Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15

ly bringing death. eternal death, at last.
Men who drink, this is what you are
buying; men who sell. this Is what no
are selling; and when you stand a'hfi
bar OF God, where will be the nSnsE
you took IN exchanged All gohe! But
the souls you have ruined will be ,ths.s
to confront you. * ~
A lew days ago stepped into = drug
store to buy an acid Tor household use.
AS the druggist wrapped it up he said.
"I suppose, madam. you know thst 7
this Is deadly poison 2" ''Oh! yes.
said l, Il am very particular about it."
took the bundle, thinking to myself,
.sI suppose he thought it not worth
while to label this as he knew / would
remember his caution" But after get
ting into the street found it had
poison" plainly written there. sAhl
thought I, how careful our druggists are
about poison. Law compels them to be
careful, till it has become second nature.
It is now common to use this label.
.sPoison, Be Careful ?" Would that men
were as careful about some other poi
sons. Would tina: all eur. whisky bar
rels were labeled as George Cheever
saw in his dream, in letters Of flame.
telling all the horrld evils they cause;
and that every dram of whisky we're
labeled, i" Poison. be careful" But it
is not so. it is fought after as 3 de-
sirable thing. Men give it to their
dearest friends, and profess to de them
lavor. Comparatively speaking, this
county is doing nothing to stay the tread
OF the monster drink. Ia
In Waverly, as hear. they are doing
a good work tor temperance, and the
town is greatly improved. But often
hear the city OF Lexington spoken of as
a very dissipated place. and / know
there is not town in the state of any
size that has not made some effort to
put down intemperance, except the town
of Lexington. do not personally know,
but have been told that you have there
twenty licensed saloons, and in
al thirty-nine houses where whisky can
be bought. And have lately seen an
advertisement set out by one of your
saleons-whether one just started or an
old one do not know-enough to chill
the blood of any people who believe in
God, or have ever read of the thundert
or Mount Sinai, where God wrote with
his own finger the law upon the tables
of stone. But for protesting christian'
to quietly permit it. is marvellous. il
there no one to utter word Of remon,
STRANGE? Dear people of Lexington,
|. have no self-interest at stake in youl
, city, none. Nothing but my love to-
!, humanity, my pity for the fallen and de
based, my deep sympathy TOR miserable
wives, mothers and helpless children
! prompt me in thus writing. Will you folt
= your hands and see this terrible monste
destroy them before your eyesp Will
: you allow your county court to lesser
the license on your saloon keepers. be
cause, torsooth they are sorry for them
can they not make money enough de
stroying your fathers, brothers, hus
;, bands and sonsP Christian parents. whel
i your sons grow up. surrounded by th
glare of brilliant. attractive saloons t
tempt their young and thoughtless feet
and become Incorporate, and at las
drunken men. source of burning sham
V and stony sorrow to You, all your brigh
hopes Of their young manhood blighted
their bright handsome faces bleared
bloatsd and besotted by this foul Hend q
), hell. will you blame them? You shOul
+ not; rather pity them, and call remors
4 to eat your very vitals' that you hav
i, permitted this terrible evi to lie just i
the pathway. Would you let as man
= houses give out arsenic or strychnIne
your mids? Better, far better, do tha
= and let your loved ones be poisoned ou,
right, and 60 to their graves.
o Let US, l beseech ysu, awake and d
something to stay this awful tide
n Intemperance. God will require th
blood at thy hands. Mention has bee
made in this county of sending mem,
rial to the legislature. now In session
asking them to lay restrictions upon II
manufacture and sale of lntoxicatin
= liquors. Can you. will you, do an,
n thing? 1fyour men can do, or will d.
Is nothing. why may not your wemem ser
l. their memorial Take it to the bleedir
o. hearts that have had their homes bligh
=. ed by this monster. They will sign i
~ Let the whole county OF Lafayette awak
q arise and work for every means th
rs can mitigate this unspeakable evil.
f. LAW