Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-12-22
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bets see, where ami? Yes. I mind
now. Was coming up street, met wheel.
barrow--was drunk, comm tother wsy
the wheel barrow fell over me, or Ifell over
! the wbeel-barrow, and one Of us fell into
the cellar--don't know which now--guess
it must have been me I'm nice man
yes, am-tightl tore drunk Well, L
can't help -t0iht my fault-.wonder whose
fault tiS 4? Is itJoneS fault /? No. Isit
my wife's fault? Welpit ain't. Is il the
wheelbarrow's fault2 No. It's whisky's
fault Who is whisky ? He has large
familys2 All poor, reckon Z Itbiuk /
won't own him any more. III cut his ae-
quaintance--IYe had the notion for about
ten years, and / always hate to do it Tor
fear of hurting his feelings, III 10 It now
| think liquors injuring me, its spoilin' my
temper. @
Sometimes ! get mad when Fm drunk,
and abuse Bets ahdsthe brats---it used to
he Lizzleand the chidren---tbar'ss some time
ago. I'd come home of evenings she used
TO put her arms around my neck aud kiss
me, and call me her dear William, When
i come home now, she takes her pipe out of
her mouth and hair out of her eyes, and
says somthin' like Bill, you drunken brute,
shut the door after you. we're cold enOngh.
havin no fire, 'thout letuin' the snow blow
10 that way Yes, she's Betsand I'm Bill,
nowo | amt q good Bal nutheF won't
pass tavern without getting drunk. Don't
know what bank I'm on. Last Saturday
night was oa the river bauk-drunk.
stay out pretty late no, sometimes
Pm out all night, fact is, Pm pretty much
out all over---ont of friends; out of pocket: I:
out. of elbows and knees, and always outra-
geously dirty--so Bets says; but then she's,
no judge, for she's never. clean herself. /
wonder why she doesn't wear good clothes
may be she hasn't got them whose
faults that? 'taint fnine-muSt be whsky's.
Sometimes Pm in; however I'm intoxi
Gated now, in somebody's coal cellar. There,
is one principle Fve got---I won't get in
debt !; never could doIt.s There one of
my.coat tails is geRe--torn of, IY.expect
when ] fell in here. Plthave- suit soon.
A fellow told me that I'd make goJd
sign for paper mill, t'otner day. If be
wasn't so big I'd lick him. I've. had this
shirt on for nine days, and Pun afraid ii
won't come off without tearing. People
ought to respect mo more than they'd for
Im in holy orders. - ss.s .at-s gsA s-s5
i ainta dandy, though ny clothes are
pretty near Grecian style. / guess tofe,
this window shutter in my pauts, t'other,
night, when sat downin The wax in. Ben
Riggs shop, and III have to get. it mend.
ed, or-or I'll catch cold. / ain't very
stout as tits. AS the boys say, I'm fat as
amatch, and healthy as the smallpox. "a iiss
My best hat has been standing guard for
a window.pane that went out. the other
morning ut the invitation Of q brick. Its,
getiin cold down here wouder if amt
able 10 climb. If had drink, could
think better. Let's see l amt got three
cents if | was in tavern could sponge
one. Whenever person treats and says,
come on fellows always think my name
is 'fellers, and I've got too good manners to
refuse. Wen must leave this or they'll
arrest me for all attempt at burglary, l
amt come to that yet. Anyhow IL was
the wheel-barrow-that did the harm-not
me- .a S