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And now, noble lords, come all of you
King Alcohol stepped from his lofty
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windows, one opening from my I /. ‘*Menc,
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near,
throne,
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dear
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, Elsie’s room. The bran-
* - King alcohol sat on his lofty throne . Fori want to whisper a word in your ear: And boasted no more of a power of his
dy seemed to burn my brain, and
own ;
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And boasted a power that was his alone, I want you to know it is my fnll inten­
- my head ached violently, and I A power to sway the masses of men
Hia nobles and' lords now tremblingly ,
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leaned against the casement. "Papa, And-force them to do bis biddingagain; (But this is a secret you should never
wait
mention)
The
awift-coming hour Of their terrible
O my darling papa! ” I heard a “ See,” said he, “ what a king am I,
To kill this republic and give in its stead
fate;
t-fieafeod tw wd de u thu i nfi so high ■
voi c e s ay
r
mjLty .nail A
u for T pannnt
heir eternal
saw Elsie carelessly sitting upon i I speak, and whole nations bow the knee
but
dread,
Koe
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And tremblingly fall and worship me.
the balcony rail. A moment 'later
(And its the only thing I ever did fear) Anj mon are now ri8iDg to give the
My will is law and must be obeyed,
The
advance of knowledge and liberty I
death blow.
her keen ey’cs spied the bottle, al­ Nor may my^bebests beaver delayed ;
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ev . J. A. M cmillan in Rec<»e.
though she did not leave her perch For when I denonnee-, in earnest or
Liberty such as in Scripture they read,
mirth,
upon the rail. “ B r-a-n-.d-y,” she
<> heaven ' for one generation of
‘ Whom the Son maketh free is free in­
.. spelled^ “ Oh papa • you never A tremor of fe«r encircles the ear.tb,
deed ;
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clean
ayd unpolluted men—men
I stretch“forHt-rey- baodr-a wail xif dca:
touch that horrible drink, do you ?” I
FôrwhCTathewprr^RFe
.fed..by.. fire
pair
Those andthere
nn<Liliflrnon)
v. is
in liberty
libertv found.
Those,
only,
she asked, her laughing face grow- j In agony rises, mingled with prayer ;
men fit to be companions ot pure
ing sad . I was maddened by the ¡>ut wiiat eftre I for the God they plead, This Ido dread ; aud their puritan laws, women ; men worthy to be: thé
Keeping Sunday, for instance,’’ here
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drought, and mortified and angry For
who
is
greater than I, indeed
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fathers of,children ; men who do
roars of applause
that my child had <liseo*vred luy A l>uA of-iny breath would hecatombs . Drowned, his Majesty’s voice,
while notjstuuible upon the rock of apo-
secret habit, and 1 reached forward !
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shouts cf defiance
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I laugh at the thought while .thousands ToJNatiou, amLState and Christian Alli- 1.1 *
and pushed het- savagely;—-4—eau \ I kill.
plug land' staggering- down into a-
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jruee,
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not tell of the days that followed, I fatten ou blood aud widow's tearsr
Mingled
with curses, . and blasphemies
drunkards grave, but w,ho sit and
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1 will only say that we picked upj I luxuriantly revel in mortal's fears ;
lit
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look
upon
the
faces
of theu1 grand-
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our Elsie, broken and bleeding, ■ I give sorrow for bread to famishing l’er lassoiiS instructive io liends from children with eyes undimined and
hosts,
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from the flower-beds under the bal-
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heart uncankered. Such a genera-
I people the world v ith hideous ghosts ;
Were sullenly bu.bed by . ri.ion.ub-
¡s
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A,nerica w
cony, and my wife, after one linger-
The blessings men get from their-God
lime
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in,; IÔÔE at her darling..went iiito
on high,
A’band was seen writing on the wall of a,ld t(’ Vroduc,;such a generation as
cunvtffsWns which soon ended in I turn into curses, f nd makejhem a lie.
time.
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this the persistent, conscientious
Sodiink to my health, ye servants of
death.”
His Majesty’s countenance changed as woi k_of the public press is entirely
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•T t HTTnan ir r t r te c- g r u w - ìhi sk y, m id-., ___ niin.v
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| competent as an instrumentality..
his gaze was thrilling in its inten­ We ll laugh at that being they call Di; His knees smote ztogether, abated his ! Z)r. J. J/ p Z/W.
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sity.
And now,” he added. “ 1 can
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So he sat on his throne, haughty and llis-nobles and lords all trembled aDd
Illinois has 21 .counties without
not say any more, only « to beseech of
proud
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shook.
a licensed tramp mill or thief facto­
you to come forward ami put your And boasted his mightiness long and
And
gazed
on
the
vision
with
ghastly
signatures iijioii this blessed pledge, I
ry in them. In the first week of
loud;
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look.
While
his
nobles
and
lords,
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admiring
beseechFh*<*“nf“the Father to uphold
At length, when the King could speak January there were but 13 persons
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you with his mighty powef. Will
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Applauded his boastings, false or true ; He cried excitedly, “Call the wise men;
ties. The other 78 counties had
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you come ?' Boys, Isiys’ I. know And they said, “ Our King is a mighty
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give
millions
to
him
who
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4012 prisoners in jail or 51 to each
many of you, yes most of you ; j
power, .
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for me
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county.
Is that an item of any ac­
alas’ that in my wrecked state you We pledge cur allegiance to him this Vhe meaning of yonder writing I see.’’
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hour ;
4 But of all the King’s subjects none could count for people to think about ?
do not know me. Will you come,
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We
baud
ourselves
to
increase
his
fame,
But thejeeular press, the watchful-----
boys, irtll i/oti come? It is^ your
be found
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And the L kaoub of F keedom shall 1)6 Who could ever reveal such a mystery guardian of the interests of the
old Iriend Herman Hudson who is
our name.”
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asking you.”
Then they dr ink again to tho health of It was told him at last that- one wise in Hear people, dare not publish any
He said no more, but sat down,
such facts as this, lest the grog-shop
the King,
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such lore, -
the perspiration pouring from his Aud they drank to every lord in the ring;
Who had been a slave in his service be­ across the way should stop its 11
whitened hair But he had said I They drank success to their noble cause.
cents a week subscription.
fore.
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enough. Thè people eame forward And they drauk defiance to statute laws. Could read the dread vision, its meaning x
A
tobacco
hater says, “ two cigars
like - a stream quickly flowing. Again the King spi ke, “ Hearken
divine,
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a
day
will
supply a family with
lords.
There were handshakes and tears i Give closest attention to all of my words: And tell him the writings line upon line. flour.” Fogg says he buys half a
So Kansas was summoned to quickly ap­ dozen cigars some days, but he
and sobs and soothing greeting-'.
There are yet achievements I have not
pear
doesn’t find it any easier to supply
“ Herman Hudson, Herman Hud­
told,
Before the great King, still trembling the family with flour, for all that.
son ’ I can hardly believe my ears,” And purposes too, that are brilliant and
with fear ;
He thinks there must be a mistake
bold.
whispered more than one to anoth­
And as the yonng prophet, with stately somewhere..
You know how this nation is ruled, I
tread,
er. “ He was so gifted and protyis- |
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Came
up to the King he pleadingly said.-
It is estimated that the prohibi­
ing, and -so light-hearted
and By ‘ parties ’ denouncing each other as
“ I’ll give millions to him who inter­ tion amendment to the Iowa con­
strong-shouldered, and now^oh I ”
foes. ' •
prets for me
And the voices stopped here, But Whenever the-se ‘parties’ iu caucuses L'he meaning of youdor writing I soo.” stitution has been adopted by 40,-
000 majority
meet ——
the names of the pledge-signers
“ Thy millions give to another, O King,
rolled down the pledge-sheet until I make it a point to be there on my feet. Yet I will tell thee the truth of the thing:
THAT WONDEIIFI I. BOOK
I'm always sure to make my will known,
the grand brotherhood was enrich­ Then sileutly mount the dictatorial This is the message that God is impart
ing.
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throno ;
'At' ne, Meite, Tekel,
WITH FORMA FOR IHSTXE sm
" Oh ye who have friends on the awful I never beg, nor petition nor pray ;
The interpretation I plainly will show ;
brink
AND SOAIETV
I demand, aud the ‘ parties ’ haste to God hath finished thy Kingdom below,
Thai bangs o’er the river of ruin an.l
Is
selling
by
tens
tlioiMatitb. It is the most
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He hath numbered thy days and fixed universal!v useful of Istok
death I-
ever published. It
When you see them lift the glass, oh ! j ¡ For I simply exhibit my thousands of
thee a bound, ,
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tells completely HOW TO DO EVERYTHING
the best way, llow (<» Is? Your Own L«w>cr,
think
votes,
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l'hou art weighed in the balance and in
How -t o T J u . Business Correctly and Bnccew-
Of tbo j»gged rocks beneath.
And the heart of the candidate flutttrs
fully, How to act in Society ami everywhere. .
wanting art found ;
mine of vnt isd information to all classes
“ Reach ont a hand ere the deed is done;
aud-gloats
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£liy power is divided and scattered A tor gold
constant reference. AGENTS WANTED
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Send forth a cry in the dear Lord’s name; Over visions of oflico and a/treasurv full
tor all or spare time. To know Wliy this Book
abroad,
Ob! stand notjdbof while a precious one
of
value and attractions relit! better than
I And then I can trust him /to give me a And thou art dethroned by th® power of any HEAl.
Speeds down to a grave of shame."
other, apply for terms to J. DEWING .t
Gol.
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