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VOL. XVIII.
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the Sons of Temperance
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MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.
A part of the adcress made at the grave
of Dr. 13. F. Pearson, of Doieelton,
by the Rev. \V. 11. Stokes, on the
morning of 2\th April, 1852.
In addition to what our order has
thought proper 10 adopt by way of cer
emony, as suitable on occasions like the
present, I brg leave to say a few words.
The spot of earth on which we stand
has become a peculiarly interesting lo
cality —almost sacred. Here sleep the
remains of those whom, in life, we
loved. These newly made graves tell
us in language, not to be misunderstood,
that death has made his court in our
very midst. There lie the ashes of
the beloved Akins, and hard by, repose
in silence, the bodies of others, who but
recently moved in our ciicle, amid the
activities of life, and in the enjoyment
of all that makes life desirable. This
morning we are assembled to perform
for brother Pearson the melancholy
ceremonial ol confiding his body to the
tomb. Akins and Pearson were bro
ther-in-laws—were lovely in their lives,
and in death not far divided.
A few years ago brother Pearson
came amongst us a stranger, lie had I
left Sis fatln r-’a id—-tlie scores of his
early associations, to make his home in
the South. But though a stranger, he
was not long friendless, for he deserved
friends'. 11 is heart was formed for
friendship. Asa physician, untiring
in his efforts to alleviate the distresses
of the sick ; he, in all probability, fell
a victim to the benevolent impulses of
his nature. And now his warm heart
ceases to beat, his weary limbs are still,
and here he lies. Let us drop freely !
our tears upon these clods of earth, now
about to conceal him from our view for
ever.
But super-added to the noble traits
of character already referred to, we
may safely assert that in our brother
were strongly developed the sublime
principles of pure religion. Dr. Pear
son was a Christian —lived and died a
Christian !—triumphed in the last strug
gle over “the last enemy,” and his spir
it rests with God who gave it. Let us con
-?ole ourselves by the reflection that out
loss is his gain. Let us imitate his virtues,
and aspire to that state of unmingled j
felicity into which we trust he has en
tered. May these reflections calm the
troubled spirit, and bind up the bleed-’
ing heart of her who weeps over the:
early grave ofakind husband, and may
his little one, happily insensible of his
misfortunes, be reared up to cultivate
the principles of virtue and piety, so’
the journey of life with him !
tjlmli be closed, lie may rejoin his fa
ther in that land of light and love, where
.parting is tvo more.
Brothers— Sons of Temperance—
neighbors—all— the times are pecu
liarly alarming. Our friends are fall
ing alipos; daily around us. Who will
bo the next victim ? At whom will
ihe “Insatiate Archer” next hurl his ;
latal dart? Whose husband, whose
‘< v i, whose son, whose daughter, will
next be summoned to the “narrow
house ?” It becomes us to reflect, to (
weep, to pray—to listen to the ad mo- j
! lions of this open grave—to heed the;
! eloquent pleadings of this coffin—to bo
1 affected by the injunction of the Saviour’
|of sinners: “Hi; yo also ready, for
; in such an hour as yc think not the Son
of Man cometh.”
Micanoiw, May 10th, 1852.
Ed. Banner, Dear Sir: —The Mie
! anopy (Fla.) Temperance Society,
j through their undesigned committee i
! very respectfully solicit the publica
:; I ion, in your paper, of the accompany
ing beautiful and able essay on temper.
: unoe, read before that body a lew weeks
since by Miss Julia Goldsmith, of Long
Island, N. V., associated as chairman 1
; with Miss llarrietta Haseltine, of Stan- i
stead, Canada, and Miss Grace Dusliin
of Miounopy. The committee take pe
culiar pleasure in giving to the world
this noble, commendable effort for the.
| cause of virtue, and trust it will stimu
! late other young women to emulate the
same.
Very respecfully,
C. M. LIVINGSTON, ,
G. W. MEANS, > Com.
It. A. CHILD. )
ESSAY.
Mr. President:—We would offer you
our sincere thanks for the compliment
I bestowed upon us in soliciting our fee
• ble endeavors upon a subject so vast
; and important as that of temperance.,
ij We also feel that an apology is due 1
you, for the seeming reluotanco mani-
; l fested by us in lending our aid to pro-
:’ mote a cause worthy the attention ol;
; the most profound and gigantic intel- i
Meet. We humbly crave your pardon;
■ | and assign our reasons to be that ofex
; j treme d.liidence, (which you know Mr.
President, characterizes our sex) and
. our complete inability to add any new
interest to your heretofore interesting
meetings. Had we supposed we could \
, have aroused one spark of repentenee i
in tho breast of a fallen brother, most
willingly would we have acquiesced, i
But the untiring perseverance display.
: ed in your solicitations has compelled:
us to make the effort, and although
singly dicouraging, in being preceded
by such eloquence and thought, as have
been exhibited in vour former meet inns,
yet the attempt will, we hope, meet
your approbation, and excuse all de
fects.
To every reflecting mind, it is evi
dent that we all exert an influence for
good or for evil. How surely it reach
es to all around us and subtilly inter
mingles where we least expect it. It
may touch some chord of another’s
soul, that will come in play for years,
; but which in future life, will respond
to that touch, in music or wailing. A
; simple thought which made scarce a
i ripple in its first utterance is the nu
cleus of mighty revolution. By the
: very necessity of things we communi
cate an influerce. We live in anorderofj
circumstances, where not an atom is I
insiginificant. If we act we touch the
; spring of an endless consequence ; our
I existence is felt and we leave our itn- :
i press. Nor can we escape from this
responsibility by rating ourselves as 1
nothing. Surely then, one of the most :
powerful motives binding us to action
! is the consideration of our injluenc.e. —
If it b s such as to produce peace, happi
ness,& good will am ng on n, then most
; amply are we rewarded, by seeing the
happy consequences of our action.—
But if it be such as to lead men to do
grade themselves, changing their noble
nature into beastly, unfeeling, dissipa
ted wretches, then most bitterly will onr
’ conscience upbraid us, and the still
! small voice within never cease to re
mind us that we are accountable for
the downfall of that once noble man.
What influence then, wo would ask,
is the most detrimental upon society l
VVliat example would a young man,
just entering life’s thorny maze, be
most likely to follow ? Is it that of the
drunken sot, with bloated face, red
nose, and shabby coat, who goes reeling
by from the grog-shop, where he has
spent his last cent for a dram ? Is it
1 his example, that lie will take by which
to guide his own course of conduct, or
is it that of the genteel moderate tip
| pier, who drinks occasionally with a
friend to keep up a sociable feeling—
j who will not be deprived of his liberty
i in a free land—and who tells the youth
of eighteen that it is not injurious in its
effects if he will hut drink moderately—
that he must be careful not to indulge
too freely, or let his thirst overcome his
judgment. Ah! what glorious advice
to give after creating the appetite in
his bosom: as well might he talk to the
glass, which contains the pernicious
stuff. The inexperienced youth as
sures him he will heed his counsel, that
he will never be a drunkard. But un
fortunately, nature has not bestowed a
very large development of firmness in
his organization, consequonily his reso
lution is too feeble to withstand the
templing draught which his temperate
drinking friend has set before him, and
he yields lo the alluring vice. lie sees
not tne serpent, coiled within. He
hears not the hoar - - lauglit; r of fiend-,
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PENFIKLI), GA. MAY 29, 1852.
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; rejoicing over another fallen spirit. — |
He feels not the bitter ami undying re- ;
morse, which must be eventually pro- !
duced by the reproaches of an awaken- 1
ing conscience—he knows not that lie ‘
is preparing to sacrifice his manhood !
upon the loathsome altar of intemper- j
mice. Did lie see, feel, and hear these
1 tilings, he would curse the glass midi
: dash it into atoms be fora raising it to his i
j lips ; but ho sees it not. Thus vanishes
one of tho loftiest intellects, noble hearts, I
and useful mciubers'bfsociety. As 11 ,
j perhaps, upon whom floating parents!
lavished the most tender caresses, deli
cate luxuries, and unlimited mivauta-
I ges, that wealth could bestow or atl’ec- ‘
( tion procure—a brother, perchance, j
in whom a sister’s fond hopes have been ;
centered, whose unbounded lovo had:
pictured him to bo all that was truly
great and good. This is no fancy i
sketch—no vain imagination ; it is an
every day scene. Then who would 1
wish to spread abroad su h an influence •
as that of a moderate drinker ? Noone’
in this audience, vve trust. Then let;
your example be that of the teetotaller,
which is the only good and safe one, 1
and one. that will inevitably load to hap
:py results. But, wo ladies, are not ex
empt from this power of influence ; no,
tiot even the young ladies can escape
Irom this responsibility, though moving
in a more limited sphere than the other
’ sex. When a young lady gives her
; approval of the use of intoxicating
drinks, by joining liergentleman friend
in taking a glass ol wine, she is stepping
from her true sphere, and can no long
:or be called a true lady. Does he not
feel gratified, yes, pleased, that it meets
her approbation, though unwilling to
confess that he heeds a young lady’s
opinion on the subject ? Confident that
such conduct meets her approval, he
pursues his reckless course. But if,
:on the other hand, she reluses to join
him and decidedly manifests her dislike
and contempt tor such behavior, will it ■
not produce feeling ol shame and re
morse? Wo know it would. Then
young ladies, considering the wrong
wo may be guilty of, let us employ all
1 the eloquence ot speech we possess and
i our daily example against it. Let us
| remember who innocently shares the I
infamy of the intemperate husband—
who endures the loathsome contact, the
awful curses, the cruel blows of the de
lirious drunkard—who sutlers priva
: tions and pines amid the gloom of her
neglected home—who drops into an
early grave, glad to exchange this ter
| I’Dr, agony and shame lor a peaceful
sleep. The victims arc too numerous
to escape our observation or to pass by
; unnoticed and uncared for. To the
mothers wc will say, your field of ac
tion is unbounded ; tile responsibility
resting upon you is great indeed—vou,
upon whom devolves the task of mould-1
ing the infant mind—of giving tone and
: direction to the youthful character. It 1 ’
i L your sacred and imperious duty, to
develope tho appetites of your children ! >
is near as possible in accordance wiili 1
j nature’s laws, thereby preventing in. j
j temperance. Their flexible nature can ‘ 1
be turned into any channel you desire, <
: io this way you wield a power more >
mighty than that of the scepter ortho
: sword. We again entreat you, be not
: unmindful of the vast influence you ex
j ert upon society. Jf you would see
your children filling honorable and use
j tul stations in life, bring them up in the
paths of total abstinence. Then ladies,
j one and ail, let us, who are the imme
diate sufferers from the use of ardent
: spirits, lift up our voices to suppress
tats evil in every form. As we reflect
upon the many advocates this vile mon
ster has, nettling impresses us with
more regret, or seems more lamentable
titan the laet that men occupying the
most elevated positions our country af
fords, on whom devolves the welfare of
■ a nation, the future prosperity of so
many human beings, should ho seen
visiting grog-shops daily, yes oftoner.
Arc such, proper men to make out
laws, or suggest plans best adapted to a
; progressive, age like ours, when their
brains are in u perfeo state of excite
ment ( Are these the men by whom
Iwe must be governed ? As we ladies
have nos the privilege of voting, we
must quietly submit; but if we had,
we are induced to believe we should
not send such men to Congress.
There is another class in society,
who exert a very pernicious influence
upon community ; we refer to the rum
seller. (Ie is always pictured in our
minds as one of the m ‘st tearless, cru
el, selfish creatures in existence.—
When a man takes the money from a
poor degraded creature, whose suffer
ing wife and starving children are star
ing him in the face; when he knows
he is taking the bread from their mouths
—depriving them of the bare necessi
ties us life—who wiil drain the last cent
from a wretched father’s pocket, and ;
turn him into the street unable to stand, j
is not worthy the name of man. To
say nothing of his depriving a fellow- 1
man of his reason, changing his love
into hate, Konfleuv-s into furv, blasting
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j the fondest hopes, blighting tho loftiest,
j intellect; to turn one home thus to
! abuse his wife and little ones. Is it
‘strange that we associate everything,
that is brutal with such a man I—
! Surely ho must ho devoid of conscience,
and every enobling feeling. Well may
’ you congratulate yourselves upon being
rid of snob a -member in your commit
niiv. If the laws of our land do not;
prohibit such traffic ; if the men do not j
adopt measures to prevent the sale of;
! ardent s| irks; let us, yes even tho la-J
, dies, wage a war of extermination
against rum and his legions, besiege!
ms proudest citadels, nor rest from our’
’ labors until the hist vestige of his reign i
|be blotted out forever. We are happy ‘
ito see that in one of our States, tho :
i young ladies have had a temperance
j convention, which exceeded ntiy thing
iof the kind ever before attempted, and
; which is likely to ho productive ofim
mense good. It is a source of great
I 0 0
Ijoytousto see women arousing ton
| true sense of the great evils of intem
j peranoe, and to their own responsibili
ties and duties in regard to it ; and we
j hope the zeal now enkindled will not
again sleep till our land is rid of the
curse which lias so long rested with
crushing weight upon woman. There
may be some present who will think
we are flattering ourselves far beyond
our abilities, and assuming a position I
which maintained in effect, would be ;
quite unbecoming. If so, wo claim the
privilege of differing. We know it is
said that ladies have hearts, but no
brains, that they are fitted for no other j
sphere than that of home, to keep the
house in order, prepare the means in
due season, have the coffee hot, to patch
nicely the holes of a husband’s coat,
and bring his slippers when lie wishes;
them, &c., &c. But Mr. President, we ‘
are inclined to believe we possess a lit- •
tie rood sense with it. Now while we
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would not have her neglect any ot the
’ fireside duties, nor fail to wait upon
her husband to a reasonable extent, to j
impart that comfort which she only can
do, neither would we have her quietly
submit to sufferings entailed upon ItoM
by an existing evil in society, if there
is a probability of her eradioati ig it by
j any exertions which she could make,;
1 even if it was to lift up her voice in pub
lic in behalf of her down-trodden sex. 1
True, she may meet with scorn and rid
icule from those wiio would keep her
in the limited sphere described above,;
yet we hope she will not falter in so j
good a woik, but show to the world that
woman’s sphere of labor and usefulness
is much more extensive than the bounds j
hithertoset by custom —that we pos
sess minds as well as hearts, and that
by the cultivation of the former will
not prevent our filling u sphere more
close allied to the affections. But lot
us assure you that by expanding the j
powers of the intellect, and extending ;
our knowledge to a broader platform, 1
we shall be rendered only the more
complete to discharge tho responsihili- ’;
ties of a wife, a mother, or a sister.
Please excuse the digression wc have j
made and impute it to our enthusiasm j
of “Women’s Rights.” But we fear’
we have already wearied your patience, j
and will detain you but a few moments;
t longer. May vve hope, whether it be
- b . v man’s power or woman’s influence,
■ that the light which has just begun to
. j dawn upon our Union may diffuse its
*j benign influence to all thesister States.
, i May its rays continue to expand until
• { this free arid proud land of America
:j can boast itself rid this curse.
C In conclusion, Mr. President, accept
. onr warm congratulation for your suc
cess in keeping the evil from your
midst. Wo would also offer our best
wishes for the prosperity of your little
society, in which, during the past few
months, we have become so deeply in
terested. May you continue to lure
the wayward and reckless hack to the
paths ot rectitude and peace, and rest
assured, you will, in future time, roup
, the rich reward wh'eh is so j icily ur-r
----! ted,
Little Buck Head, Burke Cos., Gj.
Bro. Brant/y : —Knowing the inter
-1 crest you feel in the advancement of
the good cause of temperance, it is
gratifying to he able to give a favora
ble account of Buriyan Division, not
j withstanding the inauspicious circum
; stances that surrounded its organiza
tion and early existence. Though yet
in its infancy, it is flourishing and
spreading itself like a “green bay tree,”
and shedding a goodly influence around
jit characteristic of the order, which is
destructive alike to drunkenness and its
illustrious parent and forerunner—
dram drinking, and instituting the prin
ciples of virtue and brotherly love.
We still have opposition, but our
boys have waged an uncompromising
war against old alchy, and evince as
much valor in the contest as “Welling- (
I ton’s Invincibles, giving the enemy bat- i
tie front, flank and rear, as occasion
offers. Already the last funeral notes I
of the only liquor estrblishmeut in our ;
immediate vicinity have died in the dis- ‘
, lance, arid its occupant now enlisted ( i
, under tho white banner in the ifroiil
rank of the cold water arms.
The opposition ollered i>v the few
i among us seems to have a salutary 1 f. ,
lent, lather than otherwise, in nllordiiur
a proper stimulus to action, und will
no doubt give an impetus to the cause.
‘■ iM Mr. A. in bis wisdom and coon
i omy, is opposed to the order because
i tue keeping H up involves the expendi
j turn of a small portion of that siulbe-
I loved object, called money, and is tin: re
: fore unwilling to give it his aid, or en
courage bis sons to do so’ lie calls it
ja “moneyed institution,” and without
; searching tor s:ronger argument against
i it, rests securely upon that as a potent I
! objection. It it is a “moneyed institu
doif tv lint would lie call those minia
ture pictures ot hell, where tho fiery j
fluid is dealt out by the gill and half- !
pint, until, not only is the purse empty,
hut tho destruction ot hoalii, reputation,
family, and finally of the soul is accom
plished. In order totrv Mr. As. prin
ciple of economy, it is only necessary
to estimate tho difference between the
weekly dues of a 8. of T. and the liq
uor hill of an attendant at grog-shops
for twelve months. But, as lie is a tem
peranoe man and don’t visit such pla- ;
cos, he may bo unable to seo what ap
plication the question can have to him ;
’ it might therefore be remarked, that if!
j he don’t waste time and money himself
\ at grog-shops, there arc those ol his foi
j low.beings, perhaps in the reach of Ids
; influence who do, and the command to
j love our neighbor as ourself, urges the
: necessity of making every effort to dis
) pel vice and misery from the land, and
; forbids even a slate of neutrality in
’ such a philanthropic and glorious cause j
j as temperance.
Mr. 8., a shining member of the
‘church militant, looking no doubt
! with a prophetic eye into futurity,
predicts the ruin of flio “rising genera
tion” to ivsult. from tho order of the
‘'oils of Temperance, and has raised his
warning voice to avert the impending
consequences. We sympathize with
j bun in his distressing fears ami solici
! tude on the part of the young, but us
;he gives no reasons why such results
•should follow tho discontinuance of al
coholic drinks, we shall not ereil't bis
prophecy till we see it verified.
Mr. (’., although advance ! in years,
j it seems, has not arrived at the muturi
: ty of It is organization, tho and veloprneiit
of physical proportions having prog
! ressed at tho expense of mind, lie
| does all he can in his small way, liow
! ever, to injure the cause, without know-
I ing why or giving anything in the
j form of argument. Ho tills the cliar
: actor to a nicety of a certain individual
! spoken of by Solornan as being wiser
j than seven men who can render a;
j reason. The opposition of such an in-
I dividual in any matter of importance
may generally be taken as evidence in
‘favor of its correctness, as ignorance:
land prejudice like to bo on tiie wrong
side when they have choice.
For fear of being too lengthy, I will
stop for tho present, and hoping you
will publish the above if you think it
merits a place in your columns,
! remain in L. P. & F.
TINLY WOODS.
) | Tor the Temperance Banner.
)
; To those engaged in iho Liquor
Traffic.
! have taken the liberty of making a
few remarks respecting your occupa
tion, Not that 1 expect to bo more
successful than older heads, who have
discussed the subject, but merely to add
■ my mite to the accumulating evidence
already adduced, ‘The man who sells
,! liquor under the present moral re
| straints that are thrown around society,
must, be either more or /ess than human.
He who can persist in a practice against
which the prayers of widowed and des
titute women are treasured in heaven, ;
must entertain strange views of the jus
tic- of (1 ad. Can the sine re petitions, 1
forced by drunkenness from the agony, j
wrung hearts of ruined innocency be;
borne lo heaven on tears of blood, and;
receive no answer ? Are we not au
thorized to expect that the w rath, that
you are heaping up against the day us
wrath, will finally burst in all its fiery,
indignation on the heads of the perpe-j
trators of such crimes ‘/ Can he wlicj
causes such unspeakable anguish in I
the heart.-; of widows and orphans—can
lie who, by his occupation, draws the
curtain of dark despair over the last l
feeble star of hope, go unpunished ? if 1
so, why punish the more innocent mid- j
night assassin ? If so, why puuish the
perpetrator of crimes, which in compar-i
tson with those caused Oy the liquor
traffic are only the glimmerings of the ,
feeble taper when contrasted with the -
liery belchings of the volcano! But if: t
neither the hope of reward nor the fear!
of punishment will cause you to-stop! i
and think; then we ask you to listen ]
while humanity speaks. Cannot the
tears of wretched bereavement move t
you to cease ? Cun you sleep at night
while the mother and children are flee- j
in” from him, whom you have made a I
demon ? I 011 buJd your homes from*
ditties taken from poverty itself; your
apparel is taken from nakedness which
1 you have eaus.sed. You drink your
b"verago tron 1 the skulls ot mothers
‘deft by drunkenness. Your songs arc
tie’ heart-breaking bowlings of the un
c :.lined maniac, whose father your bus
iness lias murdered, and whose mother’s,
hf .iit you have broken; and you smiled
a ; you grasped the last dime that should
have closed the leaders eyes of death.
And yet, strange to tell, your busi
e protected by tho strong arm of a
fiver. 11 vfirtue, 1! thou hast
any SWU] oyer tho hearts of Legisla
\ tm-s, forbid that they should longer en
; courage this earth smitening—hell-peo
pling business, and thou, Obeli, if thy
Ores are not yet quenched with the blod
ot drunken souls, do ceaso to make ru
lers and law-makers desire to he popu
lar at the expellee of every’ virtue.
Fhanki.in, Ga., May 10th, 1852.
Dear S/r : —( ask permission to speak
a few words (through the medium of
your paper) to the friends of humanity,
and especially to Uncle Dabney. Now
here is the fact. I think we are “sor
ter” neglected about Franklin; lectu
rers are “pleading the causo of ages
yet unborn, throughout the length and
breadth of our happy land, yet none
comes to Franklin to pour forth in elo
quent strains tho everlasting truth that
man may bo free indeed.
Hereupon the banks of the beautiful
and majestic Chattahoochee is located
our beautiful and thrifty village, filled
with pleasant, sociable and hospitable
citizens, many arc youths of vigor and
j promise, mothers and daughters too are
here, who look with confidence to
the future success and elevationof their
; sons and brothers, und yet amidst all
this well being, tliero is at our very
gates, tho seducing monster, the fiery
j fiend, the roaring lion, tho wiley ser
; pent, w hose daily foot-print3 are mark
ed with distress and ruin.
Wc occasionally see some of our
good citizens prostrate under the burn
■ mg influence of the monster king ; our
j children and our neighbor’s children
Mum continually invited to come and
’ drink We contemplate for a moment
tbe pliancy of oift nature —the easy se
i ductiou of youth, temptation continual
ly in our paths, the haggard and wo
j begone appcarnce of some among us,
who were onco moderate drinkers, and
al ls! point to yonders hill where lieth
m deep and dismal silence, tho onco
proud and manly forms, glowing cheeks
and generous hearts, yes, almost giant
intellects of sorno who moved in prido
among us. Under feelings of this char,
actor, we tool the damp and misty folds
of dispair gather around ns, and we am
almost ready to give op, hut then our
whole nature is aroused and we aro re
minded that to
‘•l’afient, faith, the prize Is sure.”
A still small voice whispers words of
consolation into our hearts and bids us
cast our bread upon the waters with
the full assurance that it shall bo gath
nod many days hence, then it is wo
nerve ourselves for ihe conflict and ro
mlve never to give up the ship, nonever.
II re aro so mo whose burning elo
quenee in the palmy days of Williford,
No. 2->, made the monster quake and
retire to his don, butulas! they uro
now either cold and lukewarm, or joined
m their idols ; who will come to re-an
inate them ? There are some whoso
devotion to the good cause is unabated,
” boro is l tide Dabney / here the liar
st is truly great and the laborers aro
lew. 1 know Uncle Dabney is not
idle, but wo invite him to divide his
time, and (nd us nil appointment to
Franklin ; will lie do so ? Not Undo
Dabney alone, but anyone else who
’■vi.-hos to do good—come arnoiu; us—--
our old father Rencau, who was with
us last summer, come und cause tho
1 dry bones to shake.
mako this appeal in confidence,
and by timely as. istanco the ball may
’jo -ct in motion abont Franklin that
” ii! resist all opposition and sweep over
all this land.
one, , cine ail, help roll that ball,
And swell tin- cause so glorious;
And I lien we’ll sing to our great king,
“Ibdl Temperance, all victorious.
W. M. It. \V<
■V.itura l Co.nsrqueni F.s. —For n
young married woman to fancy every
body is dying with curiosity to sea her
first baby.
For boys of seventeen to fall desper
ately in love with hluo gingham and
bib aprons.
!■ or your umbrella to be missing os
a rainy day.
h oi’ aspirants to office to think t*>e
saivutjon el the country depends upon
their election.
bur every man (who has never trim!
it) to think he would make a splendid
furini ror an excellent editor.
l or a man who advertises liberally
to succeed in business.
1 “r a man who pays for his paper
in advance to live virtuously and di*r
happv.
NO. 22.