Litchfield enquirer., 1832-09-20
Rimmcr's Speech at tie Manchester TEN.
s2,er0ncP S0ciefu,s TEA PnrfN.

R;mmcr's Speech at tie Manchester Tenn
perance S0ciety's Tea Party.
We are much indebted 10 the poli,eness Of the Ed
itors Of the "Oid COunlryman" for scrap Of the
Manchester Eng 90 Times of June 10th, contain
ing an interesting account Of meeting Of upwards
of 400 members and friends Of the Manchester Tenn
perance Society in the Exchange buildings, where
drinks. The several speeches are given, including
from Reverend Cergymen, &c.GLc. but we pass
them a for the present. 10 give the following which
and amusing. Genius Of Temperance.
Robert Rimmer, a journeyman dyer in
Stafford, then addressed the company to
the following effect MIR. CAecrnlan, and
ladies and gentlemen: have been as
drunken fellow as was ever known in
Manchester or Stafford. Before i knew
Of the temperance societies was without
employment---l could get no work !; and !
was like a poor lost sheep, wandering
about in the streets this day twelvemonths
and had it not been for the temperance So
CLOTHES / should have been like aRagabond
in the streets yet. was out Of employ
ment, said, and not master in our trade
in the town would give me work. But
there was amaster silk-dyer who had start
cd in the country, and / thought it would
be place where l was not known.
went and a1ed the master for situation.
He 0red me what trade was; and ! said
silk dyer. He said, Do you know any
of our men = said Yes and ] told him
the names of some of,he men but then !
began to be rather frightened, for tc0rt |
should be found out. Then he went to in
quire into my character, and when he had
gone thought to myscl, my jobs DONE
| (Laughter.) He soon came back and said
I'VE don't want any, ! then went up &c
a man who had gone with me there ant
said, meet as well be THE, as drunk
ard, have found that out This mai
said he had been at temperance meeting
in Camp field, and had heard some yer.
good discourse from gentleman from Ec
Giles. said, what's the meaning of these
temperance meetings = and he told ms
that they were meetings Of mon who had
refrained from ardent spirits. said e
him, When is there another meeting Z
and he said he could not tell me. But as
we were going up Stafford he saw a bill on
the wall, and he read it to me, for could
not read mysel. But now Lean read d BIZ,
(AppIause.) The bill said the meeting
was in Broughton-road, on Tuesday meet
] went to it and liked it very we'll. ] at.
tended the, next meeting in Graycl-lane
and / liked that better; and the mex
meeting was in Bloom-street, and Liked
that better still. The next meeting wa
in Canal-strect, Old6eld-road, on the frs
Of August last, and there I was convinced
il was good thing, and signed the pledge
and prayed to God to keep mo to it.-~
| (Cheers.) / thanked God / did so. Al
! old master of mine was the cheerm0n tba
meet, and he said to me, Rimmer, if tho,
had taken my, advice three years ago, tho'
! would have been worth one bundret
pounds i and have since found his word
very true. Now / can draw my wage
comfortably, and when get the money
throw Il in my wife's lap, because know
that she viii lay il ont to the best advan
tage. (Applause.) For twenty-six o
twcnty-seven years before ! joined th'
/ Temperance Society, she was plagued
with a drunken husbapd, and she has no
4 had one moments comfort only since
4 Joined. Before joined had neither ia
bic nor cheers, nor any pots in the house
but now have plenty of cheers and tables
and good fat pig in the cote. Langhtel
and applause. Il have left of drinking
altogether, except a gill of beer at N,
meals, which / send for TO the Tom AM
I Jcrrys Shops. Those Tom and Jerry shops
Sir, are a big nuisance men are rolling a
hon, them on Sabbath mornings, and the
}, are worse places, Sir, you may DEEPEN
, than the gin shops. (LGaghter.) THAN
God that T temperance Societies were rais
cd in Manchester. Yesterday twelve
month-no, Whissnntide IS sooner TIL
t year, / tlink-but last Whissus Snnda
, but one 1 was on Kersal Moor drunk, viii
0 out shoes. coat. or hat. Yesterday %