Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-18
For the Turner County Herald
a CALL To OUR COUNTRYMEN.

BYB.B.
Oh! men OF our country arouseI
The temperance cause espousc.
Come forward! come forward!
And join in the fray;
Wen stand by the righteous cause,
And the Lords blessing pray.
OH think of the mothers and wives,
OF their saddened and blightcd lives
When the demon intemperance
O'ershadows their homes
When they think of their loved ones,
And the judgment to come.
" No drnnkard shall inherit the kingdom;"
How often they think of these words.
Touch not the cup when the wine sparkles bright,
'Tis like the adder's deadly sting,
Or like poisonous serpents bite.
To all we say beware! beware!
The temperance cause Is right;
We will still battle on,
And work with our might
TIL the prize is won.
Then do not fail or faltcr
But press with vigor on,
who Clothed the RumsclIers Daughter?
Little Rose Smith came running into
her fathers saloon one morning, calling
out eagerly: "Now, papa, I'm ready to
go shopping"
We'll. daughter" replied he, I'm
ready, too, when ] put on my gloves
and fur-colar." This was quickly
done, and they passed into the street.
The first person they met was old Sam
Hartley, shabby and ragged, while in
Mr.. Smiths pocket-book was five
dollar bill Sam had paid him the day
previous for whisky, and when Rose
selected Il pair Of dainty, beautiful
shoes, old Sans five dollars Just paid
for them.
Then the father and daughter, warm
ly-dressed aud cheertul-hearted, crossed
over to a dry-goods store; pale, scared
looking WillSimmons was just passing,
bare-footed, as they entered the store;
there, Il two-dollar bill, that Wits
father had given for rum, was cx-
changed by Miss Rose for a handsome
pair of scarlet and black hose. Next
they selected fine, scarlet merino
dress, while just opposite them Mrs.
Tom Brown was buying some tlimsy
calico for her little Julia. Mrs. Brown
paid for her goods, money she had
earned by washing. Mr.. Smith paid
for his daughters dress with money
Tom Brown gave him in exchange for
brandy.
Next, the lively Rose, all animation
and delight at the thoughts of the pret-
ty clothing she was buying, chose a
warm mantle Of snowy fur and muif
to match. Some of the money for
which Julius Burger mortgaged his
house and lot was given for the furs
The Burger children did not have
enough to eat every day. Little did
Rose think it was because their father
had paid for her wrappings.
After buying the furs Mr.. Smith and
his daughter went into the street again
and walked to the millincr shop. Mrs
Feathers was smiling and chatty, anC
fitted the young girl with Il handsome
hat. trimmed with a scarlet wing; just
the shade of her new merinO.
Mrs. Feathers did not know that tht
bill she received for it was the identi
cal one her Charlie had taken from tht
drawer yesterday to pay his wine ant
cigar bills. while she had sent away
Mary Brown as the suspected thief, be
cause "she was that drunken Brown
daughter and must have stolen it,
Rose Smith looked charmingly whel
she came few days after to the Sun
day-school, but somehow, as she tlitte'
up the aisle, the scarlet merino seemed
just the hue of the blood in which JOSH
Lakes golden curls were dabbled, whel
she was found murdered by her father
. who went mad with delirium tremcnS
because he was one of Smiths best Gus
, toners.
, | couldn't help thinking how muc
her gay apparel cost-of the man
hearts that must ache and break, tina
one man and his family might roll i
splendor.-Mo1Wing and Day Of r,
: form.