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And now, noble lords, come all of you
King Alcohol stepped from his lofty
Mfinc, Tck<‘l Upliarsin.”
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
.....¡„.] ptexy at mid age of gd"1?1ihdty~gro- ~~
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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-
H'® P‘b
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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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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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vine."
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,
uu
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
again, —
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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
interprets
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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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profound
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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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