Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-07-12
MISCELLANY.
WlliSKEY AND rue MONKEY.

WllISKEY AND TUE MONKEY.
During recent series of meetings in. New York
city, one OF the delegates from the Baltimore Ten
perance Society, related the tu'owing.- We copy
from the Am. Temp. Union - Weekty Messenger.
Mr. Pollard concluded the meeting. lie said he
was u kind of old Butcher TO bring up the rear
So much has, been said, he scarce knew what to
talk about. But there was ono thing he would talk
about, and always intended to. For fifteen years
lie was in the gutter, and watch-housr, the jail
and, if lie had justice done him. had once been in
the peni!entiary. Tie had seen us much OF the
lniseries of drunkenness us perhaps any man, aud
he was now determined if possible to put down
alcohol and drive it out Of The country. Men
boosted that they were no, drunkurds, hut mod
crata drinkers lie did once, int he believed that
it six glasses made II man drunkard. he who
drank one glass was Mt lenst one sixth ci drunk.
ard. Men would get druul; once or twice and not
call themselves drunlards, and then they would
get drunk ccain. They had not the adherence
of the thing they had not the selcontrol of The
Least. In Ills drinking days he was the compan-
ion Of Il man down in Anne Arundel county, who
had a Monkey which he valued at thousand dol
lars. We always ook him out on our chestnut par
ties He sliook oil our chesnuts for us and when
be could not shake them off, he would 20 TO the
very end Of the limb and knock them off with lis
fis.-This was great sport for us. One day we
stopped at tavern and drank freely. About n
half glass Of whiskey was left, and Jack took the
glass and drank it all up. Soon he was merry,
skipped, hoped, and danced and get us all in a
roai Of laughter. jack was drunk. We all agreed
six of us that we would come TO The tavern next
day and get Jack drunk again, and have sport all
day. / called In the morning 1T my friends house
We went out for Jack Islead of being us usual
on his box, he was not TO be We looked in
si,e aud he was crouched up in a heap. Come
out here, said his master. Jack came out on
three legs his fore paw was on his head. Jnch
had the head ache; knew what was the matter
with him. He felt just as had felt many NOR
niug.-Jnck was sick and cp:;:dn't go. So we put
it off three days. We then met, aud while drink
ing. glass was provided for Jack. But where
was he Sinking around behind the chairs
Come here Jack, said his master, and drink, hold.
ing ont the glass TO him. Jack retrcaled, and a.
the door opened he spt ont, and in moment was
on The top Of the house. His master went our ant
called him down. lie got cow-skin and shook
il at him. jack sat on The ridge pole aud would
not come Ills muster got gun and pointed it a
him. A monkey il much afraid of gun, Jacl
slipped over the baca side of the roof. His mns
Ter then got two guns and planted one on ench SIDE
of the house, when the monkey seeing his hao
prcdlcamcnt, at once whipped up on the chimney
and down in one of tue tlucs, holding on by hi.
fore paws. That man kept that monkey twev,
years aud could never gel him TO Taste one drop o
whiskey.-The beast had more sense han a man
who has an immortal soul aud thinks himself tn,
first, and ought to think himself the first of all ere
alton. Mr. Pollard addressed Himself 10 The youth
aud in view of his example urged them all 10 sig,
the total abstinence pledge while they were Young
Such was the dense crowd that none could come
to sign the pledge. A few papers were circula-
ted and $50 names Obtained.