Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-12-02
Miscellaneous.
For the Huntington Advertiser.
ONLY ONE GLASS.
A Story Of the Crusade.
BY s. ALICE HOFF.

Tell me hate the bowl,
Hate is a feeble word.
loathe, abnor, nv very soul
With strong disgust is stirred;
When e'er | see, or hear or tell,
OF that dark beverage OF Hell.
MAY l expect ycu to Lou Nil
ler's party tonight, Fannie?'
at is useless to ask that, Stella
Wherever strong drink is, Fannie
Blake Is not
"Pshaw, Fan, do give up such
nonsence. Just think of all the fun
you've missed, since you've joined
that wild enthusiastic Temperance
League. A few weeks ago no soiree
was complete, unless you were there I;
now, instead Of that, YOU and your
band 90 marching up and down the
streets, like file of soldiers; sing
ing and praying before every whis-
key shop you come to; followed by
Il crowd Of gaping men and hooting
boys II You only knew how ridicu-
lous You looked, | am sure You would
stay at home"
Fannie BIake's eyes filed with
tears. 90, Stella this is unkind OF
you | never thought you would
turn against me. If YOU had seen
as many miserable homes, and heard
as many pitiful stories az | have,
YOU would hate the name of any
thing that would intoxicate, even as
| do"
l did not intend to hurt your feel.
ings, Fannie" said Stella, putting
her arm around her friend, "but do
not believe in women fighting whis-
key; let the men do hat."
1--WE have waited too long for that
now, Stella. 1t Is the women that
suffer, and they are the ones to rise
up and defend themselves"
"Wcll, there are more men that
die drunkards than women, and If
they are such fosls as to kW them
selves drinking, you and | are not
to blame. Let self take care of self.
"You remember that Granger
said, God never made an independ-
ant man. and | think it applies to
women, too answered Fannie.
quietly.
"Wcll, replied Stella, Il don't
want to talk any longer on that sub.
ject. only stopped to see if you
would 90. Lou said if YOU refused
to come to her party, she would be
your mortal enemy. But l CUES,
you will 90, when | tell you, Roy
Hall * going"
Roy Hall going2 Q, Ihope not.
"Yes he Is. | met him on my
way here, and he 2aid he would be
there
81 am sorry, for | fear that the
temptation will be greater than ht
can overcome.
"For my part, want to see wheth
er he has courage enough to refuse ;
glass Of wine, if one should be offer
ed to him. If he does, he will al
ways keep his pledge"
VIII YOU promise me Stella, tha
YOU will not ask him to drink, if h'
is there
"CoulIn't do it, Fan" But yor
seem much interested, Any particu
lar reason for it,
TO save lrm from following il
his fathers footsteps; is not that rea
son enough p
Stella shuddcred as the thought o
how Mr.. Hall died, fitted across he
mind. at is time was going" sale
she, trying to appear gay. 5000,
by. / hope you'll change YOU mine
before evening And with q gay
smile she was gone.
1t was in January that tn,
temperance fever reached VI
Fannie Blake WIS among the first tC
attend bio Lewis lectures. She loy
ed card ana wine parties. as well a.
any one; bat when the full force o
this evil, burst upon her, she enter
ed heart and hand into the work +
put it down. She was not the only
one who met with hindranceS, for al
read this, know what these brave
women he'd to endure and | am Not
writing an ideal tale, but plain
ture story.
Stella Lee was Fannies most init,
mate friend. aad 4 gayer, happier
girl never lived. IN orphan, with
plenty Of money, and nothing to mo
lest or trouble her, she Travelled
about at her pleasure. In company
with Fannie she went To hear the
lectures but when sho heard Mr.
Lewis plan, she declared then ami
there, that she would have nothing
to DO with it.
Lou Miller was the pet;ed, spoiled
Child, Of the richest man in VI. Sick
ness had prevented her attending the
meetings, but when her father, who
was there, found out how the pro
posed reformation was to commence,
he plainly sand that nome OF his fami-
" should engage in it. He was one
of those who kept private cellar.
Vine was indispensable with him
and WITS never absent from his table
This was Ions first party, anl il
promised to be the gayest one Of The