Year: 1872

Bui young fokls like Us in the prime Of our age,
Should never drink tea unless We need ssgs.
when our country was young. before she vas


free,


We know what became Of shiPlOad Of tea,
At that time the king thought, as many think


still,


That tea must BE- had LET Il cost what il viii.
And 80 he resolved, as he owned all the ships,
To make US pay dear for our nice little sips,
SO he taxed all the tea that was brought TO our


shore.
And the more people drank, why, pay him the


more;


But our fathers declared that tax they'd not


pay
AMI steeped the whole lot in a salt water bay.
They said they were free, and thus showed the


king, ,.... .-......
That they could steep up all the tea he could


bring.


The tyrant of fashion has greater command
Than ever a king could obtain in this land,
For society says, "In visiting me,
To keep your good standing you must stay to


tea" ..
Not supper but tea, and the tea you must drink,
Because you're afraid that your hostess win


think


That something has gone wrong, or else your


are mad.


II you don't drink your tea to make her heart


glad. ...
She thinks of no harm, you would do just the


same,


And fashion 1.-THE tyrant) must bear all the blame.
Have you got to watchl some hot tea you must


take,


1t will help you so much in keeping awake;
But if you are 7erreus and cannot find rect,
To make you get sleep, some strong tea is the


best.


Thus we are compelled, almost, might say,
Because its forever forced round in our way.
Ny brothers and sisters who feel not the need
OF drinking the juice of this imported weed,
advise you, each one, to gigcit right up
Or you'll be very soon attached to your cup.
Doa't tempt your young friends that so often


you see,


But when you have calls let them call for their


tea. ....|. ... ....
Taking courage from you, your friends one by
one,
Might fall in with the scheme, and reform be


begun. a. .te. .H ....
1t takes courage know, to fashion defy,
But then we can d. it if we will but try.
My speaking of fashion brings up to my mind,
law she has made of different k nd; 'iat
My sisters: the fashion as practiced by you
Is as much worse than tea as ten exceeds two.
'Tis wisdom to say, b" 20 and learn of the ant,
TO lay by a store for time when you can't"
But fashion translated that passage to say
{" BE shaped like the ant, or as nearasyou may
Did God make mistake in building your forml
Or leave some waste room to life's duties per-
form2 ugl .....
Did your lungs breathe too free of this pure


mountain air


That our nature requires to be healthy and fair:
All. That is not it, but the fashion commands
That you should be laced up with corsets and


bands af.s.1
And the more you obey the tighter you squeeze,
Till Nature resents through some form Of


disease


The heather Chinese only bind up the feet,
But here half the ladies we see on the street
Are d.carfiag their lives with this cur2e1 ma


chine, , ...r .,.
That but for the fdshion VIC never had seen,
"H's not very pleasant beginners will say,
So pleasure is not what you seek in this way.
Don t think don't know; for five minutes OF


less f.H .gu faa' 1H' sr.
I've had on that part of the feminine dress;
And from the relief that dame Nature gave me,
When from that embrace was once again free,
| am willing to vouch that this is all true,
As well as the rest that I've said here to you
I've said what have for the good of the race
And not to kill time while we stay in this place;
Had this been the object the words of my pen
On different theme would have certainly been.
In brotherly love submit this to you
Ere go from this place and bid you adeau
When VIC shall go forth from this Union 50 deaf,
The first we have had since the happy New Year,
For all kinds of reform let's do what we may,
And show by our lives that we mean what we