The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-06-11
WHISKY ON THE BRAIN.


chronic Whisky u-the-Bra:n. Through
this sewerat weekly intervals, there flows
into the homes Of tie people whatever Of
literary filth and moral and politica ven
ON may have accumulated during the
week in this brain which ia afflicted with
whisky The nature of this being is
pond, covered with moral scum and fill
cd with moral frogs, lizards. snakes and
slimy rspti les. His brain is naturally a
chunk Of lead, but this disease of Wbis.
ky-on~the~B'ain has quicEened it with
an unnatural activity, SO that every few
% weeks it blunders upon an idea. For
instances: last week there flowed from this
brain into this sewer. through tue same
pipe and at the same discharge. three 10.
consistent statements, viz:
LIST. That scme rowdies destroyed the
" Gazette tyre.
60 ~, That it was done BY member, Of
the Union League.
Sd. That the Editor did it himself in
order TO gain the sympathy Of tho public
We pass over the Inconsistency Of
these charges TO make an observation -
That when man is given to certain meu-
d- tafs states. or 10 certain mental habits; he
Is apt 10 think that other men are given
TO the same mental states, or to the same
habi's. Thus the lnnalic thinks other
men mad, the drunkard that other men
are drunk, and the rascal that other men
" are rascals. Now, it was natural for this
being, who is in the habit of iuiuring
himself in order to gain the sympathy Of
the public, 10 think that we had adopted
his own policy. Last summer, he delhi.
erately threw himself from buggy and
broke his leg in order to gain the sympa.
thy OF the public. The public Of the
Copperhead sex at once proceeded tc
sympathize. and subscriptions TO stock il
the sewer flowed 10. Last winter, ia
open daylight 10 The streets of Lancaster
without proyocatioD. and With premsdi.
tation and deliberations, be Ian his ~,
against the 6st Of young man. and inn
msdiately thereafter lay down upon tn,
pavement, in order 10 gain tho sympathy
OF The public. Again Ms public of N,
Copperhrad sex sympa'Aizsd, aud took
more slock in the sewer. We have ordi
nsrily no objection to sympathy. In fac
We Rave been informed by poets and phi
losophers from VIM. Shakespeare and Ad
am Smith downwards. that sympathy il
a beautiful and desirable thug. But i
may sometimes be dangerous. We war,
the public that if it continues to cash III
drafts which this being makes upon it
sympathy, it is putting his life in jeopar
dy, If the public continues TO 'oush'
whenever this being is injured, he will b
found, as Amibadab Sleek says, throw
ing himself from all sorts of places, -
down stairs and from housest ops, int
cellars aud into CUTTERS, into saloons an
into brsweries, and against The fists al
d. canes Of Union meu--al to gain rhs sym
pathy of tie public.
We shall not take the trouble to den
The Chsrge that We destroyed our ow
1" type There is bot man living who b
lieves it. excepta few ignorant COpp-
heads, who believe everything that emf
mates from this being; We had chart
at 6rst 10 believe that lie Rad nothing
do with destroying our type, but aft,
seeing, last week, his "indammatory" au
''incendiary" ISSUE into the sewer, pharg
ing US with the destruction, we began
suspect that in one Of his usual attacks
,. Whisky-onslhs,B Brain he wandered in
the Gascfs office. and threw our type iut
."-' the street.
Notwithstanding the alterations ,ecc en-
triciIies, and weaknesses which accompi
ny this malady OF Whisky on the Brail
this being has been trus and loya to Nv
things. viz the county printing and viii
'h Ky. These he has never deserted =
Through thick and thin, through publ
scorn and indignation, through the cor
i, tempt and just condemnation OF good an
loyal men, he has been ever true an
faithful to these two. The county print
ing gives him bread; the whisky give
'' him drink. These he will never deser
81 though he has deserted his governmen
There is one other cause u which be ha
.. been faithful, viz: the cause Of the rebel
ion. He is in favor of peace. of separa
tion, of recognition, Of intervention, {
any thing which will prev ent the Govern
msnt from crushing the rebellion. Faitt
ful and unfortunate bsingl May the da
fa come when be shall receive his reward
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