The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-03-12

This eSl is pouring its vitriolic an d
lamnab. liquors down the throats Of
hundreds of thousands of laborers, and
while the ordinary strikes are ruinous
ooth 10 e nployerS anu employees, | pro-
claim Il universal strike, against st;onp
strong Il INK, which article, if kept up,
VIII be Il relief of the working classes
and the salvation of the nation. | will
undertake. to say that there is not a
healthy laOorer in the United States
who, wit lin the next twenty years. if
he Will lrfuse all Intoxicating bever-
ages and 30 saving, may not become q
capitali$' on small scale.
On, no : many are waiting to see If
SCmcthn : cannot be done for the stop
ping l","mperancr! Thousands of
drnnkar&5 waiting who cannot 60 ten
minutes any direction without hav-
ing the temptation glaring before their
eyes or anpe3ling to their nOStrils, thew
/ lighting ;g inst it will, enfeebIed will
ana diseased appetite, cOnQuering, then
S"rrcndcrtng again, and crying, IIow
!oug, o Lord. how long before these
! infamous solicitations shall be gone!"
And how many mothers are waiting to
| 81" /! TIM national curse cannot lift =
On, IS th%t the boy who had the honest
, y cath WAC comes home with breath
4, al
How quickly those habits OF carly coin.
ing home have been exchanged for the
raj;iinG Of the night key in the door
long aftr" the last Waterman has pone
by and tllrd to see that everything was
closed up for the night.
In The front door OF Our church in
s;rooJyD Il few SUMMERS ago, this
seen" occurred: Sabbath morning a
young nan was entering for divine
worship. \ friend passing along the
street 5aiI, Joe. com" along with me.
Hn g"n'T down to COncy Island, and
WclI lay: u gay Sunday" No" re-
plI,d joe; Il have started to 90 here to
church, md am going to attend SER
vice here" "Oh, joe" his friend said
you can % to church any time, The
day Is bright, and well go to COaey ISL
and unN wen have Il splendid time"
! Ir'cmp'ation was 800 great, and he
twain wr;!I to the beach, spent the dav
III drulN"nnrSs and riot. The evening
train started up from Brighton. The
Young men were on it. Joe, in his in
tuN!c,ttlun, Whcll the train was in full
speed tired t. pass around from one
seat to lnotnrr, and fell and was
crushed
| n'.r! hc lantern, as Joe lay bleeding
hts life away on the grass, he said to
his comr.:hr: ".JOhn, tnat was bad
nUs!nr>S, your taking lne away from
churCh; It. Was 4 very bad business.
! Oh ougAt not to have done that, John.
want YOU to tell the boys tomorrow
when Iou see them that rum and Sab
DatA bi':'kinS "lu this for me. And
john, willie iou are telling them | will
." Ill h|'', and 1t will be your fault"
IS IL h"t 1!ihe Tor ne TO pull out from
vac EF""4 organ OF Gods word, with
ini"E pIi'NS OF keys, Tie tremOlO stop?
"l1ok n t upon the wine when 1T is
[tu' Wi''it IT. lnoycih Itself Alright in the
cur Tor IL iaHt IL blteth like aScrpent
any sun IKE an adder.
'"b ms eFl! VIII be arrested. Blu
'H%E cHh'c up just before night and
>aI'u th', Cd? ut " atrrloo. At 4
u 'iotk II lie afternoon 1t looked very
"'"i? 'l' the Lnglah. Generals Pom
3,oN"E ana PicNlon fallen. Sabres
''lohtH' ,'"ES Surrcndcred, Scots GrayS
'hHlHi,a' "a: Only 1orty-two men left
o"t oi III" NHr'han brigade. The Eng
t'Hh army l"lliiiS pack aud falling back.
N"PolcHH ruoo2u ms hands together
lilur EusliShman Il lesson. Ninety