The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-09-29


Alter as o gain every where, aud
ircalfully. Why don't people ut.
tend TO their own businessP Tlat is
the way to mako m n y. Temper
aucites say wo don't work or add to
tho wealth Of the country. We do
work, sometimes twenty hours 10 a
day, aid on Sunday, TOO. The
preachers arc our chief enemies. md
they dent woik, bat they flch their
livi 6 out O: the earnings of others.
We give people value received, but
they sell nothing but wind. The
hprde.t sciso over Lai was with
tho crusaders. / declare / never had
such a hard time in my lifo. ] just
had to shu! up, and 'tand still. l
was almost as much afraid to speak
us II had been in q church. They
somo times nearly got me. Tears
often rrn down checks. They said q
good drai tina! was true, but l ftl. l
was not to blame. 1t is tho drink
ing, aud n t Ito selling. that does
'Lo misS0 II was Lard 10 hear
them pray 10 God with their eyes
shut, lut when they turntd 10 me
aud h. captain prayed t, me end
nsked me to spare their husbands
ard fathers ald brothers and SOM,
and G,l lookel me in tho faco 80 te-
81 cchirS'y, it was awful. 1t seemtd
TO nc as il tho day CT judgment had
come, aud they were the angels sent
after me. I never ic't 9, cool in
my life rs di when they would 60
ont ard leave mo, AMI l always took
n good large drink to s!raightcn me
mp. | havo revc; got over the cru
sado. The worst OF il was some OF
ITO women arc my neishbo.s, aud be-
long 10 come Of my Gu timers. The
way they charged en- me was killing;
mud they arc hc:e yet, and | CAM
get rid OF them. would rather DO
in Jail than 10 meet them on the
street. Another s:ege would kill mo
I would surrender at once. II VIC
don't lave another crusade, we will
have someibing else. IL may be as
bad. feel il in my bones. ] see i,
in tho politicians. They used to
furnish moray t. t.cat for them.
Not many snch deposits are made
any more. We have to look to the
brewers and distillcrs now, AMI they
are getting frightened. l wish !
knew what was coming. NJ wife
says the total abstinence folks are
going to win. guoas they will.
don't think 1 will ever .ign the
p'tdg. The total absiainers are
good enough in business way. ]
would. l believe. rather that my
daughters would marry their sons
than to go into the families Of my
customers. They would make bet.
ter and safer husbands. Their daugh.
tcrs shun my boys. l wou'd stop
selling il 1 coull persuade my boys
never to drink, but I don't believe !
could make that work. I don't be-
ieye [ can better myself any way. i
guess I'll 90 on q, am. Ny CHI
dr,n will have 10 look ont for them.
selves rs / had to do. I'll vote for
the party end the man that arc
ready to protect mo against tho ia.
na.ics.
lit we're rot for The women End
tie clergy there NIGH be soms hope
for us. Tuey arc hard to head, hard
70 catch and hard to hold when they
arc caught. This thing OF c'osirg
IL, up on Sunday is chr greatest
trouble. The clergy and church wo-
mea want our customers on Sunday,
aud we want item not 10 forsako the
assembling Of themselves in our sa-
looms. especially en- Sunday. which is
o'tsr 10 us than any other two or
tire, days OF the week. Saturday
night and S iuday our laboriug peo-
pie have their wosk's pay, and we
want at leas. half oft. Slut us up
on Sunday and they will give their
money to tlSir wives for their families
and we will get but little OF it, AMI
on Sunday miny will go 10 church
aud qnit drinking, and will DO lost to
us. Tao now campaign has for its
motto: Sunday and temperance,
now and forever, oae aud INSOFAR.
abe" Well, don't care what comes
I eau stand u. It's 10 killing matter.
S 'me,imcs defeat is victory. L. may
be so this time. ! can do something
for living tha. The law will allow. !
am not proud of b. ing a saloonkeep.
err in these days. My vile saya she is
ashamed that we do keep a saloon
She says the other women look