Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

The following, in the form of a large
placard with conspicuous engraving Of
the spider, his web, and his victims, was
posted at the corners ofthe streetsin Cork.
-AmeTican Temperance Recorder.
CHEAP WHISKEY!
1T The Sign Of the Spider and the Fly.
The Advertiser takes this opportunity
Of informing his friends and discerning
public, that he continues the trade ofniak-
ing drunkards, paupers, thieves and beg
gars, on the most reasonable terms, and at
the shortest notice. And he may be found
at all hours in his shop, whether by night
or by day, Sunday not excepted
The advertiser is certain that no man
sells more active poison, or breaks more
hearts, or beggars more families, than he
does. In order to do business in gem
teel way, he has taken his new license
from the custom house, so that he has
now full power to wound, main, beggar,
and kill, Just as many as the public good
requires. He is particularly anxious to
see the Cork tradesmen on Saturday eve
ming, after they receive their wages and
he begs to assure these poor fellows, that
they shall have a warm reception, and a
hearty welcome in his house, as long as
their money lasts. The advertiser being
particularly anxious to keepa snug, cheer
full house, he requests that no bridesmaids
wife will darken his doors, by coming i'm
side them TO look for her husband. Her
. lay III
itisthe advertisers interest to keep sound
asleep. II all"
N. Satisfactory references can be
given to the poor house, the lunatc asyl-
um, the hospitals, the county and the city
Jail, the convict hulks at cove or to the
gallowsl
A. Agplieation-There are in the city
and suburbs Of Cork, Six Hundred public
houses, and it is not too much to say, that
these houses draw from the community,
the enormous sum Of One Hundred Thou
sand Pounds year l-and from whose
pockets is this annual income drained @
Chiefly from those Of the working classes.
Ifyou doubt this, ask the BRIDESMAIDS wife
or his starving children the cause Of their
distress; or enter our jails, and ask the
debtor, or the criminal, the cause Of his
disgrace or punishment and in nine cases
out Of ten, he will point to the public
house and to strong drink, as, the bitter
source Of his sorrow.
And shallwe see these dens OF iniquitv,
year after year proving on the substance,
the comforts, the character, the bodies and
the souls of our fellow creatures, without
making an effort to prevent IT'D Oh for
bid il, mercy and truth Rather let US
maketh effort whatever sacrifice il may
cost us,) to free our fellow countrymen,
and our fellow citizens, from this degrad-
ing bondage!
READER whatever may be your rank
or station, you can bel p this effort if you
will. We do not ask you for your time or
money,-we ask you only for your exam
pie and your influence. We merely ask
you to Danish from your table, all intoxi-
eating drinks, one drop Of which is not
necessary for any man, except in the way
ofMedicine, Make the trial, and YOU will
find this to be true.
1.-THE respectable portion Of society, and
those who are now moderate drinkers.
would act on this principle. both for their
own and for their neighhor's good, distil-
leries and. whiskey shops would soon be
turned into places of usefulness, and the
fruits of the earth would then be used for
mans support, and not for his destruction.
Let all householders land especially
those IN the middle CLASSY fully calculate
how much they pay during the year for
whiskey, and other Intoxicating drinks,
and they will be astonished at the sum to !
which this self imposed taxation amountsl
May the mercy of God forward the ef. |
forts which are now made to circulate the
blessings Of temperance throughout our |
land, and incline the hearts of all ranks ana
classes. boldlyto come forward at this cri-
sis. and TO act on the safe and salutary |
principle. which this paper humbly com.
rnends to their notice, and to their adop-
iipni
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