"Let Every Man Mind His Own Business", by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is a short story in the temperance fiction genre.
The story opens with Alfred Melton attempting to persuade his cousin and her fiancé, Augusta Elmore and Edward Howard, to sign a temperance pledge and swear off alcohol.
During this time Edward succumbs to temptation and begins drinking more and more heavily, having to be carried home one evening by friends.
Unfortunately, even Augusta's pleas cannot save him at this point and he begins to travel extensively, involving himself in risky business ventures which eventually leave him bankrupt.
[1] The Evangelist published several of Stowe's earliest works, mostly lighter pieces, but "The Drunkard Reclaimed" was her first addressing a serious social issue.