The Russellville Democrat., 1876-01-06

temperance OIucr cOHSlOeTel dpafl from the work of Religion How we'll he handled his subject let the appreciation manifested by the audience be the index. Mir. Thomas Mourning recited the "Tempcrancc Flag" in fine style, when Mrs. Holledger, Miss Bcttie Washington and Misses Amanda and Julia Reynolds were intro duccd, and snng the touching piece, "The Drunkard's Dream. !" The effect was witnessed all over the house-many shed tears as the poor drunkard was thought to be seen bending over the pale corpse of all injured wife, pathet. ically pleading for one word from his darling Nettie-reciting the many wrongs done her and ask ing pardon. Oh, how the heart pulsates with joy when Nettie speaks, and grants the asked for pardon.
 Col. s. II. Whitthorne, orator par excellence, was introduced, and made the grandest speech I ever heard. Sweet cider was stripped of it's pleasing garb and all it's deformity and death, was made apparent to all eyes. "No man," said the speaker, "would give the snap of his finger for sweet cider if it were not for its alcoholic properties" He next made a successful attack upon ''the dram drinker"-showing the greater evil of the two, i. c., drunk enness and dram-drinking. The poor dram -drinker was not safe anywhere: his fireside afforded him no retreat; his presence at church was likewise exposed The worshipped God if at all, with, breath perfumed with the distilla- tions of hell -mockery! blasphe- my!" thundered Whitthorne, "Oh l could be consistent Christian" he roared, "if it were not for the devilish hypocrisy of the church memher! Very spiritual they are, indeed, when the foul spirit is The effect was electric al-he sat down amid laundering applause. The writer exhorted and called for cold water soldiers ENLISTED. We now have lodge numbering more than fifty, with fair prospect of rapid increase.
 On Tuesday night, Dec. 28, Rev. o. H. Tucker, who has charge of our school, had an entertain ment." This consisted of short essays, speeches and dialogues, all of which were we'll performed, and reflected much credit upon our teachers-Mr. Tucker and wife. Miss Amanda Reynolds as pre- ceptor in the piece "School Exam mnst have had an excel lent memory, else how could she speak all those scientific termsf Miss Kate Roberts deserves spe- cial mention for the grace and perfection of her performance of the piece, "I am not mad" Why will parents remain so blindly and stupidly ignorant of their children's talents? Why will they not watch the opening bud and ascertain Its kind, it's genera and species, and train it accordingly. Instead of bestowing special care to bring out and develop some most prominent fruit of the child, they smother it and kill it by bringing the child along the path they have come through life; Theirs have been a failure, so must they expect the life of the child; provided, they make no effort to bring it up in a different way. I am confident of having seen the germs of greatness in many children at these examina- tions; and my heart bleeds because those seed will never be permitted to germinate, and grow up and astonish the world. "My son or must appear well in so- ciety," say the rich. 'I am too poor to afford it," say the poor. Indeed! What is society and what is poverty? Give,the child tools, give him books, give him time; don't throw obstacles in his way he will rise-let him alone.
 R.