Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-12
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DO sara, tne reader VIII recOlleCL, poor
drunkard Of Mr.. VIM. Prentice aud his barrel
Of rum. "There's the barrel, and there's the
man, that made me drunk and sent me to your
jail"
A nd so may multitudes say Of rumselIine az
the cause of their suffering. Mr.. Rumsellar,
indulge your fancy. or rather yow recollection.
a little.
Visit some home, the tenant Of which Las
been for years your customer. Once in good and
happy circumstances, that family are now
plunged in poverty, disgrace and ruin. The
wife is roken-hearted--tho children are in rags
I-squalid misery brOods there---and, what is
worse than all, he who was once the protector
of that peaceful and plentiful home, now ,,ften
comes TO it, in its desoateness, a raging maniac.
Whence comes all thisp We might 20 to your
shop and say, "theres the barrel, and there's The
man" that have done it.
Just step over TO that opposite house. There
lies man who has broken limb. Who broke
il? Ah, he could point at yeu, and say s'there's
the man, and if he could go to your shop, he
could say, "theres the barrel.' go
Now 60 little farther on, and we will enter
the dwelling Of Mr.. A., one OF your best custo-
mers. Mrs. A sits there binding shoes. She
has done this and other kinds Of work for years,
to support her little family, while you have put
all Of Mr.. AS earnings into your drawer for
lrum-in other words, for poison. Ask that
poor woman why she works so hard, why her
cheek is so wan, why she signs SO often as she
lplies her needle. You know the reason. She
has often prayed you with tears in her eyes, to
sell her husband no more rum; yet, whenever
she thinks of your shop. she can say, 'theres
the barrel, and there's the man." that are the
causes of all our wo.
See that ragged and shoeless boy running along
the street. Troops Of such boys could say,
''theres the BARREL and there's the man" that
have torn our clothes and covered us with filth.
and sent us out 10 disturb and corrupt the com
munity by our noise and our oaths, our roguery,
quarrels and petty thefts.
There goes Mr.. c. staggering along. I
thought he had signed the pledge. Yes, you
say, with rumseller's sneer, but he has broken
il. But how? You need not tell me- It was
you with your barrel, that tempted him to break
that pledge. Well, let us turn down this lane.
and 60 into the miserable howell at the end Of II.
There lies customer of yours with the horrors
of delrium tremens. As you enter the door he
looks sghast, and cries out, there's the man.
that sent these devils here TO torment me, and GO
10 his shop, and there's sils barrel that mo
keeps them in.
Do you remember your customer, Mr.. b.,
that hung himself, or your other customer, Mr..
D., that went straight from your shop, and fell
into the river and drowned--or the wife of an
other customer, Who was murdered by him after
drinking your rum9 II their ghosts could rise
and visit you. they would freeze your little.
cruel, money-loving seul with horror, as thew
said. There's the barrel, and there's the man
that killed U.s."
These ara but few Of the muItiform evils or
which it can be said, "there'e the barrel, and
there's the man" that have produced them. And
yet the runssllsrs have the hardihood, in the
face at all these results Of their business still to
stand BY "thS barrel" and deal out ruin and
misery over the constantly. Let every friend
Of temperance, then, a. he sees these results.
point the finger At these men and say, There's
tie barrel and Re1:S's he nIGn."-TN Norwich
Spectator.
A CualoUs CAsE.-James B. Barnett, a col
Orsd man, has applied for nsandGrus to com.
pei the Trustees Of the New York College to
Admit him 70 the profession Of physician.---
The sfidavits for the plaintiff set forth that
Barnett na Bacealaursate Of New York Uni
versity that he studied medicine with eminent
physicians in that city. and that he was regular
ly nStTiculAtsd and admitted 10 the medical and
surgical ciniaues Of the College, and attended
sns regular cOufAs Of lectures. At the next
term he was disfrrnchised and expelled, be-
sauss he wes TsTsSR q color. The Trustees
admit the facts, but Justify their conduct on the
ground that, by tins course and usage OF that i'm
sttulion, persons Of color are not candidates for
the degree Of doctor Of medicine. The court
has reserved its decision for their further de.
liberation.
Captain, when dc you leaveP" -
when the boat dOes." al95
"And when does hs beat leave ?" BOD
Tho very moment shs StsTts." n
"PossiAlsp And What time will you arrive
in New YSrkf"
"About en- hour after ws psss YsRkers?'' e
you're . smart man, guess; when you're st
home, sint PERI" gag
IL don't knew Int viii ash my sister The
moment ! Gst back, and drop you line BY the
return Aad, unless woman should be coming
your way, in which case will send by the re-
turn female. Pull in the plank, Bob, and lei ASr
go" sal
Killed. n
A wine merchant by the name Of E. s.
Hart, occupying store No. 6. Lsyse. in
the city buildings, was yesterday morning
found dead under the hatchway, on the
ground floor Of the building. Mr. Hart
occupied the second and third floors Of he
store as u liquor and rectifying establisbS
ment. and during the nighl,,it is supposed.
!, he fell through tho haichway from the
third story 10 the first or ground floor,
fracturing his skull and badly bruising his
face lnIelligsncer. re gi9s
u Liabilities Of RAllrOad eSmabniss.
j We learn from the Romaey Va.) lntel-o
-Iligencer, that on the 18th inStaat, in the
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