Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1854-10-04
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times.
Letter from Appoquinimink.

Mr. EDTTOR:-Scenes are constantly passing |
before my eyes which, were they known to the |
public, would cause every well-thinking man to
shun the dealer in liquid damnation as an adder,
and would hasten the day for the enactment of
a Prohibitory Law. At this time, however, |
will only relate, for the edifcation of your
readers, the doings of one of these gentry, for
the purpose of cheating, or-tO use a more APP
proprIate term-robbng a man of his all whilst
under the effects of rum: A certain man resi-
ding in Appoquinimink, was possessed of a
small property worth $1,000; this man unfor-
tunately loved rum. certain other man look
ed upon the properly of the first mentioned in
divldual, and Immediately set his wits to work
to cOncOct a plan to possess himself thereof
without paying an adequate price therefor;
when, at length, bright idea struck him-for,
Mr.. Editor, he is groggery-keeper. Have
| not" said he to himself, "grog 2" "Does
not the owner of that property love grog-and
can not get him drunk and then, who knows
what may be accomplished This idea was
Immediately acted upon, and Mr.. Rumseller
hunted up tool in the shape of one of his crea-
lures to whom he confded his plans and sen,
him off in search of the man he intended tc
rob. The tool soon found his man, took him
home with him, kept him all night and piled
him with rum--all at the rumseller's expense
of course-untl he was in proper trim fo
vlctimizing, when he bought the property 70
1875, having it decided to himself; intendin,
5 hol1 ~ h. onc..
has cleared away, when Mr.. Rummie is to ste
in and ia Ike possession-paying his tool a FEY
I dollars, or perhaps few drinks for hisagency i
e the matter. Now, Mr.. Editor, what do you ca
e such transaction! Is it fair business-opera
l. ton between man and man, and in accordanc
l. with the Divine command: "do unto others 9
Is thou would they should do unto thee !" or is
20 not plain case of sUindting? 1t appears
Sc me that a man, to be guilty of such piece
s. business, would do anything, and would as SOC
n put his hand into his neghbor's pocket and tai
W his purse not /; provided, he could do so wit
st out detection. But these things are not to
ed wondered at, when the men who are guilty
IT, them will, for few dollars, sell q man tn
OF which takes away his brains," and makes M
tai an idlot--tor the natural consequence of gro
us shops is to make the keeper a rogue and t
ty, customer a fool.
on The time has arrived when decent men shot
lty not permit such hot-beds of evil to exist in tn
vii midst, but should. in the name of humanity,
ION forth, clothed in the armor of justice and rig
lad to bLttle for the glorious cause of entire pro
'u- b,tIon, and never give the matter up until v
~ tory is ours.
w Another evil resulting from these pest.
md country grOggerles--Is this: they are the Il
ty- ing places of all the hands that drink rum
ale now, when labor is SO scarce that we every
5 of hear the cry from our farmers for help, to s.
lad their crops, you may see crowds Of able-bod
lrs, men lurking around these haunts of vice "
of no visible means of support, who, were VI
hat no temptation in their path, might be living
our comfort with their families. 1t is not We
hal while To enumerate the evils growing on
ltes such u state of affairs; for, presume, ther
era not a sensible man in the community who d
ing not fully understand the matter.
the OBSERVED
Ives APpOqWinimink, Sept 25, 1854.
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