Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-08-25
temperance.
FROM the Jamestown N. Iourns.l.
Feminine rs. ardent Spirits.

tBoUr SIX miles from this Village north
upon the Plank Road. Is a tavern kept by
man named i.asuer At this tavern
ihcv sell whiskcv. Three or four miles
from these premises man lives by the
name of John T Brown. shoemaker by
trade naturally smart and intelligent, and
generally a good citizen. Eor the great
cr portion of years past, he has been in
the ha bit of iuebriating. and when under
the influences Of strong drink, like most
husbands and fathers. lie was unpleasant,
aud often abusive in his family. Some
months ago he reformed, and lived 50 her
ly until within a lew weeks. when he cas-
ually, stopped at Lasuer's tavern. and
through persuasion of some kind, from
some source lie commenced dIIuklng; and
left the building for home, drunk.
When he arrived home and his wife saw
his condition, she was of course indig-
naut that any man should be such 4 das-
tard as to plunge her husband into his
old ways for the paltry profit on glass
or two of whiSkey, From Brown, proba-
bly, she learned where he had got his IL
quor, and. full of Indignation. she started
on foot, for Lasuels establishment TO OBJ
tain some satisfaction for the deep injury
she and hers had sustained Arrived at
a dwelling not tar from the tavern, she re
lated the circumstance to 4 girl 10y the
name of Gertrude Salisbury, young
miss Of good nerves land good looks and
the latter volunteered to assist her in OBJ
/ tanning redress They accordingly start
ed off. and armed with a slight shillalah
each entered the barroom at the time the
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straightwav to the row of decanters on
the shelf and. taking them down, com
mcnccd firing them across the room. One
( large. heavy decantGr stood ire without
breaking. whereupon Miss Salisbury pick
+ ed it up, and insinuating that 1t would
never do to give 1t up so, Mrs. Brown,
/ lcvelcd it at the stove, and this did the
I business. At this stage of the proceed
+ ings five or six men came rushing from
the dinner table to see what the concuss-
; ion was among the bottles. The hcroincS,
however. told them If they stepped foot
/ into the room they'd spill them just as
/ they did the whiskey and thus they kept
these lords of creation at bay, some peak
/ inc through the cracks IN the doors, and
some peering In at tile windows, till the
work of demolition was nearly ended -
/ The landlord. at last made desperate by
seeing his stock in trade so nearly done
for. rushed into the room. took dccantcr
from the hands of Mrs Brown, aud then
compelled her to leave the room The la
dies made no further resistance having
so nearly accomplished their purpose
but before leaving they informed the land
lord if he ever sold any more liquor to
John r. Brown. they d pitch into his bar
rcls and him too. aud roll them into the
street together.
These occurrences did or did not moli-
! fy the vcnder of liquors at any rate
lac got out n warrant for Miss Salisbury,
/ bro't her before Justice Green of this
! Village. for trespass. or something OF that
sort and last Monday the case came on
/ for examination. After examining five
or six witnesses. however, the plaintiff. for
some reason-pcrhaps because the jury
! locked a little too joily or the defending
counsel was too facctious, or the sPccta-
tors we're a little too sympathetic with the
fair dcfeudaut- withdrew his suit, and
Miss Gertrude was discharged
The case excited interest from It's Pc
culiaritv. and the actresses in 1t deserved,
rs thew received the entire sympathy of
the people We read in the books indeed,
Of hcroucs Of greater degree. of Joans of
Arc. Charlotte Condays, and the like Of
them: but they Gourished in generations
long gone and in chivalrous times. But
to sec a couple Of lire heroines, that dare
enter very Devils den, and scatter the
fre-water to kingdom come all III the
way Of retributive justice: and as mat
ter Of course. without hope of nieho
among the slorifcd-that was case de-
serving Of sympathy
Gertrude is an intelligent looking. wide
awake girl of about / $ or 20, who gives
no Indication Of malice prepense, except
it be- perhaps as in this case, " way OF
reeompeuse No jury would have con-
victed her. evidence, Law, or lawyers to
the contrary notwithstanding. because
she was u brick.
The names of such women should be
written on the same bright pages with the
I-Womcn of the Revolution