New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-10
Temperance and Dcpots.

As every one nowadays makes it point To
keep Hobby Of bis own 10 tasc his arms upon, It II
IL nothing more than Communism, or Spiritual Rap
pings, have been looking round tor little NAG o, that
sCrt for nyscli, that might bestIldc and pet, AMI
tmule round m conversation we'll rs other tolks.
Thanks TO my lucky stars, have found one and now
il slal 60 hsld II do not ride my hobby equal to the
Let OF them.
Nv hobby is the Depot used 10 think that the
Town Pump the model character, and chlei IN the
Temperance movement, but | am convinced that "
nwLvs was wanting in the leading element Tor sue
ce,siul reiorm.r Though the Pump always polite
and debit the best OF liquor, Yet was always cold
ard It'll and unsocial. There 10 chtchat around
the old Publican. There warmth TO his hosp
,nltv lie seemed to he saying To a Corners, " Drink
md fall back gentemcn drink end fail back Don't
be standing round in the Fine place for you at
home - There WIS chair and awning there, to
tempt one 10 zip his liquor lesurely. No " How you
do hope lind you well" No warm fire and gazette
there.
MOI 80 st his rivals Sir Alchohol always hal things
rug and IN and cosey where be dealt out his beyer
age. Though AchOhOl was known to charge roundly
for ell his and TO be apt 10 rig and to play tricks
upon his followers yet he always used 10 carry II all
hollow against the Pump by dint OF sociability
and good fellowship. Unlike the Pump, Alchoho was
always a shrewd philosopher, and knew the blind side
Of men, md always Infused great deal OF social
cnioyuen NJ into his business. His avorte stand, for
time out Of mind has been public bsrrooin, with
great rearing fire in the center high arnchairs and
pondcrous settlers all Ground with walls all covered
with notices and hand.bia the whole crowned with
The lat Gazette bevy of old gOsspng crOnes, aud
fnc.tous landlord Beoidcs AlchoiO prOiting by the
well known curiosity OF our race, was always In con.
spiracy with all the mail coaches and whoever Travelled
quarter Of century ago, became per force connois
seur OF bsrrooms and at fat matter of course, in
oil their mysteries and mOrHliiies
No sooner then was the "tOOt loot OF the stagenlans
horn heard in the village than down went the hammer,
AWAY went the forepane and away hurried everybody
toward the bar-room for dear lie. For hours before
that the work OF preparation mad been going on ihyet
crate old loungers had been dropping in and securing
the best seats the ire had been duly replonisned;
.Cme half Dozen OF les, OF sturdy potbellied
bottles charged TO the bTim with gOOdly ammunition,
had been nashaled in full view ON the bar and every
thing put in order fer brisk and vigorous encouater
And now comes the exciting moment, when crack goes
the drivers whip and gaop go his horses and hurryng
like mad go coach and driver herses and travellers ana
all the die possible force Of the village up 10 the tavern
door, pelmel though there was a race of diligence
between each and every one OF them TO see VINO should
be first at the landing Then all the pride and CIR
cumstance of the delivery Bonliace was eyerywhere'
with citizens and strangers. And what with the roaring
fire and the warm welcome, and sunny smiles OF the
landlord everybody put in perfect persprraton
snd mnde happy Rs they could hye But All OF tnat
was only adjusting the scenes for the play Soon the
landlord took up biz position behind his entrencents
and looked CUT upon the crowd a Significant defiance
And the snug bar ROOM and the blazing 1re, ana the
arm chairs and the ponderous setteee and the streaming
teakete putting and BLOWN, on the hre all seemed 10
be CRYING out for the landlord and demanding very n
perativey that something should be done lOr ms rehe
And 40 A there seemed to be way, and one way
only 10 reward him for all his hospitality every guest
ofthem who had much soul as magnaniinou. mouse
made haste patronize the BAR and 80 ease ms con
science ON that And in that way the oar room
became the primary school Of young drinkers, and the
hioh school OF old ones Beside az the bsrroom was
then the only free room in the land where one could
ind compaIiOnshp and shelter, II Dehooved every one
10 be on good terms with mine most
For years and years a perfect babel OF voices was
heard gathering and clamoring agslhrt Dsrfoons
philanthropists cried out against them; preachers
a apfz mem.
iurers lectured against them poltlchns ana poceen
coalescod against them; men and woman banded hen
selves together against them aud everybody did ann
said every Thing against them that mortal men snd
women could do and say excep, 10 provide something
better in their steod. That was such common place
affair hat 10 thou INT OF H. and go me Ola
barroorn calm in conecious security, while nothing
better wss proposed passed the racket end din soou
upheeded BY and lived on and hourshed The temper
snce hotels with their cold cherries bsrroom WIZ
cur much a. cup OF coffee 70 cneer ths 'nyez;
yesiy traveller less 10 be feared Dy IN" od
IN, than those harmless bullets Of the Dfsih sno"seu
upOn them by lecturers and orHcrs. ,,
Pint anon a new temperance agent eheredtne hens,
and soon TIE old village bar-room began 70 pale snh
- - hel,re 4, and Roniface the once sieek and Jolly
PoDfsee the peentate OF the village inn began 10 gro"
lean and cadsyerous and look tnoughtiul slu aHiou.
ike other folks And now, go Were you WIZ aong any
al oy yvellrodden hghways aud you saall hndthe 90
~, IN influences broken and scattered ana the Cd
Themselves cold and dreary and ensnt!ess, the
cnblipg and ruined relics Of days that are p never
And who killed cock .robni -, Moderated
thoussud and one philanrhropsts lecturers hwmakerr
lsw.uroectors. and clsmorcrs Cecse your dln, VAN
t,l imnotent mortas You guifless, every one oil
ycu You may have done scrne good IN your day, out
ihose Old orfcatiois Of the enemy-'he stage-nouse
bsrroon.-would have witL.tOod all Of your assaults
M the end OF time. No The honor OF their ruin be.
Icncs 70 the Depot While you were engaged might and
main dAmrnng up the stream prevent ne nowing,
along came the locomotive and did the whole work for
you before ycu instructed Il, by quietly cutting new
channel and then in stepped the Depot, and took
the wind entirely out Of TIC sails OF old Bonace, by
merely GU: bidding him. Where the bsrroom gave one
pubic rocm the Depot gives two Where the bar.room
gave asoree for loungng guzzlng nlen only the Depo
eves public soree for al, old and young, grave and
gay Where TIE Ter grse iuieps and cisars only