The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-05-10

The societ y-consccnce was now thor
oughlv aroused and the applause was
spirited.
Tony Simpsons Instrumentation WAS
carried, and the boys separated only to
rally Saturday for some very effective
work. \ company of circular distribu-
tors went out enthusiastically to take
the centre of the town, and had this
greeting from Tony in his wagon:
"Iou, fellows, are the footmcn in this
at ack on Rum. Here goes the cavalry,
Start up there, Ned No, no, we are
the artillery, IIurrah."
Away went the wagons. the artillery
in this spirited temperance campaign.
The latter part of the afternoon,
rony's work seemed to be over. when
on" of his aids spied house back in Il
field
"Tony, there's IA house Had we bet
ter mind it? We have lone lot of
work. :" said Jim Perham.
"Ncs, lets mind ii :" called out the in
dcfatigable Tony. I'm take one to the
house
An old man who wore II rusty stove
pipe hat met Tony in the field, accepted
the appeal and turned toward the house
reading it.
Electon.day came, Monday. The
fight between license and no-liccnse Was
hot
boys said ScriggiDs behind his
dirty counter, "git out all We can to the
polls. lou'll lose your liberties if you
don't look out.
The red-nosed seedy-looking "boys'
in Scriggins' run-holc took another
drink and went out to make sure of their
liberty to stay in slavery far worse
than some kinds in dark Africa. Every
body said, "Cose fight Temp rancc
people wakin' up
The polls were about to close when
there numbered up to the towu-house
door a back-district wagon in which was
seated the old farmer wearing the rusty
stove-ppc hat.
"Polls elosed?" he called out ncrvously
to the sidewalk committee at the town
house door
''Jcst about" "lIurry up" "Now
or never vote for a Jolly drink -
were several of the eXclamatious his in
quiry called forth,
"a Jolly drink" he muttered. ~ on
have to pay for it fcarfullS, No, I'm
a-goin' to help those boys that left the
temperance appeal To the polls he
went.
When the vote was declared, no-icensc
had one majority,
How the old towu-housc rang with
the cheers of the temperance,
There was an Interesting conversation
one day in Scriggns' grocery.
"Sce here, Scriggins,' whispered an
old topper to him. "Ain't yc a-goin' to
to sell suthn' on the sly: Yer know
twas only one majority
'Sell? No, sir" said Scriggins
promptly. 81 know twas one majority,
but do YOU know who made that one
majority; My old father. | thought
! he was for me, but them pcsky boys
fixed with what they called temperance
peal. 1t peeled off my chances. Why,
them boys | thought had corked
them up tight | heard suthin' said
about their distributiu' some temp'ance
and | knew they only do it Saturday
afternoon, and offered through mem
/ Der to give em a ride if they could not
or wonld not pay for one. And if they
didn't have ride of another kind, III
i two wagons distlibutin' 'pcals, the rest
goin' ON foot No, sir, they wiped out
that one hundred for Us and one lin us
to-day means Il hundred ag'in us next
/ year if them boys keep on, No, sir; my
bar is shut
1t stayed shut. And what about
that secretary? Oh, they had "A new
one, Tony Simpson. He made things
lively. A lot depends on the Secretary
/ National Temperance ldr0cdte.