The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-03-28

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been well clothed had | been sober man, but it
was not so had only flannel jacket to wear !;
had made away with nay clothes far strong
drink; when | first got acquainted with strong
drink II promised To do great things for me /; it
promised me liberty. had not been acquainted
with it a long time before got liberty; had
the liberty TO see my toes poke out my boots-the
water had the liberty to 60 In at the toes and out
of the heels-my knees had the liberty to come
out of my pants-my elbows had the liberty to
come out of my coat had the liberty 10 lift the
crown of my hat and scratch my head without
pulling my hat off Not only liberty I GOT, but I
got music; when | walked along on r windy day
1.-the crown of my hat would 90 flipperty flap
and the wind whistle how do you do?
Gentlemen, is not this something like the truth?
worked In the factory where there was six hun
dred men, women, and children and although
young man, WAS the worst drunkard among them;
how to 90 down in the factory did not know
had an old black silk handkerchief, put it on
my head, when In the factory TO work. had not
been there long before my shopmates came round .
me and asked what part of the Country came
from they took the handkerchief off nv head
for week was like mailman they plagued me
so much, kept sober three or four months, then
broke out again, got one of my whiskers shaved
oil, and left the other on! Another time [ got
drunk. got my head in the CRATE, and my legs up
the chimney; there was fire in the CRATE but
plenty OF the fire waters in my head have
Jumped through windows when | have been
drunk, and cut myself very much, and have got
the marks now: they have put me in The watch
house for getting drunk in fact all the wretch
edness and misery | have suffered, have been
through strong drink.
Now will tell you how come to be teeto-
taller One of my shop mates came to me one
day when was at work and asked me to 90 to
temperance meeting with him | said would if
he would lend me shilling TO get some beer he
said he would if ] would not spend it till the
meeting was over. | told him wouldn't, he lent
me one; when got home told my wife was
going to the temperance meeting, but did not
like to go in the old jacket would she 90 and get
the loan OF her brothers. coat She went and
got It, put 1t on, asked how it fitted She said
very well; so it did, round the waist, but the
sleeves were some four five inches too short
found out way TO make that all right by stuff
my my hands in my pants's pockets: as | was
going to the meeting did not think of being a
temperance man, did not say, wife, all the
wretchedness and misery that have suffered has
been through strong drink" | did not saw "wife.
Il
been respectable" did not say, g If | do not
leave off drinking strong drink must come 60
the workhouse, or prison, to the gaIlows,' for
got worse and worse, did not say wife il is
all through strong drink that have to shove nv
hands IN my pants TO hide the shortness of the
coat sleeves!' No! did not say any Of these
things, but mad hold of the shilling and thought
what would do with 1t when the meeting was
over; thought would 90 TO the Coach and
Horses and / Iyh tba
when we got to church where the meeting was
held, some one opened the pew door; should not
II they had not, kept my hands in my pockets
The meeting commenced /; Mr.. Whitaker from
Manchester, reclaimed drunkard spoke he told
OF the many troubles he had seen through strOno
drink; and said how happy and comfortable he
might always have been had il not been for strong
drink and he said - if there is any one in this
meeting that has suffered through strong drink,
J would say TO him try temperance for'' said he
: no man knows anything about temperance ex-
cept he try II. /" Then Tor the first time began
TO think that all the wretchedneSs and misery I
had suffered through strong drink; began
to think 1t was all through strong drink that had
to borrow the coat, | began to think it was all
through strong drink that had to set there with
my hands stuck in my pants pockets; then Mr..
!" began to tell about the happiness he had en-
Joyed since he had been teetotaller
When the meeting was over told my wife I
would Try 1t for month, | did, and at the end
of the month | found myself much more com
Portable. When I was drunkard wife cried.
Father cried, Mother CRIED John cried, Ann cried.
Mary cried, Ted cried but had not been a
temperance man only month before wife sung,
Father sung, Mother sung. John sung, Ann sung.
Mary sung, Ted sung, and Grandfather sung and
sung, and bought frying pan, and put il on
the fire, and put good stake in it, and That sung.
and that is the singing for working man, when
he is hungry.
Finding myself much better, | went and signed
the pledge for life, and hope / shall hold on In
January, 1912, the man that | worked for want
Ed to lower my wages, the same as he had done
before many n time, when he knew men could
not help themselves this time we only got
half what we used 10 get nine years ago, and not
20 much work. | made up my mind not 10 sub
nit to such tyranny any longer, so left Cor this
country on the 18th of January. ~; when
landed, and made inquiries about my trade
onnd 1t to be very dull, not half the factories en-
'loyed well ] thought must look for something
Use; fell in with 4 man that wanted Carver,
/; a Temperance House. in New York I took
he place; here / fell in with man that sold
Razor StrOps; he told me that might get first .
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