The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-01-15
Temperance Lecture.
BY THE RAZoRsTRop MAN.

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BY THE RAZoRsTRoP MAN.
"Some folks say ii isrightto drink alcohol
i cause it is good creature Of God. Well,
grant that it is $3.50 is castor oil, and so is
vinegar gNd creature of God; but that is
not sufficient reason for a person to drink It'll
three III fur times d day! a dog isa good
erca ure of God-but suppose dog goes mad
and bites i man or Il woman, would you let
I'm al ne because you say, he is good crea-
lrc: Would YOU be satisfied with cutting
Fl his tail, or would you knock him on the
h, ad and pitch him into the street? Now,
alcehcl is more than mad dog; for bite
1am alcl,y destroys reason, reputation, life
and everything else, besides dragging down
fhc family Of the bitten man to Poverty and
want.
Butalchy docSn' bite amouthful at first.
When he first snapped at me he only tickled
me little. liked it first rate, and was anx-
ious to get anotherbitc. The old rascal of a
tyrant kept nibbling at my heels as though
he didn't mean to hurt, while I, like fool,
/ kept coaxing him on, till at last he gave me
snapin earnest, and took the elbows out of
my coat. Next he took the crown out of
my hat, the shoes off my feet, hemoney out
I of my pocket, the sense. out of my head, till
at last | went rageing-mad through the streets,
Ipprfcctly victim to alchy- phobia-but
signed the pledgeand got cured; and if there
isany man here who has been bitten as was,
let him take this tctotal medicine and II war
rent him a speedy cure.
But allowing alcohol is a good creature
Iof God, are there not other creatures, too
such as beef, pork, pudding, pies, clothes, dol
lars, and fifty others Of the "same Sort -
Now shall man drink whiskey because it's;
good creature, and 90 without good, hand
some wife, and good, well-dressed children,
E NJ stree! As for me, give me good bee
and pudding. good pork and sausage, gooC
friends, good clothes, and good wife aud chill
4 dren, Cor rather thannlis will try and maxi
them gaod) and king alchy may go to Texas
J forall ] care.
! Some say that wineis good creature be
! causenur Savinnronce turned water into wine
) Very well; but thenhe didn't turn rum, gin
! logw3od, coculus ndigus and cnck-raacheS
) into wine, rs some people dp. He turne'
i water intowine. Now, if any wine-bibbini
IapHlagists will take . gallon or barrel Of pur
water, and By praying over il, Or in anyoth
I ter way wIfhoutmixing any stuff whit, con
& ycftit into first rate vine, I'm the boy rs wi
60 IN for sWig Of il
] Original Letter Of Daniel Boone.
The Frankfort Ky. Commonwealth ha
/ the following
, We arc indebted, says The Waslingto
4 Union, to Rev. j. N NJ Norton, Of thi
1 city, for the privilege Of examining an oris
: illal autograph letter from Daniel Boone
4 Gov. Shelby, which Mf. N obtaned from
friend IT Daiyille. We subiain copy
4 Fit, spelled, capitalized, aud punctuatea ii
carding to the ariginal md doubt not th:
& our readers viii regard il with Us as an II
teresting relic ilf the earl days ef the Stai
in which i was written. Tie hand-Writin
Is very gond, sh1ssing ease ind grace in han,
linz tile pen Tic spelsing Is quito defe
tive, but that IS small ngatter ii regard
oDe Wha was the pioneer m winning Il
riehtlsmlpof Eenlaeli from silsilge llllad
..febnrey I Iii 1886.
Sir after my Bes Respts to your lsxeelle i
S q and faMely wish to Inform you that
Y .llsse sne ntentitn nf undertaking th
10y haele tla "a be Gut thfaagh I
a. " llasiaes ND hins sci Untitled
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