Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-04-25
HOW TO DO 1T.
DANvILLE, MARcH II, 1887
To The editors ofthe ". Chronicle

A simple fellow who had thoughtlessly plum
ged beyond his depth, and been almost stran-
gled, protested he would never again 90 near
the water until he had learned TO swim. So
Mr. Temperance, having once called at cold
water tavern, got coarse entertainment, ana
forthwith began TO protest against imposition,
and resolved never again TO pass tho thresh-
hold Of q cold water tavern, till cold water
houses should be kept in as good style as any
in the land. Which ofthe above characters is
most unreasonable Mr.. Temperance will
not give his support 20 the cold water house
till it becomes as good, without any patroEGge,
MS the bes, patronizrd rttm-house in the land.
If the farmer should refuse TO co any work in
the field till he should find harvest to reap,
how long do you suppose he would wait 2
Just as long as Mr.. Temperance all wait tor
his first rate cold water tavern. Why will the
farmer wait in vain for the harvest Simply
because he has not taken the previous steps,
which in the nature of the case, are absolutely
requisite TO secure a crop he has not plough
ed nor sowed. So Mr.. Temperance has re-
solved not 10 take the steps necessary to bring
into existence good cold water taverns
Mr.. Temperance talks much about the ne
cessly Of cold water houses, and first rate ones
too, so that those who hate alcohol and all his
doings may be able TO travel without being for
ced into close collision with him at every rest
ing pace-without being annoyed by the foul
fumes Of his breath, impudently pulled into
their faces from every open door Of those hou-
ses 10 which they resort, and to the owners Of
which they pay money for comfort. And as
Mr.. T. goes on, his soul begins 10 kindle, and
he zcaously exclaims, This ought 10 be so,
not only for the comfort Of the weary traveller,
who pays his money for accommodation, and
not Tor annoyance: but il ought to be so for
higher and more weighty reasons, because the
rum taverns are not only an annoyance TO
those who " touch not taste net" (but who
cannot help seeing and smelling,) but they are
a curse--a toithering curse, TO the community
With their clean shelves, varicgatcd with shl-
ming bottles OF inviting poison, they are hold
| ing out most dangerous lure TO the young, &
an almost irresistible temptation 10 the inebri-
ate, who has seen the error Of his way and re-
solved to abstain. just as long" he adds, "as
we cherish this serpent among us, he VIII be
singing somebody. Now let us have good
cold water houses, and then we would starve
! the creature ont" And then, after n few mo-
ments' thought, he adds, And why is it that
we have not these good cold water houses p
Such blessing 10 the communiiy!''
| MIR. Principle, having heard him through
said -
| "Mr. Temperance, you know il is an old
maxim that nothing good is obtained without
| labor. Now the taverns you so much desire
would be indeed good things, good for the COM
fort Of rum-hating travellers, and good for the
whole communiiy-good for the young-good
for the od-good for the sober-and good 10
mako men sober-good for the temporal and
good for the spiritual prosperity Of the land
If the above adage be true, il is not 10 be ex-
pected that what is so good should be obtained
without labor-without sacrifice. But who
ought TO make the necessary sacrifice? Il few
individuals, or the community AT larger Sure
ly the community because it is cmphatcally
for The good OF the whole community and be-
cause individuals, even if they had the self-sac-
rificing spirit Of the apostles, could not sustain
the sacrifice. They must fit up taverns in all
the style and convenience 10 be found in the
land, and wait for the fame Of their houses 10
spread abroad, nobody knows how, if all should
act on your principle, because you say you will!
not enter a cold water house again ill you
kno'o it is good one while in the mean
time the expense OF such an establishment
would break down the richest Such is the sa-
crifce which individuals must make, and fail
too. But il the community, land by Copmu-
nifty mean temperance men, FOR they are the
strength OF the community would take this
subject in hand they have only TO say, " we
will not enter a rum tavern while we can find
any accommodation elsewhere" and six
months will not roll away before there will be
abundance Of first rate cold water houses. We
have rum tayerns just because you, Mr. Tenn
perance, and those like you, have not come to
the resolution 10 put up with little meancr
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS yourselves some table
luxuries, and perhaps sleep on a little harder
bed, during your journies, for three or six
months. This is the reason and no other
Cold water houses must 90 on moderate
scale until they receive more patronage, and il
you would have them beti6r you must aiford
them the me ans Of becoming 80 by beginning
10 paironize them as they are. Now, Mr..
Temperance, have you not been balancing the
temporary qualifications of the palate and The
soitncss Of downy pillow, against the bes
interests of the community? Would the old
f Roman Brutus have done this? Would your
grandfather OF revolutionary memory, who eur
f ried his tavern in his knapsack and often found
his bed during q rainy night amidst the fur
rows OF ploughed field, have done this D.
, No, Mr.. Temperance, they made sacrifices fol
the good of the country" PRINCIPLE.
, Chimneyg. II is said TO have been demon