The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-04-15
LETTER NO. 8.

hlAiluS IlAc Vi IL. uc SptScuS
and essays and music both Voc;
and instrumental Speeches b
Tommy, Bobby, Erskine. OILY
II omas A, VIM. j Oscsr c., LIE
b., James T., and Bob j., sr.. essay
by Irwin Nc. and Thomas b mu
sic by Mrs. b and Miss Maggie
assisted by some OF the gentlemen
You missed treat by not bein:
here. Every little boy when Gale,
upon, responded like an old soldie
at roll call, and so did The most 0
the men. Everything was carriet
out in program style.
The music and the speeches and
the essays were practicable, appli
cable, Instructive amusing and en-
pertaining, enjoyed and nightly ap-
preciatsd by The large audience
their demonstrations were sufficient
evidence that they appreciated the
entertainment. CrossWater is nov
up land ready TO make one long,
loud, lasting and never ending ap.
peal for prohibition. We want ev-
cry body to come over and help US
to prohibitioniZe the world and ex
Punge from our sunny land tn,
greatest curse known 10 man. W.
owe it 10 ourselves and To the ris
ing generation. We have put the
enemy to flight, and all we want
you TO do is to come over and help
US run him and the victory will b,
ours, and then everybody will be
happy.
If the state of Tennessee is pro
hibitionized other states will fol
low in quick succession, and eie
long the tread of the mighty host
of temperance will shake Tn eayth
from center to circumference. Such
a shaking up would make every
body juOilant. My wife Sally is be-
ginning to feel good over it now.
Not man, woman or child in this
broad land of ours who would not
be benefited by the passage of i
law prohibiting the sale or giving
away OF anything that will intoxl
cate. Strange as it may leem,
there are some Of our best citizens
who are crying aloud and sparing
not all other crimes, yet are entire
ly reticent upon the worst enemy
known to man and the most fatal
curse that was every visited upon
people. Afraid it wont be popular.
Dear friend, your child and my
child are in danger and may fill
drundarks grave and 60 down to a
hell, if this curse is not
removed. Oh why, why halt We be-
tween two opinions. You feel it,
and l feel it, you know it and l |
know 1t, a little more sleep, a little |
more slumber, then it will be too
ate, some mothers son will be lost.
1t may be you4s, it may be mine.
Pause, think, act with electrical |
speed, and help arrest the monster
before ne satiates his gluttono
appetite upon anothec victim. You
would rather loose all your proper
y than for your son to fill a drunk
lrds grave, or your daughter to
marry an inebriate. Think Of the
voc and want and poverty your
children will be heirs TO if the cause
If temperance fails The demon
ling ale hoi has no mercy, neither
s he respector of persons. You
lave seen The tears and heard the
yroans of poor heart broken
VidOw whose husband W lille intox-
Gated was crushed under the
wheels of a flying engine. You
ave heard the cries and seen the
estitution of the little orphan, whis
y deprived him of a father. out
asst, down trodden and forsaken,
% father to feed, or council, with
o help only from broken hearted
neither. Duty calls and We should
eed, lest the visitation be upon US.
was also called upon to make
peech, but failed to respond. 1
eel bad about it yet, / failed to
how to the world which side 1 was
n. Oh course my presence showed
nat | was on the side of temper
nee, still it makes me feel badly ;
)r refusing to say something. l
eel like going around and giving
lyself good kicking for being SO
mid.
l have walked right up to the
louths of cannons (when the
hing wasn't loaded, crossed the
without getting my
,et wet. Rode the iron horse across t
ne continent without getting de- c
allied. Sailed upon the bosom of t
he great deep and never was ship t
rocked, crossed the great plains of t
he far west and was neither cow '
Dyed, or Injunized, and have been =
, the top of the lookout mountain /
nd didn't fail off; all these have i
passed through and come without {
he smell of fire upon my garment,
ct when called upon to make +
speech, wiltcd. If L i
ave a Ia lent for anything it is GER |
Iinly for public speaking, though q
is undeveloped. / have exhaus- +
ID all my other talents, such as v
old and silver DC, in experiment
g, and proving a failure, hence my +
ania for public speaking. If this {
,capes cremation l will tell you '
ext week what was done at the
Getting Saturday.
BERRY BAKER
Near the Snuire's a Dril @