the use and need of the life of carrie a. nation-第52章

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perseverance。


　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　MEDDLING　WITH　THE　DEVIL。

A　friend　who　lived　a　few　miles　in　the　country　came　to　my　house
in　Medicine　Lodge；　threw　her　arms　around　my　neck　and　said：　〃Oh；
Sister　Nation；　Matt　has　gone　to　Wichita　for　a　bad　purpose。　I　am　almost
wild；　can't　you　help　me？　She　is　in　love　with　Will；　and　he　does　not　care
for　her　but　he　has　gotten　her　into　trouble　and　does　not　intend　to　marry
her。〃　She　told　me　that　Will　wrote　her　a　note　to　go　to　the　Goodyear
Hotel。　I　wrote　to　Matt　and　told　her　if　she　became　the　murderer　of　her
child　that　a　fearful　judgement　was　in　store　for　her。　I　also　wrote　to
Will　and　told　him　to　marry　Matt　or　I　would　expose　him。　Will's　father
got　the　letter；　as　it　was　directed　to　Medicine　Lodge。　His　father　came
down　to　see　me；　weeping　as　if　his　heart　would　break；　told　me　of　the
trouble　this　boy　had　given　him；　said　that　he　was　preparing　to　marry
another　girl　and　could　not　marry　Matt；　but　that　he　had　forwarded　the
letter　to　Will；　as　he　had　gone　to　Wichita。　Will　and　Matt　got　their　letters
at　the　same　time　and　were　filled　with　terror。　Both　came　back　to
Medicine　Lodge　and　in　a　few　months　poor　Matt　was　the　mother　of　a
little　girl。　Her　mother；　sent　for　me。　I　stayed　until　the　little　angel　died。
From　the　time　Matt　looked　on　the　face　of　the　little　one　she　loved　it
with　all　the　intensity　of　a　true　mother　and　grieved　so　when　it　died。　In
a　few　hours　I　went　to　the　grave…yard　With　the　little　coffin。　This　Will
or　his　father　never　spoke　to　me　again。　He　married　the　other　girl。　In
a　few　years　father　and　son　were　both　killed。　The　sister　of　Will；　who　also
treated　me　coldly；　wrote　me　a　letter　and　told　me　to　tell　Matt　it　would
have　been　a　blessing　if　he　had　married　her。　That　he　loved　her　the　best
and　that　she　felt　quite　differently　towards　me。


　　　　　　　　　　TIMELY　WARNING　TO　OUR　GIRLS　AND　BOYS。

I　was　going　down　to　a　neighbor's　one　dark　night。　I　heard　voices；　as
if　some　parties　were　sitting　by　the　roadside。　I　went　into　the　neighbor's
house　and　got　a　lantern。　I　came　up　to　these　parties；　they　were　a　young
man　of　Medicine　Lodge　and　a　young　lady　visiting　there。　I　told　them
that　such　actions　would　lead　to　mischief。　Told　the　young　boy　to　act
towards　a　girl　as　he　would　wish　his　sister　treated。　Told　the　girl　that
ruin　would　be　her　fate　and　she　hid　her　face　and　soon　both　of　them　ran
down　the　alley。　I　knew　they　would　think　that　I　would　expose　them；　so
I　wrote　a　letter　to　the　young　man　and　told　him　the　injustice　to　himself
and　the　girl；　that　would　follow　such　actions；　told　him　that　no　one　would
hear　it　from　me。　That　it　was　not　my　desire　to　expose　them　only　to　warn
and　prevent　trouble。　That　young　man　is　in　Medicine　Lodge　now　and　is　a
good　friend　of　mine。

I　often　see　actions；　especially　with　the　young；　that　I　know　will　end
in　heartaches　and　woes。　I　get　these　parties　out　of　hearing　of　others　and
speak　to　them。　So　often　in　traveling　I　see　silly　girls　being　led　astray
by　men　who　for　a　vile　purpose　will　fawn　and　flatter。　I　never　let　such　a
thing　pass　my　eye　now　without　a　little　wholesome　condemnation：　〃Thou
shall　not　in　any　wise　suffer　sin　upon　thy　brother　but　shall　rebuke　him。〃


　　　　　　　　　　SOME　OF　MY　TRIALS　WITH　MR。　BRUBAKER　OF　PEORIA。

When　I　visited　Chicago　for　the　first　time　after　the　smashing　a　Mr。
Brubaker　called　to　see　me。　He　was　from　Peoria　and　was　hired　by　the
Peoria　Journal　men　to　get　me　to　edit　that　paper　for　one　day。　The
arrangements　were　satisfactory　to　both　parties。　I　went　to　Peoria。　Mr。
Brubaker　met　me；　took　me　to　a　hotel　run　by　a　woman　who　owned　one
or　two　saloons；　but　had　none　in　the　hotel　she　kept。　I　had　not　one　line
of　copy　for　the　paper　but　I　got　up　at　four　in　the　morning　and　wrote
continuously　that　day。　I　know　God　helped　me。　Mr。　Brubaker　took　the
copy。　I　never　saw　any　of　the　Journal　men　until　after　the　paper　was　out。
I　went　to　see　them；　told　them　that　only　a　small　part　of　my　copy　that　I
wrote　was　in　the　paper。　They　said　that　several　times　they　asked　for　my
copy　but　Mr。　Brubaker　gave　them　his　own。　So　he　destroyed　a　great
deal　of　my　copy；　supplying　only　what　he　wanted　put　in。

I　spoke　in　the　Opera　House　and　this　Mr。　Brubaker　was　to　give　me
fifty　dollars　for　my　lecture　that　night。　After　I　had　spoken　I　was　asked
to　go　into　a　noted　saloon；　Pete　Weise's　place。　Mr。　Brubaker　said：　〃If
you　go　I　will　not　give　you　your　fifty　dollars；〃　as　the　contract　said　I　was
to　speak　at　no　other　place　in　the　city。　But　as　I　had　already　spoken　for
him　I　did　not　feel　bound。　This　man　was　posing　as　a　prohibitionist　but
he　was　as　loyal　to　the　cause　as　Judas　was　to　Jesus。　I　went　to　Pete
Weis'　place；　one　of　the　most　expensive　dance　halls　I　was　ever　in。　I　spoke
for　the　hundreds　of　poor；　drugged　and　depraved　men　and　women。　There
was　a　large　picture　or　rather　statuary　of　naked　women　among　trees
which　I　said　must　be　smashed；　Mr。　Weis　treated　me　very　kindly　and
said：　〃I　will　have　that　boarded　up；〃　and　so　next　day　he　did。

This　Mr。　Brubaker　would　not　pay　me　a　cent　for　my　lecture　and
tried　to　garnishe　the　100；　the　Journal　was　to　pay　me；　and　had　it　not　been
for　a　stroke　of　policy　on　the　part　of　the　Journal　he　would　have　taken
every　cent　from　me　and　left　me　to　pay　my　expenses　there　and　back。
Jesus　said：　〃Beware　of　wolves　in　sheep's　clothing。〃　In　a　month　from
this　time　the　saloon　keeper　sent　me　50。　The　prostitute　loved　more　than
Simon。

I　saw　in　Peoria　the　largest　distillery　in　the　world。　Not　one　of　the
hands　are　allowed　to　drink　what　they　make。　What　would　you　think　of
a　dry　goods　concern　that　would　not　allow　its　employes　to　use　what　they
make？　Mr。　William　McKinley　was　entertained　here　by　Joe　Greenhut；
president　of　the　〃Whiskey　Trust。〃

I　was　in　Peoria　when　the　prohibitionists　held　a　convention　there　and
was　astonished　that　they　would　put　up　at　a　saloon　or　a　hotel　that　run　one。
I　never　eat　or　sleep　in　one。　My　conscience　will　not　allow　me。　I　never
saw　so　many　ragged　children　or　dirty　streets；　as　in　Peoria。

　　　　　　　　　　WITCHCRAFT。

I　heard　so　much　of　the　〃Weltmer　treatment〃　for　disease。　I　sent
twenty…five　dollars　for　a　〃mail　course〃　so　I　could　see　for　myself。　This
man　Weltmer　had　a　large　institution　in　Nevada；　Mo。；　for　humbugging
the　people。　I　always　like　to　investigate　these　things　myself；　as　I　did
Dowie；　who　I　found　out　to　be　a　false　prophet。　This　Weltmer's　papers
were　a　complete　treatise　on　witchcraft；　spiritualism　and　hypnotism。　I
exposed　this　in　every　way　I　could。　The　Bible　fully　prepares　people　to
expect　such　〃lying　wonders　and　miracles。〃　The　〃Christian　Science〃　is
a　witchcraft　but　very　subtile。　The　most　dangerous　counterfeit　bill　is
nearest　like　the　genuine。

　　　　　　　　　　IN　JAIL　IN　PHILADELPHIA。

The　last　jail　I　was　in　was　in　Philadelphia。　I　went　down　to　lecture
between　the　acts　of　〃The　Heart　of　a　Hero。〃　There　was　a　very　vile
saloon　kept　by　a　Mr。　Donoghue。　This　man　stationed　police　to　arrest
me　if　I　went　in　his　place。　In　going　home　from　the　theatre　at　night　I
would　look　in　and　call　to　the　poor　victims　not　to　be　drugged　and　robbed。
This　man　had　five　or　six　bartenders　handing　out　this　poisonous　drink　to
our　boys；　our　mothers　treasures。　This　man　has　amassed　a　fortune　at
this　vile　business　and　tries　to　pose　as　respectable；　because　he　has　a　lot
of　this　blood　money。　I　was　passing　there　on　the　14th　of　January；　1904。
I　just　opened　the　door　when　a　two　legged　beer　keg　in　the　form　of　a
policeman　grabbed　me　and　almost　dragged　me　over　the　streets　to　the
station。　I　was　locked　in　and　I　spent　the　night　in　jail。　Next　morning　I
was　discharged。

The　next　day　when　I　went　to　the　Pennsylvania　railway　depot　to
take　the　train　a　little　ragged　boy　came　to　me　and　asked　for　a　hatchet；　the
depot　police　shook　the　little　fellow　and　hurled　him　away。　The　little　boy
began　to　cry　and　I　said　to　the　police：　〃Let　that　child　alone！　he　is　doing
no　harm　to　any　one。〃　He　told　me　in　a　very　angry　tone　to　mind　my　business；
and　would　not　let　the　little　boy　take　the　hatchet　from　me。　After
this　I　was　sitting　on　the　bench　waiting　for　my　train；　and　a　person　came
to　me　saying：　〃Let　me　see　one　of　your　hatchets。〃　I　opened　my　grip
to　show　the　little　souvenirs；　several　came　up　to　look　at　them。　This　same
policeman　was　watching　his　chance　to　arrest　me。　He　came　up　and　said：
〃You　will　hav