Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-02-08
w. C. r. u.
[ C7kitCoiumnis EdiiedandeTthe Direction
ofthew. O. .Union ofPsrrvsbur
"LIKE An ARMED MAN.v
So the poverty OF the Drnm-drlnker
Comes on him.

A Womdn's Plea in he anti -LicSnse A1ifd-
ton Of the -Dcsiitution from he Waste
of the liquor Tro6e-How Etcn, The
rrond- Ptrsed Wholesaler Succumbs % he
Biighting Infuenccs of "?Ae Trdde."
(Tho volce)
The following incident IRON an extra
Of the Journal OF the American Temper
,nce Union, Marcel. 25, 1886. published
1t l4s Nassau treel. this city, is interest,"
ing as indicating the awakening sentiment
agains, the liquor traffic which irnm 1851
TO 1858 cnlminnied IN n wave of Prohibi-
ton which swrp, the legaliled drNmshor
from thirteen States.
The extra" ia printed on m old hand
kerchief now in the possession Of Mr.. K.
Mathison OF BROOKLYN.
THE TOWN MEETING.
Governor Briggs Of Massachusetts, in a
speech at Albany rel.ted the following
thrilling incident: AT certain town
meeting in Pennsylvania the question
came up whether any persons should be
licensed TO sell rum. The clergyman, the
deacon. the physician, strange as 1t may
new appear, all favored it. One man
only spoke against il. because OF the
mischief ii did. The question was about
TO be put, and all at once there arose
from one corner Of the room n,isera BILE
female. She was thinly clad, aud her
appearance indicated the utmost wretch
edness and that her mortal career was al
most closed. After a moments silence
and all eyes being fixed upon her, she
stretched her attenuated body to its ut
most height and then her long arms to
their grestest length, and rni,ing her voice
TO shrill pitch she called TO all to look
upon her.
YES" she said, "look uron me. and
then hear me. All that the last speaker
has said relative to temperate drinking
IA being the father Of drunkenness IL true.
All practice, all experience, declare il
truth. All drinking Of alcoholic poison
upon mel You all know me, or once did
You all know was once the mistress o
the best farm in town. You all know, too
had one of the best, the most devote,
of husbands. You all know l had fine
noble harted, Industrious boys. Wher
are they now? Doctor, where are the!
now2 You all know. You all know the,
lie in n row, side by side. in ynnde
churh-yard, all, every one OF them film
the drunkaId's grave They all wer
taught TO believe that temperate drinking
was safe, excess alone ought to he avoid
ed and they never acknowledged e1crs'
They quoted yon, and You, and you,
pointing with her shred Of finger TO til
priest, deacon aud doctor, "as authority
They thought themselves safe under sue
teachers. But saw the gradual chang
coming over my family and prospects wit
dismay and horror: felt we were all t
he overwhelmed in one common ruin.
,, tried to ward off the blow, tried t
break the spell, the delusive spell, i
which the idea OF the benefits Oi ter perat
drinking had involved my husband AL
sous. l begged, prayed, but the odd
were against me. The minister said III
poison that was Destroying my husban
: and boys was good creature of God I'll
: deacon, who sits under the pulpit ther,
and took our farm TO pay hIs rum bil
n sold them the poison the doctor said tn
: a little was good, and excess ought to
y avoided. My poor husband and my de-
u boys fell into the snare and they could n,
i escape, and one after another was convey
u ed to the sorrowiul grave Of the drunkar
+ Now look at me again. You probably g
: me for the last time, my sand has almo
run have dragged my exhausted frau
from my present home-your poor-hou
) to warn you all (; to warn you. deacoI
TO warn you, false teacher OF Gods Word
and with her arms high flung, and h
Il high form stretched TO it's utmost, aud Ia
3 voice raised to an unearthly pitch, she ei
claimed.
: II shall soon stand before The judgment s,
II of God; shdH meet you there, you ia
guides, and be Vitness against you a" 1"
= The miserable female vanished de-
. silence pervaded the assembly the prize,
: deacon, and physician hung their head
= and when the president Of the meeting p
y the question
Il "Sl,all any licenses he granted for /
8. sale Of spirituous liquors ?" The respor
On was unanimouH-'No."