The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-14
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T~nciicn, crowds IA" page. of Mr. Chsrl.-s
FELTON, Piigin's story. stephen Hol,on'
a. &. Page a Co, Bp-tonI THIS book
comes 10 us c~uriouslv stamped on tho
cover. Not To b. sold. lent or given away :
OF cnur~e. Il l. not likely thar the pn--e~-or
would have any other wish than To keep
the hook forever; one l. pretty tenacious
81 ones hold uvnn 'he current works ~
fiction. u does seem. however, ~ though
tho fortunate custodian ~ a copy OF ste
ph"n lIolt"n- might feel himself at liberty
to lend IL to "a dcsr friend or get rid Of Il,
without inciucrating u or tying a stone
To IL and dropping II into the oblitcrating
deep waters. W. wondcr II any penalty
would attach " he should ALLOW Il tn get
stolen.
Mr.. Pidgin saws that when he began
his story 10 was not his purpose to direct
Il against any one Of the great sins ~ the
nation. but In The course ~ his reading
and study he wa amaysd at the magnitude
OF the account properly to la charged
against intemt~rancs and made the story
an attack upon II. The temperance qnes-
ton he sav-. is the paramount issue
Of the time-. and the first practical step
toward it, solution lies In 'he Punishment
OF the bar. for tho liquor saloon has no
proper place in our twentieth centur
civilization. II l. an undesir,d legacy.
and tho children of the present hould no,
longer H. mad" 20 suffer for the sins ~
tho father-.-
In the third chapter Charles Icmr~ter.
taking Sunday dinner az HON. in his fathers
housr, de vline- wine. 'Shall B~ar'hol.me~
MI your glass. Charlicp' asks his father
NO. father says the excellent Charlie.
I prefer a bottle Of that eferveNr-nt hthia
TO wine. ~ an all to dig,~'ion.- After
Dime h. goes ou' 10 play poker in n third
aonr Darkroom in a Boston hotel. lie
drank 'wiy" NJ the tar b"fur" going up.
which shows that h. had a pull. " b.s'au-e
not everybody can obtain liquor AZ a Boston
hotel bar on sunday. A. he sat down to
tho game he ordered brandy and cigars.
filled a 'umhl"r half full Of fiery liquor
and TOSSED IL down at n gulp.' Presently
he and Rudolph N"av'~ showed up for a
jackput worth SIOo. Nrave~ had three
arc-. ard charlie s'il,d ~" i-pt. pretending
o. have a fu-h ~ hearts Really nu" of
hiS ,arl- was a diamond N"avc- acc,,.d
him ~ cheating he called Ncavc~ a liar.
N.av.- throw "A glass of brandy IN hi- fare,
~hcrouron Charlie, with a cry ~ rag"
almost lik" that of a Will animal. : shot
Ncavr- with a revolver
N.avcS was a generous man. He pointed
ont 20 Charlie IA" evil - drink. gov every
body to agrc go -av that he had shot him
-"lf. and expired Charlie was not re-
formed. He eluTcd with a country girl.
chl"roforTcd an aged sra captain and
robbed ,hirl 81 sjo,uyI, stabbed a miner.
aud MT Inst drank m nIaarf nI hru nIv af
one pul, and shot himself lie is the chief
example Of IA" story. but another drunkard
shn, at n cat and killed n li''l" girl another
killed his landlord bv throwing him down
stairs and old Bngg~, a Niliagn rum~-ll"r
IN Elaine. sc' tin" 10 his -'pr' for m" sake
~ tn" iu-urau,-. and was blown w hy n
keg = glnpnwder. which hc had forgotten.
4 uumt+r % drunkaris IN IA" story
reformed. and all the ,irtuuus characters,
cxCap, a few necessary martyrs. wcr.
spl'ndidlv rewarded. Tn" Rev. stephen
Hu,ton. Temperance lecturer. married St"il,
Rrigg-. a huu-nmaid and a variety act res-,
she had shot four men aud Corrected h"r
own incorporate habit charlie lemp-
-'"r's widow married properly when II
ca'nc 20 her second chDic'. and Eleanor
Emerson married m" reformed drunkard
and gambler. Ir'hro Judkins. bringing him
n splendid property IT," Judkiu- mort
gage was yrid ~, AMI all IA" surviving
characters cam" ont opul'nt and happy
Tho author .avs of hi book that =, IL
hoped tina Il VII supply a suggestion &c
thinking minis II supplies many sug-
go~tions. all a. strong and vivid that any
mind will l." hSelv 10 receive them.