The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-24

comes here unless he thinks there il some
thing he can get to buy Liquor with; and
wish he could be shut up the rest OF his
life
ELECTED the information that Mrs Lear and
her hoy collected rags. which were carefully
assorted Such as could he 4 -.de OF use were
saved, while the refuse was sold or exchanged
Tor more available material
1T i poor way of getting living. but it
i honest; and the woman who sells the
quilts and cOmfOrterS makes enough to keep
herself and children. When nave new
patches like it: but poor folks should make
tllc hest OF what they get, and not com
plain because IL isn't better have been
worse Oh than am now, sir, and the thought
of that makes me thankful for what I have.
When Hamlcg went to Sunday-schOh |
counted ON it, The two Sundays WAS deal
To me. 1t made remember what
learned when | was girl, and it baN been
company for me ever since
Mr. Bryant fcrebOre to ask how such wo-
man has been brought to- such poverty, get
before he left the story was told.
lit was drink that did it; and. sir. ii yOu
are Christian. hoping for heaven. you II
do what you can to shut up the
liquor dens. Why, sir. if | was one of the
Christians. with the prayers they talk about
to help me. 1 wouldn't mind cold. nor heat.
nor hunger. 80 as | could preach and pray
against the cursed liquor For the love OF
God do help
This appeal was not lost upon him to Whom
il was made. He realized the curse OF the
liquor traffic as he had never realized il before;
yet later another revelation made to him
which intensified his hatred OF it.
"The mystery Of the secondhand clOt ling
room i solved = said the policeman who had
aided him in his mornings work The gar
ments which, considering their quality, are
sold at ex0rbitant prices. have been puT-
chased at half their actual value with liquor
vile enough TO Kill the drinker while he IS
swallowing it, Selling liquor Is business
with a good many turnings to it,
1T i a system Of robbery and nurds +
from first to last, was the reply. II
wouldn't have believed il that human be-
ings could live in such wretched places ~
have seen this morning
zone half the world knows nothing OF how
the other half lives" Acknowledging this to
be true. and thankful for the measure of
financial success he had achieved, Mr.. Bry-
ant resolved to lead a more active Christian
life having regard for Others rather than
for himself
His first thought was for those he had seen
in their attic homes. and they were at once
provided with better work. which enabled
them To hire comfortable rooms and clOthe
themselves respectfully
The recreant husband and father too. was
remembered; but before his sentence of con-
fnement had expired he died of diseases in
duced by his drinking habits and there was
more To fear from him.
80 one family was rescued from poverty;
one hoy was saved the last days of one lone
woman were frightened by hopes of still
brighter future Yet compared with what
remains to he done it was but drop To the
ocean. grain of sand To the ever shifting
shore.
Reader. in closing ! can only repeat Dame
SpOnncr' appeal: IF YOU are 4 Christian.
hoping for Heaven. you viii do what you
can To- shut up the liquor denS. For the love
Of cod. do help"