Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-02
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Let's see, where am II Yes, / mind now.
Was coming up street, met a wheel-barrow-
was drunk, comm t'Other way; the wheel
barrow fell over me, or fell over the wheel
barrow, and one of us fell into the cellar
don't know which now--guess it must have
been me; Pm a nice man-yes, / am-tightl
tore drunk Well, l can't help it-taint
my fault-wonder whose fault 'tis2 Is it
Jones faultP No. Is it my wife's fault
Well it amt. Is it the whee-barrow's fault2
No. It's whisky's fault. Who is whisky
Has he large family? All poor, reckon
think I won't own him any more. I'll cut
his acquaintance-Fve had the notion for
about ten years, and always hate to do it
for fear ofhurting his feelings I'll do it now
Il think liquors injuring me, its spoilin'
my temper
Sometimes get mad, when I'm drunk,
and abuse Bets and the brats-it used to be
Lizzie and the -children-thats some time
ago. I'd come home of evenings, she used
to put her arms around my neck and kiss
me, and call me her dear William. When
come home now, she takes her pipe ont of
her mouth, and hair out of her eyes, and
says somethn' like "Bill, you drunken
brute, shut the door after you; we're cold
enough havin' no fire, 'thout lettin the snow
blow in that way" Yes, she's Bets and Pm
Bill, now. ] amt good Bill nuther won't
pass a IdNtIH MlluOuJ ROluB duu R6Jllu
drunk. Don't know what bank I'm on.
Last Saturday night was on the river bank
drunk.
stay out pretty late; no, sometimes Pm
out all night, fact is, Pm pretty much out all
over-out of friends; out of pocket; out of
elbows and knees, and always outrageously
dirty-so Bets says; but then she's no judge,
for she's never clean herself | wonder why
she doesn't wear good clothes-maybe she
hasn't iarn ubnea fot1lt'c tbatD faint
mine-must be whisky's.
Sometimes I'm in; however I'm intox-
icated now in somebody's coal cellar.
There's one principle I've got-I won't get
in debt; never conld do it. There, one of
coat tails is gone-tore off | expect, when l
fell in here: Pll have a new suit soon.
A fellow told me that I'd make good sign
for paper mill, tother day. If he wasn't
so big, I'd lick him. I've had this shirt on
for nine days. and I'm afraid it won 'tcome off
without tearing. People ought to respect
me more than they do, for Pm in holy Or
ders.
amt dandy, though my clothes are
pretty near Grecian style. ] CHESS | tore
this window shutter in my pants, tother
night, when sat down in the wax in Ben.
Riggs shop and I'll have to get it mendcd,
or-Or III catch cold. / amt very stout as
it is. As the boys say, I'm fat as a match,
and healthy as the smallpox.
My best hat has been standing guard for a
window-pane that went out the other morn
ing at the invitation of brick. It's gettin'
cold down here; wonder if I amt able to
climb. If had drink, could think better.
Let's see amt got three cents; if l was in
tavern could sponge one. Whenever a
person treats and says, "come, fellows"
always think my name is fellers," and Fve
got too good manners to refuse. Well,
must leay e this, or they'll arrest me for ar
attempt at burglary. | amt come TO thai
yet. Anyhow, it was the wheel-barrow that
did the ha1m-not me.