The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-03

upn YOU, uailiHS
"Oh. yes, certainly, ccrtainly-buthcrc he
comes And now it was my turn to grow
pale aud my hand mus, nave trcmblcd little
for she sand quickly Don't fear watch HIM
George came out looking 50 wcll-hc wa
twenty now, tall and graceful aud a finished
sprakcr-dnj,bd in my eyes. He looked calm
~ around aud his fins eye catching us, h,
madc u most profound how and Il pcrceptiblc
smile fitted over his CouutCnanCe rs We uncOn
sciously bent our heads slightly, and gave HIM
our smiles of encouragement,
My theme he said, i, old-O!d a, the days
Of Noah and yet very new-ncw a. that glor
Ou- orb that is making hi, wayso gmndly up
into the mId-hcavcnS. New a this day that
has had it, birth bu, few brief hours New
As these flowers catching up vase Of lovely
flower, and gazing tondly upon them How
every spring with gaddCncd hearts we hail
the return Of the green grass and the sweet
sweet flowers, pressing them gently to his
! lips. But my friends, the glorious sun brings
warmth, the new day brings gladness, the grass
and flowers bring .joy--but the wine cup
oh ,hc wine cup!-brlngs nothing but woe -
in deep, far away volcc-'W last II bftcfh
like Il s,jp,I,t 0aia'iagtth it&, N, G9o,r.' Then,
after a pause he said, Cursed be the man who
pu,teth the hottie TO his neighbors lips. Take
it away from me, Dh for the love Of Heaven,
take il away from me And many old men
and some ladies cried, Amen and amen
'NnS fathers. p,ntbarS. IL
save your boys-your darling boys-and your
daughters-your precious "nc,-kccp the &C
cursed stuff from our very sight, Tor 1t will
reach you in the very bosom OF your homes
Keep II from oHr sight.
1--WE love to spcak Of the ancient glory we
love to name the Grecan orator and the Ro
man general. But there is an insidioHs foe
spawned in the lowest courts Of hel-that
stalks abroad at MONDAY, more terocious
than the hon more terrible than the mailed
warror-ses&ing ,ohona be may deco"r.
"\void him. Oh avoid him more than the
nosomc pestilcnce or the raging volcano, or
the mad dashing waves OF. the sca.-for one
may destroy the body, but the other both soul
and body in hell We have IN these favored
states bright and happy land There are
some blots on our fair escutcheon but the voice
of prophesy arises-ts voice comes up from
the far cast-and whispers the blot of Amer.
lean slavery in good time shall be wiped
away forever IApplausc
But friends, all, what hopes have we, what
q npct atjnu bavp WE th at Jy,,,o,,,.Y,,o uhou
be blotted forever from our fair and highly fay
o.ed land: Mcthinks l hear some old men say,
Why, so yosssg, aud yet without hope Yes
alas | am utterly without hope. As long as
ministers will cease to cry aloud and spare
not and good people will lend their silent,
but terribly ellicacious influence to dram shops, |
there tx nat a particJe Of HOPE.
"'You are justly proud, am proud, Of your
beautiful town, nestled among the hills, with |
its lofty buildings and noble seats of learning
Of your brave men and fair women, of your
noble church editiccs, and fine monuments
Yet you have in your midst a Canker worm
more deadly than fire. more terrible than the
floods, that is sweeping the flower
IF your youth and the grandest Of your men
and the most patient and loving of your wo-
men INTO the vortex of rum. Will you allow
t. fathers yWillyou allow it, mothers viii you
allow it, friends No; no.; came from all
parts of the house
MARK Antony, III delivering the matchless
,raion on CAESARS dead body, takes up the
bloody mantle of the murdered hero, and hold
t aloit exclaims: Here is the rent the envi.
JUS Casca made; here is the hole made by
3rutus dagger-and see how the blood follow
ID as he drew the cursed steel away
81 take up your sons-some ofthem educated
1t this college--noble young men-and hold
hem up before your eyes, and l show you the
wounds that the foul tiend' has made with
lis poisoned dagger.
~ 90 to our neighboring city and hold up
he young woman-a wife OF six brief years
by her drunken husband; then
axe the little iair-haired girl OF three sum-
ners and hold up her bloody corpse done to
lcath by an insane parent then take the
cndcr infant from the dead mothers bosom
shapelcss mass-crushCd and mangled by
he same mad father and say, friends, Amer
cans countrymen, shall it be? Let me hear
, thousand voices cry no; and the entire au-
hence cried out NO, no, no, no; and the |
lrum beat "a reveile which said, no, no, no,
the people shouted with applause.
Now where is our remedy? 'What dreyoH
ping 10 do about IL - cried the ccH 0De. Wei,
Mr. Bclzcbub, will tell you. We are going
o educate our sons in II town where the prison
s net sold, and we are going to educate our
daughters mp to the standard OF voting no H.
ease, and then we are going to give them Il
nance TO vote on The liquor question. Ap.
)lausc And in Gods own soo3 time ali will
DC free
an this way George kept on for haitian hour
md then ending up handsomely, with fine