Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-08
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lHI MYSTERIOUS PARGHvIHT.
THE SATANIC LICENSE. E
tioHAPTERr XIII.

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"1'hey had great time NJ old Qrim-
by's last night" said Nose WhIpple q
his comrades at Jrnk's tavern. who had
assembled thee for their morning dram.
What was that you was saying about
Quimhyl asked jerks. SO
Thev had n snivelling time there last
night, and worked upon the feelings Of
some Of them ull they got them 10 sign
the pledge. .a
How manv Of them signed 7
-Four, 50 ] heard this morning.
Who are theyt sea
! understood IL was Thad Kendall
Gil Williams, Joe Peterson. and Ffsnk
Wood. .f ..r.a M -.
Well whiPPle, doycu think they viii
sick ~ N I!
Thad Kendall will. and Frank Wood
nav possibly but the others won't
stick 10 Il a week. .a
What makes you think Thad will
Because. you know. he Is an obsti.
nate devil any way When he gets his
head set in any direction. you can't turn
hi.r sny more than You can the wind.
He may; but Frank Wood won't I'll
bet ten dollars. said Sam L,rahy. H
ltrll you he will, said Whipple; he
and Ketdall nre very intimate. The
influence that he will exert over Wood
will KEEP him fast to, his pledge.
| twill keep him till somebody treats
him. He viii never get dunk u he
has 10 buy the liquor. he is tighter than
The bark on white ouk tree, said Phil
Saxbury,
know he is tight; but gentlemen.
you'll ace hewill stick TO bis pledge, re.
piled whipple.
Perhaps you'd like 20 bot something
on ihati asked jerks, betraying feel
ings of interest. - i|
I'm not afraid TO. was the reply.
CJme. nov, I'll bet you FIVE dollars he
viii be drunk In less than one week.
said jerks. sass
Done; ~ You will treat the camplny
TO bind The bargain. returned Whipple.
'That III do. ch-crfully.
jerks entered the bar, and the com
panv gathered round Il TO drink liquor
given by jerks. as an earnest that lie
WOULD do nIl in his ppwrr Ia scduce poor
Franklin Wood from his high and noble
purpose.
II IL almost incredible that mch men
are 10 be ioun In onr land. There are
many engaged IN the liquor traffic who
reipice when n poor insbrints, who 10
struggling 10 recover himself from ruin
falls back into tho ditch. And there
are ne. few who are so depraved. and
have such burning thirst for gold they
dee not hesitate for one moment to pnsk
him back. The happiness of his family
his ,epniatlon, and the salvation OF the
poor inebriate have M Influence what
ever TO restrnin them from their work of
ruin. They engage In The traffi, 10
make money; and " they can accom-
plish their purpose. IL Is OF Hitle conse-
quence 10 them how many estates they
ruin. how many valunble young men
hey destroy, how many m'serabie fam
lie they make and separate, how many
leath's ihoy cause. and how many souls
hey Sc nj into n miserable 81. rnity.-
rhese ar, +, considerations which do not
erye 70 70 strain ihcm for one moment (
rom the ncr. 'mpliShme mt Of their work I
II dea,h. Tn, y have long since lost
heir power as mOtives 10 influence I
hem To abandon I. heir miscl.ieveon. and
uinious practice, ,Nrc"use they have I
'een. and nre now su tained by law
.sw IL generally considered the y III OF
he mnjpriiy. Whatever. therefore, the
NV sustain In n popular government, 70
u-,aineI by n msioriiy OF the peopls.-
Taking this view of the subject. IL 's not
1 all strange lhat bnse, DEPRIVED men
ngsged in the liquor traffic do ~ they
re doipg to make all ;hev can by their
bomlnpb, business. When we ex-
'rstulaie with them. they tell us they
'ave license. which is the same n to
nv they have maioriiv OF the people
IN the ir side. So u bHs been for many
'enrs past. and so IL will continue. un-
ess men break AWAY from party ties, aud
'otc for those who will give US the
Maine Law.
Several davs after the interesting
meeting ut faihe Quimby's. one rainy
lny Franklin Wood was passing by
'cnk's tavern on his way home.
Won't you call In, Mr.. Wood asked
Ienks. with all The snBviiy and mild
ness he prsscrsed. You nre very wet;
guess you had better call in and dry
:, urself; have n gond FIRE.
don't know but will, replied Woo
'uspeciing no harm.
Wood was man who lacked firm
ness and decision of character. making
him m easy subject for The rnmseller.
Ienk~ know ihiA, which - duced him to
make the bot that he would be intoxica.
led IN lea than week.
think yon had better toke linlc
port whie. YOU are 30 vet : hadn't yom
yr. Woedi .ugges'rd Jsnks. with much
apparent concern for his health
No, guesr not. don't need any.
D,n't need Il A man never needs
" MT when he has been out in such q
or IN as this.
Irsk. wen, into The bar. poured out a
! mhl.s TIVE thirds full. came aud pa, Il
4 th.' hand OF Wood, and Id HIM o.
rin, IT. Iie said II would de- him good.
nv M him. and prevent his taking coli.
y niicey cun'reryto Ia hia feelings ~ d
,cll naiion<, Woud drank u down. In
lc W minmes he irl' the ppwcr Of his
ID appetite returning. which callrd Tor
nm -ihlng stranger than port wine
me truth -. j nks had put into II a
,rp 9 quantity oI brandy, Tor The rur'
zee ni r'aindlinv tho olJ hr,s: for he
ad an ,hi CT In view. II wnr not long
/, a. ~ Wuud walked up 10 thu bar md
sll al for n drink ol ain, rnylug he
eed I'd somrthlna that would cut the
hpl ~ In hirihrOat,
w ood has been VI h tho cald.wpier.
isr = n, hing. hls thrua' IL Rled with
h,l, n--.lm hoi said Hunk H"wlund.
glo -, W the corurr 20 Jguuk he could
rarc ely lOoh up. .......
a s,ll elsnr his thront for I'm. N ho