The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-13
FRANCE.
SOMEBODY'S CHILD.

When piteous plight of n man you observe,
In vassaIage vile to the demon OF drink,
Twill better the purpose Of charity serve
Than uttering epitbets calmly to think.
His artlessness once charmed mother be-
giiled;
Besottcd, degraded, he's somebody's child.
To bacchanal bound with martial VOW,
Yonder woman with children I'm poverty's
clothes,
With want on her face and with care on her
brow,
THO shoes of the little ones out at the toes.
In the arms of father scductively smiled,
And gleefully prattling, was somebody's
child
When on youths native countenance tokens
or tracing OF Bacchus's bewildering art,
reflect, though himself from contrition be
free,
'Twrre happy no break not some other
ones heart,
And grievc for his father with woe on him
piled,
weep for the mother of somebody's child.
For pittanceof Of coin a man earnestly plead
That he might relief for his burning thirst
claim;
On his person was AIcohors livery spread,
Unmistakable badge Of inebriate's shame;
With my hand on his shoulder l said:
Though defilcd,
Not evil but good I'd do somebody's child"
Then spread over his features spasm Of
pain,
And burst forth the fountains by memory
Hot tears of remorso from, his eyes fell like
rain
While he gazcd at bar rs Of something in
dread;
His tone was dcspairing, his countenanco
AS he said: ''S;r. don't tell me I'm some
body's child"
Oh, terrible thought, that my boy should
Such curse to himself, to his race such
shame;
His face fouily bloated, breath reeking with
rum,
Dishonor and odium marring his namel
Homeless and wretched, despied and reviled,
With few 10 consider he's somebody's child.
C. 4. Mgrohdm, IN the Pioneer.
now uhnD DRINKERS MAY BE REFORMED.
J. Sign ~" pledge.
.. join an organization holding weekly
meetings.
3 Faithfully attend tho meetings when
ever possible.
A. Shun all drinking resorts as you would
l. Carefully avoid all drinking compan-
ions except to reform them.
a. Select an old drinking friend, and do
Enks Espt aim 81 hnetSaly oa n s1S.r
three times a day; the attitude or prayer
sincerely taken implies humility and conse-
Qucnt locility. This condition enables us to
I've iisnnsibly Influenced by unseen spiritual
agencies.
= lluvc charity for all offenders remem-
heriuE that Christ came to save sinners and
not the righteous; we will succeed only
through the medium Of kindness.
9, Remember, always, tho first glass is the
most dangerous "f MI glasses. Avoid the
first glass and You are safe.
10 The rrformed man, feeling his weak
nos, should cut this slip, carry in the pocket,
and read daily or weekly rs may be conven-
icnt.-GOoduWS Sun.
THE LEAK IN TIE TROUGH.
great many persons cannot understand
how 1t is, when there appears to be plenty of
money in the country, that there is neverthe.
less 50 much suffering and SO much complaint
"i haid times IL puts me in mind of
story | once read about farmer and his
hogs. He had n lot of hogs, of good breed
toe, which he could not get fat He gave
them milk every day, and plenty Of it, and
yet, in spite of all they got poorer contin-
uously. He concluded those hogs had some
new and strange disease. He wrote to an
agricultural Journal about them. A veterin-
ary surgeon thought it strange case and
determined to investigate. He went to look
ut the hogs; they were n sorry looking set in
deed He climbed into the hngpen to inxes-
tigare, and, 10, the mystery was solved-there
large leak i'm the trough. IL society
wishes to exist and prosper, this leakage the
liquor traffic, must be stopped.
Schwa,n.
sTREET-CAn pLAcARD.
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