Middletown transcript., 1868-09-26
The Compliments of Lucius to Qui Vive.
Far tie Middletoun Trdnscrih


DEAR EDITOR Again we are seated to
resume the contemplation of Qui Wives
letter, the part that especially claims our
attention. Perhaps it would have been
better to have treated it in that particular
quiet mode often mentioned, but some
thought otherwise. We are not at all of
Tended at any thing your correspondent
has said, for we make all due allowances;
as we have before stated that it shows the
woman all the way through, and we know
the propensity of some of that noble, yet
weaker sex, Of taking exceptions to any
thing that light be honestly and truthfully
said by the men. The some to whom we
refer may be classed as those that have
dazzlcd amid the splendors of iifc's youth
full day-dreams and realities, seen the aged
and young bow, played with honest hearts
as with toys, laughed at earnest protesta-
tions, and with prdcticed and emphatic
"no," destroyed the last lingering hope
in the breast of true men, but whose doubt
full ages, wrnkled faces, and excitable ma
lures, have caused them to look with sus-
picion on anything said by the opposite
sex, concerning that of their own. How
ever, we don't say that Miss Qui Nivc be-
longs to that class, but declare from read
ing her letter that the indications are strong
towards that conclusion.
She asks, where is it that drunkenness
is not frowned upon? We hope it is not
in Dliddlctown, yet she declares that il
'any of our citizens in the hour of temp
tation yield to the tcmpter they seek the
glass in the midst of their friends" We'll
this is strange: either their friends do not
frown upon the use of that peculiar ardent,
to such an extent that will cause drunken
ess to be odious, or they adopt the plan
that some temperance men take, of help
ing to drink all the "stuff," that by so do
ing they may stop drunkenness. But they
seek the "glass in the midst of their
friends,n they not only do not desist il
their friends should suddenly come upon
them, but they seek their company. Sure
ly if their friends are soliaitous for their
reformation that would be the time they
should use their persuasive powers to in
duce them to desist either their moni-
tions are not needed or the drinker with a
defiant air is not moved by their entrea-
ties. A man possesses hardened heart
that will commit sin in the presence Of
those he loves. If he has lost all that re-
spect for age, sex and position, as to drink
in their presence, his position, we fear, is
beyond the reach of the winning cntreatics
of Cool Templarism. We pity him who
has become slave to the clark beverage
of hell,a but we scorn him who willingly
becomes vassal. We pity the drunkard,
but we scorn him who with open eyes woos
the monster, then embraces, yields up man.
hood, talents, love and the happiness of in
nocence to the accursed cup. IF we pity
aught, we ought to try to make the drunk
ard ashamed of his course, and persuade
him to resist temptation. Surely it is but
a small thing to boast of that commodity
that whirls the brain, that develops the
worst passions of the human breast, and
plots the most wicked schemes known in
the catalogue of crimes She asks ''whorc
has Odessa such Good Templar's insti-
tuition p We answer in the very midst OF
the people, said society numbering some
sixty working members If your fair cor
respondent wishes to be satisfied on this
point, she can nave all occutar PROOF, Dy
presenting herself at the door of the St
Paul's NJ f. Church. of this town, or
Wednesday evening of every week. Come
and sec, Miss Qui Nive
We are rejoiced to know that you are
glad, ''glad that the ladies of Odessa hays
made raise and got new bonnets instead
of hats" We imagine we are sitting neal
her authorship and see playing upon he,
countenance the first smile since she reaC
"that lengthy article from LuciusA Bu
it is written, "we are very glad;" the
smile has come; beautiful aHd bright it it