Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-01-26
AN APPEAL TO WOMEN.

The following appeal 10 the chrisiian
'om' OF New Haven would equally ap
ply in This city. How many Just such
families are there in our own midsl7-
tIIw sad It Is. when the husband aud wife
are bnih degraded bv drinking The vile
compound which is sold under the gu,Se
f ardent spirit. APPEARS To be enrire
~ USELESS 10 appeal 10 Christian men IT,
i'Ite aud put down the murierous irsffi :.
aud Row that an spreal Is made TO Chris
Ian women. can the community hope for
suy rei,i2 II the Christian womer.
Ould riss. IN their might, il this cit, ID.
hey could cause the closing up q
every rum shop in The pace in siar,
iays
HE WoRK RUM-4N AFFECTING
iALE -Morher> in New Haven; perrnrr
''ne who has an opportunity to brcom'
4 quainied with much of the suiF..rin.
nong the poor OF our city, To speak ''
you whose hearts are full of sympathy
and whose hands are ever ready 10 at.
minister relief TO the sufl.ring pnor -
Npw There are causes al work whicf
must and w'H produce their legiiima'
frniIs of Inv+rty, misery and wreicht d.
ness, and which is undoubtedly NOR,
productive of suffering than anv 9TH
e.. | wish TO call your attention to it,
l. is the use nf intoxicating drinks as 4
beverage. Perhaps can do this in n
heller way han 10 narrare a single in
stance which has but recenilv occurred
in our city. II is thai of young family
-hu> b md and wif. and FIVE children -
The father and mother are both umie
thirty wears of age the eldtsi chilli piyh,
and the youngest but a month old. Thi,
father is a good m"chanic, and has hac
work during the pas, summer. and unit
quite recently, his Fall. On his way II
work in ih- morning he would procure
provisions tor his family, but, q Ing
home al noon. no dinner would be pre-
| pared. He would find his wife either il
some place where intoxicating liquor:
were sold, or at home drunk on the fIor
her children crying for something to eai
This woman was finally taken up 10y
The police, while in state of ininxica
zion. She refused to care for her bdb-
nur il was taken with her to the aims
house. The husband was Obliged Il
leave his work to take care of his children
till his mother came from a neighbnrlng
State. Bv request, called to see thi.
family. / found the four, worse than
orphan children, and their grandmother
in small roam in the third siory. The
grand parent was busy making garment:
for the poor deserted children. She told
me OF this great trial, weeping like q
child-ssid she could only stay 10 gel
the children suitably clothed, and then
must 20. but could take one of the chIl.
dren with her, and wished me TO make
some provision for the others. This wa.
on Saturday; on the following Monday
the mother OF these children was senl
home from the almshouse. She had moi
been home long before she stole some
trifling things from her mother, with
which she procured liquor. The grand
parent, sick al heart. lef; for home the
mex! day-the husband being di>couras
ed, packed up his tools and left for parts
unk SIll this woman would, in
some way, obtain liquor and become in.
toxicaied; and had II not been for kidd
friends, they would have suffered anc
died.
Here we have the cause and effect in
quick succession.
Christian womeni appeal 10 you,
and ask you if you cannot do something
10 remove this curse 2-Rartford Cour
ant
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