Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-07-20
WHISkEY AND TIE MONKEY

during recent series Of meetings in
New York city, one of the delegates from
the Baltimore Temperance Society related
the following:
Mr.. Pollard concluded the meeting. He
said he was kind Of old Butcher to bring
up the rear. So much had been said, he
scarce knew whatto talk about, and always
intended to. For fifteen wears he was in
the gutter, the watch-house, the Jail, and,
II he had justice done him, had once been
IN the penitentiary. He had seen as much
mlserles OF drunkenness as perhaps any
man, and he was now determined if posi-
Bile, to put down alcnohol and drive i, out
OF the country. Men boosted that they
were net drunkards, but only moderate
drinkers He did once, but he believed
that II SIX glasses made man drunkard,
he who drank one glass was at least one
sixth OF drunkard. Men would get drunk
once or twice, and not call themselves
drunkards, and then they would get drunk
again. They had not the adherence of
the thing, and they had self-control of the
beast. In his drinking days, he was the
companion Of a man down in Anne a run
die county, who had a Monkey which he
valued at a thousand dollars. We always
took him out on our chesnut parties. He
shook all our chesnuts for US, and when
he could not shake thom off, he would go
TO the very end of the limb and knock them
oft with his fist This was great sport for
US. One day we stopped at u tavern and
drank freely. About half glass of whis-
KEY was left, and Jack took the glass and
drank it all up. Soon he was merry, skip
ped, hoped danced, and set us all in a roar
of laughter. Jack was drunk. We all
agreed, six of US, that we would come to
the tavern the next day and get Jack drunk
again, and have sport all day. called in
the incoming at my friends house. We
went out for Jack. Instead Of being as
usual in his box, he was not to be SEEN
We looked inside he was crouched up in
a heap. Come out here, said his master
Jack came out on three legs, his fore paw
was on hs head. Jack had the headache.
| knew what was the matter with him.
He felt just as had felt many a morning
jack was sick and couldn't go. SO we
put it off three days. We then met, and
while drinking, a glass was provided for
Jack. But where was he? Skulking
about behind the chairs. Come here Jack,
said his master, and drink, holding out
the glass to him. Jack retreated, and the
door being open, he slipt out, and in a
moment, was on top Of the house. His
master went out and called him down.
He would not come. He got a cow-skin
and shook it at him. Jack sat on the
ridge pole and would not come down. His
master got gun and pointed it at him.
A monkey is muah afraid Of gun. Jack
slipped over the back-side Of the roof
His master then got two guns and planted
one on each side Of the house, when the
monkey, seeing his bad predicament, at
once whipped up the chimney and down
in one Of the hues holding on by his fore
paws. That man kept that monkey twelve
years, and could never get him to taste
one drop ST whiskey. The beast had more
sense than q man, who has an immortal
soul and thinks himself the first Of all Gre
alton. Mr.. Pollard addressed himself to
the youth, and in view Of his example,
urged them all to sign the total abstinence
pledge while they were young.
Such was the dense crowd that none
could come up to sign the pledge, A few
papers we're circulated, and $50 names
were obtained.