Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-06-10
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fortunate OF unfortunate as to travel with
me keep wondering who that is, aud
what they are here for.
Sometimes the answers inferred are not
very pleasant For instance, on that very
road | saw a woman and four children.
They we're very still, and wondered what
was the matter Alta little station they
left the car, and there stood little group
Of people to meet them. In 40 instant all
were weeping. | wondered why. Our cars
moved on, and then the reason was revealed
in the box that had just been lifted from
the baggage.car, containing some ones
coffin said to myself " No doubt it con.
tains the mortal remains Of the husband
and the father"
But it was not Of them or Of him they
were mourning | meant TO write. There
is a class oil men who ride on every train at
the West, of their own sort, euterprising
jolly, and free in speech aud manner.
Among them are some Of the smaricst fell.
lows aud for them predict fortune They
encounter peculiar dangers from their row
ing kind Of life, and not the smallest Of
these is from tipping, 1t is very easy to
imagine that the water is bad, or to feel
damp" or exposed to some disease, or
that one is very tired, and little whiskey
will be good | notice also that many meu
"make a mock Of my fears. They are
merry as crickets as they tell their drinking
exploits. Many Of them carry a well-filled
flask. And thus they get very familiar
with that which has destroyed multtudes.
Two Of these men met in our car. They
were merry, and at last they went back to
the water-tank to get water to mix with
something else which they drank. Aud
when they returned to their seat, either be-
cause looked like one Of their sort-as
trust do motor because they noticed my
interest in their movements one Of them
asked me "If | would not take a little
1t is real good the genuine article !"
thanked the young man for his offer,
although my sense of duty struggled with
my polteness, and felt that ought
rather to say, "Get thee behind me, Sa.
tanl" But still thanked him, aud added
" Let me pay you by telling you a story
Now, a story in tedious ride on a rail
road, even II IT be IN one oil the elegant
Pan Handles, Is always welcome, and sc
they all listened as began.
The fact is gentlemen" | said whilst
thankful for your offer, | am Gtraid to ac
cept it,
"Well, | am not afraid, y said the young
man, as if a little hurt.
| was not speaking Of you, but of my
SELF" | replied 1.-The fact is, am afraid
But | was to tell you a story, not an orig
inal one, but one in which that wonderful
man, Father Hunt, the temperance lecturer
was an actor.
You may not know that on that sub
ject it was not always wise for an oppose
to attack him. He was sure to be it'll
singed in the conflict.
One day Mr.. Hunt was making har,
assault on rum-drinking in neighborhoo
where a Dutch distiller named Bill
Myers was sort OF king. This man wa
present, and continually interrupting tn
speaker by saying in loud voice NJ,
HINT, money makes the mare goH a
first it raised laugh, which Mr.. Hun
took in good nature.
"At last he stopped for personal colo
guy with his tormenter, and said, LooI
here Mr.. Myers, you say money makes tn
mare 60, and you mean that lecture o
temperance for money, don't your Yes
that is what / mean, Mr.. Hunt wei
Mr.. Myers, you carry on distillery, an
you do 1T for money, don't you? 10 b
sure | do, Mr.. Hunt money makes tn
mare 60 : And So Mr.. Myers you sa
have mare, and you have mare also
suppose we trot them out together, and SC
how they compare z
1.-The meeting was in grove, and th
sharp lecturer knew thing or two, an
: so the old distlller found out, Tor Mr.. HUI
] pointed to young fellow who was quit
D drunk, and was steadying himself by tre
and said. Mr.. Myers, who is that your
: fellow 2 The distlller started as II stun
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