The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-09-07

Jail. The Caoss KEYS often lead to
the Jail. The dram-selIer is first rate
turnkey. Just step into the bar
room, and he will very politely show
you further. He will take your fps
and unlock the prison door for you
to enter. Go ask the wretched in
mates of Moyamensing ifthe rum-sel-
Ter did not open for them the door.
A BLACK BEAR is a good emblem,
or WHITE BEAR. The bear is an
afectionate animal. Ifhe gets hold
of a sheep or lamb, he hugs it,
So does the bear of the run-shop
hug his victims. Brethren, have
none of you been Rugged by these
bears3 faye, aye from a dozen
voices. Almost Rugged to death,
cried one. No doubt of it. Yond-
err poor fellow, barefoot and bare
headed, and almost naked and
starved, has been among the bears.
He has had hard hug. They have
Rugged all his money out of his pock-
cts, they have Rugged the reputa-
ton from his name, they have hug
ged the happiness from his heart,
and they have nearly Rugged the
life from his body. Come this way,
my friend, here is a bear-killer.-
Just take this pledge and put it in.
your bosom, and it will stick into
the bears vitals, if he attempts TO
hug you again.
l knew man who got hug from
one of these Black Bears, and could
not afterwards sit on his wagon
He fell in the road and the wheels
ran over him and crushed him to
death.
A PLoUeH will do for sign
The plough share of destruction is
Within. | knew a plough which
destroyed two husbands for the wo-
man who owned it, and then tore up
her own character, and ended her
life. After her death, when her
goods were sold, articles of clothing
were found among them, which had
been stolen from the Poor House by
the paupers, and pawned away TO
her for rum. They had the poor
house mark on them.
A BUCK shows that deer are hunt
ed there. 1t is fine sport to many of
these hunters of men to hunt down
young bucks. Sometimes a deer
that is wounded escapes from their
hounds, and being properly cared
for, RECEIVERS, but no sooner is he on
his legs again than he is pursued and
hunted down as fine prize. The
hounds don't like a buck to escape
whenthey have once had him in their
clutches. l have known number
of fine young bucks decoyed into
these kennels and slaughtered.
A SHEAF OF WHEAT may show
to what bad uses the good gifts of
Providence can be applied, when
converted into poison. Wo to that
man who expects to find the bread
of life in a rum-shop, because the
image of a sheaf Of wheat swings on
the gallows at the door.
A Bulls HEAD, with threatening
horns, is good image of the OK Of
scripture, that was wont to push
with his horn and gore people to
death. According to the Law Of
Moses the OK was TO be stoned to
death, and the owner too, if he had
been informed of the vicious habits
of the OK. Oh, how thankful the
rumsellers should be that they do
not live under the law of Moses.
Here a man with round and red
face called out, "What can you
make of Our House ?"l
Our House, my frend-I will tell
you. Editors are apt to talk about ace
and us. They are loo high 10 talk like
common people, but they must sport
plurality of character. l should there
fore suspect that Our House is an EDITORS
head quarters | know of an "Our
House" which is a great nuisance-a
trap for boys and young men, where
venison is served up gratuitOusly on Sun
day during church hours, to enlee young
men to come there and drink.
The portrait of WASHINGTON some.
times swings on tavern gibbet-an in
suit 10 the memory of the Father of his
Country. Had Washington in early life
Frequented such places, his name would
never have been pronounce6sbeyond the
paternal roof, or the church yard.
The name of FRANKLIN, too, is desc
Grated to purposes OF revcl and debauch'
cry. I almost marvel that the ghost of
the "COId Water Army" as the beer
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