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Show jfVi A GO(M) .MAN GONKVj , -i-.'.-t J V f John Ti. -tough, ..the man whose thrilling thrill-ing eloqtK ...-, as an orator in the cause of tcmera! us made, his name famous -all ertwo--cjn want s, breatl led -his List t HiiitKK lIni Vj4ifterdaS';- li w&'-a tife el! spent-letolM td' tfie thnd: work of I -inging weak humanity out from uilirftjk spKj.Il-ojay bqdy'avnd souWo "'stroyin influence! iVoutd thai the' world had more of such men in it. , , , Mr. Gugh iis born in the pretty little : ViJlagteoSandgate,'Kentl6n th'ok22dol. A.nkt,,r81't.iIn 182n5ne came to New' York, and wwc, part of his time as an 1 Apprenlii-e'iu W b-oK bindery. ' "Up to October, Oc-tober, .ifuts were not those of a model1 ycauig um. And Ins "acquaintances "acquaint-ances were u W.t , t ior to hiih ' as a lad who could 8i"v away mire grog, and the next day wear a hi nullcr 'siiied hat, than any other youth on Manhattan Island. But ..la'glorions change car.ie. ' l'irsaking bad inompjjny'and tnrnmg ASids from the wine ou'p, at the ng of 2(5 ho to )k- the total al-stinence al-stinence pledge aiid f th'riaTter went upon the platfhrutie fcui.t advocacy hi the . temperance caum-, continuing his j labors therein almost up to Siiv- day of liis -death. :-. .. "v; : The writer:, well rememl'ers the day, twenty-five years ago,t whc.nthis gifted mahxjetioa'upMx tlije 'K6hire ? platform1' 1 1 iff his native villagej hRd in word's' of burning eloquence, beseeehed his , .young hearcriS to forever keep from JJtoir 'lips 4h4'ioison tbat would steal aay Uteir r brains. The recollection of ?that' address will linger in at least one man's memory until the trump of ther' ;White-, winged measengersuwimoaylihi.nct. '"Johh.lJ. Gough's" life was 1 1 demoted to the resjcuCof humanity froBi'.-onciDf the greatest eyils known tb thesgvilized world."; Now let the rising generation i'jjay .heed Ho- InsVjJiVwwds-- 6ing' q man, raake 'pur record ctear.'? "CT " |