Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-29

That priceless but much abused boon;
II Gods benediction you'd have, boys,
You'll have to avoid the saloon.
You'll have to avoid the saloon, boys,
Or sorrows shame you will share,
And povorty's crust you will eat, boys,
And poVerty's rags you will wear.
Your future Will end in disgrace, boys;
You life be cut off Mt its noon;
Both body and soul will be lost, boys,
Unless you avoid the s~-a-l-o-o-n.
John NJ. Sparkman, Quebeck, Tenn.
FABLE FOR LICENSE MEN.
There was once q donkey that fed in
a grassy meadow, wherein were many
fresh water ponds greatly infested by
leeches. When the donkey went into
the water to drink or to cool himself,
the leeches would fasten upon him and
greatly deplete the blood supply. AT
last the donkey resolved to do some
thing to get rid of the leeches. First
he shook his long ears ut them and
said it was a shame. Next he got ON a
platform and prayed at them. Then
he went to the ponds and kicked at
them, but all to no purpose; the leeches
stuck to him as t%enaciously as ever.
AT last an idea came like q sudden in
spiration. 81 have it," said the DON
key. "As l can't prevent the leeches
from sucking my blood, I'll regulate
the business by giving them a license
to do it on condition that they give me
back a small portion of the blood as a
license fee." and 80 he did. 1t was
a brilliant idea, and eminently worthy
of an ass.
Moral: If you are an ass, license the
saloon leech to prey on your blood.
LETTER FROM A FATHER TO ADIssIPATED
AND MAYNARD SON.
My Dear Son What would you
think of yourself if you should come to
our bedside every night, and awaken
ing u.s.. tell us that you would not allow
us to sleep any more2 That is just
what you are doing, and that is why !
am up here a little after midnight
writing to you. Your mother is nearly
worn out, and signing because you
won't let her sleep-that mother who
nursed you in you infancy, toiled for
you in your childhood, and looked
upon you with pride and joy when you
were growing up to manhood, as she
counted on the comfort and support
you would give her in her declining
years.
We read of the most barbarous man
ner in which one of the oriental ma.
lions Furnishes some of its criminals.
1t is by cutting the flesh from the body
in small pieces, slowly cutting off the
limbs, beginning with the fingers and
toes, one joint at a time, till the
wretched victim dies.
That is just what you are doing. You
are killing your mother by inches.
You have planted many of the white
hairs o appearing SO thickly in hel
head before the time.
Your cruel hand is drawing the linei
of sorrow on her dear face, making hel
look prematurely old.
You might as we'll stick your knit,
into her body every time you com,
near her, for your conduct is stabbiul
her to the heart.
You might as well bring her cofiI
and force her in it, for you are press
ing her toward it with very rapid steps
Would you step on her body if pros
trated on the floor? And yet with I'm
grateful foot you are treading on he
heart and crushing out its life and jo,
no l needn't say joy, for that is
word we have long ceased to use, be
cause you have taken it from us. o
course, we have met u friends will
smiles, but they little know tae bitter
ness within.
You have taken all the roses out o
your sisters pathway and scattered
thorns instead, and from the pain the,
infict scalding tears are often see1
coursing down her cheeks. Thus you
are blighting her life as well as ours
And what car you promise yoursel
for the future?
Look at the miserable, bloated, rag
ged wretches that you see every day OF
the streets, and behold in them an ex
act picture of what you are fast com
ing to, and will be in a few year.
hence. Then in the end a drunk
ard s grave and a drunkard's doom.
For the Bible says that no drunkart
shall enter the kingdom of God. Wher'
then, will you be if not in the king
dom of Cody
Will not these considerations Undue,
you to reform at once? And may Goo
help you in the effort, for he can ant
he will if you earnestly ask him,
Your affectionate but sorrow stricken
father .-Christian Evangelist.
Major Waller was a member of Gen
Ms volunteer staff" whom the con
script law had driven into the army