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F A RME RS’ D A UGIIT ER S.
“It’s all owing to her laming!” re
claimed Aunt Judy, as she commenced
rubbing lier glasses wtth her new cali
co apron. “If they hadn’t sent her u
way to such a fine school she'd never a
had sucli stuck up notions in her head!
I never yet saw a mite of good come of
it! Nobody need tell me, it is in the
bringing up, for a nicer woman than
Susan Urey’s mother never was made.
She’s up airly and late, one thing is
sartain, she don’t feel herself above the
meanest creeter that walks. 1 hold to
ministers and school-masters being
learned, and sich like folks, but it don t
seem as if there was a mile of need of
of farmers’ girls having sich lam
ing.”
“But what is the trouble with the
daughter, Miss Bemau ? ’ inquired the
new school teacher, ns Aunt Judy re
placed her glasses and resumed her
knitting.
“Law sake! 1 don’t know hardly
how to tell you, only they have gin her •
a sight of schooling hete, and away,
from home too, and they have jest about
spoiled her; but Mrs. Green, here, can
tell you enough sight better than 1 can.” 1
“As to that,” said Mrs. Green,
“Aunt Judy and 1 are such good friends j
tha! we will agree to differ in ouropin- j
ion of these matters. It seems to me
that tirno will rectify Susan’s errors,
for I do not deny that she has some
foolish notions, not, as l think, owing to
her education, but only for the want of
a little more.”
“Bless me,” exclaimed Aunt Judy,
“how in the world could she have any
more?”
“I will tell you what 1 think oflhese’
tilings, Aunt Judy, and perhaps we
shall one day see even in Susan Grey’s
case, whether these opinions ure cor
rect or false.
“Farmers’ daughters, from their ear
liest childhood, ure, as a matter of
course, accustomed to country notions,
and country fashions. Comfort, happi
ness, and usefulness, rather than show,
are what they are familiar w ith. Far
mers’ children do not see labor perform
ed by servants only, but they see father
and mother engaged in the active du
■ ties of life. Now it is not at all strange
it a young miss who looks not beneath
the surface at first, is quite fanscinated
with the glitter and display of a city,
or that she should begin to think her qni
et home in the country very homely, or
that she should rather conclude that it
was better to have servants do all the
work. But ought the fear that the
farmers’ daughter will despise the
borne of her youth, mid regard labor
dSth aversion, to deter her parents from
giving her all the advantages of educa
tion which their means will allow ?
’ Why, it seems to me it would be quite
as ridiculous to exclude five pure air of
Heaven from our dwellings for fear of
breathing the pestilence, or to refuse to
build afire in mid-winter for fear our
children would be burned ! Let a far
mer’s daughter acquire as much infor
mation as possible, and let her be as ac
complished as she pleases, but it seems
to me she is, or ought to be, the last
oe to despise rtiui nor things. Not that
i her beino n farmer’s daughter should
prevent her iiavino lier full share of
New England pride, but one ought nev
er to despise any business or allairs
which may claim a tolerable share of
one’s tima and attention in after life..
1 Although there may be no actual merit
! in beinu well versed in these common
things, yet there is great folly in being
willingly ignorant in regard to them. —
One of these common things of which
you suppose Susan ignorant, Aunt Ju
dy, is cooking.”
1 “Law yes; if 1 had gals, ihey
sliould’nt be edicated to be afeard to
burn their fingers with a hot pancake!”
“The truth is,” resumed Mrs. tvreen,
j “few voting ladies while at school have
any idea how close an oversight the
mistress of anv well-regulated house
hold has over her kitchen ullairs Al
‘ though she may not be required to do
! her cooking, &.C., entirely with her own
j hands, yet she is obliged to have the
’ care of, and see to die whole.
“There are many ladies of superior
education, who commencing house
keeping with small families,'choose to
j dispense with help, and do their own
, housework. Depend upon it, many a
young housekeeper would gladly ex
I change her knowledge of French and
Italian for the ability to place before her
husband and guests a dinner which
should be satisfactory to herself. Not
: that the exchange would be justifiable,
hut for the time being, the need of the
: one is fell to bo almost as great as that
j of the other.
“A lady who was reared and educa
ted at the South, married a New Eng- ;
land clergyman, who, not unlike many |
of his brothers in the same profession,
was not overburdened with this world's!
goods. The lady, not from necessity
alone, however, took the charge of her
domestic affairs. Visiting her one day,
I could not hut observe the ease, and
perfect order, with which all her ar
rangemenls were carried out. As l ro
marked this to her, she replied that the
satisfaction which the discharge of these
duties afforded her was sufficient to re
pay her for all the anxiety and euro
which she endured while attempting to
learn. ‘Were Ia mother of a score of
daughters,’ said she, ‘they should all
learn to cook while under the home
roof; 1 was a novice in this branch of
housekeeping, and finding, after some
vain attempts, that 1 could not learn
without a teacher, my husband brought
tite daughter of a farmer out of the cilr
to our house, to give me lessons.
“Often us twilight gathered around
us, and shs would solicit me to play
some favorite piece of music, did I
think that 1 would gladly have ex
changed my acquirements in this de
lightful art with rny beautiful iustru
rnent which I brought from my home,
for her knowledge of cooking. But as
I was a teachable pupil, 1 soon acquired
this knowledge which you see is so use
ful to me; of my tears and discourage
ments, at my first attempts and failures,
I will say nothing.’
“This is no uncommon case, but it
is the experience of hundreds.
“But farmers’ daughters, above all,
should not be ignorant of this branch of’l
education. They can acquire this
more easily than others in different sit ;
ualions, for they arc less liable to be in
terrupted by visitors, and usually have 1
every facility and convenience at band,
and in truth there is no earthly reason,
why they should be ignorant of any o’
| these things. But 1 have almost tergot
! ten Susan Grey, of whom you were
j speaking, Miss Ueman !”
“Wall, now, do tell me Mrs. Greet),
I after all you’ve said, which sounded
well enough, it you don’t think it would
a bit: better for tor Susan, if Mr. Grey
had a took that very money which lie
paid out for her schooling, and bought
(.two cows a purpose for Susan, and put
the rest on’t into the Savings’ Batik ?
Don’t you think she, and all that has
i any think to do with her in filter, would
. a been sight better off in the long run?”
“By no means, Aunt Judy ; why,
the cost of an education is the last thing
‘one ought to think of, but 1 will talk to
you of this another time, for 1 far Miss
i Holt is getting impatient to hear the end
; of our talk.”
“Oh no, l was just thinking. 1 would
! ask if the young lady was rut blessed
1 with common sens ; ?”
“Oh, yes, l never heerd any body
say but what she is bright enough;
! when she Was a very little girl 1 u-eii
■to lliir.k she was proper bright, hot 1
j can tell you all I’ve got agin Imr is
this, since she lias got her education,
I can’t help minding that sin appears
1 proud in the meeting-house, an I when
she walks along in the road, and she
1 ain’t near so free to take hold an i help
| her mother, and if any body knocks at
the ‘fore door,’ off will pome her cal
ico apron, and I could tell more sich
! tilings if 1 w-as a mind to, but mind ye,
! it wan’t so before they sent her away.”
“Perhaps these things are all trie-
Aunt Judy, but depend upon it, that ns
! Susan lias a good heart, an I good sens *,
I these notions which you rightly cat.
foolish, will be of short continuance,..
PENFIELD, GA. JULY 10, 1852-
and you will yet say tliatSrsan is a bet
ter woman, a better neighbor, and a
more valuable member of society, than
sheeould have been with little or no
advantages of education.”
At this moment little Emma Green
reaching up, whispered, “Mother, the
greut girls said at school to-day, that
Susan Grey whs going te he married to 1
John Wright.” This was spoken loud j
enough for Aunt Judy to hear, who ex 1
claimed,* —
“Mercy on me! mercy on him, I
mean ! Wall, 1 know twill be the un
doing of him! 1 can’t think but he has
! lost his senses. Now, 1 see ’twas well
Iris dear mother was taken away from
the evil to come.” At the same time :
rolling up her work without knitting
into the middle of her needle, a tiling
which under any ordinary emotion she
would never have done.
“it would he dilficult to determine,”
said Mrs. Green, after her sudden de
parture, “which is greater, Aunt Judy’s
surprise, or Ivor desire to communicate
the news, and witness the surprise oi
all she will see before reaching home. !
Naturally kind and benevolent in her!
feelings, she is interested in the affairs
of others. Aunt to all in general, and
no one in particular, she cares equally
for the good of all, but her love ofgossip !
lias already grown to a passion ; slow j
as she is in her motions, yet like the
magnetic telegraph, if there is any j
nfwa to be communicated, it is done
quickly.
“I’ve been in to see John Wright’s
wife,” said Aunt Judy, us she stopped
I before Mrs Green’s sitting-room win- i
dow, two years after the above oonver-
Lsatiou. “You know 1 always make a
pint of going to see every body—l
j should u gone as soon as they were
; married, if 1 had not had the rhouinatrs
; so bad.”
i “Did she catch off her colico apron?”
“Law no, 1 did not go into the ‘front
! door,’ 1 like to go through the kitchen
and look round u bit; hut she had some
pretty grand looking company come
whilst 1 was there, from N . Su
’ san didn’t seem a mite put out, but
\ would make me slop to tea ; her supper
was nice, and 1 looked round consider
! able, while she was getting tea ready.
! and every thing was neat as w r ax. 1
diil not think of setting down to the ta
ble with the rest of the but
she wouldn’t take no, for an answer.—
1 thought 1 would try ho>once, so I say*
right at the table, ‘your butter is beau
tiful, Miss Wiight, diTI you make it
yourself?’ You see 1 thought she
would be kinder ashamed to own it be
fore them smart folks. “Oil yes, Missj
Hainan, I have no girl, and I do all my ;
j work,’ she said. ‘Most I’m afeard of
i Mrs. Green, is that she will work too
hard.”
“1 see you have changed your mind,
Aunt J udy.”
“O, wall, 1 don’t know but it is part
ly ow ing to her ‘making out’ so well
marrying, but she is a bautiliil woman,
not a mite proud but I must go, for 1
see my cow is waiting at lle bar.”
New England banner.
TH E TRAV EL ED TvTTTsPE R.
’ “I’ll tell thee a tale as ’twas told to me.”
Scorr.
- “1 do not like to say anything about
it,” whispered Mrs. Sawyer to her next
door neighbor, Mrs. Ashton, “Inn they 1
ilo say that Miss Bates, our new music !
teacher, is no boiler tban she should be.
1 don’t lLink that l shall send Anna Ma
ria or Sarah Jane. True, she comes
highly recommended, but Mrs. Goxle
nough, whose daughter’ went to school
last year, within twenty miles of Miss
Bates’ father, tel! me that her daughter
heard from one of her school mates, a
slight whisper to Miss Bates’ disadvan
tage ; and people are best known at
home, yon knew
Mrs. Ashtor. field up both net gloved
hands i.u wonder and approval of this,
; sentiment, and then hastened away on !
1 her round of morning calls, all the wi
ser for her visit to Mrs. Sawyers.
Her next stopping place was at Mrs. 1
Willis’. Sue found liiat lady over her i
sewing in the sitting room, and quite j
i alone.
“1 am delighted to see you,” cried
Mrs. Ashton, half breathless from fast
, walking. “It has been an age since 1
met you last, flow are you and your
charming daughters, Melissa Arm and
Julia ? The latter are at school, I dare
say. By the way, Mrs. Willis, 1 have
been greatly shocked this morning. I
never should have dreamed of such a
thing, as Mrs. Sawyer has just been
whispering to me. I can hardly be
; lieve it now. But I must beg you not
to say a word about it to any sou/ living.
1 am so shocked to think such u thing
could have happened! Fray don’t
! mention it from any consideration,
hut they do say that Miss Bates, the
new music teacher, has a very bad
’ (diameter indeed at home. Mrs. .Saw-!
vi r lias it on unquestionable authority,;
and has declined the idea of sendings
, her daughters on that account. - But
she j. young an I prcltv, poor thing !|
and l am very sorry for her, and |
wouldn’t injure her for anything in the ,
world.” ‘ • v. j
Mrs. Willis laid down her work with,
consternation pictured in her face ; and
the two ladies whispered and nodded
significantly, lor the next two hours.
At the end of that lime Mrs. Willis
reluct uhe red that she had u host of calls
to make, and trying on her bonnet, the
two ladies went together.
Before night, the whisper that Mrs.
Sawyer had thoughtlessly echoed from I
the tongue of a school girl, luid traveled
1 all through the village, and ten miles
into vhb country, and tilde was a pros ;
I pect of its travelling on, on. as far as ‘
| the Academy of B was known, and !
blighting in every family, where it was
carried, the fair fame of a pale faced,
sweet young creature, who bent with j
! patient assiduity over her task, uncon- i
scious that, a breath more fatal limn the 1
1 simoon of the desert, had passed over
her character. If there is not deli he r. |
: ate cruelty in thus murdering the repu- ‘
tation und destroying the influence of
! another, and that other a stranger, timid
! and sensitive ns the Mimosa which
shrinks from the slightest touch, tell
me in what cruelty consists! And yet
it was all the work ot a whisper ; a
I thoughtless and unmeaning whisper.—
i Miss Bates’ reputation was re-establish
ed when she learned, after Weeks of
j suffering, the exaggerated reports eve- j
ry where in circulation in regard to her, j
and brought testimonials of her inno
cence from her native town, mid from
the first persons in other communities,
with whom she chanced to ‘fro before
j acquainted ; it was re-established when
! she had stayed long in the Academy at
B and lived down the aspersions so
cruelly cast upon her.
But her case is not an isolated one.
Many and many a reputation, has been
wrecked by busy bodies, who have little
to do at home, and go abroad for em
ployment; who love to gossip over
their neighbor’s alfiirs and help on,
with tail road speed, the travelling
whisper.
For the Temperance Banner.
Dear Banner : —ln your issue of the
j sth inst., I see an article sigued“Or
) pints,” in reply to “Bay Creek*.” Al
low me to make a few remarks in re
ply to ‘Orplius,’ and to sav a few words
in defense of the position taken by Bay
Greek.
; ‘Orplius’sets out by telling an anecdote
th'at as just as old as Caesar’s coon, what
had “lib in dat same place ever ebber
sense Marika bin make”—and what is
still more remarkable, it does not fit
Bay Creek in a single particular. The
old Methodist brother had not paid a
single cent in ‘25 years, Bay Creek had
been all the time paying. The infer
ence is clenr, that old brother Methodist
had been of very little use to his church.
Bay Creek hud been all the Dhife a
most ardent and efficient temperance
man, both as a YVashingtonian and os u
Son.
Our faiond Orplius, next quotes from
Die article of Buy Creek, “you will ac
knowledge me to bo a’ good S. of TANARUS.,”
and denies the fact, but uses no other
argument to prove that B. C. is not a
gooil (Son, only the circumstance, that
lie (Orplius) bus been a Son for seven
yours, and expects to remain one as
long as the order remains wliut it isG
Y’ou will, dear reader, ugreewithme 1
that this is an herculean argument, — !
all men should remain S. of T. because
Orplius does. Notwithstanding, they:
may have spent the prime of life, and
pourd out their treasuries like water, in
defense of temperance, till aow, when ‘
from age, a large family, the distance, 1
&c-, it is almost impossible for them
longer to visit the Division. Orplius,
did you know that Bay Creek (stingy
as you think him,) had in the last few
years contributed five hundred dollars
to charitable institution, and that he in
inoJcrate circumstances? My dear
sir, when you strike in the dark jou!
are as likely to wound your friend as:
your enemy.
Now friend Orphus, 1 contend, uc
cording to your own position, that you i
must iri the next few years give five
hundred dollars to charitable institution,
because Bay Creek lias done so. You 1
nsk, “where was Bay Creek during the
old teiriperunce organization of the
YVashingtonian* ? liovv long did they !
live?” To t fie first part of this com
pound question, 1 answer, Bay Creek
was in full armor, and in the filed, i
fighting with all bis strength, the hat- ;
ties of temperance, und that too at n
itioio when there were enemies, fierce!
enemies, to he met every day. lie was!
| one of those noble pioneers, who rushed
into the enemy’s midst, determined to j
conquor or die. It is to these fearless:
pioneers tiiat the order of the S. of T.
owe their existence. They spied out j
the land and said, “we are well able to|
possess it.”
Ol'phus would not boa Y\'as)iiug : o- j
Ilian. Wonder if he * ivv a “tall son of |
nnck ?” Your remarks, Y>?pbU', aie i
in unison with w hat we commonly h<w ,
these days. The Sous, like the hus
band who hid till |iis wife killed the
bear, ure proclaiming aloud wo have
done it. No credit is given to those
old ‘soldiers, w ho have fought the battles
of the cause so’ bfavely. To the last
[ part ot lire question, 1 only reply, the
Washingtonians lived much ledger
than the Soils has yet lived.
The next thing we shall notice is the !
remark, “ihat no cause can sustain it- j
self, much less wield an influence for j
| good, without means,” and gives the)
; church as an example. 1 have not yet {
heard ot any branch of Christians, that
! lurried out members who hud been faith
! ful, because they Imd become old, and
infirm, and no longer paid quarterage ; ;
und as masons rejecting their members
| for such reasons, and depriving them of
| their members, it is nil insult to the or
! dor to accuse them of any such things.
To the question, could we build halls
*Blll furnish, (Ac., without ineuns ? Al
! low mo to ivinark, that I have frequent
ly ohservi I Divisions, in their great
I anxiety to “keep up w ith appearances,”
; make a terrible effort to “show out,”
pay out all their money, go in debt, and
get so emharassed, that the members
would become disgusted with thoorder:,
when if they had practiced a little more
economy, they would have had money j
enough for all constitutional demands.
Orplius has been a great traveller,
jnnd wishes us all to know it. But-for
the life of me, 1 cau’t see what the S.
!of T. in Canada, England, Ireland,
Scotland und Wales, lias to do with the
subject. “With our present dues and j
other sources of revenue, we have no!
money to spare.” Then practice a lit
tle more economy.
1 would say to Orphus, that I do not)
question, but l love liis order, as W'ell as
himself; fait at the same time brother,
we do some things that are not best for
our own prosperity. Ido not know how
any reflecting person, can think our or
der can be benefited by throwing a mem
her over hoard, when ho no longer feels
mmself able to pay dues to the Divis
ion, without ail injustice to his family,
or himsolf’. 1 have heard of a hard
hearted man using a good horse till lie
became useless, from age, and could no
longer do his muster profitable serv ice,
and then turned him out to get his liv
|mg us lie could. This is a parallel.—
i It is an easy matter for a man to be
h S. of T. at tho present day, but to be
! a hold defender of the cause fifteen or
; twenty years ago, was altogether a dis
! forent thing. Now it is reputuhle.
i Then it amounted to a forfeiture of char
! acter. Would it be Iretter for the or
i der for such men as Bay Creek to he
| allowed to retain membership, without
paying dues, or being any expense to
■ the order, or would it he better to drop
’ them as soon os they coase to pay
I quarterage t is tho question that pre
sents itself. We all know that there
are numbers of old men, who joined on
ly to give some Divisions a start, or
perhaps to get their sons to join. Nei
ther they, nor the Division, expecting
them to remain long in the order.—
There are many others, like B. C.,
who have worn themselves out in the
cause.
Now would it not be belter for our Di- !
i visions, generally, to retain these old i
pali iurdhs as members, (honorary,) than
to lose them entirely ? 1 think it would, j
We need their advice and council, their !
mature judgment and experience. I
j Will admit that it would be better fori
the Divisions if they would remain and !
1 pay, but ibis is not reasonable, und j
they will not do it. 1 know it is said :
the precedent is bad. Let the G. D. !
1 say how long u man shall be compelled j
to pay dues before lie is entitled to lie !
an honorary member. For instance ’
let men under fifty, be com pel It-d to)
pay ten years, over that, less, and al
low each Division to judge of all ilicir.
i own oases
I believe this subject should he delih- j
( lately discussed. I have therefore, no !
apology to oflr for the length of thisi
article. I would he pleased to hear |
from Orplius after lie iias been a Soul
of thirty years.
AJOSSY CREEK, j
Wilua, Houston Cos., Juno 15th.
For the Temperance Banner:
Tiro. Brant!y . —Some few weeks !
ago Chopped you a few lines and made I
u few suggestions to the members of
the National Division, hoping they
would so awaken them, that they would
sec the urgent necessity of doing uome
ihiiig to revive the cause, fur it is well
known that soino Divisions, ure dead, I
and a number of Die others declining ; i
and one prominent reason lor ibis, is, |
the large iiurnherof the best temperance
men in the Stale withdrawing from the:
Divisions, and for the want of just
such a provision as 1 suggested, in
the Banner of the Oth, a. writer, who!
signs himself “Orplius,” (D ought to
hare been awful) says he is opposed to
mv suggestr ns. and argues us it would
have a tendency to reduce the funds of
the older. N(W Ido not view it so:
be tli<* means of mcrcasing^j
rather than to diminish. Bui us it is,
il is reducing tho membership, and if
many more withdraws, there will he no
need of,funds. Avery large number
of oqr people, bjth friends and enemies
of the cause, express the opinion that
unless something more is done to revive
it. that our Division cannot live long,
j Due cl file loading members remarked
tq me a few days ago, that if it were
I 1101 for a few of the old members about
■ town, it would go right out, and this too
j after Miss “Anna Frances” had given
j thpfn a sound drubbing, which set them
to work a fresh. My whole object was
to benefit the cause, and 1 shall leave il
here.
j But it is right and proper that I should
take some notice of “Orpous.” I think
1 c;.n recognise in him three old uc
quuintances, who are rapidly retreat
ing from a lady generul.
Ist. He attempts a paralel between
his o[d preuclor. who hud paid nothing,
j ull| f paid enough ; hut Die lines
ure so far apart that they can only ber
seen through u telescope by a cross-
I eyed yankec.
| ~nd. He cannot acknowledge ;no a
I good boil, because. 1 am net Jound pay-
Img the dimes. 1 stated before that
| this would be the greatest objection.—
But 1 shall not urge the confession, for
I um done paying Die dimes untiML can
find out how to make them us fust and
as easy us Some of our friends do in*
large cities, like Charleston and New-
York. There iliay can make 40 glas
ses of lemonade out of one little lemon
I und 000 pound ol‘ sugar, and get the
j dimes for them as fast us they can make
I them. If ibis was my case, I could uf
i ford to pay the weekly pittonee ; par-
I ticularly if 1 lived at the Division room
and could make clear inonev bv every
meeting.
.Jd. llespeuks of tlie old temperance
Societies us if they iiad done nothing,
lie seems not te know thut it is con
tended by many thut if they had not
yielded to the Suns, the cause would
have been far ahead of where it is at
present. 1 alto out the old Washingto
nians und the Sens that have fallen
from grace, und it doubtlos would boa
head now.
He asks whero Bay Creek was then?
1 will tedl him ; he was in good compa
ny fighting for the teetotal cause, and he
is yet there.lt is true he fought underthe
banner of the buns until the companies
around him began to retreat; he then
returned to his old cornpuny und enlist
ed for life, und|he is now learning his six
sons to the rnunuel exeroiso, so us to be
ready, when called on, to volunteer.
Augain, “Orplius” takes some loups
that lays “Sam Fateh” in the shade ; he
jumps from the United States into Cun
adu, then te England, Ireland, Scot
land and Wales, and never stopped un
lij he jumped right into king Soloman’*
Temple, and was so delighted with its
beauty, that after his return to ttie
United States, actually wants dimea
enough to build one like it for the Sons.
Well, go a head “Orplius,” anil be re
solved to conquer. But candor compel*
me lo confess i hat when 1 threw out that
little bait, 1 did not expect lo catch
! such a tine mess of suckers, und thev
! already scaled hy tho fuir hand of ala-
I ly. Now I wish Miss “Anna” would
come and dine with me ; 1 hear she is
; fond of them, for, liko Uncle Dab.
1 ney, Ido love the gals. But lam irulv
sorry to hear the Divisions are in such
| had oidci ; 1 had hoped they might yet
j effect more good. 1 clieci fully udinit
i they have done well in days that have
1 past, ai.d Ido from heart bid them God’s
! speed. Yot 1 fear that none of our or
j ganizatioris began right, and 1 think if
I they would all agree no vto start as
: they ought lo have done at first, that in
a few years prince alcohol will be dead
; in Georgia.
il ai! could g< t the Legislature to
! | ,,153 to reler this subject to the
people (Die votes) of each malitia dis
! trict, and let tliem vole every yeur
! whether they wanted a doggery or not,
i a1,, l **o to p a >s an act that in those dis
tricts where Die votes were against, for.
I bid to license, und where they Wanted
jone m give the license, it would be an
( easy mutter to get clear of them. It is
i true they might, and probably would,-
have some districts where they Would
Jbave a doggery, but the no doggery
districts would he so orderly llmt ail iho
towdies would resort to the others, und
llicy would soon become so disreputable
that the district would be a shamed to
liave one. YY ell if we could get the
doggeries down, the cause would be
nearly gained, for the light already
spread through the land hy all the dir.
forent societies, would so shine that (ntt
a lew would touch. Die unclean thin*
1 have conversed wi;h those whose prei.
udioes ran as high as anv others, aaij
some who are in the habit of drinking
lo r.vcess, and 1 have never vet found a
man, save Die u.iailer, but what pro.
fessod achccrlul willingness to vote for
sin Ii a law. Let us b-gin right and go
oil light, and all will noon sea and act
gbi. So, Brn. iJnurtlv, you see !am
’ tle up alter tho ran.
B Y V GREEK.
NO. 28.