The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-04-13
the prisoner, when the speaker hastily

the prisoner, when the speaker hastily
said
"No ! no your honor, do not close my
lips. / am nearly through, and they are
the last words shall ever utter OF earth.
81 began my downward career at a sa-
voters of this commonwealth, which has
received annually part of the blood
money from the poor deluded victims.
After the State had made me drunkard
and a murderer, l am taken before an
other bar-the bar of justice( Dby the
same power of law that legalized the first
bar, and now the law power will conduct
me to the place of execution and hasten
my soul into eternity. 1 shall appear be-
fore another bar-the Judgment bHr of
God, and there you, who have legaiized
the traffic, will have to appear with me.
Think you that the Great Judge will hold
me-the poor, weak, helpless victim of
your traffic-alone responsible for the
murder of my wife Nay, 1, in my
drunken, frenzied, irresponsible condi-
ton, have murdered one, but you have de-
liberately and wilfully murdered your
thousands, and the murder-mills are in
full operation today with your consent.
"All of you know in your hearts that
these words of mine are not the rawlings
of an unsound mind, but God Almighty's
truth. The liquor traffic of this nation is
responsible for nearly all the murders,
bloodshed, riots, poverty, misery, wretch
edness and woe. 1t breaks up thousands
of happy homes every year, sends the
husband and father to prison or to the
gallows, and drives countless mothers
and little children into the world to suf-
fer and die. 1t furnishes nearly all the
criminal business of this and every other
court, and blasts every community it
touches.
"You legalized the saloons that made
me drunkard and murderer, and you
are guilty with me before God and man
for the murder of my wife.
"Your honor, l am done. l am now
ready to receive my sentence and be led
forth to the place of execution, and MUIR
dered according to the laws of this State.
You will close by asking the Lord to have
mercy on my soul. Twill close by solemn
ly asking God to open your blind eyes to
the truth, to your individual responsible
ity, SO that you will cease to give your
| support to this hell-born traffic. "-Talle
| Morgan in Domestic Journal.
An Agent Repulsed,
Mr.. Jimsmith, the lawyer, whose
name is household word in Chicago,
recently moved into beautiful .subur-
ban home. He is highly pleased with
it in a general way, but SO many
agents call upon him that he finds it
rather bore. The other day he
opened the door to II agents before
the afternoon was half over, and when
he was summoned to the door for the
| 18th time he was mad enough to fight
herd Of porcupines. A tall, sad
eyed man, dressed in black, confront
ed him aud started to say something,
but Mr.. Jimsmith interrupted him:
"You don't need to tell me what
you have to sell, because l don't want
it; l don't need burglar-proof clock,
nor bootjack that has music box
in it, nor stemwinding can-opener
"My dear sir, you are mis-
"Oh, you don't need to dear sir
me; it won't work. l tell you Idon't
want gate that may be taken from
its hinges and used as folding bed
l have no use for combined curry
comb and mustache cup, | have full
supply of furniture polish, cough med
icine and hair restorer; and what's
more my wife doesn't need recipe
for preserving Goldfish or frying bill.
lard balls"
"Really, sir, this is most extra
ordinary"
"Oh, of course, it's extraordinary,
but | don't want it. l suppose it
can be used to CRATE horseradsh and
tune the piano. Perhaps it will take
the greese spots out of clothing, pare
apples aud chase dogs out of the yard,
but you'll have TO go somewhere to
sell it. / am surprised that man Of
your age and respectable appearance
should go around trying to sell pock-
ct CORE shelters when the whole neigh
borhood is full of wood that ought to
| be sawed. What's the use of trying
to sell man a fire escape when you
can make a dollar day baling hay T"
"I'm not an agent"
"Then what are you =
Pm the pastor of the Orthodox
Brethren church. and | came over III
get acquainted, not knowing that You
were running private madhouse
Good day. Chicago Tribune.
If every announced discovery OF
gold was not coupled with the state
ment that stock company was being
organized to develop the fnd we