The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-04-06
THE STANDARD.
Brother Gardner on Drunkenness.

bFOtner Uafuner on DRUNKENNESS.
Am Brudder Abraham Scott in de
hall dis evenin'? ?" inquired the Presi-
dent, as he looked down the aisles.
"Yes, sah," answered a voice from
the northwest corner.
Den please step dis way"
Brother Scott scuffed forward, his
head down, and his countenance be-
traying about seventeen different emo
tlons. and as he reached the mark the
President continued:
"Brudder Scott, in gwine ober to de
old man Johnson's las mite to borrow
hunk O. butter for breakfast, | dis
covered some one lyin' on de sidewalk.
My first thought was to yell murder.
My next thought was to smell Of his
breaf. Dat settled the case at once
1t wasn't murder. but case of dead
drunk. l turned de subjeck ober to
git good look at his face, and who
dye 'spose it wasp"
Brother Scott gazed straight at a
bust Of Venus, and had nothing to
say.
1T was Brudder Scott" whispered
the President. Although two Of his
children am bar'fut, his wife needs
cloze, an he hasn't dozen taters in
de house, he has taken good money
from his pocket an paid it out fur
bad whisky. He wasn't man when
| found him. He was hog-a great
big hog! | could smell his breaf six
feet away, an it would have made a
dog sick. He had lost his hat, rolled
in de slush, and den fallen into stu
porish sleep. | got help an toted him
home, an tonight he comes to dis
meetin' to have vote among men
who work hard. respect demselves, and
lib sober lives
'Ize sorry, sab"
mo doubt of it, but dat am no de-
fense. A fool excites pity, kase God
made him dat W y. A lunatic draws
sympathy kase he has met wild mis-
fortune. A drunkard arouses muffin
but contempt. He deliberately goes
at it to make brute of hisself. You
hab heard me speak of dis matter on
seberal prevus occasions, an you know
how de majority oh dis club feels on
de subjeck. In de las two months
you hab been found drunk fo' times. >
'sYes, sab; but I'll quit"
II hope you will, but | doubt it
You had ebery thing to lose gettin
drunk de fust time. You have lost
character, respect, money. and stand
in, an dar's leetle hope dat you will
see any reason to quit. We kin guard
agin thieves by lockin' up our money
We kin put de murderer in prison an
have him outer de way. We kin ex.
pose de liar an kiver him wild confu.
sion But de drunkard-de hog-d,
beast-who kin trust him? Who kir
believe in him? Who wants his soci
ETY.? Who am not degraded by walk
in beside him? Brudder Scott. yo,
am bounced man! Your name will
be crossed from our rolls; you will b,
refused admission heah, an we shall
forgit dat you war eber number wit
US. Let US now attack de reg lar ordel
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