Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-09-08

many such among the thoughtful people
Of Germany. There is now a total alb
stinence society which is rapidly in
creasing in influence, and with whose
President, German ID. d., she is i'll
constant correspondence.
Mrs. 5. maintains that we over-ratc the
difficulties of converting the Germans to
our way of thinking, and cites the fact
that 1000 of her countrymen voted for
prohibition i'll Iowa ; also that she re-
ceived i'll few weeks work in Michigan
the personal pledge of 800 to cast their
ballots i'll the same way. She claims that
they are pre-eminently reasonable peo-
pie, on whom kind and considerate meth
ods have magic power. 1t was notice
able in the campaign how they would put
aside our speeches and documents i'll
English, even when they could read
them readily, and ask, "Can you not
give us something i'll our own languagc?'
The Hon. John b. Finch, of Nebraska
tells droll story of the only instance
wherein he was interrupted. 1t was i'll Il
rude neighborhood, and when Mr.. Finch
had finished his speech gambler walked
to the platform with fat saloon keeper
putting along behind him, whom the
gambler intro luced in these words, not ut
all rcassurIng to the liuuor dealers !;
"Gentlemen and ladies', this man declares
that he will speak. but have bet go
that he will be too badly scared" Mr..
Finch saws that llpon this introduction
eusued the most pitiablc case of "stage
fright" he ever saw, one which excited
his sympathies, though he knew the man
had come to the platform only to abuse
him. He stood there, with his go
pounds avoirdupois, in condition of
panic trembling, perspiring, with his
knees shifting each other, while the an
dicnce, almost convulsed with laughter,
cried, SEQ on Tell us what you have
on your mind! !" At last he turned i'm
ploringly to Mr.. Finch, and cried out,
"No, no, Mr.. Finch I schust don't want
W 'u'h -n"y y" anu our hiid-
hearted temperance orator took him by
shp hand and lnd him from tbo scono
The only other case of unseemly be-
haylor was mt Shell Rock, where ut a
grove meeting the opponents of temper
ance brought out kegs of beer, and I'M
der its influence made some sighting
remarks on the ladies' present which
turned the tide of sentiment more than
all the temperance talk had done. and
wiz" WITHIN 'ho 'Pccu; 49,,
lAet not tnc chfOnlcltf forget that klnd-
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las ,,As silently as snow.n,kcs fan upon The sod,
As lrhtnnys do 1'u,n, ,hr Wi, ~ NJ WI, ,,
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Leu us remember the patriotic women
III VINO; ihouSii saiooh-ioVing
h1ioi M"iue" .i 'ieih ho' 10 come to the
poms, l,o'.a Men' .ut,e ail the same anu look
a,yI ess WIN now'IS' pictures songs, |
'r,' ,ree i.,ieiiLthe nome Heciarihg It's
oi' i1.' upDn ','lS ga! Vi uooil 'he
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'''''''''i'5 " '''e iro'i'' ana singing
dare to dorisni
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and the young ladies playing patriotic
airs on n cabinet organ brought there for
the purpose, while everybody seemed
pleased, and 'all went merry MS mar
riage bell,' the majority being over
for the Amendment.
Tell of that conservative Presbyterian
lady who said. 81 gave one anti-amend
ment man, who came late, so nice n lunch |
1t my table, and kept him arguing the
case until he forgot to vote at all" An.
other reported. We knew one man who
came on purpose to pedde tickets against
us, and we kept him talking four hours,
anu ne pcddleu no tickets at all Still |
lnntl or said with bar lr;,,lt nil
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Inc simple lact was the whlskey men
hatln I the fucc TO carry ON thcir work in