The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-04-26
For the Trus Northerner.
THEI. H.fI'E GTI.E.v TINE WOW
E.N. THE RIGHT TO I'a9E.

After dey OF toll and care
Trying his best the young TO ensnsze--
Enticing them into his demons'-lsir,"
And making them drunk when he'd got them
there.
After day OF such toll and care,
He had seated himself in his easy char
To count DER the gains OF the day.
This day ne had worked with al earnest will
And many dime had dropped in his tlll
lie cared not vino dropped them, they helped
10 i'll
lis Golfers, nor cared he If some might hi
4 comrade or two in some drunken rout,
Brought on hy their drinking: that vas their
lock out
He had not one care for the woes and pains
He might have caused TO increase his gains !;
For SISTERS sorrow. mothers grief
lie cared not his gain was ms thought-in-
ch!ei.
He had kicked bis last drunken customer out,
And had bolted the door. and was feeling no
doubt.
Safe from conscience within, aud from foes
without.
Then be counted ms money and sad, with
laugh,
This is the best day have had by halt;
But some wealthy customers got very funny,
And ceased not to drink TIL they'd spent all
their money"
He came 10 bill that was torn most in two,
And he said, That looks hard. but guess il
will do,
For the dimes that l gave INN IN change tho
all right,
One by one they came back 10 me, all, before
night;
30 the money he got for his previous days
work.
Is now all in my hands What drunken old
Turk!
How he staggere the streets, made hideous
noise
Desrised by the men, and the sport Of rough
boys.
TIL an officer took him in charge FOR safe
keeping
And his wife and child spend tonight, lonely
and weeping.
That's none Of my business. Here 4 quarter,
looks bad
7 took it Of smith twas tae last :ha; he had
And he begged me % take :: and give him a
drink,
For & dr.ns he ma.' have. can pass 1t I
thluh
How baggerd he looked as he staggered away;
And heardthat his daughter was dying to-day
Well, other folks de-snd they say we all
VIII"
Halt unconscious lie shook :hs "a. lime from
his til.
As he finished -he counting has ill-got,en gain,
The light Of his lamp seemed beginnng 10
Wane
And his head uegan noddlng and dropping DER.
When he thought he heard some one walking
the floor
With rather firm Lu: peculiar tread
Like a rafting hoof. so he raised his head,
And saw a tall person approaching near;
4 stranger be thought, and was dressed so
queer,
TO the foor hung down on HE face was a
sneer
10 his door was fast, he began 10 fear
But he sad, '' Who are you aud VIZ are you
here
Why should You al this ate hour appear Z"
I'm friend. he sad. so please excuse
The lateness; come to tell you the news
! come from the halls Of the Legislature,
had business tnere OF lmpor,ast nature;
They were trying to pass most odjoUs biz
Which used my very best efforts to kill.
l was lobby member. and yet ! may say
That ! did rather more IN very sly way
Than IL had been q real member to-day.
Ny old and tried friends needed only wink
The weak. invited them on. TO drink.
And / said to the sober, in words most en-
phatic,
The bill Is unjust, and hence undemocratic.
lis giving great power to an unthinl1ng class
That are easily led, and you'll find alas!
When quite too ls.e that they will enns0sse
Help any temperance Law to paSs
Thus from us our choicest of liberties taking
Keeping us sober at ali merry-making.
On all moral questions the bslaure Of poweI
Will be in their hands, and hour by hour
They will strengthen the force gainst tho
selling Of rum,
Until at last we shall havo TO succumb
TO law that will give us no shadow OF righ
To the selling Of liquor, by day or by night.
'' Thus talked and worked till the very last
But twas all in vain, for the law was past.
" The d it has the rumseller said.
Then the stranger scornfully shook Lis head
And said, % Ny dear friend. to you TIL speal
plain;
/ object to your taking my name in vain"
" Your name in vain. are YOU the ID?
Had ] known it I would no. have been 80 un
civil;
But you're so hsguised will vol give me som
proof 2 "
The ID then showed him hls cloven hooi
And three pronged spear concealed neat
his cloak;
See theses then the rumssller knew twas n
joke.
But the d saw the rumsellers surprise
And he said, You would ask why this dis
guise?
Tbs to hide from the gaze or inquIsitive eyes