Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-02
rHn MoDEas WATER OF LlrE
BY AN Acurr ossrxvr. OF urrocm,r.

fHH MODERN WATER OF LIFE.
BY AN ACUTE oBsknvra OF urrooMsr.
IA WICKED rbymlng friend in the East. who ID
evidently pretty well posied 10 religious rum.
selling matters. sends rs the annexed vsrses,
In this God foraker country very few liquor
sellers or bsr.keepers are church members. but
In the section where this poetry comes from
the contrary 10 the case. church members hav'
ing almost an exclusive privilege In the vhi'ty
selling line. The names he gives arc those Il
we'll known druggists, hotel keepers. etc. and
all belong 70 various religious denominations,
Presbyterian. Catholic. Methodist or otherwise,
except "Moses and Rsed.' who keep hetela
and belong TO no church. The proetry II moi
heightened. bot the sentiment and hard hitl
will dol Read:
Presbyterian whisky.
Congregational Gin,
Hish Church Rum and Molassss,
wssheth away all sin.
Good old Methodist Rot-gut.
Warranted 70 BE- nrst.eiass,
| Drawn from the wells Of salvation.
And drank from an orthodox glass.
omoRua.
Evangelical whisky,
Laying msn under the Tod;
Drsnk BY the sons Of Satan,
And sold BY the Sons Of Godi
Out In the dark night drsary.
Staggering over the road,
Crazy on Psntcost whisky.
Bearing an orthodox load;
Keeling. tumbling. pitching
sensslsss 70 shame or loss.
A father sinks meath the power Of the Rum
He bought st the foot Of the cross.
cHonus-Hvsngsiiesl whisky. &c.
Presbyterian whisky.
Sold by the great sc. aiss;
slleker than Jersey lightning.
killing at forty miles;
Robbing the little children,
Starving the faithful wife.
sanctiopsd BY eli kind Heavens elect.
And mixed with the water Of life.
CHORUS Presbyterian whisky, no.
Good old Methodist Rotgut.
Sold by the sanetined I'd,
Warranted TO rob the pockets.
And warranted TO craze the head;
Sealed by all Of the brothers,
Prayed over svery hour.
Colored and filtered with JUNCTION divine.
And favored with Methodist power.
cHoRus-oood old Methodist Rot gut. he.
He teaches the little children
Weekly at Sabbath School.
To walk In the paths Of virtue
And follow the holden Rule.
And when the Sunday 10 over,
And when the Monday has come.
He sets them example OF peace and good will
BY selling their fathers Rum.
cHoRus -uoo1 old Methodist 10, gut. &c.
Congregational Brandy.
Holy old Doctor Wright
0wneth q pew In the temple.
blessed In tho Gospels light.
Dealing with hand undsunted
Bittsrs 10 all who ask.
with nre from on high In each sparkling drop.
And q eross on the head of each eask.
HoRus-oongr-gsiionAl Brandy. &C.
Damn your Protestant whisky.
Cnmmins and Jimmy say.
Come to the nosing fountains
And chase du'i care away.
Whenever you want good whisky.
No matter which way yoa search.
v...slI AL sh...s. ,ashl,. a.. Ill Nhta -arA
Like the jniee Of the Catholic Church.
Chorus Good old Catholic whisky. he.
High Church Rum and II ,lss.es.
Ritual Syracuse Ale.
Benjamin, Edwin. Amor and Joe,
All Of them keep It for sale;
Warranted to make one tipsy.
Nothing about u high priced;
Half OF the profits they keep for themselves,
The other half goeth to Christ.
cHoRus- High Church Rum, &c.
Moses and Reed cell whisky.
Damnabls hellish act
Down In the pit internal
Their spirits shall b raeied.
Stealing the trade from Christians,
For every drink that's drank
Al their worldly bar Is taking ten cents
Right out Of ODDS national bank.
Cnoaus.
Bin cursed heretic whisky.
Laying men under the sod.
Never can thr We In Camden,
Because It 10 not OF Tod.