Show aier TOOT ail ABOUT SPRIT OVILLE A ORD OF WARNING TO THE aies how the young ladles can accomplish slach good 1 had a dream which was not all s dream it seemed as if it wore december 1888 I 1 thought myself walking down the street in front of the opera house in provo when glancing up I 1 noticed tho following inscription in letters so huge they covered the entire west end of the opera house above tha doorway free lecture on temperance at two today to day by an unknown philosopher os alleged to hail from realms unseen only the of spring ville admitted five minutes to 2 quickly running up the steps and when about to enter I 1 was halted by a gentleman who demanded my name after looking over the list ho shook his head answering tour name is not upon these records you cannot enter every youth of springville Spring ville botwen the age of 14 and 20 has been here for some time waiting for tho commencement disappointed but not dis pairing I 1 engaged him in conversation when he at last consented to allow me to accompany him to a small apartment which commanded a view of the en tiro congregation without being ourselves in sight we quartered ourselves here after my friend closed the outside entrances I 1 cast a searching glance over the audience observing that the ladies wore seated on the left side of the building and the males on the opposite side the ladies were dressed gorgeously as a rule many exquisitely the men were a rather motley looking crowd making light and sport of everything possible it waa no uncommon thing to see one of these rod nosed pink eyed dissipated looking fellows take out a flask lean back carelessly and take a swig as they call it and pass the bottle to his closest companion who never refused some of the ladies looked upon this carousing with horror too many with the boll sounded the curtain arose and with a smooth easy grace which was truely majestic the unknown moved to the center of the stage he waa clothed from head to foot iu a long white robe which swept ahe floor his hair and beard ere long and raven black the latter being at least two feet in length and nicely trimmed making a most striking contrast between the snowy robes and jet black hair his countenance was favored with a winning grace as indescribable as ir ho stood for a few seconds viewing the vast congregation which had bo come as silent as death when ho began speaking there simultaneously commenced a soft thrilling music which must have been played by the gods for it appeared to pervade everything filling the whole audience with an awe which none could resist ho spoke through this music from the beginning to the end and it seemed to bo regulated by bis words as it rose to loudness when ho warmed to his and fell to a soft cadence when ho became calmer he began my children listen you come here to satisfy your curiosity I 1 come hero as your benefactor sly time is limited so I 1 will speak with well my words lest ahey condemn you it appears that an evil spirit shaped in spirits has taken a strong bold upon the young men of your coulten ances tell me plainly that there are few very few of the males now present who have not been bitten to a certain degree by this malignant though subtle monster Is this love for spirituous liquors wholly hereditary no not in ono case out of a hundred Is a liquor drinker always A lover of the fluitt I 1 again say no v nn v a low such present but very few it there aro but few who love it why so many par t how is it that there arc so many young men destroying themselves day after day by imbibing too freely it is referable to a greater or less degree to the bad company into chich he allows himself to be bead let us take a retrospective spec tive glance and observe who were the original members of thase parties of from paths of rectitude you will find thai generally they were boys without education boys who have been allowed to play truant arid leave school before they had reached a state whore they could the beauties of an education an educated boy with oven the slightest amount of self re will instinctively shim such hell holes with abhor young men educate yourselves and be c credit to yourself and not a disgrace to your parents an ignorant man is seldom respected and who among you do not cavot respect stay away from the pool tables when your inclinations run in that direction and road some good history or interesting biography in time your mind will drift in this course instead of reverting to tha billiard hall and wine cup study the effects of strong liquor upon tho system how it in flames the brain as well as the stomach and deranges all other vital parts of the bobiy he continued speaking with isn which could not anu 0 o enthuse ajl hiis hearers with an inspiration to better their conditions A change camo over the spirit of my dream seemed as though the males had loft the building in the possession oath ladies to whom tho unknown soon afterwards ap feared and said listen my daugh tors you have heard my admonitions to alio just departed young men and now I 1 wish your assistance in this laudable undertaking you may think you are weak mortals and can do nothing but you could be strong very strong even stronger than I 1 in working this reformation I 1 will tell you how you all understand that the strongest and most noble aspirations of human nature are for the opposite sex women will endure do privations innumerable man will wade through fire and blood to servo their idols then will man not deny himself one pleasure or craving to please woman dou you see ho shouted yes yes I 1 enthusiastically cried the ladies in unison wo comprehend and acknowledge that it wounds oar feelings moro than the young men destroying and degrading themselves especially paying us personal addresses you will have our devoted assistance wo will acquaint them with our feelings and admonish them kindly and if this bo not enough we will tell them to for themselves taking the pool table and wine cup or our companionship panion ship but not both eight here will we pledge ourselves before high heaven never to have anything more to do with iha young men who insist upon making beasts of themselves by using liquor to excess hold the philosopher with a glow of triumph and delight beaming from his sparkling black eyes you aro rather hasty I 1 fear forget not that this is a most important step A great change will be wrought thereby and perhaps many a young lady will be lacang a beau for a time but in tho end your efforts will be rewarded and crowned with unlocked for success we are resolve dF cried the ladies rising to their feet JAKE utah march 1888 |