, 1880-01-03
DAN RICE'S SPEECH.
IIo Pledges Himself to Doyotc Ills L1fc
to tho Advocacy nr 1'enlpcrancc.
5a,it yImrt rl.r

to tho Advocacy nr Temperance.
81. Innb Tint, DEC. =.
Dan 1lice nndo his FIRST effort at tho snnita-
RUM on Cnss nvcnue yesterday. Thoro WIS q
snutl gathering Of temperance people thore,
and, after speeches from Bcvcrnt othor gcntle-
I1cn, Mr.. Cot1lcl announced that he was about
To Introduce speaker who was known to ovcry'
o,lc III tho United States, cthor personally or by
reputation. lIo then brought forward Dan
lt!cc. The audience npplaudctl. Strange to
say, DIM wis evidently embarrassed ut llrst, butl
In the course OF n few minutes ho warmed to his
wori and was perfectly ut home. Casting
Hilncc nrDtlnd tho ronIn, hnd then looking at o
spot OFT the opposlt vail about aeven feet from
tho floor, ho commenced: "1t is rathor m
awkward position. this" said Dan, looking un-
easily nt the spot on tho .wn1l: VI didn't!
expect to como here. The other day re-I
ccivcd n letter fron Mr.. Cordcll asking mo
to attend this meeting. I told him couldn't do
1t. hut Mr. Cor1ell cutfcd upon 1uc yesterdays
md induced mo to conc. My mind has bccn
undergoing n remarkable chlngo recently, yot &
have not settled down TO any direct or postivo'
cu,.rse for tho future. hnyo been 50 mixed upj
with my profession that II! adopting this nov.
co,lrSo mn moved solcly by impulse rs yet. q
DO npt oyem know whit an, Eolng to s.y now
mi gsa1 10 10 hero this nttcrnnol, md to hcnr
tho yt,iccs q The lI.'lo children singing thelE
mt nst,imcJ to fncc my of yo,i as somo mon
/" "at sta,.d icrr. Too nll,cli dignity Is not deno
ct4itic. [T.a,s4htcr7 solomon sayB ho is a .wtso
" @ M IS soqrss %nso w,s II a Gee aFe a o 1oS
isnGoHt tnc that conform to the exigenclesl
niinister' Of fun. My n,oihers fa,niIy wors ali
ono ,iay @ Wuld b Atah ninlstce, aaa ottaa tss
}r'yesl t"t sh0nI, bes9mo ;Gms ,,,,ct i Ghrist!s
s cre e bs ;sFs vco ae 9sre ~ ESp Mifp
heard TINT sonE which my nsothcr snnE Il nj. /
s ~ nsw s m y eeSS eS an
my exnnsplo ho would haye been alive to-tlny.
sazc nas acS cNso M nK f aezer an soeahnF
strnngcr. l!c said 70 mo: Dan, this IL my lust
ik Tha tight 'n befaru zea clers % a aeats II es
eMgo W wess slSnlMg Ut 81. bur t1Scther .!rnk.
n,issios. Il wis hls last, ror no d!c1 hint night;
hnye haa ny ast ,st drunk 'l trust e sd
fsys xsfs TT = 7 sls saS 10 lsar ss ho ss
n s,H Wiz Whether 'Ss shai nP' o. S's o % t "n s y
Il ff fc ha wn NV M ea,
TINT curse which ruins thor inner natures nud'
sends v ,nany tf them 70 erly gr.ysss Esen II
those 1n1sscs. Let the1n sneer ut mo whrn Hes
the haEsas , OIL IL SAms hSre npTiEarc tI,t y
IncljSyn thore is moro nnhs,oti s.bo.lt to to-
tay linn teru il.ls lct1l Ut my tiniU tI,lrIn tho
81 me. s,ol ~ on. Aid ict th9 press sly whit
It viii, The press hlls spoken i grout don't ut
VII younger sft mid at Whit thoy s.s,. I
rcrollect uI,uo iii abusive artiele WIS wr!ttcn
It ,ti., and wrote to inr.iunl. jIn replied: sbiy
drar Dna: Lot I'm saY wllnt thoy please lts
o t,nrntimss sRtn VIA thicker ihHn inino. Thoy
abused nc, bit until lateiy they Ind IN cause.
NV clNrnCtcr has tecp stninlcss until within the
int five yrurs Hlnco thotl every one In st Louis
hus knt.wti my fniiing. Trouble caused Mo to