Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-07-06
A TERRIBLE WARNING.
How a Mother Sought to Keep Her Son
From DrinIs.

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pleasures she shared with people who
did not consider wine or beer drink. I"
She frequently saw the guests of her
guardian foolishly funny" BY their
standard no one was drunk who could
walk or talk straight She did not
choose her surroundings. What child
does? To her violence was the only
sure indication of reprehensible drunk
enness. BY her standard she was a
temperance woman Her husband, a
man Of large brain and warm heart
held similar ideas
Fred the son, was a handsome boy Of
good temper and more than ordinary
ability They boarded at good house
iii a pleasant part Of Chicago. Mrs
Lawson had many friends among the
boarders, because in the most uneon-
ventional way she made the parlor
cheerful with dancing and card playing
lin which all could participate
husband being always present and her
son at her side
The young gentlemen in the parlor
frequently supplied beer or wine to the
entertainment, and Fred commonly re-
GREETED 10 go TO bed when they all
seemed to feel the best and said the
funniest things Fred's aunt some-
times came into the parlor but never
said much. Fred knew with some dis
like that she was prohibitionist, yet
was fond of her when she helped him
in lessons and read "Uncle Remus,
with his cute advice to boys. The card
playing increased until it ran into Sun
day Fred enjoyed the funny things
the young men said when he came in
from Sunday-school; he felt as II he
had missed great deal in going to
church
On Sunday some visitors came to
spend the afternoon. When Aunt
Louise returned from church she was
surprised to see both cards and wine on
the table.
why. Aunt Louise, you do not call
wine drink. do your"
ut is for me" said Miss Louise. who
went directly to her room where she
sat thinking about il until she heard a
noise of scuffiing. She stepped to her
door and saw in the lower hall a tall,
strong man with his coat off, raging as
only an insanely drunken man can.
Others were standing near; they said:
DO not go down. The way he is now
he will shoot woman as quick as a
man. Listenr'
The mailman called to Mrs Lawson
to open the door. He threw his weight
against it until the hinges creaked;
he shouted, Il will give you until
count three. 0ne-two-three. There
was a crash, flash and silence
Miss Louise went down to her niece's |
door. raped and entered, to find two
Or three excited men and as many |
frightened women. Mrs. Lawson had |
Fred in her arms. Three feet from the
floor in the door-panel was a bullet
hole; through the center of Fred's pill
low was another, and pale girl showed
the spent bullet that had lodged in her
sleeve.
Then came broken explanations to |
which Miss Louise added some remarks
IN prohibition; several gave hearty as.
sent, the first she had heard from that
The visitors had kept Mrs.
out of the house parlor The
roung men there had found il dull and
lad gone to billiard parlor for quiet
yame." Mr.. Hand and his roommate
Rod, with friend" came in about
eleven o'clock Mr.. Rods report was
hat Hand went to drinking whisky
straight He said this so severely
hat all understood he never did that
however much wine or beer he took
rocked. Mr.. Rod had been with Mr..
Hand all the time; knew how many he
lad treated and how much money he
lad spent; but here the 'friend" was
obliged to take up the story. In their
Dom Mr. Hand demanded that Rod
hould give up something in his pocket
Ir. Rod, who was much confused, did
lot comply. Mr.. Hand sprang upon
lim-''in fun"-and fairly thrashed the
loor with his small friend, pounding
lis face so fercely and so swiftly that
here was no chance for self-defense.
The friend" ran to Mr.. Lawson for
lelp He came up quickly, took Mr..
,od from Mr. Hand and went back to
lis room, having received several hard
flows himself.
A policeman was summoned. He came
cry reluctantly and went away growl-
ng. He had interviewed Mr.. Hand at !
he door of his room, pistol in hand,
tut had been assured to his satisfaction !
hat everything was quiet Each had
old his story and the company was
bout to disperse when a second report
ang through the house. Mr.. Hand
vas again stamping from room to
DOM, calling out the names of the nice
Dung men with whom he had spent ,
0 much of his time at quiet games"
nd harmless drinks"
Mr.. Lawson raised the street window
red cried out Papa must not leave
S, but his father had already flung
imself out on the ledge of the second
tory; he hung from the door Gaping,
ropped to the other stair, and was /
one, to return in time with two officers
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