Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-10-19
THE CHATECHISM.
Question. LIST. What is your name 2
Answer. Sot

Question. LIST. What is your name 2
Answer. Sot.
Quos. I'd. Who gave you that name 2
Ans. AS drink is my God, and Land
lords and Landladies are my Godfathcrs
and Godmothers, they gave me that name
in my drunken sprees, wherein | was
made member of Strife, child of War,
and an inheritant of bundle of Rags
Cues. 3D.. What did your Godfathers
and Godmothers then do for you?
Ans. They did promise and vow three
things in my name First, that should
renounce the comforts of my own fresidc.
Second, starve my wife and hunger my
children. Third, walk in tatters and
rags, with my shoe soles and the crown
of my hat going hip-aap all the days of
my life.
Rehearse the Articles of your belief
believe in the existence of Mr.. AL.
cohol, the great head and chief of all
manner Of Vice, the source of nine
tenths of all diseases.
believe in the existence of set of
Manufacturers and Vendors of the liquid
fire and lastly, | not only believe, but
am sure, that when my money is all
spent. the Landlord will stop the tap
Ques. 4th. How many Commandments
have you sots to keep?
Ans. Ten.
Ques. 5. What are they2
Ans. The same which tho Landlords
and Landies spake from behind the Bar,
saying we are thy Masters and thy Mis-
tresses, who brought thee from the path
of Virtue, placed thee in the way of
Vice, and SCI thy feet in the road that
leads TO destruction.
CUES. What are the Commandments ?
Ans. LIST. Thou shalt use no other
house but mine.
I'd. Thou shalt not make unto thee
any substitute for Intoxicating drinks,
such as Cold water, Tea, Coffee, Lemon
ade, or Ginger Pop; for am jealous
man, wearing the coat that should be on
thy back, eating thy children's bread and
pocketing the money that should make
ehc VINO VI H. po5piu hdPpy'
Sd. Thou shalt not use our house in
vain Thou shalt not enter unless you
spend your money We will not thank
YOU for using our house in vain.
4th. Remember thou eatess but one
meal on the Sabbath day. Six days
shalt thou drink and spend all thy gain 1;
but as for the seventh it is the Sabbath,
wherein am forced to shut up for two
hours, to wash my floor, make my fire,
replenish with sawdust my spit boxes.
and make ready for the worship Of Bac-
chus during the remainder of the day.
9th. Honor thy Landlord and thy
Landlady with thy presence, that thy
days may be few and miserable in the
land where thou Invest.
9th. Thou shalt commit murder, by
hanging, starving, and beating thy wife
and children.
TIL. Thou shalt commit suicide by
poisoning myself with Alcohol.
9Th. Thou shall steal thy wife and
childreu's bread, and rob tbyself of the
comforts OF Ille,
9th Thou shall bear false witness
when thou speakest of the horrors, and
say that thou art in good health when
thou art laboring under the barrel fever. |
10th. Thou shall covet all that thy
neighbor is possessed Of Thou shall
;ovet his house, his land, bis OK, bis
purse, bis health, his wealth, bis clothes,
hat thou mayest indulge in all the luxu-
ries, and to help thee to buy the brewers
coat, his dray horses, his fne buildings,
md thus enable him TO live 10 idleness
ind also enable the Landlord TO buy a
beautiful sign to place over his door with
= Licensed to Retail Fermented and
5pirituous Liquor written thereon!