. Step 9. Death by suicide. Date: 1846. The Drunkard's Progress 1846