The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-04-09
MR. Ep,roR: The ladies are always ready

MR. EpiToR: The ladies are always ready
TO lend q helping hand in the promotion of any
good cause. 1t is the noble women and not the
men who are leading in the grand effort 10 lift
up the fallen, and remove the temptation over
which many theirs stumble and some fall
The hope Of the apostle expired on the cross
with Christ, but the women went to the tomb
on the morning Of the first day, and were hon.
orcd in being the first to see o risen Saviour
Then Peter and John came running in doubt to
the grave, and had their hope renewed. So,
when the ladies shall have achieved o victory
over this "hydra-headed monster" as in the
providence Of God they will the mon will then
come to the front, saying, "Bettie aud killed
the bear" Under the same trials of faith,
when men too often waver, lose heart and suf-
fer defeat, women are inspired with zeal that
leads to victory. Already men are saying, we
fought the prohibition battle and won, but whis-
key is sold all the same; men daily get drunk;
we have lost the fruits of victory, and we will
wash our hands of the whole business, and
whiskey may live or temperance succeed with
out our help. Not so with the ladies. They
without any ground for hope, as in the case of
the women who went to Joseph's new made
tomb. 1t was with some hope that our tenn.
perance men might be induced. to follow IfS
ladies in the thickest of the fight, where they
had carried the flag, that / appeared in
you paper n week or so ago. 1 an glad that
some of onr men are interested iu the success
of md nj
Billy are pulling steady together to reach the
top Of the hill. But wasn't that q ladicrous
scene that took place on the way. Well, rs
these two old men were slowly inchng their
way up the hill, ever and anon stopping to take
breath, Uncle Sam came up smelling strong
with corn whiskey, which somebody in our
town nick-named white wine, and says, see
here boys, can roll that thing down 1.-The hill
easier than you are pulling it up. Aud suitiug
his action to his words, he took hold of the
front wheel TO push the wagon down the hill.
But he touched the heels Of the sa ddle horse
and Uncle Billy began to kick, and before Tn
Gle Sam knew what struck him, he was fat of
his back in mud-hole. His comfort, however,
was in knowing that he was not the only drunk
man who was ever seen in such places. Uncle
Pete then came up and said: am net pmuch at
pushing, but cln beat the world driving So
he m mounted, popped his whip and made two or
three di gs with his heels in the fanks of his
horse, and let fall from his mouth strange words
that sounded like the mutterings Of n coming
that Uncle Pete's dialect was so mixed mp
that the team did not know whether he said wo
or 60, and they did not 90. Uncle Pete said
if VIC can't understand each other, l will leave
You, SO good by. Then Mr.. Hobby had some
thing to sny in your paper, and his style was
that of an inverted cone. Verify. he mus,
have written that piece standing on his head, /,
with his brains in his heels. If lie will in
vert his statements they will sound more like
truth, ono whiskcy in Union since the war;"
While those words were being put into print,
four barrels of whiskey could be seen on the
platform at the 'depott ami If thst-ik fatr CIR.
terion by which one may judge of the quantity
weekly in Union since the introduc-
ton of white and red wine beer saloons, il
shows bow recklessly and with what impunity
men violate law. heard two drummers OH
the train a few days ago, discussing this oil
absorbing question that is now sweeping the
country from Maine to Mexico. One was for
whisky and the other for prohibition. When
they left the cars one went to merchants to
sell merchandise, and the other took a bee
line to the nearest beer saloon. lie wanted,
however, only little red wine.
Drunkenness is shamefully common on our
streets, and pistol shots and boisterous noises
are alarmingy frequent at night. Evidence is
plentiful, if needed, TO prove that IIobby's
ments. I hope the next time he writes, he
will be on his feet.
Some time back pedder drank what he
was told was white wine. 1t made him drunk,
and he was put in Jail and fined ten or fifteen
dollars. Did that reach the conscience of the
man who violated tho law anu made him
drunk?
Next we hear the bugle blast from Brother
Ellis wet horn. Alas! alas what folly to talk
about votes deciding anything in municipal
elections where there is no back bo ne to enforce
obedience TO the verdict of the ballot box.
Were it TO decide dry ever so many times it
would be wet all the same, so long as honorable
men in Office walk unblushingly in a bar-room,
and call for corn whiskey with a tail to 1t, and
in the next breath declare that the law is not
enforced because the vjolaiors are not reported.
Is it then, surprising, that men say il :his thing
is not stopped am wet. Yes, Mr.. Editor, it is
l hal just as well declare in
favor of murder, because it cannot be stopped.
Men who thus talk are at heart in sympathy
with the viii skey traffic. Men who are right
from principle are not the men to compromise
with wrong. Prsu.
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