The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-09-11
A TEMPERANcE sreRY,


SEVERANCE, KASskS, Sept. 2, 1853.
DEAR CHIEF While the temperance question is
agitatng the minds Of ye sapctimoniously inclined
philosophers. and the 'greeneyed monster still de
lights to haunt the ouee happy home Of the inebratc
let turn to the the sacred precincts Of the bright
side Of ife and ascertain If there is not something
than misery in this 'land Of the free and home
Of the brave The people who suffered the excru-
eisting torments Of the ungodly while lstenins to
the incomprehensble eoquence of the most unscru-
puous orator that afflicted this town, have fair
" recovered, and have resumed their daily avoca-
tious. The orator in question came from God knows
where but at any rate, he lectured Temperance,
and its Evil Effects in the United States" Well yes,
temperance has its evil effects, and in proof of this
assertion it is only necessary to call attention to the
thousands of ablebodied frauds that are Discussing
and expatiating on the threadbare subject. ''Give
us q rest" We have had enough Of such twaddle
from old wornout demijohns telling what they know
about rot-gut whiskey. Let whiskey alone. Don't
drink ii: it's PIsENl Drink grape wine pure native
eth the heart merry and again it says, swine is q
mocker- Both are good reasons why we should
drink wine. Now, presume the Scripture means
that We should drink wine and become merry, then
stand of safe distance from the Internal busthead
whiskey and "mock" it by making mouths at it, and
say 'You nasty stinkng old head acher, you hate
your
The Skidmore Guards, of this place, are well up to
the times on the Temperance question. They never
drink whiskey; that is. "hardly ever" They went
on forced march. last Thursday evening about five
miles into the country, haltng at the farmhouse Of
our County Commissioner, Hon. Robert P. Shulsky
The Guards we're headed by the famous Severance
Cornet Band. This band, unlike other bands, are a
set of temperance men. They partake literally Of
the "mocker.- and then manifest their disgust for
everything else in the strong drink line, by making
the most horribly ugly faces ever saw. while they
play music on their horns We spent pleasant
evening at Mr. Shulskys residence, dancing, eating
grapes, drilling chatting and-drnking the ''mock-
cr- The only fault found with Mr.. Shulsky was,
that he is in the habit of treating his fends-whc
are as numerous jacobs cattle, excepting the ring
tailed, spotted, and speckled kind-too much. We
noticed several men in the party who noted for
pie eating; Rev. w. S. Skinner, Rev. Frank Dixon
and Bro. j. Pauley, who cast religious shadow on
the whole proceedings, and smiled approvingy when
we all "fell i'm and danced the Grand March of the
Skidmorc Guards"-the band playing it. Prof. Bird
says he can never play that piece without shedding
tears. The party broke up at late hour, after ex
tending to Mr.. Shulsky and family vote of thanks.
The march back to Severance was uninterrupted. l
sometimes think that the good will be rewarded,
when Christ shall come again, to take charge of af
fairs and If such be the case, cannot help but think
that the generoushearted, honest and sociable men
will be the that shall bedeck that bright dadem
long coveted by anxious Christians. Mr.. Shulsky
fills the bill He believes in scattering sunshine and
smiles among his neighbors. have always thought
that ought to enjoy ourselves in this world for
what the next world will be- 'ye cannot tell" Then
let us
Learn to make the most Of life,
Lose no happy day;
Time will never bring thee back
Chances thrown away"
OLD VET