The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-04-24
Solihquy CT . Loafer.

Let's see where am l! This ls--coai I'm
laying on! How'd get here! Yes mind
now. Was coming up street-mes wheel
barrow --wss drunk, comm t'other way. the
wheelbarrow " fell over me, or over the
wheelbarrow, and one OF Us fell into eel
lar-don't know which now--guess Il mus,
ha' been me. Pm nice young man, yes.
am-tighi! tore. drunk. Well can't help
it-t'sint my fault-wonder whose fault 'tsi
l. il Jones's fauIta No. IL tiny wite's fault!
Wei il an'l. IL il the wheelbarrow's fault
No. LIS whisky's fault. Who is whis-
Ky! Has he large family! All poor,
reckon. think WON'T own him any more.
I'LL cut bis acquaintance I've had that
notion for about ten years and always hate
70 DO Il for fear Of hurting his feelings. III
DO i now think liquors. injurin me. it's
spolin' my temper.
Sometimes get mad when I'm drunk.
and abuse Bets and the bra,s--it used 10 be
Lizzie aud tho children --tha's some time
ago. I'd come home o. evenin's she used TO
pu, her arms around my neck and kiss me.
and csl me her dear William. When II
come hnme now she takes her pipe out of
her mouth and huir out Of her eyes, and says.
somelhin' like. "Bili, you drunken brute.
slut he door after you; we're cold en- rough
hay;n' no fire. hout lettin' the snow blow il
that way" Yes. she's Bets and I'm
Bill now. amt good bill. nuther;
lhink I'm counterfeit. won't pass : tavern
y lhout gon 10 and get,in' drunk Don'r
know what bank I'm on. Last Saturday
might was 90 the river bsnk-drunk.
stay out pretty late; no sometimes ImI
out 81 might; fact i I'm ou, pretty much al
over--oui Of friends, out Of pocket. out al
ihe elbows and knees, and always outrage
ousely diriy-so Bets says. but then shs'.
no Judge; for she's never clean henelf. II
sender why she dosen't wear good clothes.
m~yhr .he HASN'T got 'sm; whose faulrs
lhati-iain't mine be whisky's.
Sometimes I'm l.. however. I'm infoxica.
ted now. in romeb ebody's coal cellar. Where.
Dne principle I've got Won, get in debt;
| never could do that. There one OF my
coat tails i gone--got tore Of expect when
| feil ia hrre--I'l have 10 get a new suil
soon.
a fellow tclj me rcther day. that III make
a gand sign Tor paper mill. lie wasn't 60
biz III kick hun. I've bad this shirt on TO-
nine days, an I'm afraid Il won't come on
without tearn. People ough, TO respect me
morn they DO, for I'm in holy orders. II
aini . candy though my clothes are pretty
near Grerscian style. guess tore this win
dow shutter 10 ny pants t'o,her night. when
I sat down on the wax in Ben Ruge's shop;
I'm have 10 grt II mended, or-I'll catch
cold; ain't very stout ns II il. AS the boys
say. I'm ss fat as match, aud as he althy
o. The smsi pox
Ny best hat has been standing guard for
a window pane that went out t'other morn.
inc nt the invitation OF brickbaf. It's get.
Tin cold down here; wonder If ains able
10 climb II had drink could think
better. Lets see; ain't got three cents,
n was in tavern could spunge one
Whenever anybody treats and says come
fc,lcrs.' I always think my namc 'feIlers
and I've got to good manners to refuse
Well, must leave this. or they'll arrest me
for an nttsmp, al burglary. aint come e
that YET. Anyhow i was the whesbarrow
n al did the harm not me.
TBr STATE GERMAN SAEsGERBuxD.-The