Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-01-17
SOWING AND REAPING.


shall he also reap Never were truer
words spoken than those, Lambert,
and | am afraid you will realize it if
you persist in this project. "-"You
take too gloomy view of it, Heckles;
too gloomy, entirely. "-"Therss
nothing but gloem to view, Lambert.
You surely don't pretend to think that
you are to make our village better, or
the lives of its inhabitants brighter by
opening saloon?"
Lambert was silent a moment. Then
he said slowly; 81 don't suppose the
village will be any the worse for it.
Men who want liquor will get it if
they have to go fifty miles after it. l
will simply make tine matter of getting
it little easier" -"There's just
where the harm lies. Half the people
in this world are upright merely be-
cause they are not exposed to tempta>
ton. Sin isn't made easy to them.
We haven't drunkard in this village
now, and man even slightly under
the influence of liquor is rare sight.
A street brawl has never taken place
here. There in no disturbance of the
peace. Open your saloon, and all this
will be changed. You have young
sons, Lambert; you ought to think of
them. I'll don't think they will be
in any danger. Of course | shall not
let them go near the saloon. But
you will welcome gladly the sons of
other men. Is that doing as you
would be done by"
Lambert moved uneasily. is
of no use to argue the matter, Heck
les" he said. "l've got to make
money somehow. My farm doesn't
begin to pay me for the labor l put on
it, and it is heavily mortgaged. And,
besides, I've given my word to Butler,
and / can't go back on it."
ga bad promise is better broken
than kept" said Heckles. you'll
rue the day you ever saw Butler.
He's a man that | wouldn't trust out
of my sight" -"He'll make a good
bar-keeper, He thoroughly under
stands his business" said Lambert.
"He has assured me that l can clear
off nay debts in less than two years,
and make enough to live on besides.
"a fine way to make it" said Heck
les, ironically. you'll send fifty souls
to ruin for every debt."-"Come,
come Heckles; that's going too far.
Mot bit of it. If anything ii
isn't going far enough, But see 1t is
of no use to argue with you, so I'll be
off. I've always wanted sons, but Pm
thankful now that have only daugh'
tiers. Your saloon won't trouble them,
unless they happen to marry men who
call upon Butler too often. And !
think there is little LIKELIHOOD Of that.
They have had a horror of intemper-
ance instilled into them from babyhood.
I'm sorry you're in debt, Lambert, and
sorry your farm pays you so poorly
but l am sorrier still that your new
business is one that can have neither
the blessing of God, nor the approval
Of any good man.
He touched his old grey horse with
his whip and rode away, leaving Lam
bert with very troubled look on hi;
face.-"He's an old friend, and
suppose on that account he felt that ht
could talk pretty freely" he muttered
"but he goes too far-he's almost fool
ish on the subject" He walked W
the neat box-bordered path that leac
to the house. His little daughter, {
child nine years Of age, ran out tt
meet him-"Supper's ready, papa,
she said. Lambert bent and kissed he
tenderly. She was his favorite child
and he petted and spoiled her to tn
last degree. In the kitchen his wifi
and eldest daughter were moving brisk
ly about from the stove and pantry t,
the table.
"Mr. Butler called while you wer
talking to Mr.. Heckles, father" Susal
said. "He is down at the barn wit
the boys" -"Whati he doing dow
there ?" exclaimed Mr.. Lambert, irri