Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1894-01-19

eAfy dear frieuds.'s said the doctor. fayol
Iiosnse'fof sellfng Of rdrii.-s> y
These fsnatics tell US With horror
OF themischief liquer has done p
say, as a m All and ply siciaA, Jf,sE
Thesysstms requirements are suefs
Thai iiificss We, AT times, assist natures Z
III body and mind suffer much. -
'TisR blessing when worn out and weafy1..1
{ nSe'rstG drink. nov and tsery
From the mlnister by The pulpit 80 Z.
Came an audible WuFnnr, ,Ameni7
..Tls true that nany have fans,
Become filthy drungsrd 3, aud WORSE ~
Harmed others. yEds aqs thph them : i
They made their blessingsa cursesy' - Z
Must ] e ac::ss.t q .hs.T SHINING -
Mastthe weak opes govern tllsIaeeg =.
whyeyety.good tliing God mas satees : -,
.Is only. curse out ~ place, - II q 4
ms ouiy cxoessnkat destroy 8. ~ -
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Froia fhe white 81 pfe5ebld deseen' i.
- Came 4 terveat, 30 spoken, " Amen'"
notwithstanding FROM the people,
From PIE lips Il Che Itstening th{ons;
They came from theirhefpe With . puzpose Il
h 10 crush odt and tsissnple oft wr5ng4
hut theirtinss honorsd ,,worfhy physician,
Grown peftly inperssn and purse,
Had shown IN dc depap q siarkness,
A bIessins instead % KpeHse
And now they wefe eager. iunasiehtss scs
To vote whcnthenoment shqpln cmiif.
They'fcIt 1t their right and their duly
20 license ths selliHgaf rum.
Than nm from a seat In the corner
From th'midst OF the murmuring throng,
From among the people there gathered
TocrIish out and tramPle out wrong,
Rose a woman, her thin hands uplifted,
While oU. from her frost covered hair
GSzed a facs Of such agonized whiteness,
face Of such utter despair,
The vast throng grew hushed In moment
Grew silent with terror and dread
They gazed on the face of woman
As we gazed on the face of the dead.
Then the hush and the silence was broken.
voice 80 shrlll and 30 clear
Rang out through the room: '"Look upon me
You wonder what chance brought me here
You know me and now you shall hear me
speak to you lovers OF wine
Hor once l was rich, young and happy,
Home, husband and children were mine.
"where are they? ask you where are they2
My beautiful home went to pay
The deacon who sold them the poison
That dragged them down lower each day.
plead, | besought, l entreated
showed them the path they were in;
But the deacon said--,hey believed him
That only excess was sin.
oXVha,. a,o thayg I al. ION yyhara ga thavs
False teacher Of Code holy word
Ny husband-my kind. loving husband
Whom my tears and prayers might have
stirred,
Remembered your teachings, turned from me,
Me kneelins, and pleading with him,
Twas God given blessing you told him,
And only excess was sin.
"And where are my boyss God forgive you !
They needed your counsels-not mine;
You doctor, beloved and respected,
You could see no danger In wine,
For my boys so strong and so manly,
Bow could hope ever to win,
When their doctor said twas blessing,
And only excess was sin1
"My husband, so noble and loving,
Ny boys, so proud and 50 brave,
They lie side by side In the churehyard,
Each filling drunkard's grave.
have come from the poor house TO tell
My story, and now II Is done.
Go on, ~ you viii, In your madness,
And license the selling Of rum.
- Before the great judgment eternal,
when the last dread moment has come,
They will stand there to witness against you ,
My dear ones, the victims Of rum.
when the shadows OF life are lifted,
And LIES secret thoughts are laid bare,
BY the throne Of the Great Eternal,
shall witness against you there
'Thls incident Is true, and when the woman
had finished her pitiful story, the entire as
selnbly, including the doctor, the minister,
and The deacon, voted unanimously for PROFIT
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