Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-07-24
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And his duty each eliioer ssFehslr oaas,
And The business in regular order proceeds
4 'rhe new candidates tlen are admitted an.
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Sueh- a lot of swcei faces, they feel qnit,
Unsigned, ca
And rejoice 10 behold such a cheerful, brish
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As they stand l.e,e united in hoast and ii
idGo manu- eR8H 8a} TE
III hasiness was over, an hour remained,
Il Aaf tie neiRbefs were anxious 10 be en-
( rss detained; HE3t ,if $3.50
Says 4he Worthy Chief Templar, 'ATerc
plenty Of time,
SO get ready your music, yoir speeches ans
3 rhyme.'l a.l eat 9f p
! Their Young men came forward, line speech
lf saes we're made, eye leorr stil
And new m,'nbers warned Of the vile
liquor trade;
While the sisters 10 music sang many q
song. 5 e m ntf
And fhe brothers in tie chorus Joined
- hearty and sfre,fg. ? -
'gsras The "Good Of the Order"-tLG time
was well fused; I5 -r.3iG91
Not a brotheFor siste-go; up aud refused;
But they all did their utnOsfe other TO
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May each lodge do the same every week in
.9s'r The ye2r' 2A0s,r q, 36qmPs04,
~ a THRILLING APPEAL. slf
Alta certain town meeting The
question CAME up whether amy
person should be licensed to sell
liquor. The Clergyman, tie de;t-
con, the physician, strange as it
may now appear, all favored it.
One1mansonly spoke against it
because of the mischief it did.
The question was about to be
put when there arose from one
corner of the room a miserable
woman. She was thinly clad,
and her appearance Indicated the
utmost Indebtedness, and that
her mortal career was almost
closed After a moments ST.
lencc, and all eyes being fixed
on her, she stretched her atten-
uated body to its utmost height
and her long arms to their great
est length, and then raising her
voice to a shliH pitch, she called
all 10 look upon her. eyes"
she said ''look and then hear
me-. All that the last speaker
has said relative TO temperate
drinking, as being the father of
drunkenness, is true. All prac-
tice, all experience declare its
truth. All drinking Of alchohol-
ic poison, as beverage in
health, is crcesS. LooE anon
me! You all know me, or once
did. You all know | was once
mistress Of the best farm in the
town; you know, too, that ! had
one of the best, the most devoted
of husbands. You all know that
| had five noble hearted, indus
trious boys. Where are they
now, Doctor; where are they
now? You all know; you all
know they lie in a row, side by
side, in yonder chnfcliyard; all
every one Of them, filing the
drunkard's grave! They were all
taught to believe that temperate
drinking was safe-tlrat excess
alone ought to be avoided; and
they never acknowledged excess. /
They quoted You, and You, and
you," pointing with Ter shred
of a finger TO the minister, dea-
con and doctor, ''as authority. !
They thought themselves safe
under such teachers. But ! saw
the gradual change coming oyer
my family and It's prospects with I
tlishiay and horror. i felt wei
we were all to be overwhelmed !
in one common ruin; ! tried to !
ward of the blow; / tried tol
break the spell, the dclusive spell, !
IN which the idea Of the beneftsf
Of temperate drinking had IN
yolved my husband and sons. !
| begged, ( prayed, but the odds
were against me. The minister
said that the poison that was
destroying my husband and boys
was a good creature Of Gcd. !
The deacon who SITS under the
pulpit there and took our farm
TO pay his rum bills, sold them
the poison; the doctor said lit
tie was good and only the excess
ought TO be avoided. My poor
husband and my dear boys fell !
into the snare and they could
not escape, and one after anoth-l
er were conveyed to the sorrow
full grave of the drunkard. Now !
look at me again; you proba-
bly, sec me for the last time; my
sands have almost run; / have
my exhausted frame
from my present home-your poor
house-to warn you all, TO warn
you, deacon; TO warn you, false
teacher Of Gods wordp" and
with her arms flung high, and
I'LL form stretched TO its utmost, /
anG her voice raised TO an UNI
earthly pitch, she exclaimed: