The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-04-12


IAN them that's borne the burden
and heat of the day can plod along
and not make a cent except by the
hardest knocks. I've been one Of the
Sons of Temperance ever since was
converted, an that's nigh onto forty
year; don't see why don't get my
sheer of good things of this world"
IF You mean" said Crupp, with
Incompatible deliberation, "that my
taking stock i'm the mill is a reward to
me for dropping the liquor business,
you're nightly mistaken. I'd have
taken it all the same if anybody had
put me up to ii when | was in the
the liquor business
YES" sighed Father Baguss, like
enough you would; as the Bible
says, The children of this world are
wiser in their generation than the
children of light can't help a-get-
tin mad, though, to think ii has to
be So"
Two or three unsuccessful farmers
lounging about the stove sighed SYM
pathetically, but Crupp INDUCED in a
sarcastic smile, and remarked.
Railways supposed it was because
the children of light had got their
treasure laid up in heaven, and were
above such worldly notions"
The late sympathizers of Father
Baguss saw the joke and laughed un-
kindly, upon which the good old man
Strengthened himself and exclaimed:
''rhe children Of the kingdom have
to earn their daily bread, ! reckon;
mamma don't fall nowadays like it
used to do for chosen people,
Exactly said Crupp, ''and them
that amt chosen people don't pick up
their dinners without working for
them, without getting into Jail for it.
But, say Father Baguss, if you want
some of that mill stock so bad I'll sell
you some of mine-that is, if you'll go
into temperance with all your might
The old man seemed struck dumb
fora moment, but when he found his
tongue, he made that useful member
make up for lost time. "Go into tenn
perance!n he shouted. "Did anybody
ever hear such talk as that | that's
been Son morn half my life: that's
spent a hundred dollars-yes, more
in yearly dues; that's been TO every
temperance meetin' that's ever been
held i'll town, even when I've had
rheumatic SO bad could hardly crawl;
that's kept the pledge even when |
was out in the Black Hawk War, |
where the doctors themselves said /
ort to have drink; that's plead with |
drinkers, and been scoffed an reviled |
like my blessed Master for my pains;
that's voted forthe Maine Liquor Law;
that's been dead agin lettin' Miles |
Dalling into the church because he |
brews beer for his own family drink |
in though he's good enough man
man every other way, As fur rs | can
see; that went to see every member |
of our church an begged an implored |
'em not to sell our old meetin' house |
to a felleS that's since turned it into a |
groggery; ! to be told by feller like |
you, that's got the guilt of uncounted
drunkards on your soul"
"Crupp with very white face, ad-
vanced a step or two toward the old
man; but the participator in the Black
Hawk War was not to be frightened,
especially when he was SO excited as
he was now, SO he roared:
'Come on. come on! perhaps you
want n,y blood on your soul, with all
the others; but just let me tell you,
it isn't so easy to get! ~
Crupp recovered himself and said:
"Father Baguss. all that you've done
is very well in its way, but it wasn't
going into temperance. You've been
a first rate talker, know, but talk
isn't cider. Why, there's been lots of
men in my store after listening to one
of your strong temperance speeches,
and laughed about what they heard
Eve told them they ought be ashamed
of themsclves-dont shake your head
i hare, and all they'd say would be,
Talk don't cost anything, Crupp."-
But if you'd followed up your tongue
with your pocket, not one Of them
chaps would have opened his head
about you.o
Pocket exclaimed the old man;
didn't tell you that division dues
alone had cost me moren hundred
dollars; not to speak of subscriptions
to public meetin's?"
"And every cent that didn't go to
pay division expenses, that is-for
keeping lodge-room in shape for you
to meet in, and such things-went to
pay for more talk. Did you Sons of
Temperance ever buy man away
from his whiskey? 1t might have
have been done-done cheap, too-in
any month since I've been i'm Barton,
by helping down-hearted men. Did
you ever do it?
Father Baguss was nonplussed for a
noting which bystander,
also Son of Temperance, came to the
rescue of his order, by exclaiming:
"rongues was made to use, and the
better the cause the more it needs to
be talked about"
"There's no getting away from that.
Talks all right in its place; butif any
body's sick in your family, you don't
hire somebody to come and talk him
well, do you?'
The auxiliary replied by pressing
closer to the bale of blan-
kets against which he had been lean
ing, and Crupp was enabled to con-
centrate his attention upon Father
Baguss. But the old soldier had in
his military days unconsciously ac-
quired stragetic idea or two which
were frequently applicable in real life.
One of these he straightway attempt
ed.
I'D use money quick enough on
if saw anybody fit to use
it on,' he said. 'It would do my old
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