Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-12-15
STRANGE co.PARrNnRsHrP

us by subscriber requesting thar We
reprint the same in the TELLER. We
accede to the request, with this ~ugges.
ton, that in most cases Of these CO.
partnerships the last named contracting
party is only silent partner But,
when tho partnership is wound up he
comes in for hi. full share Of the profit:
THE RUMsELLER's PROPOSAL.
To His MAJESTY, THE Power OF
DARKNEss-DEAR SIR: I have opened
apartments with all needed enticements,
for tbs sale of Brandy, Wine. Lager
Beer, and oil lesser intoxicants and
their compounds, including the social
ed temperance drinks. Our objects,
though different, may yet better be at
tanned by united action; l therefore
propo,e to you co-rartner,hip. All
l want Of men is their money, all else
is yours. Bring me the indus rious,
The respectaol and will return them
to you drunkards, paupers aud ''egsars;
bring ne the child and l will dash to
the ground the fairest prospects and
brightest hopes Of father and mother;
bring me the f,ther or mother and !
will plant disc I'd between them and
a disgrace aud reproach TO their chill
drcn; bring mr. the young man and !
will de troy his character, ruin his
health ant blot out the highest and
purest hopes of youth; bring me the in
dpstrious mechanic or lahorer, and hi
own money, the hardearned fruit OF
his toll, sha he made to pl mt discord,
poverty and vice in his once h rpy
home; bring me he professed follower
OF Christ and l will blight and wi her
every devotional feeling Of his heart; !
will corrupt the ministers OF the Cos.
pei and destroy the usefulness aud de-
file the purity Of Church; hiring me the
patronage town, country. or city, and
the urts Of justi c, ! the chief mag
istra es Of the Stat and of the Nation
BECOME my p irons, let tie law makers
themselves meet at my "a le and par
tici,a m viola 10 of the law, ano
let the iud es st just ce aside in grant
ing M license against the sworn testi
! mony of the law abiding, and l vii
soon make the name of law hiss Il.
and hy-wori in the -'reets; bring me
above ali, the mor.l (D md resrect'bl'
/ () man; if possihl', bring the moiera
r temperance man, and, though he M.
J not drink, y his presence at my pIac
;, ;, Of business and his name to my licens
. will countenance the pre- ext Of respect
e ability and necessity, under which ou
a bus ness must lie masked; bring ther
:. to our liquor stores, oyster sal oos, "a
{ ing houses and hotels, to spend thei
l. evenings, and the more timid Of ou
" victims will enter without alarm. Faitl
>, fully yours, in fraternal bonds,
s RUM-SELLER.
al REPLY.
'e MY DEAR BROTHER: / address yo
e by this cndearing title because OF II
10 nseniality of our spirits, and becau'
n. Of the owners If the great work
h which we are both engaged-the VOL
r. Of destruction. most rdially acceI
your pr,p sal. For over 5000 yea
~ ~ l have sought 10 vain for man
OF fully alter my own heart to d. n
x work among men; have even ransac
ne ed the lowest depths # hell for de'
ne who could or would d. for me The who
ho w,rk of destruction SO compile el
ss Little success attended these etior
it. my minions always made some mista
"a or showed he cloven foot too s"on.
81 first sent out the demon, MURDER
~ m and beginning with Abel he slew
to few tn usand, most generally the bel
tn less and the innoc mt. But men SO
er- turned away with ,oalhing from hi
and his mission was grea failure
-, then sent out my SET want, Lust.
., led few you hs and maidens into
49, chains, des roying virtue, wreck'
or. happiness, blasting char cter' caus'
~ untimcly deaths and d shonored srav
But even then many vic ims escaI
hi. through the power of God, my gr
~, enemy. sent cut Avarice, and i'll
-. gold, n chains, some few we're bou
but men learned to hate him t
81, me nness; and SO comparatively
hv fell by him. The twin brothers, v