Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-08
Asking Friends to Drink-The
Evil oft.

'fN r. 'fNi''1 tfAi'A AlANGh iNs wv
Of all the liquor consumed in thi
country. Abolish, that custom to
& day, and where there are eight bar
'grels of liquor drank row, ther,
II would be but one. We believe this
and believe it capt be gainsayed
il We appeal to any number Of drink
icrs for their opinion in the matter
4 We think they will agree with ant
fcorroborate our statement in TIN
lmatter To this custom we owt
.tour drinking between drinks, ,
(which some w0g, with more truth
than poetry in his soul, said was
ltho only thing that hurt, or words
to that effect. What a ridiculous
tpicce Of folly it is to 90 into place
sit in the mood for liqnor, and ask
Five or six acquaintanccs ub to
drink with you; yet it is done all
4the time, and by parties who per
lhapS want the money for stockings.
fBut not to do it when your ac-
Bquaintances are about, is to be
Cooked upon as "small potatoes, "
INnd few in ahill, Take the follow
I6ng as an illustration of a delightful
Ir'liA' liable to arise from this alb
Isurd custom:
Il You feel in the mood for glass,
IYou 90 for it. You have perhaps
IN dollar about you. Meet friend
just as you are about to enter q
gin-mill, and you task him. En-
ter, and he comes upon a group of
four or five of his friends, who
have just entered, and are convers-
ing for moment. You are intro
dnced all around by your friend,
Where are you now? With a dol
lar in your pocket and five or six
fellows on your hands, only one of
whom you ever saw before, and
morally bound by custom and i'm
PEELED by false pride to ask them to
join you in a social glass. You
can't get out of it; they know you
came in for some liquor, and as
your friend introduced you and
didn't invite, why you must do the
honors, and you say you are glad
to see them IAN internal lie, by the
way, and ask them up. If youaro
known at the bor, all right; if not,
you have to borrow of your friend.
Mow's that2 Perhaps some Of the
purity might ask you some other
time, but the chances are they
wouldn't know you from a baked
apple A most absurd, dead fraud,
this "asIiing' in connection with
liquor.
Do we ask, coax, prevail on ac-
quaintances to go in and have neck
ties, gloves or boots with us ?
"Come in and take a bottle of wins
with me-" men will say, and take
you by the arm, and in you CO.
Do they ever say, Come in and
have hat with me ?" Are you CON
tinually urged to eat things? Do
they ask you to take pocket-knives
lead pencils, hair dye, tooth-pow-
ler, paper collars, or umbrellas
with them? No, this "asIling"
business is confined to liquor. 1t
IS liquor liberality, or a custom
'ather, that extends itself to no 9th
II article, if we except oysters and
cigars; but in these ii is limited.
Take party of six Germans who
20 in for their lager. They sit
lown, and each one drinks what he
wants, and pays for what he drinks.
eisn't forced and bOntered because
le don't drink more. The same
With Englishmen, Frenchmen, and
III other people on the face of the
Globe except Americans, You know
low it would be with six of the lat
er, did they 90 in forlager. There
would be thirty-six glasses drank,
n paid for, if not all drank, be-
ause each must "ask' the others.
Folly!
Imagine u case like this, did the
asking" business extend beyond
he confines Of liquor: Two gen
lemcn walking up Broadway. One !
$ attracted by a fine display of bot |
lcs-no, boots, shoes, etc, in a
window.
Bob, let's so in and have some |
,oots." In they 90.
"Toko hold, Bob. What's your
aney? :"
"Thank you, Tom, but Tn not !
alling boots just now !
"Oh, gotin, Take hold. One pair
ron't hurt you" Il
"No, excuse me, Tom. /,
"Takc something, Bob. Have a
air of shoes, boot-jack, CATERS
axe home a pair of boots for
our wife, Don't see me do this I
hing alone :,
Bob comes down, and takes a :
air of boots. Ifs no use. Who Il
ould withstand Toms appeal? y y
Can't this thing be extended to l
oots, coats, umbrellas. tooth i,
rushcs, nutmeg gratcrs, shirts, i
ye. glasses, carpet bags, butter, Q
TO-? How cheap some of us Ct
2uld get along, if it could be
i've it a start, gentlemen. Don't
It it be limited to liquor. If not, n
t us say: Tetotallers, ifyou would il
lrtail, fearfully and wonderfully n
lrtail the consumption of liquor, a
AXE an assault on this absurd c
asking" custom in vogue with us; Il
ltil you can do this, you needn't II
lpect any let-ap in liquor-drink- e.
g. b
If you, Parton, were a liquor {,
tinker, we should ask you to start "
society-a non-asking-to drink d