The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-08-07

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Rum sold the shawl. Rum tore up
tho carpets. Rum dcsolatcd the
hearth. Rum changed that paradise
into hell!
sketch two men that you know
very we'll The first graduated from
one of our literary institutions. His
father, mother, brothers and sisters
were present to sec him graduate
They heard the applauding thunders
that greeted his speech. They saw
the degree conferred and the diploma
given. He never looked SO well. Ev-
crybody said, "What Il noble brow.
What fine eye. What graceful
manners. What brilliant prospects,.
All the world opens before him, and
cries, '.HmTah. hurrah.
Man the second: Lies in the sta
ton house The doctor has just been
sent for to bind up the gashcs re-
ceivcd III tight. His hair is matted,
and makes him look like awilll beast.
His lip is bloody and cut. Who is
thiS battered and bruised wretch that
WAS picked up by the police. and
carried Ill drunk, and foul and bleed
ing! Did l call him man the second /!
lie IS man the first. Rum transformed
him. Rum destroyed his prospects.
Rum disappointed parental cxpccta
ton. Rum withered those garlands
of commencement day. Rum cut his
| lip. Rum dashed out his manhood.
| Rum. accurscd Rum!
| have shown you the evil beast.
The question is, Who will hunt him
down, and how shall VIC shoot him
answer, first, by getting our child,
rcn right on this subject. Let them
| grow up with nn utter aversion to
stro' drink Take care how you
| adm IlStCr it even as medicine. If
YOU ind that they have anatural love
| foH us some have, put in glass of
ii some horl'il stuff. and make it
utt"rly n&uscuus. Teach them. us
faithfully as YOU uo the Bible, that
rum is Il licni Take them to the
aIH3 house, and show them thpw1cck
ant ruin it works. Walk with them
int" the homes that have been
"rour@cI by it.
A.2iiM We will battle this evil by
vo:m% only for sober mcn. How
n&;.N lNrn arc there who can raj So
A"uN" Tie Feelings OF craftsmanship,
anu demand tba! our officials Hl!nll
be sober mcn'
l m"ntlnl that the question oi
Hobri"ty is higher than the question
OF availability: AMI that. howrv~,
eminent Il mans services may be. i
he lave habits OF intrxirution, he is
unit for any Office in the gift Of u
Christian people. Our laws will j.,
no better than the men who make
them. Spend Il few days ut Harris
burg, or Albany, OF Washington, ant
You Will find out why, upon these
subjects, 1t Is mp0SSiblcto get right
couS cnactmcnts.
| Again: We will war AGAINST thi,
evil by yorgauizcd societies. The friends
Of The u.n traffic have landed l5
grth.l: annually iesuc their circulars;
raise fabulous sums OF money to al
Vance their interests: and. hv nrins
passwords, signs and stratagcms, set
ut defiance public mor?ls. Let II.
, confront them with organization.
: Just as secret, and, il need be, will
-, grips and pass words, and signs, main
tain our position. There is no ncct
, that our rphilnnthropic societies tell al
thcr plans. ! Hln i'll favor of all law
iu strategy III the carrying on of thi
| conillct L wish to God we could la,
, An''rr 'hr VINE casks Il train which
/ "nr2 ,Thntcd', would shake IT," cartl
=; With the explosion OF this m"nstrous
| 'nHNilN
A"4"!; We VIII Try the power o.
: III" NCd&". mere arc thouSnndS Q!
men VINO nave been saved by putting
tIrr itllncS to such il document.
NNoW 1t Is Etnghcd at; but there III,
some men who, having once promised
4 thlnS' do 1t. Some have broken
inc rln,uSo. Acs; they were liars.
hnl al men are not liars. do not
#'E 'iia' II IS tn duty OF AL persons
10 max" Sucn signature; but 90 say
'ha' II .Would pc the salvation OF
many OF you' 1he glorious work OF
lheo9ald Matthew can never be csti.
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