, 1874-02-27
TAEI1EMPEIRANCE CAMPAIGN.


street entrance. In hope, OF seeing tho chi7alrio
| apostles OF peacefnl homes and oold water.
Minutes passed By, and, Just as the oroTd wss
growing Impatient, man mounted ladder in
the front part Of the sthre and proceeded to nail
up IN oHigy right oTdr the arcade This at-
traoted soma attention, hid, when the artist had
completed his perfo1mane6, everybody could see
that the face which glared upon the people from
Florence Mccarthy. This exhibition produced
m ironical cheer, = few discordant laughs, and
tho general exclamation, in roTdy slang, Of " Oh,
What "a stin!' The most disgusted man in the
whole party vas Billy B.saett, the hack-owner,
prayed for. The peraon who did up the counte~
nance Of tho Roy. Florence btasphemously
placed . ha!o-al Ia portraits Of the Savior
around his head. After = long pull, strong
pull and pull altogether at profanity, the
pefsed.
=. wEgT stDf fka1pKRANoE MEETING,
a temperance revival meeting was held last
night in the Methodist Episcopal church nexr
the corner OF Dickson street and North avenue,
within block OF two Of the rolling mills. The
hall Wsa well filed, the fomale element pre-
dominating: A majority Of the faces present
showed Irish blood. The Rev, Mr. Ferris pre-
s1ded, and was supplemented by tho Rey. Messrs.
Parish and Lcmont.
The Chairman made brief speech In advo-
oaoy Of the great temperance movement, and in
troduced Mrs. II. E. De Geer, who made very
lengthy address. IN which shs dealt soms severe
Ists Ds1Is ssi,T At WHISKY T. general and The
BY Aldermen Echhardt md md MedTsth ID partioa-
lar. She INDUCED in many historical Anecdotea,
and quoted several ponns. Among other queer
things she entered into a laudaton OF what abs
termed s.the dear, blessed little Union Jack OF
England "a sentiment which certainly did not
create any enthusiasm. There was / mention
Of "a thousand years." aud 's the battle aud the
breeze" which also fell rather fat, but vigor-
Gus a1lnsion to the sta1B and stripes rewarded
the oratrix with : hearty cheer. Mrs.. DeGeet
contempt for the beer-drinking Getmang,"
but btatneyed the Hiberniana in re1y artistic
manner- To ehou her knowledge or Irish senti-
mens, by way OF illustrating the progrees Of tho
spirited stanza from that enshing1y patriotic
ballad, sung by the Ulster Ornngemon in COM
memoratlon Of their couutry'e overthrow By
King William II, aliss q the Dutch Deliversr,"
the 5" Boyne Water"s~
Both foot md hoss ve marched On intending them to
But bfass bu1e schomee1e h. va. .hot a. W eross-
When That King William he perceived tho orave Duke
He rs,asd Il Ions xi:h heavy hs.rt on tho 1nnts-
j" whs. x1n yon O. for me, bzavs boss. ses ,onder
Cur enemies encouraged ars md Enslish drums
Hs .ays: BRAY. bo,s, b not dt3raased for tho los
Tos God Mn ba our King to-day, .nd I'll b General
This popular melody Was crested With ominous
susnce, sad the reportor, fearing that the
from Croppies Lie Down." 's Lilhbulero," and
other classical compositions of the North Of Ire-
land, I'm which case = riot Was 10 DO anticipated
withdrew. - :
The ele1Rymea announced, previous to aa-
1ouInment, $hat hrs. DeGeer would thankfully
receiYe MD from any 1aie4 who spere ~