The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07


ith doors open for entertainment and
bfuscatlon. The world mas never
licked stimulating drinks. You re-
aember the condition Of Noah on one |
ccasion. aud Of Ablgail's husband. Ma
al. and the story OF Belshazzar's feast,
md Benhadad. and the new wine In old
bottles. and whole paragraphs on pro-
albition enactment thousands Of years
before Neal Dow was born: and no
doubt there were whole shelves OF In
hammaiory liquid In those hotels which /
gave the name 10 the village where
Paul's friends came TO meet him, name
~. the Three Taverus. In vain search
ancient geography for some satisfying
account Of that village Two roads
came from the sea coast TO that place;
the one from Actlum. and the other
from Puteoli. the last road being the
one which Paul travelled There we're.
no doubt. In that village houses Of mer-
chandlse and mechanics shopa. and
professional Offices. but nothing Is
known OF them. All that we know OF
that village Il that Il had a profusion OF
inns-the Three Tayerns. Paul ala not
choose any one OF these tayerns as the
place 10 meet his friends. He certain
" was very abstemious. but they made
the selection. lie had enlarged about
keeping the body under. though once
he prescribed for a young theological
student a stimulating cordial for
stomachic disorder. but he told him 10
take only a small doae-"a little wine
for thy stomach's sake"
One OF the worst things about these
Three Taverns was that they had es-
peclal temptation Tor those who had
Just come ashore. People who had just
landed al Actlum or puteol we're soon
tempted by these three hotels which
we're only a little way up from the
beach Those who are disordorcd OF
the sea ffor Il IA a physical dlsorganlz-
err. instead o. waltlag for the gradual
return OF physical equipose are apt TO
take artificial means 90 brace up. on
the one million sailors now on the sea,
how few OF them coming ashore will
escape the Three Tayerns' After sur
viylng hurricanes. cyclones. lcebergs.
collisions. many OF them are wrecked
In harbor. ] warrant that n a calcu-
latlon we're made OF the comparative
number OF sailors lost at sea. and lost
ashore. those drowned by the crimson
wave OF dissipation would Tar outnum-
Der those drowned hy the salt water.
AlaBi that the large majority o.
those who go down TO the sea In ships
should have twice TO pass the Three
Taverns. namely. before they 30 out.
and after they come In. That fact was
what aroused Father Taylor. the great
sailors preacher. At the Sailors Bethel
Bosipa. and az a public meeting at
Charlcstown. be- said. IAN the machin-
cry o. the drunkard making. soul de-
stroylng business Ia In perfect running
order. from the low grog holes on the
docks kept open to ruin my poor sailor
boys. TO the great establishments In
Sun House square and when we ask
men what Is 20 be done abou, u. they
say. you can't help a. and yet there
Il Bunker Hill and you say you can't
stop n. and up there are Lexington
and Concord" We might answer
Father Taylor's remark by saying. "the
trouble n not that We can't stop Il. but
that We won't stop q" We must have
more generations slain before the world
win fully wake up 10 the evil. That
which tempted the travellers OF old who
came up from the seaports OF Actlum
and Puteoll. IA nov the ruin OF sea-
farlng men a. they come up from the
coasts OF al the continents. namely. the
Three Taverns. In the autumn. about
this time. IN the year 1887. the steam
ship Home went out from New York for
Charleston. There were about one hun
dred passengers. some OF them widely
known. Some OF them had been sum
mering At the northern watering places
aud they were on their way south. all
cxpeciant Of hearty greeting by their
friends on the wharvos Of Charleston.
But q little more than two days out the
ship struck the rocks. 8 lie boat was
launched. but sank will ~ rs passen.
gers. A mother was seen standing On
the deck OF the steamer with her child
IN her arms. A wave wrenched the
child from the mothers 0rms and
rolled u hrtO tne sea. and the mother
leshsd after Il. The sailors rushed q
the bar OF the boat and drank them
selves drunk. Nlnety-ave human be-
ings went down never TO rise. or to b,
tioaied upon the beach amid the frag'
ments Of the wreck. What was The
cause on the disaslerf A drunken tea
captain. But not until the judgment
DAY when the SRA shall give mp its dead
and the story OF earthly disasters shai
be- fully told, will Il be known how
many yachts. steamers. brlgatines,men'
of.war and ocean greyhounds have
been lost through captain and crew
made incompetent hy alcoholic de
ihrancment. Admiral Farragut hat
proper appreciation Of what the her'
stimulus was 20 a man IN the navy. Al
oaccr of the warshlp said 20 MIN
Admiral won't you consent 70 siN'
Jack a glass OF grog IN the morning
Not enough 10 make him drunk. GA
enough 20 make him nght ehoeriuliy''
The admiral answered. u have beer
90 sea considerably. and have seen
battle or two. but Inever found thar
needed rum TO enable me to DO my
duty. will order two cups Of cones
TO each man at two O'Clock In the morn
ing. and AZ eight O'Clock ! viii pipe ~
hands 10 breakfast In Mobile hay'
The Three Taycrns Of my text "er'
too near The Mediterranean shipping
But notice the multiplicity. VIVA
could that Italian village. 30 small ina
history makes but one mention Of X
want with more than one tavern Their
were MT enough uaveiers cominl
throuGl that Insignificant town to sup
port more than one house OF lodE
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