The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-12-31
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that sent him into the bar among his
bottles, where he covered in fear Of the
two-fsted Vulcan.
"Arrah we rufian, and what are ye
after doingY exclaimed Andy, eyeing
Van Krout as if he. would like to welt
him again, I'VE would first get mon
drunk and then because his poor woman
comes to get him home, ye would insult
her, would ye? But Charley Martin has
marched too many miles beside me IN
old Virginia to have me stand and see
his wife abused, and ye had not better
try it again. e are fine friend of the
soldiers continued Andy, taking the
opportunity to give him piece of his
mind, with yer patriotic spaches, but its
only their money that ye care about.
Was it not but a year agone that ye was
the means of dafating poor Simon West
with his crippled arm that he got in the
army, from being collector, because he
was temperance mon. And they say
that ye chated a soldiers WILDLY out of
the papering of yer house this spring.
Ye are building a fine house feminist the
way but every windy is represented by
pauper in the county-house and every
door by a grave in the potters-field. And
there's yer sword hanging there that ye
claim was carried by yer old grandfather
when body-guard of Bonaparte, but by
the powers, if he knew that it was in the
hands of such poltroon as ye, his ghost
would come and rescue it from its dis
grace, surely And its no more whisky
that will buy at yer bar, and believe its
myself that will stop drinking entirely,
and boys, who of We will enlist with me
in the new departure ?"
The pensioners had been listening with
considerable interest to Andy's remarks,
and when he asked the question, good
number of them manifested their willing
ness to stop drinking. "A paper and pen
Gil was procured, and a pledge written,
and there in the bar-room where they
shad spent so much of their pension mon
ey they signed their names, thus forming
the first temperance society attempted in
the town.
After making up Martins pension to
him. and giving Van Krout some addi-
tional advice they separated to meet at
the blacksmith's shop the following even
ing to complete their organization. The
society prospered, and although most of
them were in liquor when they signed
the pledge, yet they kept their promise,
and by their influence gathered many
to their numbers, until the Farmers EX-
change got but little additional custom
on pension day. Van Krout,s conduct
on Gllttb ulSnS SOG. nOlS0Q dTOuuS4, anu ne
had toe give up the business, and they
say he has become a better man, but ] do
not think he will forget very soon Andy's
impromptu address, and the soldiers
temperance meeting
Brother, pensioners. / say brother be-
cause l am Done of your number, are you
giving your pension TO the modern Shy
locks of our land to the men who would
take the pay for your arms and limbs,
the pound of flesh as did the Jew Of We
NICE and give you that which will des-
troy your marred bodies and ruin your
souls? Are you insulting your Govern
ment by taking the money that it gives
you to support your families and yourself
in way beftting retired American sol
dieP. eand giving it to the enemies of pros
perity? If so, let the next pension day
be the turning point of your lives. Take
the money that is poured out of your
country's treasury for you and use it in
way that shall bring comfort and honor
to you and reflect credit upon the giver,
and which shall not falsify the words of
Humphreys when he wrote:
each soldiers name
Shall shine untarnished in the rolls of fame
And stand the eXamp Pile OF each distant age,
And add lustre TO the historic page
IIi0A U'dtcRlcOrd.