Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-12
The Temperance Meeting

l Not many days ago A Merry Farm
 CTS Boy was strolling aleng lone- l ly country road F,araway from his Glenweed home. Soon he heard 8 Whip peer-wilI, then the Blue Bells
 Of Scotland began to ring, and the
 Bees were buzzing when along came
 snookums in Incognito. Merry Farm | CTS Boy tried to Budge; but the Sun beams would Chris Cross so that the
 Boy began to think he was in mess of Mountain Laurel. ' Aunt Jule, Aunt Jurusha. Aunt Mehitable, Auntie of Willimantic
 Married and Happy. Muggins. sophri- l na, Hernipie, Floradora, Old Sol
 with his Tabby Kat. and little Midget. who looked like a Bonnie Lass, and Hulda with her dress like a Rainbow, were in Polly Wintergreens Straw berry Acres. Simon's Wife thought Huh! I wouldn't give Silver Six pence for all they can find there. Jo- 1 siah cleaned the bushes yesterday" Samantha and Aunt Mehitable were out walking. They were going to speak at & Temperance meeting at two o'clock that afternoon over at 1 Centennial Square, and they were discussing the matter ! Samantha said. Did you ever hear i the story about the Smoking Gig. arette7
 No" said Aunt Mehitable,' I shall be delighted to have you recite it for | me if you will"
 Samantha then recited it. 1 Why. Samantha" said Aunt Mehi- table, that is a fine story, is it true, and shall you give 1t this afternoon?" Yes" it is true, said Samantha. it came to me pretty straight. Brother Duane was the teacher and Theoda, Bessy. Black Pansy, Gladness, Maine Lover, Eliza Jane, Etta Barber and Huldah all had try in the school. Yes, l shall give it this afternoon" Well" said Aunt Mehitable," I have one about "A Little Reformer." l She then recfted it to Samantha, | which pleased her so she said she couldn't wait unEA afternoon to hear 1 1t again.
 You certainly do beat all I ever heard Aunt Mehitable." said Saman- 1 tha.
 l While they were telling their stories the Merry Farmers Boy edged up- to them unperceived by either. When Aunt Mehitable had finished her story the Farmer Boy wiped his eyes across his sleeve and stepping up to l them said:
 T beg your pardon, ladies, but I heard your stories and it put me in mind of the little fellow who signed the pledge for Abraham Lincoln. Shall I tell it to your
 Why yes,' exclaimed the ladies, only I wish the others might hear 1t, too. We are going to have Tenn peranee Meeting this afternoon. Can't you speak it then?'' After the Boy had left them Saman- tha said:
 'In all my experience I never heard lad of Sweet Sixteen and an Out slider with so much Sympathy and G1adness shining like a Sunbeam III IL TO~~xv [ We'll said Aunt Mehitable. he 1 certainly will take the house down this afternoon"
 At two o'clock the Farmer Boy ar- rived at Centennial Square The place was all decorated with Ferns. Calla- lims, Hepaticas, Mistletee, tHyactnth, Kentucky Bells, Corniower. Rose mary, Pink Rose. Black sPansies. Wild Cherries, Crimson RaInblers. New England Roses. Balsam Fir, Straw
 berry Blossoms, Elderberr1es, Little Buttercups, Sweet Lavender, Myrtle, Peppermint and Wintergreen blossoms, Arbutus. Canterbury Bells and Mountain Laurel.
 The decorating committee consist ed of the following: Aunt Hester, Queen Bess. Ida, Maine Lover, Aunty, Blue Bird. M. D.. Billie. Elaine Bet sy Bobxitt, Hattie Marie. and Mrs. Robinson.
 One of them refused to work and that was Busybody.
 The first speaker was Patty Elmer aid. She gave splendid talk on "The Power of Choice" She compar- ed a life of purity with life of vice and intemperance. The question ask ed was: Which will you choose?"
 Chatterbox came next. Her sub ject: "The Golden Calf"
 Then Nat and Married and Happy sang a duet, entitled Temperance Chimes
 This was followed by the American Girl, who gave a very nice reading entitled, "The Door of Prince Nico- tine"
 T, H.. 0. H. O.. Blanche. Bstella. Al berta, M. Roena. Lucy Ann, Lucia, Mamie. Peggy Ann, Fairy God Mother, Cora. Jack and Jill. Sammy, Eleanor, Jerusha, Reuben's Wife. A Roxbury Mother, and her Daughter. C. H. S., 1913, Sally Ann. c. E. S.. Salemite and Jane Ann all sat in the choir loft, and after Tirza Ann and Ready sang their duet, ..Temperance Timber" The choir sang Success with vtgor.
 Then came another piece by ltt- tie Grille called "Bessie's Secret
 Polly Peppermint makes a. splendid Willing Helper and Cherisette Is as Frank as she can be in her piece calI- ed The Teachers Pet''
 J. E. T., Ruth, Cynthia Ann. F1oril- Ia, Evelyn, CeIinda, Fiorodora, Jane, Hermipie Jane Grey. Elizabeth, So- phrina, Lue of Canterbury, Sally Sy- camore, Fay Verna, could Doolittle after they saw Bon Ami. Jim and Rainbow.
 Eliza Jane is a fine speaker. but she refused for she said she was nearly Frozen.
 Samantha came next Her piece, Smoking Cigarettes" was spien- did and there were plenty of boys and young men there to hear 1t. too. She went on: "A school teacher on his way to school observed smoke rising near the school house, Hastening to the spot he found 8 group Of boys around a bon fire.
 What are you doing, boys?" asked the teacher.
 Smoking cigarettes" replied lit~ tie fellow,
 Pushing his way into the group. the teacher said: What does all this mean p
 One of the larger boys replied: We've concluded to smoke our cigar cites in the only way they should be smoked, We've put all of our cigar cites, cigarette papers and bags of to- baeee in a pile here and are having a bonfire. It's lots of fun
 Well, boys" said the teacher, "you have done a wise and manly thing to destroy that which would surely des- trey you, I am glad that you have learned in seheol that the cigarette is aa enemy whom you can conquer"
 Samantha ended har little story by saying she hoped all boys "snoke eig- aIxsx h k5Rsa SAf ta