Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-10-06
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
coS7R!purrD Observation-Disclosures usros
WHAT \ PICTURE DIE

NuAT 4 PICTURE DID.
/ The heading Of The Reform-an illus
tratcd tract paper presented by Mr.. 4. Rem
/ ington, OF Lion, New York, te the Wo-
men : National Temperance Union, and
I published monthly by them-is composed
Of three pictures. The first represents
/ drunkard staggering home to his family.
/ In hlS hand he holds bottle: his wife
with her babe in her arms and her little boy
I ciinging to her dress. Is shrinking from him.
Terror and fear are depicted upon the coun-
/ tenances Of the three.
The second picture represents the same
man, standing at a table, a woman holding
out pen TO him with one hand, and with
the other 4 paper, upon which are seen the
words, Temperance Pledge"
In the third picture we sec the same man.
Wei clothed. walking ercct, with a cane in
hl- hand ard leading little boy up a flight
OF steps 70 a nice house. in the door Of which
stands the wife, with beamlEg smile upon
her face, and hardly able to hold the babe.
Th1 Is ovcrjoyed a; seeing the iather.
\ bundle OF these papers was sent to one
pl the ladies OF Cincinnati. who distributed
them m the market. at the hospital and
jai..
Two months aiterwaId size was stopped
> "
hcr the following story
You shuOst stop Won minute vile | tells
you yOt ls in mine heart. You come Won
day to mine stall in de market, you gives
miae old nan paper, and you gives me a
paper
en- | goes to mine home, mine children
icy cries for deTo dinner | says, You
shocst keep still, and | Will gives you Won
paper a woman gives nc IN de market So
dey spreads de paper cut upon de floor, and
o-y kicks up dere heels. and dey looks hard
u the pIctlTcs. Vile | gets mlne dinner,
tey 7Dpcr. Mine loetle poy he says Dat
Is pap nat de poitle dat leetle pOy what
hides mind his mudder's dress is me, ven
/ IN >keerec al pappy, and de paby l. Hel-
Wig, cause idat j. shOOst de way be hides
hind mud1er's ear when pappy's drunk
Den dey say. Muddsr, yOt dat woman do
mt DO table, | says, De temperance
woman wants De man to sign de pledge, and
,ay he drinks no more beer nor wiskey;
den hls wife ard children be no more feared
Of him
" Dey look hard at dc picter, den dcy yis-
pers and dey say, " Mutder, viii pappy
look nice like dc udlor picjor. would he
sign de PLEDGE"
" Ard | says, Yes, chiltens, your tad.
der You'd look shoOst ike dat II he 20 no
more to saloons
" Nine old man den Lo comes in TO his
DINNER. lie loves his children ven he be
sober. My children dey see he no drunk. So
dey RUS 10 him nat dc paper, and dey say,
t-ppy, dat is you NIT de pottle, and dat
woman Is mutter, and de paby yot hides
AND his muddcr's car Is HelHlg. Pappy.
VOL you 20 TO dc temperance woman nit
te table, and sign de pledge. and den YOU
VIII look >ho.-J like dat nice man mt de
cane, and le.wig lie viii look shoost like
dI- pany y0t tros TO jump out Of his mud
der 5 arms. he is 30 glad 10 see his pappy ~
Mine o.d man he gets 50 mad, and he says.
/ cats no dinner, | hates de temperance. |
hates de temperance, and mine children
dcy cry, dey be 70 scared. Mine Old man be
slams de door. and be goes eli. lie comes
home 10 supper, and be says de first ting,
! hates de temperance. ! hates de temper
auce, and he no speaks - de chiiicn, and
deg De So skeeTed.
After supper, mine old man he makes
de chIlten 20 10 ped, and he put his feet on
dc stove, aL4 lie smokes, ana he sc0iis, and
be gets 50 mad be no goes to De saloon. like
he always does all his nic NIT me
90 Ven It vas ped time, mine Old man he
lay down his pipe, ard be says, 'O.d wO-
man. lse 10 been good to you gets
drunk no more; | goes DO more to saloons
mino heart is SICK NIT vat mine childen say.
loves mine life, loves mine chiden ven
gets no drunk Den puts mine apron to
mIue eyes, and / cries, and mine old man he
cries. Den We stand py d. ehilden's ped,
and mine ola man he kiss me, and he kiss
de cbi.den, and he says, Mine heart Is 50
sick all de day mt vat dc chilin says to
me-.
e" I tells You loves Dat little paper. mine
heart Is So glad dat you gives It 10 me. 1
tj-d- IL up shJo~t so nice. and | puts it NIT
handkerchief around 1t, and keeps II in
mlnc under drawer IN mine bureau NIT
mine chI i-n's t.ugs what died. ~. J.
Witness.