The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-19
TEMPERANCE,

1 VI 'he cup, say now long will you
The yoke on your neck, the chain ON your
The stripes on your back, the dust on your
And body and soul in the darkest eclipse,
DO you you breathe tho free air, is this free
Where you kiss the red rod in the Bacchanars
Win by~1 gU1 crinso to the men who stand by the
When giving the stripes without stars on tho
soul? v" 'ne
~ali you go to the altar of freedom, and
Like the craven, bow to the merciless men
nfd -sih mon, n i;-a- -I.das 1,s
When he, for pieces of silver, his Master
Will you be a slave on American soil.
toll; e"' mugs oh
win you blot out the stars on the flag of the
And be scourged by its stripes on the suppliant
With your neck meath the feet of the tyrant
you fear,
Give your money and life to Gambr;n,s o,a
No! Arise and be free in a land that is free,
Let your appetites drown like the swine in
the sea.
The spirits you drink are the spirits of wine:
Not changed from the water BY wisdom ' d.
vine; N'
But like demons OF evil that entered the
swine. WIG
Now let your motto be: Freedom is minep
g. W. Bungay, in National Advocate.
A NEAT REToRT.
Pastor Horne, of Ayr, Scotland. having
made pungent reference to the drink traf
nnom me IN $ Sne OF his sermons letters poured in
tieman and one publican sent him ticket With
these words inscribed on it: "Adlmft the bearer
TO any lunatic asylum in the United Kingdom
petoTa pe r..t Reserved seat" Mr. Horno
opinion" said he, ''that publicans kept admis.
SIC son tickets to lunatic asylums, for the use of
their customers, and now I am sure of it.
intend to get that ticket framed as q trophy
DEPLoRABLE PRACTICE OF WOMEN.
The use of stimulants before and after
every slightest effort or exertion bv refined
ana Weli-cared-for women is another practice
winch dlsgusts and surprises me-
Oh, dear, ! have had such a long drive !
goins faIe to have asoP soP Of n sherry" and
taste of claret," and "Oh, dear, that woman
bored me SO can't do thing till have n
sip Of port" etc, etc. Wines are supple
mented mn by whiskies and punches, these again
Wy Sovs Sorn,ais @ PINK, blue green and red-it al
DlackinS my best shoes. always know then
that they are through the best half of their
usefulness that the more I put on the more
nave to, and that can never stop it once
saa gsSs MsEssysr, no close observer i
strength lent to your vitality, dear ladies, byN
is pftifullly thin and is bound to
crack the leather.-Neto York Star
THE pRUNKARp's SON.
4 bright looking boy entered the Chestnut
Street Police Station last night. He seemed
to be in great distress.
'Well, my little fellow" said the big, but
is troubling youT'
please sir, is my mamma locked up heref"
"Who Is your mammaY
"Please, sir, her name is Martin"
The Sergeant looked at the record book on
which the names of all prisoners were regis
tered.
YES here is her name"
"Please, sir, can / see herT'
''She is drunk. don't think it would do
you any good, my little man. Come back
again in an hour"
The poor little fellow, with his eyes filed
with tears, turned slowly, and reluctantly
left the office.
In exactly an hour he returned. He had
not been very far away, but spent the time
In going from store to store watching the
hour.
This time he was admitted to the door of
the cell. The mother had recovered partially
from the drunken stupor.
II will let her out In a little while, my
curly head. The latter's eyes frightened.
"Oh, thank you, sir" he said.
"Where is your father Is he deadF'
.No, sir, papa, he is at home"
Why don't he come down for your
Again the boys eyes filed with big tears.
because, sir, he Is drunk, too"
'Poor boy" muttered the officer, ''if you
should grow up to be sober man you would
indeed be a model"
Mamma was always so kind and good"
he continued between his sobs. Papa drank
so hard, and then she thought she'd stop him
II she did it too. No they both get drunk so
often"
seemed to fit across the boys mind and again
he burst into tears, and the officers expressed
much sympathy for the boy, whose love for
drunken mother was so earnest, so deep. 1t
was a temperance lecture that appealed to
tho heart.-it. Louis Star Sayings.
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
The saloon must have boys, or it must shut
up shop.
South Africa has woman's Christian
Temperance Union composed OF natives.
An Inebriate Home for Women hasrecent-
" been opened in the north of London.
There were SO, 762 arrests for intoxication
and disorderly conduct in New York city in
1888.
Eighty-one new members have been added
to the Central w. G. T. u. of Chicago during
the past year, and more than $50, 600 have
passed through the hands CT the society.
of.xl -
sestigation, reported that among his men the
| beer drinker who made the fewest number OF