Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-04-17
Defining Position on the Temperance
Question

/ since was guilty oil an lndlscretlon, TO call u
by no harsher name, Of running for the Legis-
lature, in the county OF Persimmon, State Of
Hoosier. The party by which was nomi-
mated and supported, had clear majority of
three hundred in the county, and Of course
INV election was fixed fact. AT least thought
so, until about three weeks before the election
About that time the first wave of the Main
Law excitement reached the State, and ugly
ugly question began to be put to me by both
pVrties.
To take position on either side was dam
gerous, and dodging seemed the only safe
policy. Fortunately had never belonged to
any temperance society. That satisfied most
Of the antics. On the other hand, l never
drank anything stronger than coffee, and the
temperance men took it for granted l was one
Of them.
Things went off pretty smoothly in the
canvass, and and my opponent were to make
our last speeches in one Of the back town
ships, on the Saturday preceding the election.
1t was hard place for n temperance man,
aud was most thoroughly cross-examined
during my speech, as to my antecelents in
connection with temperance societies, and es-
pecially whether had ever belong,d to the
Sons of Temperance; this order ceing the pc
culiar abomination in the ngIgAbOgaood. Ny
answers seemed to satisfy the soyereigns, and
was congratulating myself that the last or
deal was passed.
was slightly mistaken. Some malicious
political adversary had whispered it about
the crowd that could not nga1 The tast, or
smell of wi. key. This was serious md dam
aging charge, and ny friends, with ut con-
sulung, determined that a convincing pI of of
its falsehoob should be given before left
the ground Tom W, about rs hard
case as the neighboroood afforded, was seec-
ted as a committee Of one TO carry out their
resolutions.
Just as had mounted my horse TO leave.
Tom approached me with 4 brming tumbler
of new whiskey in h.. hand, and asked me 10
line the boys in horn"
glanced at the crowd and saw at least fifty
votes were hanging in the scale. II WAS no
time to deliberate; and couple Of swallows
of a, villainous whi~key as ever came fr IN
the still, found their way down my throat
a grunt Of approval from tl- croud told
their at atsfaction; hut | determined to
have my revenge for the marty rdom / had
suffered. Leaning over towards Tom, IN q
confidential sort Of "ay. said:
tom, cnry better lqu,r ihan that"
The devil" said Tom. do YOU carry
botrc.'
'ccr,nin'y | do. Eut You mast eep dark.
AMI No, Be-, the fellow, IN town know 1T
This was a degree II sourauc-s on the
temperance quc>uon my friends lad no,
dared to hope for in me. II w. hk' mary
ins woman for beauty, and finding she had
a fortune besides.
BY the time the crowd had gathered a.
round us al extracted from NV stddl.
bags bottle oi extract OF ginger, and handed
it to Tom, with an invitation to TRY IL"
Tom did try it,
Lord gemcntily," ga<ped he, rs the burn
ing compound took possession Of his mouth
and throat, what is that! Water, water, VA
teri
| told him that it was the tenth-proof bran
dy; and the crowd unanimously swore that
any MN who carried liquor that would make
Tom W, cry for water sound enough
for them ON the Temperance question.
L distanced my competitor at that prcc net
the succeeding Monday.-Porter's Spirit.
Ny O'cn Wye-Not your wife, though
she may be good and kind, but my wife sweet
to me as the perfume Of flower, dear TO me
as the anxious beatings of my own heart, and
pure as the white robes of angels In that bet
ter world. What if she be not beautiful %
you, TO me she seemcth the living embodi-
ment OF all beauty, for when tired gnd weary,
with the days labor. HE me home AMI
sat lac down by T., goodly fire. she comes
and takes my han4 and l,lks into my res
with so much love beamng there, and hen
talks SO kindly. What if she cannot paint or
draw or read French or speak Italian. what
1t she does not know single tune Oh he pi-
ano. She s INV own wife and love her.
Is 1t strange that our hoarts are one, our feel
ings one, our lives one.- In the hour Of pros
perity she rejoices with me and amidst he
bitter blasts Of adversely, when storms are
gathering she clings to me aud with uplifted
finger points to the future. Such is my wife,
my own wife, and sueh she shall be until
DEATH
4 Remarkable Adn.-0ur friend, DR.. Nor
man Brigham. of Mansfield, Conn, has fur
nished US with some particulars of remark
able parsonage now living in Coventry, Conn.