National Baptist world., 1894-10-12
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
HOW SHE WON.
Farmer brakes Wife Knocks Out Drink i'll
Her Home.


''Confound this strike, it's just my
luck" was the not very gentle expostu-
lction of John Drake, as he threw the
| lines to his hired man upon his return
from town.
s'Why, what is it now, John?" asked
his modest little wife.
! 'Why, this miserable strike prevents
my getting the beer that the harves t
ers will expect when they come on |
| Thursday, and | shall not be able to |
get half the work out of them now
that l should" and John sat down on
porch chair in not a happy mood.
Mary Drake said not word; she
could not sympathize with him, and
she dared not express her own satlsfac-
ton. She had, three years before, tried
to urge him not to provide the beer, as
was his custom; but his outburst of rep
rimand wounded her sensitive nature,
and taught her that she must WELD her
-strategically.
john Drake was one of the most pros
porous farmers out of the little city of
P. in sou ehern Illinois. His large,
white farmhouse and red barns were
situated on a little knoll, and could be
seen for miles around. He was known
as dominant man, but everyone ad-
mired his thrift and the business ablll-
, tv he manifested in the management OF
his farm.
Five wears before his first wife died
and the following summer he had mar
ried Mary Mandell, the district school
!. . teacher, thinking he saw in her just
/ I. = obi 1Hyan mood
1 ed. She was an orphan with no espe-
: cial ties, and was rather won by the
ruroed virtues of Mr.. Drake. She was
a woman of twenty-nine years, and
: thought there must be much to admire
under Johns plain exterior. lie kept
IL his four children, two glrls-nearly
grown now-and twin boys, younger,
o AT school in the city of P, for John said
$ he should give his children the advan-
L tapes he had learned in the saddest
- way to value--by the want OF them
p Mary could not comfort him for the
Il loss of the beer but she commenced to
- l, revolve in her mind some plan Tor
:, 81 satisfying the thirst of the harvesters.
Il She thought long and late that night.
= The next morning she said: John,
P will serve hot coffee to the men al
II day tomorrow, if you like, and think
~ they may enjoy it.
- s:All right" said Mr.. Drake, IF you
~ want to. but l doubt their caring
- much for it"
~ After he had gone to the field sh'
= called the girls in and revealed ne
~ plan. They were very fond OF her
and always in sympathy with any
n' thing she wanted to undertake, ant
- ordering their driving horse which MIR
80, Drake called ''the ladies' pony" the,
fAo hurriedly dressed and were soon OF
their way to town to purchase an Oh
io stove. They were back by Dime
. time and all the afternoon were busy
~ with the help of the boys gatherln!
l07 daisies and small branches with whlcl
to make a bower under great oal
'0 tree at the edge of the field
ia eve will put our daisies in waite
,is over night" said Mary, that they ma
- he fresh tomorrow, for we must hav
1 q GREAT deal of the white ribbon color
~ YOU know, for just between ourselve
this is temperance booth that we ar
NJ enabled to set up here, thanks to til
On strike"
ua It was very busy day, and betWee
tor directing and helping IN the house an
.;e The new bower, she was very tired tha
,. niOht: but her heart was most ngi
g. ,. that she at last had an opportunity
49, parrv out some plan to supplant u
- beer.
Ion The next morning she was up brig
,or- and early; after seeing that thln!
were we'll in progress for dinner 81
no. went to the field, and with the ch
ro, dren's help served coffee until elevt
60 o'clock, carrying it to the mowers 90
=. tno hot from the little stove. III
q cream was delicious, as only count
+o. cream can be. and the men seem
~ wholly satisfied. They had
-. sumptuous dinner in the far
+ha house dining-room at noon, a
.oot At half-past one Mary was
,o1s her post again out of doors ready
IT. serve coffee She was delighted
near one of the men say: ''Well,
oo ' ,ieve this is the best thing l ever dra
- IN a harvest field; it may be because
ROW aot-7
the .sI believe so, too," responded
1gh- other, IL IS klloer e'"y III ~ ="
ing. stomach
of That night as they were ming
the from supper, small man who v
How Nnown to love his beer, said: IN
,ned Drake. think that's the best cotte
the ever tasted. 1t keeps fellow sa
ioht. Ged, same's food"
5 are 1--WE shall be anxious for harv
ONES next wear, so that we can have sc
,p in more of Mrs. brakes good cotf'
,wer. .himed in big Dick, the great roys
asses # .lse neighborhood and center of ev
allen Sight.
tain. Mary smiled quiet ''thank YOU
alder good night" but she felt tumul
,wer. low that her coffee booth had 81
in .nch satisfaction. The children
nvies .et;red and Mr.. and Mrs. DR.
cath. we're sitting on the porch
.xtin- Ter their busy day en-
half ing the quiet country Sc
,lzing oathed in moonlight, and the graft
lands lion of a successful day for the N
shut. .ng.
Mr.. Drake said: MARY, l n
I'd far thought daisies were pretty until
ssipa- aay. They have been such pe'
For me: but in your bower they loo
O YES verv different. l think I'll let
= 1.,ao 1;.x, fo11 alone The men