Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-07-26


met last Friday evening with Miss Eta
Barnes at the residence of her mother.
was quite mixed affair, it really being
difficult to till whether it could be claim
ed by the young people or no. A large
number were present of both church
societies, and enjoyed the evenings pleas
ure. Chinese lanterns lighted the yard
and the boys and girls seemed to fully
appreciate their shimmering light. The
''broom brigade" was on drill under the
captaincy Of Miss Gertie Sherwood, and
judging from the different military figures
so we'll presented, we should say the
participants would make good soldiers.
The manual of the broom" is an impor-
tant accomplishment, and there is no fear
that our young ladies will become too
proficient in the handling of the broom.
You may, sometime, be obliged to raise a
dust, but the dust will settle when the
"booms are stacked" The drill was novel,
and was pleasant feature of the evening.
Save Us Our BoYs.-Selling liquors
to minors is against the law. Awidowed
mother with aching heart and eyes brim-
full of tears, came to us last week, asking
us to intercede for her, to use again our
influence in regard to the boys Of our city.
Her son, under age, came home to her
one night last week, drunk, and yet we
have laws, that if carried into effect,
would protect her. 1t may be that this
son did not get his liquor at saloon, but
somewhere, somehow, the boys do get it.
And now we ask of you, fathers, and
middle aged men, we ask of you, young
men, to protect our boys. 1t is very
easy thing to do, to make drunkards, and
we appeal to you with parents love, for
men will ruin themselves, body and soul,
through the love of strong drink, there
seems to be no way to prevent it. We
do not expect that God will drive men
into heaven with police force, but
through the agency of intelligence and
education, through the love Of whatsoev-
er things are good and true, and lovely,
and of good report, we would save the
boys of this present generation, and make
them temperate in all things. We all
know there is no surer road to ruin than
drunkenness, and no road is lined with
sadder, blacker curses than the road that
leads to a drunkard's grave. A life of
drunkenness is certain death to everything
noble and lovable on this earth. 1t leads
MIN to neglect his business, until his bust
ness leaves him. 1t separates him from
his best friends. 1t leads him to neglect
his children-his own flesh and blood,
yes, to beat and starve them, while he
pawns their last garment for another
drink. 1t makes him neglect his loving
wife, who would willingly starve with
him if necessary to save him from a
drunkard's grave. Yes, drunkenness is
death to industry, death to thrift, death
to hope and all lovable ambition, death
to intellect and to all advancement, death
to decency and self-respect, death to love
and all happiness, yes, death to life itself,
leaving no ray of hope for life be-
yond, and death to everything but that
condition worse than death-despair.
And woe he to that man who has fallen a
victim to the wiles of that accursed fiend.
The Walls of wrath are poured upon him,
and hell has overtaken him this side the
river of death, and the fiends bQ i'm in his
own suul make his life weary burden
and dreadful curse A life of drunken:
dess means absolute wretchedness, ALSO
lutte ruin and dishonored death. And
with this picture which is not over.
wrought, which is but faint outline of
the real living panorama, we would once
more ask for the protection of our boys