The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-21
den." Do you see, sab, right is always
in the majority."-A. L. Haskell, in
Union City (Pa.) Times.
In a Hay-Field-All on Summer
Day.
BY MRS. J. M'NAIR WRIGHT.

(Which will you take, ale or toddy ?
All cool and comfortable; here goes"
Neddy stopped short, and, as say the
highest Latin authorities, shis voice
stuck in his Jaws" owing to the not
merely stern but absolutely furious ex-
preston of his Uncle Browns usually
jolly countenance.
"Ale! Toddyl Turn it outl turn it
out! Who has dared send that to my
bayfield,. Once let me catch
"Why, Uncle Brown! | was only
Joking. Here's water, Adams ale, you
know, and here's buttermilk."
"You gave me powerful turn" said
Uncle Brown, wiping his forehead.
"Wait bit; pour me out tin of but
termilk, and sit by me while | rest.
Mind you, l don't take to practical
Jokes, and if you'd slung a kissing, hot
coal or lively rattlesnake in my face
YOU couldn't have startled me more than
by mention of ale or toddy. Now, here's
story, and then you can pass the milk
and water to the rest"
"Pll run with it first, so they can get
it COOL"
"Right, my boy" :,
s'Now, here goes for story" said
Neddy, returning from his rounds.
'Ten years ago, instead of all this
wheat and hay, grew nay crops, mostly
barley, for the brewer In c., and
rye for the distiller in B. thought
no harm. did not think at all, except
to get good price for the crops. did
not drink a drop, but my harvesters
liked liquor, and / let them have it. L
served them out two or three rations
day of pretty strong whisky toddy or
fip, and they and / thought | was gen.
erous in so doing. Ten years ago this
summer your cousin Phil was three
wears old. One extra hot day the har-
vesters drank more than common at
noon, and | think most OF them were
rather stupid from drink. The grain
was in shocks, and some lying down
along in rows all over the dry stubble
of the field. was yonder at the barn
directing the unloading OF great VAIN,
and two of the best men were with me-
/ 1t seems one of the hands was really
drunk, so much so that, having smoked,
he knocked his burning ashes out on a
wisp of dry grain and stubble, and did
not even tramp it out when 1T blaZed
up. | heard yell. | looked. A smoke
rose up. A great sheet OF flame was
sweeping down my twenty-five acre
field. The men were standing helpless,
the flames licking up my fortunes! But
that was not all. The wind lifted the
smoke, and / saw, right in the track OF
the flame, running to it, In his little
straw hat and cotton dress, Phil, my
only child, and no one near enough nol
sober enough to help himl At that
same minute I saw horse leap the
nearest fence and dash toward little
Phil, and / knew nothing more, tor
fell senseless from the top of the vain
That fire, Neddy, burnt on straigh
across my noble barley-field, and, excep
for two loads, ate all that crop up, ane
nv fences too. When l came to mysel
I was in bed, and the doctor was setting
nv broken leg, cried out for Phil, ano
thew showed him to me in bed, alive
, but his right leg badly burnt; and m,
Phil will limp some all his life. 4
friend, who had always reproved me TO
: dealing liquor to my men and Tor tn
way l sold my crops, passing in the roa
? on a fine horse, had seen Phil, and save,
him at the last minute. Owing to Phil
: trouble and mine, and the loss of barley
, tools, fences and go on, / had that ia
to 90 to B bank and borrow som
money-my first and last borrowing
Nv friend went with me to aid me, an
while at B he took me to see othe
fires, burning from ale and whisky. ID
e took me to grog-shops, bars, dens, whei
e bodies and souls were being burned u
L with strong drink. Since then, Neddy,
> any one has asked after rapid te
totaler' as a natural curiosity, foil
paost generally send the inquirer to tai
s. view of your Uncle Brown, who WI
saved so as by fire. - Youths Tempe
- dace Banner.