Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-05-26

nad been Ndrunkards forty wears. Some
physicians tell US I'VE must take a little or
we shall have fits. We know better. We
shall have fits if we take it. We have
none without it, We want no man to tell
Us there is poison in liquor We know
all about it. We have felt it in our sin.
ews and our bones. Out Of population
! of lao, 000 we have reformed 1000 drink
ing anG drunken men, Some have join
ed us who would not at first acknowledge
themselves drunkards, but afterwards they
lave. | think nan who drinks ten
glasses a day is drunkard We have
IN our Society, men Of all sects and pro-
fasslons, Catholic and Protestant, Presby-
terlans and Quakers, and spirit of love
land kindness, such as has not been wit.
messed before la Baltimore. No new
principle has been brought out, onl y old
principles, but the people have taken the
business into their own hands. Our
cause is the cause of the people Every
imam in society will be the better for its
success. The poor man will have more
comforts. The rich fewer fears Many
men there are 10 Baltimore whom none
would speak to-, who are now taken by
the hand, ard brought into society. Ma
ny women, who did not 60 to church, and
were ashamed to be seen abroad, are now
happy and welcomed by all who know
them
Mr.. M. expressed his strong sympa-
thies for the drunkard. He is made so
in the exercise of the best feelings OF our
nature, our social feelings. Men have
not been able to get together and express
These feelings without bottle between
them. The sociaIity was increase BY
the bottle. They we're not made fero-
cious and therefore they did not believe
themselves drunkards. | would 20 home
from the social glass and not be able TO
find my chamber door until | had gone
back 10 the bottom OF the stairs and taken
a fair start again, and not think OF being a
drunkard. All the drunkard's money
goes for drink. He is ashamed Of his
ragged boy when he sees him in the
street We intend 10 60 on with our
work in despite Of all obstacles, IF the
Church stands in The way and viii not
come up 20 the work, we intend TO run
our rail car against her and run her
down. The work must be done up clean.
We give all men lair warning cow. the
business of drinking must be driven CO:
of society.
Mr.. Pollard said, The cold water sys-
ten would bring a dead man 10 life and
make gentleman Of t h:;;iiii anu ne himself
stood before them a living proof Of it.
He was twice dead, going TO Ges ruCtioG
bV rail road steam. Stole watch from
bis own sister to raj a spree with his
companions. For ten years dead TO all
that man should, or would live for on
Earth. The ccid water system had made
hnm man and brought him to usefulness
and respectao ililv. He trusted he was
grateful. He had seen Of 200 bottle
Companions 1877 fill drunkard's grave
. He with two others We're all that Were
tefl, and be was only AZ years of age
d He fctt warm in the temperance cause
He felt that it was TO save the world, L
e set open the doors Of jaIIs and aims houS
rs aud render them useless, ana every
If man is bound to come up and help in this
. work. W hat would YOU think Of a mar
n who should See his neighbor'S house or
FIRE, and he should slaud in bis door will
his hand IN his pocket, and refuse to he'll
put out the fumes. He, the neighbe
If himself, is on 6le body aud soul and h
wW mol lift q hand cry Fire, Fire
but he viii not move a hairs breadth, no
" give up single indulgence to put out tn
! flames. A Ii,lte cod water will save eve
;. rY drunkard IN the Iand
Mr. p. said there was not a man Twin
who would not be benefited by Temper
ance. He supposed there might be shi
carpeut>rS present. He would relate
them fact tn which he was well a.
qlain,ed. A lutte boy, the son Of a shi
carpenter in Maryland, went TO a tempe
# ance meeting; aud when he came hon
the old man asked him who talked +
said he did not know, bIt the man kne
him, Tor he ,old just how he carried Il
old Jug down 10 the shop TO get whISke
and he said had not had pair Of sho
for two years; and he knew you, for
told how you drinked and scoIded
mother, and he told about the house ho
it looked and the fences and windows &
stuffed with rags The next night ii
old man asked George, his son, wi
worked with him, 10 GO and hear the m;
and see who he was. They went, a
coming out he whispered TO George al
asked him if he could work without VIII
KEY. Gorge said he could. Then, sa
the old man, I'll sign the pledge if Y
will They both signed, and when tn
- went home, they told the old woman o!
and she said ii was all lie, But the Mt
. Saturday night he brought home Is d
!, lars and shoveled it all iuto The old wo