Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-10-10
Famous Apostrophe to Water.

Some time since we alluded to the ia
nous apostrophe to water which JoHN B.
GoUGH, the eloquent lecturer on temper
ancc, has repeated to electrified thousands
in America and England Mr.. GDUGH
never informed an an licnce that he was
not the author OF that apostrophe, and for
years has enjoyed the unlisputed credit of
it. Its stated that it originated with PAUL
DENroN, an itiner,nt OF the Methodist
Church in TexlS AMI that it WAS delivered
at a barbecue which DENTON had prepar-
cd, and to which he had invited the Rang
crs. 1t has been years since we read the
incident, and We are delighted to find it
in an exchange, credited to u Texas paper.
We feel sure our readers will be equally de-
lighted with its pcrusal
The smoking viinds were arranged on the
tables hy scores at slaves, and the thrnng pre-
pared To Commence the sumpruiuS n.ai. when
il voice pealc'l from the pulpit, nud as the blast
Of a trumpet IN battle. "Siay, gentlemen aud
ladies. I'LL The giver uf the barbecue asks Gods
blessing !"
Every heart started, every eve was Iii -ected
to the speaker, and u whisperless slcnc. cnsuel,
for all alike We're struck by his remarkable ap-
pearance. lie was almost u giant in statue
though scarcely thirty years Of age. His hair
dark as the ravens wing, II WED down his i'm.
mcnsc shoulders in masses of natural riuglels;
his eyes. black as midnight. beImcl like stars
over face pale rs Parian mtrbe. calm pas
sinnlcss, spiritual. and wearing a singular. in.
deiinhble expression. The heterogeneous crowd,
hunters, gamblers, aud humici!es, gAZ,d in mute
aslnnislnent The missionary prayed, but il
sounded like no other prayer ever address ID To
the Throne OF Grace. 1t was the cry Of a naked
soul. and that soul brggar for the bread and
the water of Heavenly life.
He ceased, and not ill then did become Con
scions Of weeping. | lunked arunnd through
nv tears aud saw hundreds Of faces wet AS with
rain.
snow. nv friends sal! the issi"nary, "par-
take 0I q ,d'S gifts at the table, an | then come
AMI sit dawn and listen tn His gospel"
II would bc impossible I" Il scrib, the sweet
tone Of kin lneSs IN which these simple words
were uttered. that IN ,de him nn the instant five
hundred friends. Ons heart, llwevrr, in the
assembly, was miiiencd by the evidence Of the
preachers wonderful power.
Col. Watt Form, exclaim-d, in a sneering
Voice, mir. Paul Dentnn. ynnr reverence has
lied. You promise us not oaly Il god bdrbe-
cue, bat better liquor ~
"rherr! - answered the mis- sion Iry /, tones
"f thunder, and pointing his mhi nl SIS flger at
the malchl"ss Double Spring gushing up ~ Nv"
strong columns, with srunl like shout Of
J"v ir"n the bosom Of the earth. "rhere," he
repeated, with y look terrible rs lightning while
his enemy actually iremblrd at his feet, There
is the liquor which q ID the Etcrnu brew, for
all his children. Not in the smnering still,
over smoky fires, chnkid with poisnnnus lsrs,
aud surrounded with the stencil of slckening
"l"rS and rank cIrru 'iinn. doth your Father in
Heaven prepare the precious essence Of lire the
pure cold water. But in the green glade aud
grassy dell, where the red deer wanicrs aud
the child luveS t. play. There q ID brews il
AMI down--d0wn in the deep valleys. where the
fountains murmur AMI the rils sing; and high
on the tall III lunlain tops. where the n tkrd
granite glitcrs like gold in the sun, where the
storm cl nd br0nl Is and the thunder tones crash
and away, far out nn the wide. wide sea, where
tht hurricane hnwls music aud the big waves
roar the chorus, Sweeping the m ,rch OF God =
there he brews it, that beverage of lie, health
giving water AMI everywhere il is a thing of
beauty cleaning in the dew drop. singing in
the summer rain, shining in the ice g"m ill
the trees all seem turned to living jewels
spreading golden veil over the setting sun, or
white gauze around the mi might miou sport
ing IN the cataract, sleeping in the glazier, dane
ing in the hall-shower folding its bright snow
curtains softly about the wintry world: ani
weaving the many cIl0red iris. that seraph's
zone OF the SKY, whose woof is the sunbeam Of
heaven, ali checksred over with celestial a W.
always il is bsAutiful-that blessed life water I
M poison bubbles on its brink its foam hiings
not madness aud murder no blood stains its
liquid glass pale widows aud starving orphans
weep not burning tears in its clear depths ~
drunkard's shrieking ghost from the grave
curses il in words of etc nal despair Speak
out, my friends, would von exchange il fr the
demons drink -Aicoholi A shout like the
rearing Of IA tempest answered, "Nuw
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KESTUcKY wit is sometimes pretty sharp ifn
is little homely. A farmer being asked tho
other day il a daughter recently married was
still living at home "Nu sill when one of my
gals swarms she mpsi hupt her own hiye,