Chapter 27

THE TEMPERANCE LECTURE.

News of the lecture flies--scene in Miles's grog-shop--the rumseller resolves to go--a crowd to hear the lecture--"The Fifteen Gallon Law" was his subject--portrayed the evils of intemperance--showed that the proposed law would remove the evil among the poor--showed that it introduced no new principle of legislation--discussed other topics--the lecture gained him much applause--the rumseller Miles was reached and resolved to quit selling liquor--Johnson his customer attacking him next morning--their battle of words--the result--delivered the lecture in neighboring towns--delivered others at home 277-286