The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
ssAdieu.''

"Adieu" is still squirming and twist
ing with vigor that would fill the most
gyratiug of the serpent tribe with adj
miration.
! Iquoted Blackstone to show that which
in itself is no nuisance, may become one.
Does Mr.. "Adieu" mean to say that it is
impossible for thing to become nuis-
ance under certain circumstances? If
"Adieu" should go to his neighbor's
house and pound an old drum, to the
discomfort of everybody within such
house, would he not be nuisance? If
women pray and sing in business houses,
or on the street in front of them, for
days and weeks; if they watch who goes
in to buy, and advise them to go some
where else (as they did in New Lexing-
ton), merely because that man deals in
article as legitimate as dry goods or jew
elry, will this great "Adieu" say it is not
nuisance?
But all women do not do these things:
therefore, all women are not a nuisance.
So, Mr.. "Adieu," you are-mistaken.
This wonderful defender of the wo-
mems movement, after giving his quo
tation from Archbishop PurcelPs letter,
should have given what Immediately
follows. "But he (Purcell) cannot go to
the extent suggested by some of the lady
league. He cannot instruct or preach
that it is sin for day-laborer who has
to carry the hod, on a broiling hot day
in July or August, up steep ladder to
the third or fourth story of building,
to restore his exhausted energies by a
glass or two of beer"
Why did not "Adieu" give the above
in his quotation? He did not intend to
mislead the public, 1 hope?
And the Bishop further says, he can
not question the goodness of God by ask
ing why he made wine at Cana in Cali
lee; why he instituted the Eucharist
partly in wine of which he commanded
the Apostles to drink, &c. He says the
verdict of the word of God is, "use, dc
not abuse" That Purcell does not in.
! dorse this movement is evident from the
heading of his letter, he styles 1t "The
Intemperrte Temperance Movement"
Now, if Mr.. "Adieu" tries to twist
things out of shape in that kind of style
any more, we shall be under the necessi-
J ty of doubling his fitness to deal with
{ the subjecc.
1t must be humiIiating position fol
q member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church." to humble himself enough to
quote the Pope of Rome, the "Great Red
Dragon, ,"-"The Man of Sin,"-in sup.
port of his pet theory.
"Adieu," in thinking SO much about
"saloonatics," has become an ass-lunatiC
himself. Last week he became convinc
: ed that Maxwell was a preacher, and
wore stove-pipe hat, and he actually
called him little "Uisenaan," and quot
ed part of sermon delivered by him
! Now, MAXWELL is not preacher, and
, does not wear stove-pipe hat. 81
"Adieu" is mistaken, and has made him
self laughing stock for the community
He should remember Davy Crockett
: advice-"Be always sure you are right
then 60 ahead" quote from "Adieu'
in regard to the ladies praying for me
-"and are ready to pray for poor Max
WE'LL" &c. IF they are ready to pray TO
!, me-and were ready, two weeks ago
why do they not proceed? i naturall,
supposed, when I wrote my last article
they were pouring into the ears Of tn
! Almighty countless petitions in my be
= hehalf.
I In my last article I gave instances o
crime and wickedness that were no
: caused by strong drink. "Adieu" doe
: not care to 60 back over the dark visit
4 of ages, &c, He Is one of the moder
fanatics, who do not wish to argue th
case; he expects the public to take hi
word for all he says. He has lived a
too advanced an age for that. He shoul
s have fiourished in Puritan New Eng
y land, in the days when lays like the fol
a lowing were in vogue: aNo one shal
travel, cook yictuals, make beds, swee
house, cnt hair. or shave on the Sabbat
day" IF any man shall kiss his VIII;