Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-04-29

suddenly hauled down 10y his wife. The
dlunkard continued:
There's lots OF jest sech folks, here III
Backley, an ev'y where's else people
that don't get half fed, an do get worked
half to death. Nobody means TO 'busc
en-, but they do hev n haId time oi IT,
an whiskey's the best friend they We got
81 work my men from sunrise To sun
set in summer, myself" said Deacon
Towscr, jumping up again, an I'm the
first man in the field. AN The last one to
quit BAT don't drink no liquor, al
my boys don't neither"
"Bul ye don't slat in tho monin' with
hungry iittc faces = hauntin' ye-ye
don't take the dry crustS to the field lor
yer dinner, an leave The meat an butter
at home lor the wife AN young uns. An
We 90 homo without bein' aIcarcd 10 see
II hAllcd vile draggin' herself aroun'
among lot of puncy Young uns that
dunt .HlW what's the matter with EN-
Jesus Christ hsseli broke down when It
come to The cross, deac'n. an pour hui
man ben's sometimes reaches pint
where they can't stan no more, an when
its wife AN children that brings it on, it
gifts man awful
"rhc gentleman is right, have NJ
doubt" said the Chairman, 80 Tar ~ y
/ limited class i. concerned. but al course
no such limo oi argument applies 10 The
majority OF cases, There arc plenty OF
wrlLtcd, healthy. aud lasy young men
I hanging about the tavern IN this very
yillago.r
II know it. said Joe Digg, AN |
want to talk about them too. | don't
want to take up all the time at this meet
in, but you'll all low know more bout
that tavern than anybody else does,
Their is lots Of young men hangm
aroun' it, an why-coz It's made pleasant
for 'cm, an its the only place in town
that is. I've been faithful attendant at
that tavern Tor nigh onto twenty year,
an never knowod d hanger on there
that lad u comfortable home OF his own.
Some OF them that don't hev to go to bed
hungry hey scoldu' or squahblin'pmenls,
an they can't go y yisilin', an hear fine
music. an sec nice things OF every sort
To take their minds of, rs some young
men in this meetin house can. But the
tavern is alus comfortable, an Ihey'S
generally somebody 20 sn.s song aud
tel! = ,oAe. an they commence goin' Their
more lur pleasant time than fora driG-,
y. iust Theirs lots Of !;.eY boys goin'
there that j wish to God d stay awaynn'
I've often tel. like fiIip' Vm 80. but
what's the use2 Where are they TO go TOP
They OF 10 dec from even The up
pcarauc OF evil said Deacon Towser.
"Bul where are they to llee u, Deacn ?
persisted joe Disg; "wouId ~ ou like 'em
to come yisiIin' to Your house -
They 9,U son.e 10 the church meet
ingi, replied The Deacon; ":hcrc's two
in the week, besides Sundays. an some
Of EMS precious seasons-aH of 'pm's
an improvement on ihe wicked tavern
"I.is,on don't taste no bettcr'n viii,
key, tiil you get used TO it, said the
drunAard. horrilying all the 0rIhndok
people nj RacEloy, "au Naint hall 81 in
Yi,in. 'Iaint long ago | heerd ye tellm
another deacon thal the church members
OFT 10 10 ashamed OF themselves. COS
sca'cely any o! 'em come to the week
cycniu' meelins. SO yc can't blame the
boys at the tavern
does ,he genneUaa mean 10 convey
the idea that all druukards become so
from iustilying causes?" asked the lee
iurcr
NO, slr, replied Joe Dlgg, "but do
mean to say that after YOU leave out them
that takes liquor to help en- do a full
DAYS work, an them that commence
drinkin' COS they're at the tavern, an
ain'l got no where's clSG q ~ you've
made /" mlghEy Dig hole in the crowd -oi
drinkin' mcn-bigger'n temperance meet
ins ever begin TO make yit,"
But how are iheY 10 ue tell out'P"
asked the lectures,
"By temperance folks doin' somelhin'
beside ialkn'," replied the drunkard.
"Fur twenty year I've been leclured and
,colded, an some good mems come TO
me with tears in their eyes, and put their
arms aroun' my petk, an begged me to
stop driukin'. And I've wanted to- and
tried 10, but when all Tho encouragement
(, nan otis Is In words, and no matter
how he commenced drinkin now every
bone and muscle in him is begin fur
drink ez soon ez he leaves off, and his
minds dull, and he aint lit fur much,
an needs takin care OF as pertiqler eT q
mighty qiek man, Iaik is list as good ez
wasted. Theirs been times when Ell I'd
been ahead on -four and meat and sch, l
could a stopped drinkin, but when man
is hungry. and ragged, and weak. and
half crazy. KNOWN his family is fixed an
he can't do nothin' fur 'em, and then don't
get noIhip' but words 10 reform on, he'll
90 back TO The tavern every time, and hell
drink till he is comfortable, and till he
forgils. want The people here. one an
all, to understand that though I'm past