THE DRINK CURSE.

Evening Star, Issue 11701, 6 October 1902, Page 2

THE DRINK CURSE.

to Tin; KDixon. Sir.—" Will anybody tread on the tail of nit coat? We'll do what wo like, and get ritunk if we please. Drunkenness Is no disgrace, so none of the boys disgraced themselves. And will anybody tread on the lan of me coat, and dared "to -ay thev did?'' " Bothasberg" lias proved—yes, lie has proved too much. Nolwdy set anv stkjrna upon the Seventh in particular, more than upon the other contingents, that 1 am aware of. But " Bothaaberir " has certainly ciiawn suspicion to them by the fuss he has made about it. But. oh, dear, no! It,V the "informer" Ihar. the trouble is about. "An informer is worse Ihan a drunkard." is he? Ha-, " liothasberg" no moral perception at a!! that bo doesn't, seem able to comprehend what the world Mould be like, if criminals wue. let loose to do as they pleased and nobody weia to lift a voice to witness against ihem? A:j T said before., God put. lienor upon informers when be commands His ]wop!o lo "search out diligently" all evil di.crs and law-breakers, an.l witness—i.e.. irform--against them, "so that the evil might be cleared out of the land." it is possible that Cod's opinion may be of rooro exeount than " Both«;;berg's." or than fifty thonsiud of him. However, after all. one mustn't blame " Botha.sbc-rg " too much when so many of our magistrates hold the same, creed, and act, on the same principle. I am, etc., . Watcttct.