Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-04-18
No. A..


The New York Temperance Journal
Tor April contains capital pictorial H.
!. lustra'lon of the following Story, or
e that part of it where ..the mysterious
] woman is pointing to the priest, dea.
. con and doctor.
The Town Neutrality-suspicious.
or no license.
The Mysterious Woman.
Coz. Briggs, of Massachusetts, in a
Speech at albany, related tile FOL-
, lowmg thrilling incident.
Al certain town meeting in Penn.
sylvanla, the question came up wIe,h-
er any persons should be licensed to
sell rum. The clergyman, the deacon,
ana physician, strange as it may now
appear, all favored it. One man only
spoke against it, because of the mis-
chief 1t did. The question was about
TO be put, when all at once there arose
from one corner Of the room, a misera-
bic female, She was thinly clad, and
her appearance indicated the u,mos,
wretchedness, and that her mortal ca.
reer was almost closed After a mo.
ment OF silence, and all eyes being fix
ed upon her, she stretched her attenua,.
ed body to lis utmost height, and then
her long arms TO their greatest length,
and raising her voice 10 shrll pitch.
she called 10 all TO look upon her.
Yes she said, 'look upon me and
then hear me. All that the last speak.
er has said relative to temperate drink
ing, as being the father of drunkenness,
is true. All practice, all experience,
declare lis truth And drinking Of all
alchoholic poison, as beverage in
health, is creeSs. LOOK UPON Me.
You all know me. or once did. You
all know | was once the mis,res of the
best farm in the town. You all know:
too, ! had one of the bes,-.he most de.
voted of husbands. You all know
had fine noble-hearted, industrious
boys. WHERE ARE THEY NOW,
Doctor, 'rhere are they now? You
all know. You all know they lie in
row, side BY side, in ycnder church
yard; all-every one OF them FILLING
THE DRUNKARD'S GRAVEL
They were all taught to believe that
temperate drinking was safe,-excess
alone ough. to be avoided; and they
never acknowledged excess. They
quoted You, and YOU, and YOU" point
ihg with her shred Of a finger 10 the
Priest, Deacon and Doctor. as auhori-
~. They thought themselves safe
under such teachers. But saw the
gradual change coming over my family
and prospects, with dismay and horror;
- felt we were all TO be overwhelmed
IN one common ruin-l tried to ward off
the blow, tried 10 break the spell, the
deluslve spell-in which the idea of the
benefits OF temperate drinking had in
volved my husband and sons. | beg
ged, ! prayed; but the odds were
against me. The MINISTER said the
poison that was destroying my husband
and boys was good creature of God;
the DEACON (who SITS under the pulpa
ihfTe. AND TOOK Qua FIRM To PAY hrs
run FILLS. sold them tie poison The
i.,:cra3 said tt.vi . iiiil.- v.s- -::.:;.1i oad
crcess ought to be avoided. My poor
ard 70: ia. ',rt- ri .-..a is.a
,n-le. and thev could not escape; and
one aiier another, was con eyed to tie
'orroWTul grave Of the drunkara Now
look At me again You probably see
nre fn. the last t:me-my sard has al.
'"'' run have dragged my exhaust
e isa!ne from my present home--your
warn you alto warn
tch. DEACON Ito warn you FALSE
II cHrR or COPS WORD and with
lei ..nls hi. arng, and bel all form
.:retci.eh to It's utmost; and l.e- voice
'a:sea = III lnearthly pi'eh-she ex-
ci.,,aeG:
- Shall SOOS STAND BE-
F0kL I'll. JUDGEMENT SEAT
Of GOD--i SAALL MEET YOU
THERE. 1GD FALSE GUIDES.
MD BE \ WITNESS AGAINST
OF MI. !"
rhe miserable female vaGlshnd--a
lea silence per7y-.ld the assembly
ho RlEsT, DLAco> and PHYSICIAN
lung heir heads AMI when the Presi-
lent OF he meeting IN. tie question,
"SHM ANY LIcgy.a BE GRANTED
FOR THE s. LE OF SFIh1 r'r- i.iorpRs'
he respons. was urdntmc.t.--"ND :"
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