Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-05-30


Editor N0cs:--I read in the Scott Ban
ner of the sd inst. n reioinder to my ar
ticle published In the Nc,cS of April nth
The writer uses the euphonious name OF
''See See Emno.v From this title in
fer our friend thinks he can see well, OF
else he thinks he should be Bishop, as
I think be must be on the clerical order.
See, YOU know, also applies to the iuris-
dietf0n of n bishop. But us See See Emno
sets out by telling us his EYE had fallen
an" my article, | Will have TO handle
him az one who can see well.
"And thus have ] seen a magpie IN the
street, EhM w ajP1 ~
a chattering bird we often meet,
With head awry, and cunning eye,
Peep knowingly iuto u marrow bone. "
But In this case our friend has failed
10 discover the marrow. He tells ms ''ii
local option wipes ont the revenue liquor
law and its officers, twill. wipe ont
liquor also. !" Well, we all remember in
the good old days of John Barleycorn, as
the old topers would express 1t, there
was no revenue liquor law or officers eli
tber. Was the liquor wiped ont? Oh,
Mr.. See See &C., if you remember well,
whether you see or not, there was plenty
Of liquor. The smoke OF the still house
curled up from the head of every spring.
In every town the grog shop was found.
Ante-chambcrs Of hell were as thick as
grass Of autumn. In our own town |
saw young man IN the prime of life
with halter around his neck, whose dy-
ing words pr0claimcd: "Tlis is what
the whiskey bottle has brought me to-
mans soul was launched Into eternity,
while his heart strings were swapping. |
saw drunken wretch sleeping not thirty
yards from the gallows, There was no
revenue liquor officers then.
will say that have, long before !
wrote my communication Of April IL,
signed u petition to the Legislature for
us 10 be allowed TO vote on this question
am mud ever have been lor the people
10 have a free voice IN things concerning
their welfare. But have been endeav-
oring to get ut the practical instead of the
theoretical features ofVthis great Qucs-
ton. F0r forty years the State of Maine
has been solvingth this great problem, and
only has che succeeded 10 far us eduoa-
ton has advanced, And.yet In Isolated
borders, In Ignorant hooks and corners,
amongst Northumberland aud sailors and
IN the slums Of her cities the maudlili
laugh Of the drunkard Is set heard,
The revenue laws ure adiuncls to pro-
hiblt0n, one of the means that is making
possible the ultimate Disappearance Of
this great evil.
Make and enforce laws regulating the
sale Of ardent spirits; apply the proceeds
10 education; save the children; rs 10
"blood money" that Is all stun; the hNli
OF the dog Is cure for the bite: fight fire
with fire II takes poison 10 Kill poison ;
"God worksby means, ~ We al have
heard time aud again ;''tle wrath OF
man shall praise him, the remainder Of
wrath he will restrain Il.
Friend Sec See Emo, "Drlnkcr," rs
you call him, Is not alarmed. Whatever
tho people OF Virginia do viii be done
right. They are marching 10 The muC
Of the age, and they can easily. discern
tho Don Qulxotcs and Suncho PanMs
who have bccn 80 dsastrously dismount.
I'D from their "Dapplos" aud Crosse
nantes," aud who nrc owclmblngup on
hobbies, endcayoring TO slide Into power
once more under other nalnee. Some arc
broken down hicks, politically aud 9th.
orwlso. Some are ministers who never
took up q collection for temperance III
tlielr lives. tLt ut.I.L VI
Not ono good reason has See See Enmo
advanced In lieu of my article.
Tho amount collected from. Internal
revenue, nttcr paying an expcnscs IN Tho
last Ave years was over ak hundred mil.
lions Of dollars, Double that In Ten
ycara And apply Il 10 educational nnI-
loBct for that period aud this would b..
como nation ofbcholnis tuclim the euu
never elionc on. The vcNcd problem WI
then have hccn solved
Thort II oliu great good derived from
the dleeltseloif Of this question, Iels oh,
of tho links that II paving tic way lut
the end that II not yet bit viii be, Aud
there arc eomc other kinds " iitcnpur.
nncc thut the public mind should discus.
and especially traiu up the generation
that follova W. p bate That II The illthy
use OF tobacco, atother foutrc Of rev.
uinc. M
. me liulc Innocent child The Other
day light MI old fllthy pipe for lts iilotltl
or aud take u "whll OF co.. 10 ece II II
"woui,l draw" lirttof let your child
suck v erlt bon with u quill titan 10 learn
this disgusting habit, for the one VIII
oulgiow u while the other VIII continue
until Ia brenth win flwil u buztnrd'e
Aud yet our mothers, sisters and wives
here A. the South follow llds nlthJ habit
aud Tie men nre no better,
Az filend See See Emno has IN sway
hidden mo God epecd, | can return III,
compliment, Hoping That he Vill put bl'
"liofec before The cart"
FNN 'iN p D.S. HAIR,
one WHO does not drink,