Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-03

graph, L VIII add, tnat tnere is SUI
another mighty lever, and one per
s haps more powerful than those men
D toned, that might DO broughtto beal
I upon the strong holds of the poison
vendors, and tho pride of their vic
l. Tins; the magic influence of woman
organized women; women who have
| the heroism 10 band themselves into
= organized societies. The principal
clause in the constitution and by.
> laws of which, shall be an immutable
pledge, not TO receive attentions OF
any one of the opposite sex, old OF
young, rich or poor, who indulge in
this hellish habit, or who crafty the
appetite for stimulants to excess and
TO refuse to recognize such as respect
able members of society, regardless
of their "wealth or position"
l notice that similar organizations
arc being formed in some parts Of the
country, by the young women, but
the old, the matron, married and I'M
married should unite with them. The
mother should educate her daughter,
and teach her by precspt and oxam-
pie, from her early infancy, to abhor
all forms OF inebristy, both in man or
woman, and that life of celibacy, is
much TO be preferred to union with
any man who has thirst for stimu-
lants in any form, no matter what
other qualities, of either head, heart
or purse, no may possess.
And in this age ofenlightened prog
ress. or progressive enHghtenmenttJ
- woman is being B,o.'ss - =, -
"Ho" -. as mans Intellectual equai'
Of only by public opinion, but by
gislators and atatssmen, and the
rofessions in general, when she Is
o longer the helpless dependent
pom mans labor for support, and is
Lble by her own talent to earn indie
pendent bread; because, after trial,
having shown to the world her abili-
ty to successfully compete with man
in all of the professions, and many |
trades, and all occupations requiring
light work. When she is admitted
to many positions Of trust that brave
ly decade since man was only con-
sidered competent to fill. Therefore
the field is open for her to compete
with man for bread, and the privi-
lege given her to render herself indie
pendent of her former lord and mas
ter.
Consequently should she conclude
to form partnership for life's jour
ney, with one of these HEREDITARY
lords, let her emphasize her refusal,
to form such partnership with one
who is addicted to strong drink and
for the sake of her own happiness,
and that of her posterity, never form
such an union with the delusive
hope-"T can and will reform him."
at is my special mission / am thus
impressed" etc. Too many of her
sisters have been wrecked, almost
before they set sail on tho voyage of
married life, on this shoal of hope de-
fered.
But as the object of this communi-
cation was not lecture on temper
ance or morality, but simply intro
ductory to Or for the purpose of pre-
senting TO your readers, beautiful
graphic, yet Que inspiring descrip-
ton in verse, of the horrors that at
tend the inebriate. or unusual in-
terest because it was written, by one
who has experienced them in his
own person, but also one who is a
genius of the Sunny south, and who
is by birth poet, for thus only are
poets produced. He has written many
poems and songs-suflicient to make
large volume, many of which would
be creditable to Whittier, Longfel-
low or Tennyson. Yet he has never
published line, whether from fear
of criticism, or perhaps because he is
slave 10 King Alcohol and has ex-
perienced in all their hideousness the
torments he 80 accurately depicts, l
know not. The writer was an init
mate friend OF the real author of
Beautiful Snow" which is a picture
with its moral of fallen woman, and
warning to her sisters. A poem as
beautiful as any in the English Ian
guage, and tho so many attempts
were made by literary thieves 10
rob him of authorship; yet believe
tho entire world Of literature, now
awards the honor to its rightful own
err as the product of his brain-Henry
w. Faxon. The writer read the man
uscript almost before the ink that
penned it was dry, and knows where
of he speaks; and yet, in its line
the following description of a drunk
ards life is worthy companion to
"Beautiful Snow" 1t is worthy of
a Byron, who like its poor author,
could, from personal experience, war;
BILE his war nings to his fellows in
sweetest verse.
There are so many of the flowers of
our young manhood, who are doomed
TO the same sad fate, and others who |
are, as yet, only on the edge of the |