Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-15
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be baptized and taken into the church,
then but fifteen years old. Sixty hours
was he in intense agony. The physicians
decided to give him chloroform that he
might die easy. He knew not what allied
him. Doctors tried to talk to him and to
cheer him up between the paroxysms of
agony. So terrible were the commissions
that his tongue was bitten of.
From one, two, three, five to ten men
were brought to hold him. in order to give
him chloroform. When reason returned
he thought il was whiskey they were Civ
ing him. He cried Don't go mamma,
and leave me. for these men are giving
me whiskey." He abhorred the taste. He
died in the greatest of agony, having kept
his promise You say what can woman
do? Woman can control society. They
know how TO keep those out they do not
want in society. They must and can have
two standards in society, in the gutter or
on the mountain.
Suppose for instance you should take up
the morning paper and read a heading like
this. drunkenness and disorder at Nassar
College, "A party of students of the
college more or less intoxicated; had to
be carried home to their rooms" What
would ruin Vassar College. kilograms
would fly through the country, and how
quickly would the girls be called home.
Now suppose the next morning you read
in the same paper, rioteous and drunken
brawl at Harvard College" Il have the
account of such in my pocket, and can
show it oyou. midnight slumbers Were
disturbed by the drunken bowling of the
students The next morning the students
were called up by the professor and told
if such ever happened again they would
be sent home, and so it was hushed up.
No man can SOW wild oats and not be
obliged to reap the harvest.
Women must carry out their maternal
feeling, praying long and bring back the
fallen. Organize union. All ought to
be willing to come in. Stand fast and
work together, old and young, rich and
poor. Let all do so as in the anti-slavery
time. 1t cannot be done quickly. Two
generations may be raised and all be tenn
perance people, then you begin to halt and
breathe. Suppose all should leave of
now, we have enough TO do. Edward
Everett and others tell US there is a grand
err civilization ahead. Consecrate your
selves to the work. Said AN officer in the
Z
brave men to march up to the guns and
over the corduroy bridge made OF your
dead bodies" There leaped out from the
rank fifteen hundred brave men, entreat
ing him TO let them all go. He could not
take them all. He picked out one hun
bred and fifty men that he wanted. They
fought and struggled on that 22d day OF
May
The weak place had been strengthened
and fortified. Anxious women waiting to
lear from their husbands. One of these
men was brought into my room. He was
taken out from under the horse, feet. Not
a bone could be set and he must die lin
gering death. All that could be done was
to nurse him and make him comfortable.
i said, "poor fellow" supposlng he did
not realize or know what was beng done
tor him. He opened his eyes, saying
There are no poor fellows | said,
brave fellow" lie said, there are no
brave fellows. When / enlisted gave
my soul to God and my life TO my coun
try Women can do something for the |
YIvluvtio- of ihis elnrinn- o-u-~- L, il !
not possible for drunken civilization to
come to the kingdom of God.