The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-05-22
Let's Have q Drink.

! Inc ridiculous, absurd American Gus
tom of "asking" is responsible for seven
eighths-mind, we say scven-eighths,
and mean it, too-of all the liquor con-!
sumed in this country. Abolish that
custom today, and where there arc eight
barrels of liquor drank now, there would
be but one. We believe this, and be-
liove it can't be gainsaid. We appeal to
any number of drinkers for their opin-
ion in the matter To this custom we
owe one ''drinking between drinks"
which some wag, with more truth than
poetry in his SOUL said was the only
thing that hurt, or words to that effect.
Y What a ridiculous piece of folly it is
to go into a place, if in the mood for
liquor, and to ask Eve or six acquain-
tances up to drink with you yet it is
done all the time, aud by parties who
perhaps 'Saut the money for stockings
But not to do it when your acqaintances
are ahoa. is TO be looked upon as ''small
potatoes" aud a few in the hill. Take
the following as an illustration Of de-
/ iShtful ''fx," liable to arise from this
absurd custom an''9'
You feel in mood for glass. You
so for 1T. Meet friend just as you are
about to enter gin mill, and you task
/ him" Enter. aud he comes upon Il
group of four or FIVE of his friends who
have just entered, and are conversins for
a moment. You arc introduced all round
by your friend Where are you now,
with a dollar in your pocket and five or
! six fellows on your hands, only one of
whom yon eyor saw before, and morally
bound by custom and 'impci!ed by false
pride to ask them to join you in social
glass? df
You can't get out of it; they know
you couie in for liquor, and as yonr
friend Introduced you und didn't invite,
why you must do the honors, and you say
you arc glad to sec them Gan Internal lie,
by the way and ask them up. IF you
are Known ut the bar all righs r. nct,
you have to borrow of your friend
lIow's that? Perhaps some of the party
might ask you some other time, but the
chances arc they wouldn't know you from
baked apple. a most absurd, dead fraud
this asking" in connection with liquor
Do we ask, coax, prevail on acquain-
tances To 20 in and have necktics, gloves
or boots with US? ?" Come in and take
bottle Of wine with me 2" men will
say, aud Ike you by, the arm, and in you
go. Do they ever say. Come in and
have hat with me-" Are you ntin-
ualiy urged to cat things? Do they ask
TO take pocket knives, lead pencils, hair
dye, tooth powder, paper collars, or UNI
brclIas with them? No, this asking"
business is coufncd to liquor. i Is
"..luor liberality, or custom. rather, ihal
extends itself to no other article, if We
except oysters aud cigars, but IN these i.
is limited.
Take party Of six Germans, who 60
in for their lager They sit down, and
each one drinks what he wants, and ply
Tor what he drinks. He isn't forced and
bantcrcd because lie don't drink more.
The same with Eng!ishmen, Frenchmen,
and all other people OH the face of the
Globe, except Americans. You know
how it would be with six Of the latter
did they go in fos lager. There would
be thirty-six glasses drank or paid for, il
not all drank, because each must ASK
the others. lIumbug. Folly
Imagine . ease like this, did the ask
ing business extend beyond the confines
of liquor. Two gentlemen walking up
Broadway. Onc is attracted by fuc
display of botlles-or, boots, shoes, &C.
in window bob, let's 20 in and have
some boots" In they 90 Take hold
Bob. What's your fancy Z" Thank
you, Tom, but I'm not taking boots just
now," oh, get in Take hold One
pair wont hurt you mo, excuse, me
Tom" Take something, Bob. Take
home pair of boots for your wife
Don't see lie do this thing alone" Bol
comes down aud takes pair of boots
It's no use. Who could withstand Tom
appeal p Temperance 4doocote.
The theory of velocipede riding is
straddlc, paddle, and then skedaddlc"