Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-06-13

he told me about himself and the Ohio law
about onr iav-the law signed by GoV'
Dix.
There ~ he said, as he walked by Q
beautiful cottage, - that's the early nome
threw down nv throat; but, Win TOO
blessings and nv wife and children S love
viii some day buy it back again
EXPENSE OF SOAKING A LABoRER.
Joe Miller of Lodi, was Miner hard
working. honest, kind-hearted husband
and loving father The town was iull OF
rum-holes for killing miners. Inc rum
sellers grew red faced and rich, but the
miners grew pale and died. Joe began the
race \ drink now and then A holioay
spree. A working DAY drunk. KUN head
ache, pale face, and lost time honse
mortgaged-lost Two children died vile
badly treated. and Joe drunk and sprnWled
upon the floor. Rum. rum, WORK gone,
poverty-death. After the funeral, which
was paid for by the miners, Mr. Miller
commenced suit against the rum-sellers.
She won it, and the rum-seliIng leeeh VINO
had been sucking in miners cottages and
money and lives mad TO pay 81 900 damages
This kept Joe's wife from the poor-honse
and frightened four rum-seliers out Of Lodi
Ii made temperance town. A sober, we'll
behaved mnn can get q drink there, but
boys and drunkards are safe, and suffering
wives and children are not known.
ASSESSMENT FOR DANoRALI2ISG A FARMER
In Hanover township & farmer mad e
raising The farmers Tent-whiskey
was furnished. a man got drunk, and went
home and beat his wife She sued that
farmer for personal damages and he settled
the claim.
BOUNTY FOR FINISHING A LAWYER.
In Akron. Ohio, heard Of q funny TEN
perance cas-. A rum-seller, whom Il will
cal HI Church because ne was high
most Of the time. had been sued several
times for damage done by his rum on citi-
zens of the town. One man came out drunk
and smashed IN big glass window. He
was too poor to pay for It. and the owner
came against Church a boy about sixteen
got drunk and let a horse run away with
him, breaking his arm. hIs tather made
Church pay the damage. 4 mechanic got
drunk and was killed on the rallrOad
track. and his wife sued Church for s. 900
and got IT, A farmer got drunk and was
burned IN his barn on the hay. bis son
sued Church and recovered. Church got
sex OF paying out SO much money Tor
personal and property damages IL ate "
all the rum-seller prOnts. Still, he ac-
kn0wledged the law to be a statute. and
that Il made him responsible Tor all the
damage done by MS run lie used 10
argue. also. that sometimes ms run did
people good. and then he said he ought 70
receive something back
One day lawyer Thompson got TO drink
ing Thompson was mean. ike most all
lawyers. and when ne died of the deiirium
tremens there WASH Z much mourning IL
Akron There WASH anybody cared
enough f0r Thompson - sue Church for
damage done. 81, one day. Church went
before the Court himself
d" What does Mr.. Church want 9' asked
the Justice
'' tell yer what, Jedge. % commenced the
rumselleT " when ny rum killed that thar
mechanic johnson and farmer Mason. 1
cum down ike a man. ] paid the damage
and squared up like Cnristian-n6w
lid 2 Z J. Jedga
" es, YOU paid the damage Mr.. Church.
but what then
% W ell. Jedge, ny rum did q good deal
10 IDS KILN lawyer thompson now. and it .
pears ter me when / xii lawyer I kinder I
luEhrer get a reDGit