Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-01

various shapes and colors. The sign
over the door reads,
"soLD BY THE QUART"
The next room Il The saloon where
the cursed stuff Is cold by the drink 10
every applicant. Just back Of
the saloon is large hall in the center
of which Is billiard table where the
rattle Of the balls Is seldom hushed.
In one corner Is a company plafin at
poker. In another corner 10 sofa on
which lies man with a bloated face
and red nose. Just over there lie5
another with his face right down on
the door. Oh, how sick he is Now
he IL vomiting freely. He rolls MS
face Rbout in the vcmit ard heayee
hgain. saw iust such sight not long
ago, but ! must not call the
name OF person or place; but
the proprietor Is q converted man and
sets to work TO convert the business.
He sends man away up to the top
cornice and has him paint In shining
letters,
"HoIINEss TO THE LORD"
lie has written over every door
"Hollness to the Lord" Then he
takes position out in front 10 see how
the new motto ornaments his house.
While he stands In silent admiration,
confusion arises ia the saloon. He
hears foul oaths-a threat-n rush, and
out comes a man with bloody face
He listens to the "broil,n looks at the
bleeding man, and then up at the
motto over the door, He thinks a
minute, walks straight up TO the door
of the saloon nj d Ordera his clerk 10
| close up that rom Immediately. This
retailing drinks is not consistent with
our new motto. There Is no holiness
to the Lord In such doings as these.
| Having closed the saloon he has
| the sign over the door
of the quart house changed to read:
| "sOLD BY THE QUART, FOR MEDICINE
! ONLY"
! lie directs his clerks not 10 let any
/ man have drop without DOCTORS
certificate and goes 10 his dinner.
When he returns everything Is In an
uproar In great surprise he hurfies
into the Office to see what Is the mat
ter. What do you suppose he finds?
That one of the leading physicians Of
town has sold himself for price and
has been signing" libels'-giving men
certificates to buy whisky for medi-
cine who only want II TO drink. This
bothers TIE old man little, but he is
ny THE GRACE OF GOD
to convert his business. So he orders
this room closed also. Now,
he ~ troubled about how
to proceed This cuts of considerable
amount of his income and leaves sew
eral hands without employment. He
holds consultation with the hands
and settles on plan. He puts some
OF them TO making a new furnace, has
the book keeper Oruer a dozen kettles,
and puts another dray on the road.
All preparatory To increasing the
wholesale and manufacturing business
He goes home and after supper gives
his wife history of the incidents OF
the day, telling her his
} PURPOSES FOR THE FUTURE,
and how he bus not been satisfied all
these years with the retail business
; aud how glad that he IL now out OF it
But hc does not rest well
tonight. The scenes of the
day keep coming zap again ant
/, again. lie thinks of the many meG
who have come and drunk his whisky
then have gone into the gambling
room and lost all their money, AM
. gone to their wretched homes beastll
, DRUM, without cent. He rises In tn
9 morning feeling badly and start
! down town, not knowing what 10 do
, AZ he goes on down the street he see
on the corner right opposite hi
establishment "A conspicuous sign,
Q WHITE ELEPHANT"
3 He looks closely ut every letter to Sc
+ that he has made no mistake. Again
l he sees dTay roll across from his owl
q door and unload under the sign
] White Elephant. Then he wonders
A white elephants live ON whisky. Ga
in front Is mob makiu
all sorts of noise. Some are dancing
r some wrestling, some boxing ant
I, some throwing up hats and shoutin
Z, Mt the top of their voice, "nhTe
cheers for the White Elel hant" am
), "Iou can't get away with America
Il liberty Then the old man learu
e that "Whire Elephant is only nov,
y name for
u DEVILS DRAM SHOP
q and that the whisky he is selling b
3, the barrel is being sold by the drin
. on the next corner In confusion h
= closes his eyes, falls TO his knees, anc
e like Saul Of Tarsus, cries, Lord, whl
Il wilt thou have me 20 do?n The NJ
y swer comes quick and clear He rise
X calls out all his hands and say
II of the devil All who come hel
d lay hold on hell. Writing holiness I
n the LORD ON this business brings Onl
= confusion
II While they hang their heads
meditation, he applies the match AZ
the building Is wT0pt in flames VIII
3 these are rolling in fury cOnsumir
e stick after stick OF the timber, he 81,
q the writing Holiness TO the Lord
n and eNolaims nay, but this fire is III
]; llness to the Lord and with it a
" this satanic business shallbe destroye.
10 When the flames have done their wOI
J. aud the smoke has cleared away !
e gathers his company together, an
? kneeling down In the ashes they col
b secrate themselves anew 20 God an
d dedicate the ground to the LGr
y lie now gives dir, ctions tn h
- men. Some are told to clean of II
II ground and prepare II for ne
{ foundation some are nut To cutiir
IL stone, and the draymen TO hauliu
10 The foundation Is laid.
90 STONE is PUT UPON STONE.
Rapidly the work goes on, A Il
spire is raised and high up above q
y ground Is inscribed i'm golden lette
u "Hollness TO the Lord And now
10 the evening twilight, when all
\, hushed and still, the bell in the s.eeI
* sends forth Ina deep, musical, gladson
VI tones "oome and welcome to d
house OF God.n All around In Il
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