The Meeker herald., 1891-09-12
COUGHS TEMPTATION.
Tho Great Reformer's Natural APP
elite for Liquor.
stoTi.s OF the Famous MAn JSIa ~ ons
Who va. Associated With Him 4. tho
Temperance Worx-Niio Has
sosth's NEsky EoItls-

| Who Va. Associated With Him in tho
| Temperance work Niio Has
soRh's NL.ky uoItIs-
''Yes, geRilsmsn, carried pint h3t-
no II whisky in my pocket iJg it-sea
7 year and never drank drop ~ r. "a
. Milo ltrsa1Fia, q r'll-Eu1ua citizen u
! lhr Su4Ea =57, uE1 is Cirhty-iFs years
I on, 20 Cleveland l.aa!gF reporter.
"N-uu : U-s . young Hos I dgAnk
pretty h-ui, 10 fari. was Gyuak shout
/ z.l l-r tiH.", lHs alGa -: married /
Z iLIgTaf be r4a t.r.o ~ e.li E.lg, 1
sent HHsu 20 lilssi1 FALLS on iilglr
b45lau-s, and. L7tJgt ! cama home l
sirTpfd - f-sris eF0arFy, ss Has my
eusilu, and la! ny faak ulltd- bad
msdS lH ry flHl that thll would Ia
mo llEt .iIruE ! TSuM triIS f5F fifteen
/ yaars- As. -s"n I gsi intp Iuy wagon I
foil % ts.U-irs 1hHuE tAn 'Hai'-r sHt
e-Me 90 Ito conclusion i'1s thuFe vas
40 t.E4r .i.r Its present, aRl !Hs'
put iis' h--i'g il ny hip PDssei aud
Iieg' .-Fr s. &. ',r Hftera long years,
and dl. iHF faas Iir- q / never tpugLfi .
drupo l.lgUr 81 aay Lad.
''Wut -llut tsr!ye ysass afr shat,
G8ash, ''4H 'es.ttgHF-F-ss orator, vas
advertised % spoak in Cleveland Tic
/ pSsiUrs IntuglNl u, ,ha, Tho meeting
E"4iI b. iVi Ia tho irrsiytrglan
| church NuE ysuns follow probably
never h~ztI a., that church, II was
large, Ugslrn structure. and stood On
the otto u lhr Ola Stone Church. OF
r6lrs, WU attended tho meeting, which
"czlFrrA ag ts1 sabbath. and Eirirr
Z i1lE b HuasH Ia Cough .Ei .sAri
blH I'D 90 a4aa aEi dine with a..
iir ri ali s,ter llgut- I iauk
1at E4r ls..-a Hzi r4Fgi,l flF
Eav!vs yr--I zHl asked BIN II 10
EH '-Er q ariHE, ! lusi said j, ia
/ i4a, lll rTr A. r-.Hs. yul ousA: a. Hsye
srga 'l.=t f'.u, To EUsErd iiga' fr'i anl
. th.u shilr. and Ea-lly sasg-i ogl i1e
vJH's
"'l'1; lt up, ras'i .iEEi IL, ~, 4,
~, before j!ssFsru mysslS' I
u-s = fI.tHufHl, and rg; ih~ i'asg .I Hy
Tpssrt BE- a hurry Ito d!ia'i FaT aHg
ltiHE 'Ir uswi is!aatfs. bat s-t rits
~ krsi between BIS hands. F.n4.'g Lu
!1lkt7! Hr sHl +h:
"'A!T h.gEs, IN truly 1aFrF 'la'
sha-li display my weakness .H y..r
hours. lH' -pue'ifn-a I have an arrul-
,Ht.l dgsiru Tor liquor, ami vl"l
ssU EGHs 'iaak I a"uiI have FtrHH nos
10" frF 5riE,s iiut,' bc s8utIHG'=i, I
uHlurt'Fl sou - s4y thsg YDI had ss-.
rl.l rast i.E. ira7i no: iE.nk any thins
tuF iaeitr ,v4r:'
"'That b 'Ftr.' said. and tArH rTo-
rrr,lri o. toll Tim VI ,ip rirrums'aHrrf
Of my swearing ~. Whom hc had heard
nv through hr a.ii: You Arr just thr
msa ! am looking 'pF. and l Waut sou 10
80 To England with me- ut ruurs"
was taken by surprise. and asked him 20
explain. .lr said that he had long
wanted r1fbsmci druBianl ,n travel
1lIh higu and lecture. and that y man
With uy viii Has just the chap Z do
sin-l. VOL. I talked tho matter oycr
Win my wife. snd Hhc said that sh.
guessed shr could spare inc 70. year or
80, ami tac "a lshul Of the thing was that
G1ai.h Anl formed partnership
Skrsrhy wsa 80 receive = handsome
percentage of the receipts. ani We
started out.
Albany was the rrs, place where We
were billed 10 lecture. and toll you
there was craai ihuEc 10 hraE us.
Cough had advertised the reformed
drunksfi feature f0E all /, Mas worth,
and WAS regarded ~iih ~ much Gu.
rlosIty a. tho dime museum fruails arc
to-day. From Albany We went 60 hos.
ton. and finally TO New York. whore We
bid goodbye to America and set sail
for England. a stop was made In
Ireland, and at Dubiln ia" larrrs;
hall in tho city wouldn't hold
tho people gave those who were
on tho outside tickets aHd had
;hom como tho next night Ong way Of
running the lecture was 20 have Cough
make an opening speech, after which
he would introduce me as the reformed
drunRaEl. would step forward AMI as
5tar;rs would slap down ing whisky
, bottle on the table and toll the 4udiJncc
how long had carried 1t. Alter ;hat
we would call for people 10 cpro for
ward and .isu the pledge. and there were
! dozens who complied every night. In
England VIC wcrc very successful and
We remained there three ycars. At the
| end of that timc | was getting n little
| homc.sick and wanted to sec my family.
| So told Cough that guessed | would
! quit, and wo looked over the books and
settled up. had $1,000 coming to me,
| and brought every cont OF 1t oacl to
| Cleveland and deposited 1t in the old
bank down on Canal street"
Speaking OF Cough. he said: "lic was
a great orator and grand noblcman, but
hc was NOT master OF himself. re.
member one time. when man put some
whisky in ass of soda water hn vas
about % drink. Just that taste was
enough to set tho appetite aiirc within
him. Very few people ever know of
| this, but it 1, true nevertheless. and the
fact is related in one OF his Biographies.
| When he came out of IL never saw a
man feel ~ in all my life. lie cried like
. baby. anl vowel that he would never
speak before an audience again, and II
remember rightly he cancelled his
ga-ements Tor the res. OF that year. lie
has told me many times when passing
saloons, mounted on horse. he had dug
the spurs into the beasts fanlSs and
ridden for miles at brcaknccli speed to
get out of reach OF the temptation"
The cg oil Language.