THE HOTEL SIGN.
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We have lately received, in pamphlet
form, lecture delivered by request, before
the Martha Washington Society of Woon-
socket, r. l., by Rev. James M. Davis. =
It is quite an original and startling appeal
based on a passage in Esther. . at#


"And who knoweth whether thou art
come to the kingdom for such time as
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We make the following extract, and il
the reader thinks that in the first part of il
there is a sacrifice of euphony, he must re-
member that the subject in some of its as
poets is quite unpolished. The author had
been speaking of the false and lying names
put upon tavern or hotel signs, and he
asks: E'.


Why do they not call these houses by
such names as the following: The 'Widow
and Orphans Mandatory The 'Bacla-
nalian HOTEL The Brandy House, The
'Cider and Porter House, The 'Gin Sling
House. The Black Strap Hotel The
'Mederia Inn The New England Rum
PITT The sArnod House, The Burr
Hotel' The Devils Meeting House. =
The 'Poor House, The 'Young Mems
Slaughter House. The Broken Heart p
The Family Oven The 'Bankrupt's Ruin.
The 'Apostales House, The sBacksidsrs
Retreat The 'Infdel's Auxiliary The
TON Paine Restaurater.' The 'Invesliga-
tors Hope The 'Orphan's Tears The
sWidow's Sigh The 'Wife's Torment.
The 'Duellist's Reiectory.' The sPugilist'.
Academy The Robbers College, The
Gamblers Retreat The 'Penitentiary
Sunday School The sTen Pin Alley Adj
junct.' The 'Assassin's University He'll.
'Vestibule.' The 'Wailing House, Th,
House Of Despair The Railroad House
10 Lost Eternity These signs woule
tell the truth


There is but one sign about taver,
which tells the truth; that sign is the REL
curtain and the closed blind Of the ba
room, an emblem of the fires Of hell whic
are there kindled, and of that darkness
which is outer where there is weepin
and walling and gnashing of teeth, wher
no light may ever pierce