Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15

Er1rEp By HRS. L. V. MILES.
The Pioneer Union meets in the NJ.
E. church at this place, regularly every
two weeks on Wednesday, 2 o'clock, p.
nj. A cordial invitation is extended to
all,
I'll Take What Father Takes.
Twas in the tlowery month of June,
The sun was in the west,
When a merry, blithesolhe company
Met at a public feast.
Around the room rich banners spread,
And garlands fresh and gay;
Friend greeted friend right j~oyously
Upon that fatal day.
The board was filled with choicest fare;
The guests sat down to dine;
Some called for %'bitter,' some for ~"stcut,,''
And some for rosy wine.
| Among the joyful company,
A modest youth appeared;
Scarce sixteen summers had he seen,
| No Specious snare be feared.
An empty glass before the youth
| Soon drew the waiter near,
"What will you take, sir?" he enquired,
"Stout' bitter, mild, Or clearo:"
"We've rich supplies of foreign port,
We've first-class swine and cakes"
The youth with g~,;ileless look replied,
"IIlkake what father takes"
Swift as an arrow went the words
Into the fathers ears, ....,
And soon a conflict deep and strong,
Awoke terrific fears.
The father looked upon his son,
Then gazed upon the wine,
Oh, God! he thought, were he to taste.
Who could the end divine?
Have 1 not seen the strongest fall,
The fairest led astray?
And shall ] on my only son
BcstOw 3 curse this day:
mo, heaven Forbid, Here, waiter, bring
Bright water for ne.
My son will take what father takes,
My drink shall water be-" w. Hoyle.
Women Can Help Put Out the Fires.
1t was only the other day that, 1 heard
a gentleman describe one or two fires
in the extinguishment Of which he was
an active participant, where the women
worked as heroically and bravelyas the
men. Such occurrences in the rrra
districts are by no means uncommon
as some Of US can testify, and yet wht
dares to think, much less, to speak, o:
those brave women as doing anything
out Of their sphere? And who would
not have condemned them had the,
stood idly by, Withholding their hell
under the plea that it was not, thei.
business to put out the fire? IL tn
end sanctitles the means for the mer'
saving Of material good that perishe
in the using, how much more for. tn
salvation of that which is beyond al
price? 81 & - y * i
In conclusion we wish briefly to Civ
a few reasons, not BY any means all
4 why it is highly proper and desirabl
women should unite with me: in lega
effort for the suppression Of the grea
evil of intemperance. Both alike ar
, sufferers-whatever affects the interes
and happiness of one sex affects equal
ly that Of the other. The loss Of prop
! erty, of reputation, Of characterize
debasirg and brutsliZing influence o
: strong drink uponits victim. Thesun
dering Of ties, the. blasting Of hope
and the disruption Of families all tel
lwith even greater force and more, tel
rible consequences upon women Jhal
upon men. The fact that the intluenc
/ Of women at. the present time for wea
or woe is greater than ever before
not without its meaning. Toward
this have the events OF the last twenty
five or thirty years been graduallytend
. ing, and this is not confined to GU
country, for Victor Hugo speaks OF thi
century as the woman's century. Th
y increased and increasing advantage
for the acquisition of knowledge b
:. women warrant greater liberty OF *
ton on their part. The war did niue
Ito manifest their capabilities for bus
. cess and labor outside Of domestic LII
without at all disturbing it's peace an
fhar,nony, so that the more thotghtfl
amorg men are looking to women t
4. sid them in the management OF CT
i; >public schools and criminal as well {
! literary Institutions. Surely, there IS
fitness In this, apart from the fact tn;
all these things have become SO mike
Il, up with party politics that the pu1
and good among them see no way o.
IF the difficulties that surround the1