The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-10-26

rumscllcr wants, and when | hear
man or woman say 'lt is none of my
business who drinks or who Sells"
think they have about as much temper
ancc principle as the "coppcrheads" had
of patriotism. ! want TO sec King Al
cohol dethroncd and his minions storm
cd out of their intrcnchments. ] want
TO see day of revolution, when the
lcgions of our beloved republic shall
arise and annihilatc the foe that has cs-
tablished himself within our very gates.
Did any of you ever hear q woman
say al have 10 time for temperance
work. This is the first excuse Per-
haps her domestic duties engrOss all
her thoughts-thc needs of her family.
the care of little ones, the clothing for
herself and family TO be planned and
executed. But frequently the plea of
''no time" is given by the gay, social Ia
dy, whose butterfly existence leads her
| from ono pleasure TO another until she
becomes quite oblivious TO world of
sin and wrctchedncss, lying in outer
darkness Just beyond the CLEAN of her
own lace-drapcd windows. No time
for temperance work? No; she mue
90 to balls and parties, and she has n
deal of company. And she never will
have any time for it. But when she
secs him who is dear to her bringing
shame and ridicule upon his own head
by the too free use of intoxicants. she
will have time for secret modification
and for tears-time for rcpining and re-
bcllion and humiliation.
Then there is the prudent woman.
who riscth early and spinncth with her
| hnu1s She lOoEpth we'll 10 oll thp
ways OF hcr nousenolu. Neatness amt
economy are her clothing, and she re-
lolces Ill all ner laDors uhdcr the SIM.
she mas no 'lmc LOT temperance; IN,
halnmon OF thls world mas absorbed All
her energies. Dut When she secs hcr
carcluliy reared sons ana daughters laS-
cinatcd oy galc'y ana lhc WINE cup She
VIII nave time 1or regret. Nhch she
sees tiicin scattering apIoa'i III uephhrl-
cry. the wealth that hcr hands have
gathcred logetncr Ill 'oii' S'lc VIII nave
Iimc 1or lalhehtatioh.
Then there is the thoughtful mother,
who rears her children carefully. teach
ing them by prccept and example wis
dom's way. God bless her. But she
usually has time for temperance work.
for in her unutterabe longing for the
DtNi SOOti vi llcl wv IL btlpNtt. tiltIt IL
cngcndercd i'll her kind bosom a pity
for the others. When she thinks of the
sorrow and degradation brought upon
so many homes by the curse of alcohol
ic drinks, she is even willing to make
some personal sacrifice, to give some OF
her time, some of her talent, if by SO
doing she may help TO eradicate it onl
of the land.
Co. 4a,,
plenty of time for fancy work and for
personal adorning. No time for tenn
perancc work, but plenty of time for
visiting and banquctng. for private
!; case and for social advancement. No
, time for temperance work. for our chill
, dren must be clothed with as many ruff
: flcs and fashionable trappings aS our
ncighbors' children are; we can make
time for that.
: "Nly husbands business Here is
an excuse prolific of inactivity. No
. woman wishes to cndanger her hu>-
bands popularity by engaging too ac-
lively in the war against rum. Upon
= her husbands business depends her
ease, her luxury. her food and raiment :
so she will smile indulgently upon the
rumscllcr, if he is rich, and ignore him
entirely if he is bcsottcd. She likes to
see her children well dressed and her
self well received. She likes to sec her
! husband accumulating wealth, so she
[ takes refuge i'll her gentccl conserva-
| tism. and thinks that ii is useless to try
to change the established order oi
G things, and she consoles herself by
thinking that she is not to blame. But
she is to blame. Every man and wo-
: man is to blame who lets rumsellin9 GO
on without protest. have seen gen
!. tlemcn give their pOlitest attention Ia 4
: lady who was presenting temperance
topics to their notice. / have also seen
how careful they were not to commit
themselves in any way.
.. "We are all temperance people at ON
house, which, being interpreted,
means, II am not suffering from til,
use of rum in my own family. You
that are put down rumsclling if you
Q can. don't see as | should gain any
, thing by engaging" Cool. | must con
\ fcss. But this is just the spirit that
e crops out frequently. | never saw i
temperance worker yet that expected (,
gain much personal GOOD bv il. but cX
: pcctcd ever to be found upon the giving
hand. "Wc are all temperance pcopl,
at our mouse. therefore temperance re
(: form has no interest for us All. i
+ we are temperance people will we no
Il be willing to speak and labor for TEN
. pcrancc? "When is your next temper
ance mcctinp?" asks lady who think,
| she will attend it, provided she has no
. where else TO 90 that dav. She is :
temperance woman and would like tc
know when YOU will have your mex
Others excuse themselves by saying
Il am waiting for results. am waiting
for some encouragement to work. an
+ waiting for an inspiration O. do no
: wait for an inspiration. An carnes
/ lady worker in Middlcbury spoke from
= experience when she said, "The way tC
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