Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-06-09

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ligacy Of her husband had reducedhel
to the deepest necessity. therefore q
meet the demand was impossible. She
had no heart to call upon her father
he had already help d her to a con.
siderable amount. She desired the
dress because il reminded her of the
days when she was happy bride. and
when her prospects were as bright as
a cloudless sky. She could consider
her husband only as lost, and all his
former virtues as buried. And as the
fond mother carefully looks over the
toys Of her deceased child to refresh
her memory Of his goodness, SO Fanny
desired the dress to remind her Of what
he once was.
"What are you sniyelling about,
woman?" asked Doty, evidently cha
grined.
"This is indeed hard-more than /
am able to bear. You and other rum
sellers have ruined my husbrnd. You
have taken from him his character,
his property, and all that is dear in this
world; and now you have taken my
wedding dress for liquor-the last rel
ic Of my days Of happiness. o, this
-is--too--much. I--cannot en---"
She could articulate no further, Her
heart was too full TO utter another word,
and she sank down upon abench and
sobbed aloud.
"Well, woman, you are getting up
on n pretty loud strain, / should think.
Don'tyou want your husband to pay his
honest debts?"
IL do not consider IL an honest debt.
When you sell to man whom you
know will injure, and be the means Of
his wife miserable, you ought
to lose it," said Mrs. Baker.
Eyes, but have a license. Ii is my
business to sell. Debts contracted at
my bar for liquor are honest debts; the
iaso makes them so, and | shall collect
them II | can," retorted the reckless
landlord.
Mrs. Baker saw there was no use
in pleading with man for her rights
whose object in retailing liquor was to
make money, and who was shielded
and protected in his infamous business
by the law. She withdrew from his
presence, and went back to her lonely
and desolatc dwelling.
Landlord" inquired well-dres-
sed gentleman, a traveller, who had
been listening to the conversation, "who
was that lady?"
'lt's Bakers wite-old Jeremiah
Donaldson's daughter"
.She is fine appearing lady," adj
1ed the stranger.
81 should think her more Of a lady
4 she would stay at home and mind
her own business" was the reply of
Doty.
81 think, if you was in her place,
you would consider it part of your
business to look after your husband;
if he had sold your we'd
ling dress for liquor" continued the
stranger.
"She must be q great lady who
lon'twant herhusband topay dishonest
lebts."
"Well, landlord, agree with her.
Il is not an honest debt. Il is as
;ruel as death for you to treat that
poor woman in this way" replied the
stranger.
"Do you mean to say my business is
lot honest? Don'ty you know, sir, that
he statute la,O of the State makes Il an
honest Jusinesss" said Doty, with an
lir of triumph.
81 know it makes it LEGAL. | know
o my sorrow it shields you in your
ciokedness.. And for your cruel, OPP
oressive treatment Of that poor wom-
IN, were l in your place, / should fear
he judgments Of God would overtake
ne before morning. You won't always
escape because you have license.
God has pronounced woe against you
md your bloody traffic." answered the
stranger.
'How do you know what God has
lone? How .didyou come in possession
'f his secret purposesg" inquired Doty,
'neeringly.
"Itis no secret, sir. God has pub
iseed it to the world: "Woe to him
hat coveteth an evil covetousness to
iis house, that he may set his nest on
nigh, that he may be delivered from
he power of evil Thou hast con-
suited shame to your house by cutting
off many people, ,andhast sinned against
Ihy soul. For the stone shall cry out
Of the wall, and the beam out of the
timber shall answer it. Woe unto him
'hat giveth his neigh5or drink, that
outtest thy bottleto him, and makest him
iranken also, that thou mayest look on
their nakednessl Thou art filed with
shame for glory: drink thou also, and
let thy foreskin be, uncovered: tie cup
Of the Lords right hand shall be turned
unto thee, and shameful spewing shall
be on thy glory This my friend, is
what God says about you and your
wicked haffic. You 'covet an evil
covetousness to your house, you 'cut
off people not "a few you give your
drink, you put your bottle
to him and make him drunken con-
sequently you must be the man against
whom these terrible woes are spoken.
And when God shall come out from
behind his cloudy pavilion to avenge
the injury you have done to that poor
woman and others, what good will your
license do YOU? When he shall make