Litchfield enquirer., 1832-09-20
No. l5.-WHoLE No. 327.

Who will say then there IS no benefit in
Temperance Societies? / thank God 1
have Joined. I have now a good coat on
my back, and I have the honor to say It IS
paid for. Cheers and laugkter.l Every
/ thing in my house is paid for, and lam not
without a shilling in my pocket. (eeneac-
ed cAecring.) MY Misses says and de-
clares she never knew comfort in the house
until / joined the Temperance Society,
and she tells tho neighbors she is sure she
has got new husband. Laugh /
pressed on her to come to the tea-party,
for said 1 shan't be comfortable there
without thee; but she goes out, you see, o
washing for gentlemen, and she said she
could not come, but she said, i shall be
be quite comfortable when thou,rt out, for
4 shall know where thou art, aud that You
willcome home sober. (Cheers.). Twill
say this of her. there is not a better wifo
in the land. (Chccrs and laughter. II
have served in the army for many years,
but I would not take 10000 pounds to
part from the Temperance regiment
When my wife used TO travel on the bag
gage-cart, the other women would say,
como Mrs. Rimmer, and take a glass Of
gin.' And my wife never would tax it,
but she said, it always starved her aud it
does starve people, Sir, you may depend
on it. Loud laughter. I think that the
happiest meet Of my life that | signed the
pledge in. Oldfeld Road. | lost one Of
my lads about a month ago he was drown
ed at Broughton Bridge. When was
|drunkard he used TO get off to bed before
/ got home, for fear Of me; but when II
became sober man ho never would go to
bed till his father came home, he loved mo
SO. (He0r, hear, and cheers.) have
another son, about Is years Of age and
man schot works with me said to mo one
day, what benefit has thou, Rimmer, in
the Temperance Society," ! said to him,
AK orr Charley, what benefit there isl
He said, Well, Charley, is there any BEN
eft in these Temperance Societies 3 And
Charley said, Aye, ] get moro bread and
cheese now (Laughter.) thinks to
nsysel very often what can do to mako
my wife amends for all my ill-nsage to
hor. She has had the sours, and now she
shall have the sweets. I hope in q few
weeks to keep her out Of the washing tub
she has given notice to two or three pla-
ces. (Cheers.) She now often says, II
never passed such year since ! was tied
to thee read now in the spclling-book,
and when she has done her work she gives
ME "a lesson. ! have found it is easier to
engage dovnreet drinkcr than o moder-
ate one., am raising recruits. ! have
formed section; and soon hope 70 get
division and even a company. There's
| many folks have said that Rimmer often
gets drunk now, and that they hsve seen
me come rolling out Of Jerry's shop but
don't mind them, for they think they are
doing Temperance Societies harm, but
what they say is doing them good. The
speaker, after few more remarks, retir-
cd from the platform amidst thnnders Of
applause. t,s . ss
The company was afterwards addressed
by other individuals; and the proceedings
closed about ten o'clock, vote offhanks
Having been passed to Rimmer, Tor his
beautiful graphic speech and to DR.. Hull,
for his kindness and courtesey in the chair.
The Blush Of Modesty.--. Paint US.
'dear zeuxis,' said some Of the chief in
Inhabitants Sf Cortona, spaint tis a portrait
of the Grecian Helen, and in her tho
lbeau-ideal Of female loyeliness:' i con-
SENT replied the artist, on condition that
you send me, as models, six Of the most
beautiful maidens of your city in order
that may select from each some partic-
ularI charm On the morrow they came,
so beautiful in youth and gracefulness, that
4 now for tho frs. time the painter mistrust-
ed the power Of his art. We are indeed
4 fair, my charming maids he said, but il is
!. Indispensable that ye should sit to me I'M
lyeiled. Y. Unveiled + they all exclaimed
in surprise unveiled! never never !!
was echoed from mouth to mouth. By
! dint, however, Of entrcaties, but more by
flattery, the courteous artist succeeded in
) allaying the scruples Of five Of them, but
! the consistency Of the sixth remained UNI
shaken. Though 1t were to BIO Venus
herself she Indignantly exclaimed, /
would not consent All expostulation was
vain-sho fed bluslling. Zenxis took his
pencil and colours studied his models,
and after few weeks of ineessant labor
produced his Helen, the glery Of his art,
the admiration ofthe world. The day Of
exhibition arrived the applause was IMAM
imous--.he candid and unparalleled werc
enraptured- jealous and the envions
: reclaimed or overawed. But, alone dis
satisfied amidst the universal triumph, the
lartist exhibited on his brow the marks OF