“Harry spends threepence a day in beer. Through a sermon he hears at an open air meeting he resolves to sign the pledge. Some short time after his wife is surprised to have the miller call with a sack of flour, which she maintains is not for her. The poor woman is still more perplexed when a man arrives with a ton of coal. A few moments later the husband comes in and explains that the coals and flour are the result of his having saved threepence a day.
”“A short story, teaching how much difference it makes in the family income when a very moderate drinker becomes a total abstainer.”
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 14 March 2024
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