Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-09

per contains the proceedings oil Temperatures
Meeting in that place, from which the following
10 an extract:
RoBERr RIMMER. journeyman dyer IN oai-
ford. then addressed the company to the foho"-
mo effect. Mr.. Chairman, and ladies ana gen.
,lemen. have been as drunken fellow a. was
over known ia Manchester or Salford. beiole
knew Of the temperance societies. was w'tnous
employnent-I could get no work: ana was
like door lost sheep wandering about the stree's
th;, dsy twelve months; and had it not been ior
ths tcmnerance societies I should have been like
yaeabond in the streets vet. / was out oil EN-
nloyment, said. and not master in our trace' IN
the town would give me work But there was
master silk dyer, who had started IN the country
and thought it would be place where was
not known. went and axed the master tor
situation. He axed me what trade was; ana
said silk dyer. He said, DO you know any
of our mens'' said {" Yes, and told him the
names of some Of the men; but then l negah
TO be rather frightened, for fear | should be
fnund out. Then he went to inquire into my
character, and when he had gone thought to my
self INV Jobs done. tLaushter.) He soon came
back and said, 1--WE don't want any" then
went up to the men who had gone with me there
and said, 81 may as we'll be thief as drunk
ard, have found that out" THIS man said he
had been to a temperance meeting in Camp field.
and had heard some very good discourse from a
gentleman from Eccles. lsaid "what's the
meaning of these temperance meetngs!" Ana
he told me tina, they were meetings OF men VINO
had refrained from ardent spirits. said to him,
81 when is there another meetingi" and he said he
could not tell NE But rs we going up tn
Stafford he saw bill on the wall, and he read it
for me, for could not read myself. But no"
can read bit. tApplause.)
The bill said that the meeting was in Bronghton
road, on Tuesday next. went to il, and liked
it very we'll. attended the next meeting in
Gravel lane. and liked that better; and the
next meeting was in Bloom street, and liked
that better still. The next meeting was in Ca
nal street, Old field road, the first Of August
last. and there was convinced il was good
thing, aud PRAYED to God to keep me to it.
tCheersl thank God did do So. An did
master Of mine was the Chairman thar night, and
he said to me, - Rlmmer, il thou had taken my
advice three years ago. thou would now have
been worth one hundred pounds;" and | have
since found his words we're true. Nov can
draw my wages comfortably, and when get tue
money put it in my wife's lap. because kno"
that she will lay it out to the best advantage. -
iApplause) For twenty. six or twenty seven
years before joined the Temperance Society,
she was plagued with drunken husband. and
she has not had moments comfort, ony since |
juined Before joined had neither tables nor
chairs, nor any pots in the house; but now |
have plenty of chairs and tables, aud good fat
pig in the cote. Laughter and appiause.) !
have left of drinking altogether. except gill OF
beer at my meals, which send for to the Tom
and Jerry shops. Those Tom and Jerry shops,
Sir, are a bic nuisance: men are rolling about
from them on Sabbath mornings, and they are
worse places, Sir. you may depend, than the gin
shops. (Laushter.) thank God that Tempe
rance Societies were raised in Manchester
Yesterday observation-disclosures. Whissunfide is
sooner this year, think-but last Whissun Sun
day but one was on Kersal Moor drunk. with
ost shoes, coat, or hat. Yesterday me and my
wife went arm in arm to Christ Church, and il
was blessed day 10 me.
Who will then say there is no benefit in Temper
ance Societies? thank God have joined. -
nave now good coat on nv back. and have
| the honor to say it is paid for. Cheers aud
laughter. Every thing have in the house is
paid for, ard am never without shilling in my
pocket. renewed cheering, My Misses saws
| and declares she never knew comfort in the
house, until joined the Temperance Society,
and she tells the nei.hbors she is sure she has got
1 q ue" "oSoo"o' POo''o W" wv
! to come to the tea party. for said shan't be
comfortable there without thee; but she goes out,
| you see, washing for gentlemen. aud she Said
she could not come. but she said shall be quite
comfortable when thou'rt out, for shall know
where thou art, and that thou vii, come home
sober (Cheers.) l will say thi. of her, there
is not better wife in the land Cheers and
laushter) have served in the armv yra,-, but
I would not take Ell OOo to part from the Tn
perance regiment. When my vile used to ,rav.
el on the b,ggage-cart, the other women would
.av 'cOmc Mrs. Runner, and take gas, of gin.
And nv wife would never take it. but ahe sad
it always starved her; and il does starve people,
Sir. YOU may depend on it Loud laughter J
think that the happiest nsht ofmv life was that
signed the pledge in D afeid Road. lost one
Of nv lads about month ago, he was dr"wned
at Broughton Bridge, When was d drunkard
he used to get off to bed before got home for
fear OF me; but when became sober man hp
never would 20 to bed till his father came home.
he loved ne so. Hear, hear, and cheers
have another son. about Is years Of age; and
man who works with me said TO me one dav,
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