Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-03-25
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THE DRUNKARD'S CURE.

he hom@Opathists say ''lilte cares dAe :"
1t may be 50 occasionally. At any rate,
doctors cure drunkenness in the military
hospitals of Prussia by means Of brandy.
Earl flader was a Rhcinland subject of
his majesty of Prussia and Earl, like many
others | could mentoin in Rheinland. as well
as out of it, got drunk very often He
drank Of the best when he could get it,
and whenever he couldn't he drank what
ever he could get. Earl Flader WASH L very
particular about his drinking, if only there
was alcohol in what he drank, and he could
get drunk upon it. Water was his aver
sion, except when used in his watering pot;
for Earl was market gardener.
8 don't know what water is good for,
Earl would often exclaim, except for my
cabbages.' He was destined to know bet
ter one day. Earl was an industrious man
when lie wasn't drunk, which was far Of
tener than he was industrious and 50, YOU
see, there couldn't be much said in favor
Of his industry, uron the whole Earl
was naturally good-hearted fellow Even
drunkenness had not been able to make
him quite dead to shame. He resolved
once to do without strong drinks He
kept his resolve; but he was ILL., He re-
8 lved second time; and again kept it :;
but he hadn't any money. So you see the
way Earl Flader kept his tworesolves WASH t
very meritorious on the whole
Suppose you could have whatever you
might wish for, what acouid you wish for 2
said Franz Muller to Earl one day
'Rhein-wen and schnaps'
And if you could get as much brandy
schnaPs as you liked, would you ever get
tired Of itY
4 think not said Earl
Earl Flader, to whom the words Rhein-
vein and brandy schnaps were suggestive
began to feel as if he wanted some. So
fumbling in his pockets, one after the 9th
er, and being a little rich that day, he threw
out thaler, and patting his companion on
the shoulder, said, come my fine fellow,
let's have a glass
But Franz made wry faces, and shook
his head
'zounds. what Is this, FranzI said
Earl you would once drink like the best
of us
'That's when | bought it myself said
he; and could only get it by paying
You're a funny fellow, said Earl but
like to be obliging. Here pay for me, if
you like; but schnaps must and will have.
| can't do without it.
Franz had't any money, which ended the
matter; but if his pockets had been full of
money the result would have been the
same.
Stop, my FRIEND said Earl, until next
month when your time of soldering comes,
then you'll have as much as you like to
drink, for nothing-perhaps even more
Long live the king, then said Earl Il
didn't know he was so liberal
EThen you don't know anything about
his majesty answered Franz; but tattoo
beats, must away. Adieu.'
'Adieu, Franz
Now it was as Franz said the time had
almost come for Earl to serve as a soldier,
and what Franz had said about the King OF
Prussas liberality warmed Earls heart to
such degree that living on anticipation,
he did thing he did not think he could
have done-went home, and to bed, with
out schnaps, though he had a thaler in his
pocket.
4 month soon passes over the heads Of
all of us, and to Earl Flader it seemed to
pass more rapidly than it does to you and
me, because he got drunk almost daily,
whereas you and | don't get drunk at all
which things all put together come to this
that e0e,y moment Of drunkenness as a
moment stolen from the drunkarPs life