The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-25
OIIAIILh iIiIItD5 AND LASIs
Which treats of some folks and the Dram
Question:

Mr.. Editor Il felt in no way thank
ful to you for your annexation of my
first article, until December Blasts
appeared. / then saw that whatever my
own lines were, yours had evidently
been the Off-shoOts of a genius of
thought worthy of a Milton or Bacon.
Don't blush, my dear sir, no one who
has seen how you gave to my respond
ent the cue in regard to "Bateman's
Drops" &C., will presume to say that
my panegy ric is too lofty for the mind
that dictated your graceful and felicit-
GUS comments on my previous article.
But ah! alas we sadly fear that when
Our Booty Friend came to the finishing
strokes of his letter, twas then, . then
that the few grains of reason, which we
suppose he once possessed, left him,
while the demon draught, thrilling and
pulsing in every vein, dictated ''Whis-
ky dealers throughout the country want
just such a fellow as he to stick out in
front of a baI-rOOm sign" Do they?
honestly, do they? Do they wish for a
sign with one single syllable of the
dread After This? Do they wish that
the young, the blithe, the gay, the fresh,
the bOuyant racers of life who stop to
rest beneath their bowers be told of the
sting of the worm of the Still ? Said to
me one whose heart had been wrung,
anu IuG DuIutn VI It's 10Y anu hODC
trampled heedlesSly by a foot for which
he would have smOothed every rough
| place gladly: 81 thank you, sir, for
| your piece, and hope that you may new
| er cease to write until you have reused
our earnest, thoughtful young men to
/ reflection on this great curse of our
| country" And such is my aim, in my
| feeble way, to hasten that day when
clips red with frequent libatiOns' will
! be a shame and a reproach. "AnimOs-
! ity" l own / have; but an ! reader, it is
| against the demon of the cup. 1t may
not convert ''heathen" to write as
have written, but humbly trust that it
| shall awaken some thoughtful, though
! needless soul. If then, but one falterer
who is pausing and glancing on the
sparkling cup be, by my words, induced
to turn from the ruby fire within, shall
be content to bear misinterpretatIOn and
hatred, knowing that by so much have
l FASTENED His Kingdom who on this
day was heralded to earth.
Dec. 25th. TUUM.
THE sublime compliment contained
in the 3D. chapter of the above, if moth
ing else, would have decided us to pub
lish Turns triangular effusion. 1t is a
rare thing for us to be hoisted so high,
anu VIC NOAAlN hCfNA NAAAA1h VI ACLllAS
such poignant compliments so unpub-
lished-coming as they do in a manner
so graceful and from a source so emil
nently capable. We are thankful, of
course; but as our correspondent has ia
ken the liberty to criticise others, he
must allow us the same privilege with
him, without taking offense. We agree
with him on the main question. We
deprecate and abhor these frequent
libations," and will join him heartily i'm
a crusade against the evil. But we can
see no good reason why Prospect should
be singled out for the attack. His as
saults should be upon the evil and not
upon the people of Prospect, who per-
haps are no deeper in the mire than
others are in the mud. Our correspond
ent doubtless had such intentions, and
meant no injustice of course to the cley-
er and high-tOned people among whom
he lives, but he was just the least
bit severe. Now, friend Tuum, after
comparing US to Bacon, don't make
mince meat of us.-ED.l