The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-31
BAR-RooM VS., FAMILY FIREsIDE.

From some strange perversity, which IT
would puzzle a metaphysician to account
for, thousands Of young men would rather
spend their evenings In bar-rooms than IN
the society OF cultivated young women OF
their own age. We can more readily con-
celye of an Esquimau preferring traln-oil
and tallow candles to turtle soup and spring
chickens, than that a young American gen.
tleman should forego the society OF his sisters
and their female friends in order to drink
unwholesome liquor in O crowded room and
contribute his quantum Of ll-favored vapor
to the smoke-cloud which befogs such haunts
of dissipation. But 80 it Is.
Any citizen who has nerve enough to risk
suffocation by making a visit to dozen
fashionable saloons on any given night will
see. II the fumes be not too thick for his WIS.,
ion to penetrate, numbers of young men
within his own circle OF acquaintance-each
one Of whom has q cheerful home to 80 to,
and to whom many other pleasant homes are
open-doing their best to stupefy their
brains with alcohol and cigars. Such bright
youths, perchance, may think It manly to
congregate in bar-rooms 10 puff and swill, In
preference to partaking of the refined. moral
and intellectual pleasure which results from
social contact with we'll educated, pure
minded young women but we tell them, in
all kindness, that to compare them to ''beasts
them too much honor. Now evenings are
long. cheerful fires are blazing in the family
sitting-rooms Of thousands Of city homes.
The daughters will be there, sewing, knit
ting, reading, chatting but where will be
the sons? Let truants answer this question
by filling their heretofore vacant places BY
the family flreside and their mothers and
sisters hearts with thankfulness and JOY
New York Ledger.
NOVEL CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.
"Thirteen years ago." said well-known
gentleman of Waycross. Ga, 81 was worth
10000. The money was inherited from IN
uncle. I was Us poor as church mouse be-
fore the legacy came, and when 1t did come
It turned my head. began drinking mod
erately at home and took occasional sprees
in neighboring towns. It was not long be-
fore was a slave to drink. Every week
was on spree. For six years paid no al
tention to business. lost everything and was
a confirmed drunkard. One night, after
having been on long spree In town near
home, lay down on the sidewalk In front
of store and was soon fast asleep. was
helpless and could not speak. After awhile
heard some boys talking. They said they
would give me a free ride. Shortly afterward
a hogsbead was rolled up to where I was.
The head was knocked out. The boys put
me in the hogshead by torce. I was helpless
and would not speak. After mailing the head
back in the hogshead the boys rolled me over
town. was carried at fast speed over
gulleys, bridges and stumps. The joltne
was terrible, and was bruised all over. For
only an hour the rolling was kept up. FL
nally grew sober and called for help. Then
the boys removed the head from the hogs
head and lett me. I did not know that ]
could get out and remained in the hogshead
all nioht Next morning I saw the sun rls.
ing and a crowd gathered around me. was
sore all over and could not bear to move.
was sober and ashamed OF myself. asked
the people to help me out OF the hogshead.
They did so and stood before them with Il
determination that would never drink
again. said: Gentlemen, promise you
that will never get drunk again. have
kept that promise and often think OF my
strange experience in hogshead."