Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-27

a. No. Sll, |. O. of G. T., myself with
NV, ~ otber beardless boys, to fame unknown,
WI ,be pluck and pleasure to sign the
u"i (which is simply written promise
% drink or traffic no more with lhtoNica-
,irr LIQUORS, except in cases OF necessity.
NH was rash promise we admit yet,
"rertbeless, we intend to abide by 1T
,hmonghout the terms of our natural lives,
;rrespective of its tendencies.
WV NV we being one of these unfortunate
,ojnrs that has valley in the organ of
'sIf.esteem resembling the Yosemite Val
Ioy Of California, would as natural con-
'o,nence rather copy the moon in all her
,,Lases than enter room filled with pref
~ ladies, and knowing the inevitable con-
seouence resulting from assoclatlng with
" nretty girls" and drinking too much
uhner1 We resolved to brave the coming
,,.onts with the fortitu le of sixteenth
century martyr
Time rolled away the tnree anxious sin
,ers sat in the ante-room innocentiy con-
yersing and contemplating the goat rlde
awaiting them in perspective, which proved
On he a humbug seventeen times greater
han that of the "Gordif Giant Soon
two officers appeared, propounded some un-
answerable questions Then the old mud
sjllsn instead of saying "Walk in gentle
mon. without money and without price,
said "One dollar sinners; one dollar
only TO pass inside and see the wonders OF
Good Templarism We grumbled lit
lie first at the price, but they said twas
cheap at that it was not place for trading
lack knives and horses, but simply place
where the sexes meet to lore each other
We crumbled no more thought it was
''big thing" aud acting upon this conclu-
sion. thrusted our hand in our larboard vest
pocket and drew forth enough legal tender
70 purchase the "Great Eastern" and hand
ed him the required fee and passed inside,
where they welcomed us by singing that ia.
miliar ode "Welcome stranger to our Order"
We then travelled the circuits of the Lodge
with an officer whose ability and expert.
cnce as such, is second to none in our State.
1t was then we found opportunity to bow
submission to the requirements of noble
cause, and to the kind, moral questions OF
the ineiiably handsome W. '. T., and their
intelligent W. G. I.
OF others grace my song Is mute,
Lest jealousy my muse might shoot
We then joined in circle of unity, with
some of Mineral Points handsomest young
women and ablest young men.
loungmen, in the Good Tempars' Lodge
of your town, guarantee you will lind
more earnest welcome than you receive
from that illiterate saloon keeper, better
entertainment than associates at the euchre
table afford you, associates who are for
ever hurting seventeen.cornered oaths at
YOU. Believe me "they are the mildest man.
nered men that ever scuttled ship or cut
throat Entertainments unequalled by the
low wit of patrons of the doggery. In it you
will find many remarkably gifted eloeution-
lists and orators, whose voices are often heard
resounding through the halls of temper
ance, like melodious thunder improving
the morning hours of liie's glorious prime,
IN spreading the light of knowledge and
melting the gloom Of ignorance. They leave
no roomsor the hearcr to doubt that they
ever lived excluded from society, or were
ever deprived of the opportunity for the
study Of high-bred examples of tone, man
ner and speech, but using smooth-spoken,
eaSy.towing language, never entering into
those unpleasant habits of delivery atten.
tendant on bombast and over done EN-.
phasis, or pitching the voice to an unnat-
ural level in order to make themselves
heard or understood, fault once too com.
mon with Sheridan, and is now with that
eminent divine, Henry Ward Beecher.
Not many days ago asked young man
who had drank the dregs Of many IA glass,
If he wouldn't join the Good Templars ?
he responded saying, "Good God, don't
bother me- wouldn't give continental
damn for Good Templar." Then came
that hideous laughter so common with this
class and response from one of his asso-
GATES saying Bully give me lager be-
fore your cold water" nc. said no more,
passed on, but young man, | would prefer
before your "beer" dish of that broth pre-
pared by the witches Of Macbeth, consist.
iug Of
Eye Of newt and toe Of frog,
Wool Of bat and tongue OF dog,
Adder's fork and blind worms sting,
Lizards leg and owlets wing
fear too few of our young men under
''"'h tHc uDJccl VI uOOu lelnIilhT hssoCld-
lion. They are simply band of beings
united together to save from endless ruin
those poor, unfortunate beings who are
totterlng on the verge Of drunknessI all
children of that Universal Parent bone
nt the same bone, ald flesh of the same
Aesh, banded together in mutual aid, gem
erous sympathy, and universal love,to save
the fallen aud rescue the falling, always
breathing language of aFectionate attach.
ment, characterized by the belief of God
ana His Christ; ever ready to face the
mystery and origin of evil and to aid in
'oe solving of its dark, mysterious prob.
lens.
viii now relate To YOU the story of
Young man, once playmate of mine, who
had Just returned from an eastern college,
where he had long been treating the elias
NC nails OF learning, for the purpose Of en-.
Dying few hours Of recreation, and rest
~ the frcsde of his own quiet home. But
"a', he had not been home long before he
'eli INTO bad company and found! opportu
"illes TO drink he was often found drunk,
ana at last found dead poor falIow no