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Show CASE OF JOHN CMITH, SUTCHCfb ri.t it tutt Him iu mink i.i-juor rep Tnrnlr or.. John Smith has n wifo and three beau tlful i hlldjvn Ho inn bi.ti.lier by trodu. nnd us ho thoroughly undentauds tlio work ho wight command asaliry of at letut ftiO per month tho jcar n round. NatarulIyJohuhwitUti miailuUcato I hnbi.nd( ft Hnd filth r, it good jro.itlcr i and n ilillgi ut workmun. He i tight to Ut tho heivl of u hupp), comfortabla liume Hat John Smith has ono t r bud fault ho drinks intuxfcatlng 11 itiors and In bocoiuo n ilninkard. His wifo is ' kiiTwn ns tho wifo of a drunkard, nu 1 when tho p'aj mates of his children gtt fiiurt the) taunt them with, "Your pa's a drui'kartl " Let u tnal.0 n statement of thocasoi f John Smith, tho butcher, nud ham a near tu wo can what his been thonttu il coftof hh lifjuor bill John bmllh is now fort) fit o t trs ol 1. At tho ago of twenty flto ho waidi-charged waidi-charged from a ilt ion that cuniuifliidovl a salary of (Ml n mouth, solely un acton ac-ton nt t f drunkenness, and from that tlmo to this ho ha lad in sb wly i m-ilu)nunt. m-ilu)nunt. Ho works nt his trudolt twetnspieesforbuUhers, who, knowing his falling nnd taking dt nntngty of it, pay him small wag and treat 1dm ns they would not d iro to if Iiewnsiiuber man Troiii tho limo uf hi JIrt div chargo until thu restut da h li.is not axragod tumlng over fOU ptrmontlu Ho n ii'lit h it o had nt host $'0 nincmtlu It tit I fM carh mouUi for twenty jeirs, frouihiMof tmplo)mont andah ury. Tot il, (7vJ0tl. What lUiuor John Pmltli his drank ho has had to pay for, On an fturngu his drinks hatoctnt him Iwentj'fhoccnUn day (not u high tstlmato) for eoohday t f tlio (went) eurs, or J7.W ir month. Item 2 $7 CO nub tiumth, for twenty jcars, 1 fc r 11'iuur, Total, 01 fW). John Kmith at tho ago of twent) flts w,ii a strong, healthy, inttlllgcnt mm, with a constitution llko Iron .Nov,-, whuiUir(ly!htthumeiidlanofWihj l iv trembling, bloatud w m k, a mental nnl ih)rlc.l rulu, amUtauds with ono font on tho brink t f n grat o mors nw ful In It ra) Iws hltKKiiifuess than tho bUilf di i tin of tho iKittomluss pit JicmH Health and tnUlligeucc, John Hmlth, tho butt lit r, onto had tin lotn of his fnithrul wjfe.tl e ntTttion of his beautiful children nil 1 tho friendship and cstotm of hi iitlghbors. ov hii tv Ifo lit os w It h htm from n senno of duty, cherishing, it may be, a lotltig remem-bniuco remem-bniuco of tho dal minhool of lit )outh, but not loving him no gootl womun touldt his chlhln n fear, na , al-tncHtt al-tncHtt hato him, liecanso ho lus brought miTt ring nnd shimo to tho dear inuth r, mid wnoHlimmntr.lIo nnl dlsgrneu ul most unlxarahlo into their younlttM, hU litlhliors look upon Jilt i a. a drunken bct.n hopelessly rtiimd mm, as ono Ik Iter in tho grat a thau out of it. Item I Lot o of wifo and child rt u and UiQfrkndJhipimlnwpeit &f hUiuigli-bors. hUiuigli-bors. Onco John binSlh held hi hfl up proud l an 1 was nut nfr d 1 to look any man In tho o)o. 'ow ho sluimblos nlou,( tlio st root, villi htnd Itowed and bleared t)cs lieut upon thoijrouud. Ho has lost htspridoinsrlf. Itftnfi Solf lesi-ect, John Smith was naturally a domestic infttl. Ho lorcilht wiTo and children, hndn pleisnut,(uiufortnblo homo mil wan always well clcthed nnd wall fad Kowlio has lost his lot q fur Mary and tho littlo oneu,Ute in i tumblo dowa bliantv, carts not how ho looks, hat UllU totatandgneaaWutn living $yaonyu of w rctchc lncs. Item O-Howo' Ueiil.i29 and coin .fort Lnt us (umuwnic Itemised ac unt of th cost of fis drink bill cf John bmlth, tho butehtrt Itotu 1. Tu cftit lijr lt if nntlb)mcbl sal ssUrr U r Uct.i fur. (Tco IteiuS. T cuK H fur llfinor tlutluj tssstritttrti IffX) QrsiMll(itilral.rat o( Ituor bill for nrtitr)Cani ('(TO llcin Tolwrtifr tr 'Mlstit I Ktwliti uti I mmf Intuiluilutrliiu f. f Iniwllikinc-o it m l To loss f i rl luwlfli)-Utnlr luwlfli)-Utnlr ir,nnriliu.ir . Hetf ricl. IlMitU. Tn)Kl.rL tutllliffils.1 mM. ,, L-Mwrmlou fhom i tiutl "? i1. li Mui-tiATa by Iwitii)- )rmrr (" ,J tosc umi of liquor. I "' In latum for all thu John Htnith, tl 4 butcher, t.lll JIt a wrt trhed lift , .boon n i-iuper1 bed im 1 ! ep In n dninknnl s gn.tc.-Alw in JoTeinu in Un'on SignaL |
