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several Of their meetings Of late, and was
pleased to see SO few present, for am no great
friend TO your movement, anyhow. would
not give two-penny tack for your boasted de-


vonon to humanity, while you are so inconss'-
ent with your own professions. Cough you


say, is great advocate Of Temperance; out


find your folks just run after him, because ol


his peculiar style and manner; you dont care


about any principle involved in what ne says.


Botheration to such teetotalers as you are


Though | am an enemy TO the cause you pro-


fess to love, yet do like to see people consist


ant and don't know but would come over


to your ranks, if saw you devoted to your
cause in such manner as to impress me with
a sense Of its importance. But cant think
there's much in it when its warm friends stay
at home even when your best speakers are lee
turing. If you felt any true concern about
what you call Temperance principles, you'd
manifest little more interest. The fact is, |
believe you're are niggardly set-not worth
mnding; and iii just go on drinking and ca
rousing as much as please; for I'D rather do
SO, than join with such lukewarm, milk and
water set as you are. You needn't to publish
this without you choose; but l write it be-
cause Pm mad at you, abominable hypocrites
that ye are. If ! was the greatest drunkard in
the world, should expect no sympathy from
such set Of teetotallers as you are-wont
stand by your own friends, much less try to
bring your enemies over. used to think very
well Of your cause when you seemed to live
up to your principles but since you cant even
leave your homes TO go to the temperance
meeting, don't believe in you one bit. say
again, botheration to such teetotallers as we are


Don't ye dare to ask ME to sign your pledge
again, or I'll strike you, confound me if don't.
Such temperance men, Get out! Your dis
guested enemy. BACCHUS.