Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-04

meets Immediately after the ladies'
meeting, every Thursday.
HE GATHERS THEN INTO A DRUNKARD's
HELL,
All alone in his bar, counting over his gold,
Sat a licensed rum seller, hard hearted and
cold;
Though his days work was done, still he
fingered late,
Like a goblin appearing, a rhantom of fate.
A worker of infamous deeds was he,
With n soul that was as black as a night
storm at sea;
And dreaming-these words from this liquor
flend fell:
"Ho, | gather them into a drunkard's hell,
eyes, | gather them in from the Church and
the State,
From the high and the low, from the rich
and the great,
1t is known to the pastor my pew rent is
paid,
And the votes l control make the statesmen
afraid;
So my crimes they condole, and with smil-
ing they come
For a share of the gold that | make by nv
rum.
Yes, I've brought them securely all under
my spell,
And I'll gather them into a drunkard,s hell.
eyes, I gather them in, men, women and
boys,
Scores of thousands each year my poison
destroys,
Both the body and soul, the wide world
around,
From the homes where the bliss of sweet
joys abound.
Dearest mother, fair daughter, kind father
and son,
How scatter their idols and hopes one by
one;
With my license to kill, it is known full
well
How l gather them into a drunkard's hell.
res gather them in from the gay festal
board,
From the banqueting hall where the red
wine is poured,
From the gay social glass on the bright New
Years morn,
From the young fathers home where the
new babe is born;
From the glories of fame they exultingly
prize,
F'om the chamber of death where the dear
est one dies,
From the fair marriage feast, and the
funeral knell-
All are gathered alike to II the drunkard's hell.
"fes, l gather them in from the doctor
who deals
Alcohol to his patient, assuming II heals,
while the deadly nostrum benums the poor
brain,
And brings on delusions with many a pain
Though the poison may lull and appear to
give ease,
And the gold cure is proof it produces dis
ease.
And nostrums all fail to make sick men get
we'll
still ! gather them into a drunkard's hell.
Eyes, l gather them in by extending my
trade,
For my dealing near doubles each passing
decade;
And Congress stands by me and fosters the
sale
Ofrum, gin, and brandy, lager beer and
cream ale;
But the pride of my life and the Joy of my
heart
Il to find Christian voters are taking my
part,
And shipping whisky TO the heather, with
Bibles to sell,
While l gather them into a ~drunkard's hell.
Yes, / gather them in. Hear their wild
shrieks and groans
Helpless women are praying with heart
breaking tones,
While their children beg bread in the pitt
less cold,
Still l rule them as king and my run scep-
ter hold.
Though my victims are many yet hell claims
them all,
Whether coming from palace, from howell
or hall,
Both by night and by day all my records do
tell,
How gather them into drunkard's hell
Would you gather them in from the dram
drinkers doom,
From an unending death, from dark, liv-
ing tomb?
Would you help break the shackles and set
captives free
From the poisoning curse of the dark eup as
tree?
Would you strike down the foe that is
blighting the land,
And crown our whole nation, most noble
and grand?
Then vote as you pray, for no rum fiend to
sell
A poison which sends men into a d~runkard's
nell b. Nj. Lawrence, NIL.
FOUR REASONS o BEING A TOTAL ABB.
sAINER FROM TOBACCO.
Surely DR.. Guthrie's four reasons for
being "a tobacco abstainer should be
sufficient for all to totally abstain from
this Improbable habit.
Said he: MY head is clearer, my
health is better, my heart lighter, my
purse heavier"
Since there is to be seen no profit or
advantage from this usage, let us now
consider the second phase of the sub.
Ject-the evil consequences of the use
of tobacco.
The following statements embrace
purely semitic facts: Tobacco contains
u deadly poison called nicotine, a very
small quantity of which will produce
death; it given to a dog or cat it will
die in spasms.
The mokerc can not escape the poi
son of tobacco; gets into his blood and
effects every organ and fibre of his
frame. DIR. MARSHALL HALL.
Medical statistics show that about
n out of every four tobacco users
has palpitation or some other trouble
of the heart.