The Grange advance., 1873-11-05
power to become martyr for the good

of the cause
Whiskey has become the necessity
and recreation of the simple laborer.
It is bad, very bad, but if we deprive
him of that, what can we give him in
its stead our temperance meetings,
which no others visit than those that
do not need it.?.-.our temperance books
then, which the poor laborer has not
time to read? We the favored Of com.
munity, we have our theatres, concerts,
dancing-soiries, dinner-parties, evening
parties and good many other good
things, which cannot be specifically
named. The day-laborer has his snuff
and his whiskey. We Go not have to
chew snuff, as long as we can smoke
Havana cigars; we do not need to
drink whiskey, as long as We can rinse
our throats with Chateaux Margeaux.
+ Do not ask then that the lower class
es sacrifice their all, when the higher
can not submit to the sacrifice Of one
of their pleasures. 1t is hard, terrible
hard, we admit, but who can help it! !
Nobody, unless the Lord would send a
new deluge over the earth and compel
us all, both high and low, to drink wa
ter-only the clear, unmi1ed water-as
he did in Noah's memorable times
But we forget the Blue Cloth y and
the three passengers of the caboose.
On the small table which was placed
before the lounge, surrounded by three
glasses, stood bottle of punch, which
When poured into the glass, resembled
Auanas-punch, the ne plus uItra OF
the illustrious caFees, but if you taste
1t, YOU would find that it was the juice
of the lemon, which, thanks to Mrs.
stromquist's taste had been mixed with
the other ingredients. The "punch-re-
form within our .tatherland had not
yet reached to the simple restaurants.
The lemon still continued there to be
the principal part, next to the water
however. as there was not much arrack
to be found. Well, Of course, that is
right and proper. What has the CON-
mon people to do with arrack which
holds IL degrees and brandy which
holds Is? Let those fellows be con-
tent with their simple whiskey, which
reaches 3. What!-No, away with
even that! Tart ale and small beer
ought to be good enough for these
roughs!
"These winter evenings" said the
iron-carrier, "are as tedious as they
are long, especially for laborer Of my
kind, who must suck his nails when it
pleases our Lord to put a stop to the
navigation"
"But an iron.carrier," said jaeger
"does not need to be out of work, even
during the winter, and as for you, Az.
elson, it ought to be easy enough for
you to get work."
"Well, the deuce, do you think I
am laying idle can you guess with
what I am occupied during such time
of the year as this? ? I am weaving
stockings-you laugh-well, but that
is trne-and it must seem ridiculous, I
admit, when a rude fellow like me is
sitting in the loom, letting a spool
dance in a hand accustomed to hand
ling iron-bars."
"Well is it paying?" asked Dahl.
Mot very mnch, but I don't need to
walk bare.fOOted."
"Do you never find pleasure in read
ing?" asked jaeger.
"Who doesn't find pleasure in read
ing? but you see, my fellows, when is a
laborer going to read y"
Axelson is right" said Dahl, land
therefore it is best for the laborers, to
let the books alone. if he wants to
make his living. All that he needs is a
stout and sound body, hardened by la
Dor and toll, and if he has any leisure,