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A Supposed Honest Man: For The Signal Of Liberty

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Day
2
Month
May
Year
1842
Copyright
Public Domain
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A Quakeress in Cincinnati, living in the out ekirts ofthecity,wished to visit on its oppoeite extremity. Communicating these dèstree to her son, Bhe eaidï "John, will thee harnees thehorses, and take me over thero?" The request was promptly attended to, and anon the carriage was rattling through the enlivened 6treets, where the matrön noticed more attentively, life's Bubstantial comforts and society' real advanlages, than the belles, dandies and gossipe found in the buetling part of the city. At a certain four corners, a full nest of Grog shops, the streets were somewhat blocked. and cautious bIow dnving became neceesary, when all at once the old lady cried out, "John, etop those horses." Starlled at the unusually stern command, the youth earnestly enquired, as he curbcd the steeds, "why, what's the matter mother?" "Nothing," replied the mother, "only I wi6h to stop in and see that honest man." The young man, trained in the parents strictiy vivtuous principies, was about to help his mother from the coach, but was first constrained to sny, "why, mother,this is the worst place in all Cincinnati - nothing but Drunkeries." But said the old lady, almost impatient with queries and delay, and raismg hor gold mounted spectacles from her nose, ' can thee not see tbat sipn put out in such plain truth: RECTIFIED WHISKEY. ABSOLUTE DEATH. O no, mother, I thotight thee in some mistake, it is A bso lom Beath'ssIiop, and he has put the whiskey 6ign over his name. becauBe it is the mobt convenient place.' 'Well,' said the old lady, 'it ought ío be as I thought it wat.' Howeïl, April 20th, 1842.

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Subjects
Signal of Liberty
Old News