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On arriving at home, the whole village gath
cred round him to hear his adventures, but not
word came from his lips to satisfy curiosity.
Cured OF all fancies for roaming he contented
himself within the circles of his own place, and
when he is asked by some anxious gossip, "How
he liked New York;" The only answer is,
"D---n New York.
Solomon Boggs is now the happy husband of
sweet girl, and never is his temper ruffled un-
less the name OF the great Babylon is breathed
IN his hearing, when breaking out in his tones
Of Ofanger, he thunders out, ''D---n New York;"
and to his dying day will the memories of his
visit cluster round him.
Solomon Boggs yes, Solomon Boggs ESQ,
was satisfied, and now he is content to spend
his days amid the scenes Of his own village.
From the New York Tribune.
The Authenticated Workings of the
Maine Law.
We have already called attention to the
fact that our sides representations of the
practical operation of the Maine Law are
usually circumstantisl and defnite-they
do not merely affirm, in loose, general
way, that good has resulted from the pas
sage and enforcement of this law, but they
give particulars, items, statistics, which, If
correct, expose their indorsers to easy and
damaging refutation. Our sides statements
are all signed by their authors, who are
nearly all well known, respected, response
bic men--MayOrs, Clergymen, &C., whose
veracity no one directly questions. Against
these we have only vague generalities, fierce
denunciatiOns, and loose assertions that the
law is not enforced, whereto the aUthors are
careful not to affix their names. Which oi
these parties establishes the better claim to
public credit and confdence2
| But again: It should be noted that We
who stand for the Maine Law can have nC
! possibla indneement of personal interest
save as connected with the welfare of thu
community. We can gain nothing by thu
success Of our cause which the whole public
will not fully share with us while we are
subjected to prescription. hatred, loss of pa
tronage and pecuniary injury by the warfare
in which we have volunteered. On the othel
hand, the impulse of the hostile force is no.
tOriOusly private interest and personal gain
Neutralize the efforts Of those who are max.
ing or expect to make money by the Traffic
in Intoxicating Liquors--in which we in.
! elude of course the exertion to which they
i impel others by their influence or patronage
land the struggle would not last three
months. Cast out of it the influence of the
almighty dollar and we would finish up
the fight before our adversaries would have
time to get into line. Are the public consid-
ering these things
/ The following letter from the respected
/ Minister to the Poor in Portland, Me-, to his
brother clergymen in NewburypOrt, Mass,
is worthy of every true mans earnest atten-
/ tion. Its facts are at once abundant, lucid
and convincing, How any man whose heart
I, is not in his pocket can read it and not sup
lport the Maine Law passes our comprehen-
sion. Hear Hear e,.r .ra
i Office of the Ministry at Large,
il PORTLAND, Wednesday, March 10, 1885
i My DEAR Sin An unusual pressure of bu-
siness for the last ten days has obliged me
to defer answering your letter of Feb. %,
till the present moment. You request me
ITO furnish some details Of the diminutiOn Of
pogertg and suffering in Portland, said to haoe
resulted from the Maine Temperance Lal5, "
DC.
/ can comply with your request only in a
very brief and imperfect manner but will
turn to the pages Of my voluminous journal,
and make therefrom a Gerry brief abstract of
q little of my experience and observations
there recorded, which / shall present with
scarcely note or comment,
entered upon the duties Of this ministry,
an entire stranger in the city, on the lst OF
!, April lS49-nearly three years ago. My
first endeaYor was tOmake the acquaintance
i lof as manyof the poor as possihle--to learn
! their history = the cause of their ''pov.
erty and suffering" to the end that, If pos.
sible, the true remedy might be discovered
and applied. / soon came to the conclusion
from the most careful observation, that ftiL
ssUen-sighths of all the abject pOperty, sqaaIOi
and suffering, Of the poor of this place, wer,
the results OF intemperanCe. My subsequen
ldally experience has thoroughly confirmed
this opinion. The records Of three year,
diary, made think, with utter impartial
ty, confirm it.
OF the first so families with which / be.
came acquainted more than 30 had for theii
heads either drunkards or widows whose
husbands had died drunkards OF the zoo
families particularly under my care during
nv first years residence here, $50 required
charitable aid--nOne Of these were city pau
pers--and more than three;fourth Of this
InusnDer were buHStAuS nun tne e4ASotS oA
Intoxicating drinks. From April !, '49 10
July 81, '5l-a period of two years and four
months, was daily, with the exception Of
d few days absence from the city, in contact
with wo and misery almost indescribsble,
rlinhaling the unearthly odors of New Eng
Hand rum, emitted from the foul lungs and
stomachs Of drunkards, witnessing scenes
both heartrending and disgusting. ! am
lsickened at the mere recollection, though /
have not experienced snything Of the
kind for many months. / made a more
Thorough investigator Of the character and
habits Of the first 100 families (Which /
had taken up almost indiscriminataly. hav-
ing been attracted 10 them chiefly BY the
Insignia Of poverty, vice and suffering. y
than have subsequently been able to make
il regard to most Of the new ones added