The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-05-09


be trick -comtertcit money ahout-he
rubbed each piece between his fingers.
and found it too hard FOR pewter. lie
smclt il and found it no copper, and after
dehostiug it in his leather purse, handed
out the liquor, and finally retired TO rest.
with the cuurol3tion that if he had not
done a smashing business. he had done a
safe enc lie WAS aroused the next
morning 10y hearing furiors cur-ing
and complaining behind the shanty, and
! upon walking ont, raw mans cross cut
saw dspoilcd Of every tooth. With
( trembling and fear he tol back into his
shauty, uuted his pure aud poured out
scarcely ANYTHING but saw teeth"
! If it Toe true that the qualities which
characterize the nature Of man be three-
fold namely the physical. mental ard
moral, the latter being VITA. we call con-
science, aud hr;ne that power or quality
by which we define right from wrong it
evident that it is frequently the dwarf
member of the trio; and too frequently
"a the leading s'r,ngs OF vanity, self-inter~
est and ambition else why did Moih,r
Eve seil hers for an apple, and Father
Adam smother his from tender feeling
for hi, better half? Nor is he present
sge less rife with similar examples /
Witness thousands of women smoiherinc ,
sacrificing all the better and ennoblin.
ieai Of the heart for caudy, hippant
foolery. called wealth and distinction,
whilst men sell themselves, soul and
boiy, for place add power; aud crowned .
heads murder and rob by the million.
merely TO bc ranked with muriercrs and
rohhcrs Of a higher grade. +
Ii this i tie condition Of that third
estate Of man, the mora, now that it has
the aid Of refined culture, philosophy
and religion, how lenien.ly ought we to
view tie acts Of our early settlers who
hal little, il any, Of those aids, and
whose very existence depended on the
culture Of their physical and mental
powers to combat with and guard
agtirs', the cucroqchments Of wild beasts
and Indians sill morality would GER
tainly have conlrmnei the course pcr>
,ued hy the citizens Of Hartford towards
the ped Her, who, with many poor cmi-
grant might have said oc pretended aid
societies: II was stranger qui We tool,
me in - hut il is doubtful whether during
the liquor transaction, they ever thought
o. the Bible, and if so, it l. hardly prob q
able they considered the taking in they
pcriorrol.'ho Kind Of treatment required J.
by the tcarhing- of the Gospel
Their whole defense fer all. will have
10 be basel upon The fac, that they cons
,ilcrcd i; glory cao.gE toroac ogitto cheat
4 rcdi'er; and that other grand rc1 OF G
which we all suffered so !
much a few years ago-namcly he l7r 81
Necessity
The whiskey was before them; many i
IF them had not been BE sed with a I
.astc, nor even a smell Cor years. Esau
sold hi hirth-ri.ht for a mess Of pottagci
Why not stretch an elastic conscience
for such a delicious beverage? There l. p
no doubt but the carly settlers enjoyed a
bat few of the viand- aud beverages OF ,
he present day, for several years after ,
he foregoing transaction, (as tradition E
slys) OLD Mi.haef Myers visited the town g
aud having procured quarter section Of q
ringer bread, and quart e metheGlin, /
invited his friend TO a seat on log in the Z,
public square, and thus congratulated =,
he progress of the town: II sha shon ;,
now d-h down do,h improve Iknowah
zen YOU vud gum h'r' an go all tay AN
,it noten to dake, but -hce now, we riis ,
I'll dish Tor won nine pence -
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