Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-06-19
LETTER FROM WHITE BLUFF.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: see IN your
issue of May %, an article under the
head of An Almanac Divine, " which
amused me very much. His extreme
sympathy for those good people" who
had joined the temperance organiza
ton, been gulled into it by a fanatic, "
was very touching, and will doubtless
relieve, to great extent, the almost
bursting heart of the writer. His
words are so touching, SO full of con-
ISOLATION.
Well, will say also for the sake of
those unfortunate ones. that they are
ia no danger. | will deal with my
friend SIS q man did with his d, <
when the first steamboat came up
Duck river to Columbia. A vast crowd
of people of every class were on the
banks watching its maneuvers in trying
10 land. An old, lank sided, poor
dog kept up constant barking, aud
his master took up an idea that the
boat Was afraid of the dog lie caught
him by the back of the neck, sit down
on his tail, holding his fOreparts high
in the air, the dog yelling and paving
up, the man in deep gutteral voice,
saying, come on | won't let him bite
you" Thus | intend to hold my
friend, s. / won't let him bite EN-"
Almanac proof Well, that is
better than no proof atall. The only
proof he offered in his article he at
tempted to draw from dog and Il
tumble bug" These were his wit
uesses. BY the dog he could prove
nothing, only that he was "spilia' for II
fight. set he was tied and could do
nothing. He next introduced his
friend, tumble bug, and | must confess
that my friend, s. had considerable
advantage Of me in this witness, fer
l never could play with them like a
great many children could.
Well, | have another almanac, and
L will quote a few points from that,
one of which says, touch not. taste
not, handle not the uncleAn thing" |
and whether this has reference to |
wh;sky or tsmble bugs, it certainly |
means hands of" ,e
Our temperance organizations must
move GA. Yes, friend 5. Many good
men and women have gone into the
Order. The Order is ia the hands of
that class, for no others could move
such cause. and by the assistance of
these good people We never intend to
relax oar hold until victory is ours,
notwithstanding Southsider's tumble
bugs or anything else. When the
world is grooming beneath the CALLING
yoke of king alcohol, cries coming up
from every direction to remove the
curse, property being sqaandered, life
and health being destroyed, families
going down into iniamy and disgrace,
and grocery keepers and distillers
and scattering the
shawn of every discord known TO hu-
We say we will never relax
our energies until we are freed from
this tyrant. and if you feel like throw
ing barriers 10 our way, you will find
,lenty to help you; and We dare say
many. too, with whom you would trem-
BILE 10 he seen. Now as the old man
said ia his prayer before the battle of
New Orleans. if yea are not for us,
don't be against US; just lie back and
saw nothing. and You'll see heavy
6 r,.t certain. The liquor traffic Of
tine present day is gaining stronger
f,.o.aala than any other, aud has be-
come SO te.sptisg TO thecovetoaS prin-
cl,,Ies Of humanity that many have ieit
! he Charch aud gooe iats the grocery )
!. .i,.ess Others are dealing eai ine
,E,,.Ilv drug to people and yet sosa a ;
,l,se il tse ehurek Oar bro'is u :
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