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there been no trespass upon the rights of that wife and mother and of those ^^^hildren? Have they no right to protection? Suppose a man breaks into the yard and leads away the cow upon which these children depend for their daily subsistence. Infor- mation is given to the officers, and they go forth and hunt him down, and spend large money in doing it. Why such trouble and cost? Ah, there has been a 186 A Busy Life, trespass upon the rights of that mother and children. And they talk about the little ones starving at home. But has there been no trespass when that man was tempted and fell, and their resources utterly dried up? In the third place, it is the duty of parents to train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord: so to train them that they may be sober, upright, honest men and women, and good citizens. It is their daty, and if they do not do it we are swift in finding fault with them. And they have a right to do this. They have a right to be left free to do it without let or hindrance. No man has a right to interfere with those parents or make their duty difficult. But the seller of intoxicating drink tempts the boys, suggests the gratification of appetite, and makes it easy, Because of the open saloon the boys of the land learn to drink, become drunkards and

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