Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-07-13
Volume Xxx.
HOW THE LICENSE FOR SELLING
LIQUOR CANE TO BE TAKEN FROM
ASQN C0INTY W. VA p

HOW THE LICENSE FOR SELLfN'
! LIQUOR CANE TO BE TAKEN FR0l
MASON COUNTY, W. va
The Devil of late being out on his beat, ~
Saw some edea6 Beats" .iding down toward
Point Pleasant,
He thought he'd accost them and ask for treai
just to moisten his clay and to make him fee
OF lss a.ssss''' sss ':old aentismau. down Ii, til
Hs g Sgpssi much di..pprovs. Of the peace and d
| Il. had rsetoned on bsgging more "rebs., ii
the South,
Mid the burning and slaughter and treason
20 a. ana mot - sess7 81 ..,af
GOOD morning" quOth he. "a fine day thsv
He reioined. Eyes, but warm. have you go
any liquor" - To-
And beng themselves rather dry, each on
To getat his flask, some were slow and som'
. auicBer, -.ssr, r.. =. --is
They got offtheir horses. and sat on the grass
Here's your healthp' but we don't know you
name sir"
"Never mind said the Devil" just hand mt
the glass;
'Say cognoman. suits me the same sir,"
First two "united brothers got very tight,
Five Methodists quickly them followed,
The rest always thinking "Old Nick" in the
right,
Looked on quite amused, while the drunken
ones followed
They bOozed for while, and quite friendly
Shook hands and then each told his story,
All the tricks, how to get into Office they knew,
To the cit. spoke Of peace to the soldiers Of
glory.
Your business "says Nick" is important, 1
guess"
Else you couldn't go out in such fearful hot
veather7 .....-.r
They looked at him hard, and then answering
eyes"
That's why we ten men are nding together" >"
As the liquor went rouhd, they that kept
prating on,
"Now says Nick" amongst friends, what $
your biz IN these partsF"
'l' I'M no stranger just here, it might stand you
upon,
"To take me in Co., you're aware of my Arts .
awell said they 1--WE look alter the bridges.
police"
The roads, and such things. IS pertain to the
county, s-
To keep up these things, we the citizens
fleece, -- ..Es.
By taxes, from which each Of US gets his
bounty.
My friends quoth the Devil, "receive from
your frienc" 1u..
Many thanks for the aid you invariably lent
u.s.
Since you came into office, my trades on the
mend
From the number and value of souls you have
sent rs.
Hal ha! you'll excuse me for laughing. but
see,"
Those roads and those bridges have brought
me IS much as
Fifty souls, that by breaking their necks came
to me,
While living might chance to escape from my
clutches,
And then the policeI they are chosen so well,
For my purpose, tY winking at vice and at
crime, c a
By their means some hundreds have come
down to hell.
Who without them, had probably mendsd in
time. J - 10 II E
mo thanks to us trends for this work, It's your
due, =
Aud quite insufficient for all the attention.
Supervisors have always received from you,
Can we do nothing else7 Is there no new in
vention?
W ell there is a small matter, Beelzebub said,
L. T., l.. l.
fold, 90
The License for Liquor, to sell am led
To believe, you can grant, if you like. oi as
pleasure Withhold. .
That's So "they replied, how can that affect
youip -. l.....t ....y..
1'lltell you" says he, and he grinned like
the Devil, .t-.,. p.
Men ,oiH drink, if they want it. whatever you
: do, .s...
And the nearer they haveit the more they will
swizzle.
Now BY taking the license away from each
You taught men to carry bottle about them
And where one would suffice, were the liquor
afar
They'll each take dozen, and can't do with
g out them"
Besides all the money such taxes produce,
Is applied to support all the orphans and
poor,
Who lacking such aid, would no doubt, be
let loose,
Become vagabOnds, rogues, Of them I'd be se-
cured, ff-
Agreed then friend Satan, we'll lend you our
aid,
That is, when we finish our TASKS and re-
cover, ..-,.-
Soon after old Boy, we're not much afraid
The effects of our plan youwin plainly dis
So they came and with Puritan speeches and
looks, i.c1i 10 lIsJ
Held Board and midst strife and contention,
Set down the Ukase in the regular books
Which will hencefOrth be called here, the
Devils invention. .si,.i -,o . gaiua I,t
ts d; il-ss.f tiLg i8 0,vtr
THE PUBLIC SAFETY. T F.
Five years ago, when the Govern