. Shaggycoat; the biography of a beaver . d lakesand oceans are not made of rum. They couldnot be. God made the rivers and he nevermade a drop of rum. Then for a few mo-ments lie talked with the girls about the miseryand wretchedness caused by strong drink, andhe begged them to be cold-water girls alwaysand so grow up to be temperance workers. A little later as one of the girls was tellingher mother about the kind stranger who hadgiven them such good advice which they shouldtry always to follow, she saw the gentlemanpassing their home. There he is now, mother, she said, run-ning to the window


. Shaggycoat; the biography of a beaver . d lakesand oceans are not made of rum. They couldnot be. God made the rivers and he nevermade a drop of rum. Then for a few mo-ments lie talked with the girls about the miseryand wretchedness caused by strong drink, andhe begged them to be cold-water girls alwaysand so grow up to be temperance workers. A little later as one of the girls was tellingher mother about the kind stranger who hadgiven them such good advice which they shouldtry always to follow, she saw the gentlemanpassing their home. There he is now, mother, she said, run-ning to the window to see him once more. C5 Glancing out over the little girls shoulder,the mothers face lighted up with pleasant sur-prise as she said, Why, my little daughter,that is Mr. Neal Dow, the great temperanceworker, and you must always remember everyword that he said to you. The little girls have grown to womanhood,and the one who told me this story is the cen-ter of a happy home in the old Pine Treestate and is the president of the local Womans. A COLD WATER GIRL


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