Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1852-01-22
THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW,
Or Paul ryisisii;ls' II Last class.
by rALcosDRlDor.

Or Paul PERI yWInEIe' Lasf Glass.
fkAnW r ny FALcosBRIDoE.g ff n
The force of circumstances has often led /
men into most desperate measures; the fatuity !
of some under the infa snce of 'love,' has fur
Ii,isiea endless foundations lor the fonasii-
Ger; but The love Of ardent spirits, ihein-
sane passion and mad infatuation for Rum has
Iinveigled more bipeds into worse stupidity and
more extravagant nonsense, than all other evils
in the catalogue Of human existence. With
some, the infatuation for liquid perdiion assumes
Ia very serious, yea, Tragic aspect, while In OH
lers it takes such a broad emphatically comic and
Iludicrous ground, that the pencil Of the carica-
iiurist, and pen Of the hiinorist, finds endless
hemes in depicting the gyratiops, genufuctions,
hip-Aaps,' &c., Of human critter under the
force OF aqua ardent puro!
Such subject as the latter comes under our
noticeln the person OF Paul Perrywinkle, Of
Pipkinyille, in the State of Maine One morn
ing, Paul entered Bangor, after driving his
s.age-coach all the way from Pipkinyille with
I ou. q dram Such an extraordinary feat ives
unparaIl led in The annals Of ccachdriving aud Of
course he was leetle of the darndest thirsty.
Mar drop in my house sir
Paul looked, then looked again at 'bomface,
and as he looked, his broad and perfectly good
natured coun;enance lookedvery humorous, his
cunning grey eyes twinked, and his large and
flexible mouth fairly ran over with humor.
/ s Rul rot then, peeps who set in the Legisla-
Iturc down in Au5usty; for to make avs for us
as doesn't need 'em,' continued Paul. Pipes,
hand out the r. G.: I'm dry powder horn
drove clean in from Ppkin this morning, with
out dram.
Nara drop in my house, sir y again res,
ponded the ex-Pr,blican.
Sho, Pipes, how you talk; tell you I'm dry
as powder hoTn.'
'Perrywinkle,' so,emnly replied Pipes, tel
you It's against, the, law, to SELL a, drop, of
Ticker, in Bangor, and rather than lose my lick
. Ier sent il up TO Portland last night by express
and It's my opinion you won't lind drop il
/ town
Not drop?'
I Not dropl'
; well, as sail afore, I've been around herr
forty wears, and I've been up TO Boston two oi
three times said Perrywinkle, and ! reckon
1--we seed bout as many elifns as any other man
but guess you couldn't git me to swo,ler that
/. nohow! Set out the bottle, Major, dry as
powder horn, l tell you.
O Tha;'s the DoTTLE,' returned Pipes, vugarl
called M jor, with ser of melancholy gaze 9
4 The piece of glass.
I Bottle!' Says Perrywinlsle, trying 10 loo
: funny and force up chuckle, why thar ain
anything in III .a,y.
/ Nara drop!' calmly and sOlemnly respopde
i Pipes.
: Do you really 60 to say said Perrywinkl
th.t you haint got drop of Ticker in your ba
MIor--that them Augusty peeps have shut yc
l. Iup
Nara drop in my bar : @ al
II Down an aley-way pops Paul, in litter,
the idea Of q man going without his bitiers
IN Bangor. Now here was temple OF Bacch
he (which was always kept open upon the sly, al
in walked Paul.
MOrnin', says Paul; Captain John, how
I'M thingsT
oh, workin, workin!'
Phew wi. is hot; guess, Capt. john, I'll "a
NJ a SMELL of your sweet majorum, my old bc
NC Ieh?'
he 'Umphp said Capt. John.
"A iittle live oak, said Paul, fumbling for
a equivalent
H. Live oak?' asks the Capt.
me .Y-e-e-s, YOU understand said Paul.
'Oa! you a.
,ut That's the idea, says Paul.
is But you know ----
'Oh shol | understand -
led The a -
Exactly, Capt john
his Things has s.
ley 'io! hai Yes, yes!
one Run John into The ground, Mr.. Perryw
yer lAs'
the You don't pretend to say -
and Yes, do.'
ur- sThat'--
the 'Exaaily' ---
u can't -------.
and NO sir! Not drop in my house--sent i
and TO Portland by express, yesserday--eonid
take any further responsibility
ade Paul Perrywihkle was staggered; consoun'
son, astoaished. After living around for forty ye
and indnlging in his biiteTs--it vas too bad !
Meeting friend in the street, he was
last the article certainly was taboosi, none sol
and ANY plooe, except the "druggistsso apd then
heir ltASre, only in cases Of sickness Ihe r
said people ,eould get sick, and did get sick
ings went 70 ibe Siruggists' and got Fsiicfne.
said, Well says Papa, I'm sick---what do
,ctor ask for 2
Mrs. III YOU want GIN says tho friend. you asl
n stomach hittsrs, for brandy, yoa ask fora
the of paragOrie, and 80 on; M. ). !.
~r 'I'n take > socd strong doss q your psi