Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-14
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1877.
The Pioneer In the Temperance Cause.


,;..;,, Ii 18th - - !. v..-:.,.
!, tbo lac, oan,nr, ,-oi ho uas oar,;or H.
a. al, III. r,,.,. - -
= porno, ,nd =. ha o,a;,uoJ ,ho 'o,Io.. of ou
,h, ,,,,li;a o,,,oa.,,.,s 50 .o,',,,,.,,oo l., .,,u
oo,n.ru pa.iaa. h, hoo - hoo,, 49,.
! nossod ;sho haa hodou,oonoI No,,roond
rrooo soo;ol ond so;ontieo or,,rro tou,;i,,
ronl andb bod;,,. osor,,;,, - .h,r, ,,o,,a5
. ,h,,,;.ai ,o,,,ai a,l -, a,aI;.;aa ;,.L.
;,od from, so,n. os tbo hos, fa,niI;os of W.
.;n;o s,ob a., ,hoso ,e nr poni,r,;u p,.l,
p.,do,,h =, po..ot,,, .,l whit W.
and rerrocted hv b;s oyn d;,;conco oo,n,
h;nad 80 aohia,a for hir, ,his s,,or;or;,,,
10 oo,,ros, Nth his oIoso ,hsorvo,;or or;cL
,,n.,,,,;,,, a,,, oioo. i,,dr.,o,,. a,d ,,,oto
him ,nore corsr;crous be vos from ,ona
.ickress and acute d;saase in ear,v Ifa n
bumpbacl Of low stature He had also a
large mouth. prominent nose high forehead
and piercing eve vet all forming most
kindly. attractive face. and one from which.
who, G,,htod ~, no II ofter ,yas bv cIoo,,
thouabt and warn, ,loyv;u, faeling ore
conld NOT easiIv turn awav Rold and feor.
less facipg mobs and suffering nroscrintion
and nersecution he was sacocions and skill.
ful not;eut nersistent self.s,cri6ciuo and
| oo,crrass;,,, a,d ,o,,Id NOT bo turrad as;1o
from his work tbongb he came to the verv
door of death as he did tvice mr. thrice in
nrosecuting IT, He showed n tact and skill
in meeting affections. disarming oppositiops.
and turninq the arms of the enemy AGAINST
himself. that has seldom been eonaled and
that has left the country full of anecdotes
incidents and rtmors of his wit and wisdom,
sarcasm and success. We give. as an exam.
ple. one of his sharp replies. and one of his
more extended. but equally successful tri.
umphs. ..Yon look like an old dog" cried
out one against him in the midst of one of
| his public addresses. No do,iJ of H." re-
plied the cool.headed sneaker. .. 4nd nm, y,;u
look Ike an old dog. too. If vou lire Iona enouo6.
b,,, noy you Ioot yerv much lie n nvppv" The
following taken from his own conv at Wilkas.
barre. about two wears since. is a mart of
his " Tamnerapca Racollect;ors " rubIisbod
| some two pr thrpn Years since in "A small
nerance naper in central Nav York n ;s
tho introduction of n lacture at tho v;ll,oa of
| A,norouo in Warw;ck Rhode Island
renort of tb;s sa,ne Iecture ia 70 ho fourd i,
Jawott,s Forty yo.rs E;rb, ,;t, ,ho DanI.
| Doonn NJ .h;, lo,.,.a nn -. -.
|. .I o,,, rorro, ,ho+ u,;,h .ha ,or1. .,,o.
r;ro III, o,,,,,oro,,o,, hof,no .l,,, o,,a;oa A.,
o.,ra..;.. - ri. ;..,,,.o..,,oo aa,,aa;an. -
tha ava .ho ,rh;oh s,., Lo,,o. o.,,
in h,,r,ar hoads ord,ha ,o,aof h;s ,,o;oo =,
.o,,,;.. ;,..,;,n
uraGaa J ao,,,.,,o,. ,,a.
jol;yorod = d;scour.e .t wosb;rr,or Eoo,orY
v;I,ooa NJ tbo to,,, Of Coyontry Ar,
,uito ot lois,rs dur;no III. ostorroon ,,roood.
inc tbo Ieoture nronosed 10 wall, ont for
EttIa axsrcise friand sugoested that
,n;abt do soma sarv;ce to tbe neonIe of ,bo
villago n,rbans hv calling nm Mr. Conweu
tho teener Of the hotal and having a tall
with hin, Ue wa. renres.nted IN ma 40
vorv o,eyor sort of n man ,ood.notured NOT
= al ;n,,;uad 70 ho obrs;ra and :, ,,oo
tbopgbt nv words MIGHT be of sarvice 10
him Iooi,.d r,,or him irtrod,ood n,r..lf
nc tbe nerson who was To lecture on temnsr
arca in tho evening and fonnd hin, disrnsed
tn listen to me with patience and candor
told him had been informed that he vas
the nossessor of considerable reaI astate in
the village, and assured him that whatever
sbould have the effect to lessen the intelIi.
ganca of the neonle and lower tba sta,darJ
of nublic morals. ~ was onite sure his
traffic wonld do tbougb ba u;ght NOT inland
II would most certainly diminish tbe valra
Of his real estate. as il would render the vii.
laoe q lace desirable nlace of res;derce And
srrcested to him that IN tbe lone, ru, ba
w,r,d ,ose NOR. NV this derrec;otion of ,ror
artv than be wonld oain directlv h, HE
traffic He was listening IN ma with evidont
interest and could No, hut hore 7 yao mob
inc favorable ;mnress;on or his mind
when olla,o,oo osido door ononod and az,
tl, h;t Of q woman rrsbod into ,ba roon, so
su,;f,,y that bor ann ,ordar ,,os t,,oa toaI.
IN her head nv the current of air rsbe cr.o,ed
and in a verv excited manner and With
very sbrill voice she EXCLAIMED dowish
tbot neorle ,yorld mind thar ov,, h,s;no.s,
Tokan ouite ahack for tho n,omont hv this
STARTLING introduction and snaaob 7 ,or,,;o5
.Weu madam and an do : anrao ,,i.'
Won evao,lv madam This :. -, ..,.U.a,
sert;mant of vours anrroyo Of u aror,,
,,ho,a and a,,',o,s .o,ao.o ~
turer madam and von 500 noy thot nrh;,o 7
am nersuading this gentleman vour brs
hand ,or,, it'll, ,,,adar, 20 ohc,,lo a.
sale or lionors wbich maLo man drnol,
w.s Iahor;no riabt aloro.;n tbo Iina of r,,
hrs;nass 0no roosor a.hvIIato. :. -.
suada man IN leave off drinkino il hooansa
,ho usoof uo,or doas ,o,o.;o,,II'. ,oa1 .
10 neoJec, thoir hrs;noos Eor ;ns.anoo hano
i a carnon,or H., basa eno sho,, aa5 aoo5
tools fla Ia h;mself . oood worL nan and
has not onIv annrentices 10 ala him hnt also
skilled workman He ought IN do = larao
hu.;roso hnt he doe. not what ;s tSo
trophla > The nuh,ic krou tbo, h. 10 a froo
dr;nLer aud that he has froonor,Iv i, tho
midst Of an imnor,ont ioh conc ~ on
srree and ,be WORK wos stonnoa IN oonso
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