The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-04-05
Grape on the Door !.

A correspondent writing TO the Ad'
vance Of death in his village. pertinent
ly draws q moral that can be read with
profit. not only by the seller, but the
/ drinker:
This morning Grape is fastened upon
the doorknob OF our village bar.room.
The proprietor is dead He died early
this morning. He has been sick . long
while. A few months ago. on Sabbath
afternoon. just as the good people OF the
village were going 10 the house Of God.
three drunken men, 10 whom this pro
prietor hrd often solo liquor came 70 the
barroom. They were drunk already.
and yet he sold them something more
they say cider-and thea a quarrel ersu.
ed. The proprietor and bis two sons
were badly beaten hv the three rougha
One Of the roughs was badly hurt also
/ The religious services we've broken up by
the row and great excitemert The bar
room wFs nea- the ch irch. All the IN.
jured men recovered bat the D spriotor
/ he has been sick ever since, though the
doctor says his sicl ness was not due 10
the fight The writer visited him and
talked 10 him about Jesus But there
was no beauty in him that he desired
him. His heart was n stone. A. ne
talked. 50 be died. Now today there =
ciape on the door. How ft a sign for
bar-room Eve-y barroom ought 10
have Grape on the doorkro ob. How many
door.knobs has the busines7 Of this bar.
roo.l hung with esape7 God knows.
Perhaps the proprietor knows by this
t.n'e. hear n woman screaming.
look out the window. A team is coming
| by the bai-roo4n. In the " .gon are three
men and one woman. She is crazy. Has
just been 30 4 few days. and they are
takirg Ter 10 the asylrm. She cries out.
20 Lord u But the proprietor. lying =
corpse in the house, does not hear her.
Maybe he does hear her. too Her hus.
band has often bought liquor at this bar
BY IL he was made a cruel and shiftless
husband. have seen him at this bar
within less than three days Her life
has been a hard one. She has a lar-e
family. Has worked hard TO support
them. They lived in a miserable shanty.
were poorly clothed. A cold climate
Her husband has at times beaten her
Yet she has been faithful TO him. Now
she is worn out Winter Is coming on.
Their house was not ht 20 live in. She
had for few days been begging money
to repair her house But the fatigue aud
sorrow, and sight OF her hungry and
poorly clad children, and the worthless
ness aud dissipation Of her husband.
proved too much for her Reason is do
throned. She is raving mad. Within
that house lies the proprietor. dead.
Rayingly she cries out. % Lord T. Was
IL the sight Of that place. which had
made her husband a sot and wretch. that
caused her TO cry out, 20 Lord 2 Did
the proprietor hear that wall God heard
10. Who would not rather be the crazy
womb on her way to the asylum than
the proprietor at the judgment bar OF
God7
We cry out with the poor woman. 20
Lord T. aud we add, how long shall this
scourge Of ruin DO abb tied and kept in
existence by men whom thou has crea-
ted IL Is time for thee, Lord. 10 work.
for they have made void thy law"
Arm oftho Lord, awake, awake:
Put on thy strength, the nations shake;
Let adverse powers before Thee fall
Aud crown the savior Lord or all.
W &C