The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-02


they had let me pour it, ] would have
taken drink, but as it was only
wet my whistle little and, with what
they call down South, "Nigser Wits
key"
Yes, they want the old bum out Of
the way to make room for the young
man. AS you have given the privi-
lege Of license, they will attend to
getting the old bum out of the way,
and at the same time make room for
your boys to line up. Fathers, you
just push the button, they will do the
rest. 4.
Broken i'll pockctbook, credit and
spirit, l was met by Cherokee In
dian, Mason brother, drinking man
to whom / had sold goods in Indian
Territory. He got my watch, charm
and coat out of Soak" had me shay
ed, procured me clean linen, as had
not had shave or clean shirt for over
three weeks. could not give my
money to barber or laundry, with
every nerve in me crying for rum.
He also got me sober necktie. Yes,
l had on drunk necktie, and I did
not know it, Everything about man
gets drunk, his legs, his mouth, his
nat, his coat.
"Man in Sin is in darkness and
under the ruler Of the darkness, which
is Satan" t is dou5ly SO with mar
under the paw Of the tiger, led on by
the devil. While hell joins in the
chorus. and there goes up shout Of
laughter from mocking devils.
This mason friend took me to the
train, and bought me ticket to Fort
Smith, Ark. where I lived. He put
me in charge Of the Pullman conduc-
tor with $40 in my pocket. So when
I arrived at Fort Smith, l was still
celebrating, because had drank Pull
man whiskey all the way down from
Kansas City. For five days and
nights kept up this celebration in
Fort Smith: with my son trying to get
me home. / can see him as talk to
you, sitting at table half asleep,
then wake up and say, "Papa, please
come home. Mamma has been calling
for you all day. She is SC sick. I
won't leave you, papa. l will die
with you on the floor of this saloon.
Please, Pa, come home with me"
The boy finally grew discouraged, and
went out and got two knights Templar
friends Of mine, members of my Com
mandery. They came into the saloon
and took me and put me in cab and
took me home. A Knight Templar
can do about as he pleascs with
brother knight, drunk or sober.
When arri ised home found my
wife in bed, suffering from nervous
prostration, brought on by my long
absence. stepped up to the bedside
of my wife. She would rise up in
bed and say, "Where's papa; where's
papa" and then fall back exhausted.
Friends, / am at war with busi-
ness that makes such a scene as this
possible. am fighting for the pro-
lection Of 10y home, and, while am
protecting my own home. am put
ting in few licks for your own home.
l would expect God to paralyze my
arm and voice if I did not raise them
against this foul destroyer.
When my wife cane to herself she
handed me this Bible and said:
"PapS. read it, for lis our only hope,"
and [ put lot Of it On the inside of
me. That is good place to have
your Bible. I found that God said
He was more willing to give the Holy
Spirit to those who ask, than we are
to give coed things TO our children.
So, on my knees, with Gods Book
before me, 1 got the Calvary Cure"
Jesus, the friend of the lost, just
threw His arms around me and saved
me, and the best of it all is 1 am saved
up to date. We have told you Of the
last ronp with the tiger. The next
romp We have, will be with the lion Of
the tribe Of Judah On the play grounds
of the skies,
For several years Mr.. Williams has
been s'on the road for Christ, selling
the good news Of salvation to whose
ever viii" without money and with
out price. He is even more success
full in. tais than in his former business,
and is known throughout the land as
"The Drummer Evangelist Any
church league or society. wishing to
secure his services for cyangelistic
and temperance meetings. should ad-