The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-10-21
Here tile lamp elded it

ever. Somehow. that di-agrecable
Parson aro,f1a i,,trudc himself III
his thoughts, ard speak over and
over again, the same lie lad uttered
a few hours before.
"iet me see: Parson said | was
outside. Said I might be inside,
though, before the year was cut, it
I'd Just rope myself i'll with them
Temperance saints. Well, s'poso,
to begin with, Pm outs de OF lis
church, ard Lave beer, tl.iS maya
year. The children are outside OF
school, because they haven't any
clothes fit to wear. We arc cut
side tie good graces of butcher,
baker, aud ca,dIcstick- ma kcr,-
that's certain. all because the mo.ey
happens t. be outside my pockets
| rather guess Pm Oh tie outside OF
everything! Shouldn't wol.der,
though, if I was OH tie inside OF
the rum shop! Don't know As
Parson was SO far out OF the way,
after all. Nut why the deuce cart
folks tell tie truth to fellow, just
little smoother, pleasai.ter-like,
. aad rot 90 grubbing up folks
faults all the wrong way: Most
wished i'd taken his fivc-dollars,
'twould have made things seem
more Christain-like. l'll reckon Up
this drink money, i'll the morning,
and SEQ if it's making such a differ
cree between me and the folks who
/ ALWAYS seem to lave enough"
! With this conclusion Dan turned
himself over to sleep.
Little pceping voices shouting,
"AIc,ry Christmas" i'll his ear,
awoke him early. lie must lie
there and wait the slow, slow com
ING dawn Of that bitter winter
morl,illy; for there was 10 light
inside. and all looked dark outside.
lie wished, in the bitterness OF his
soul, tlat lie was SO deaf he could
not hear those hungry baby voices,
AID SO blind that he should rot see
the row Of little stockil IS SO shah
by-and oh, SO empty
Never before Lad he seen the
Christmas that did not bring to his
home some little pleasure, scanty
though it was. With the first ray
OF light he arose and left the house.
vending his way to the corner tav-
ern, where lie was greeted with
"Alorning, Dan! glad to see you
Rather early for your bitters, this
tilne.''
No, landlord. Guess | Wont
take them just now. Thought I'd
just drop III and see If you'd lend
; me q dollar or two. Find Pm
rather short of cash this morning
times been so hard and work sc
!. scarce, You know 20
eyes, Dan, | know. But
am sorry, I couldn't possibly hell
you this morning, Going to have
extra company to-day, and mus
send to town for extra liquors."
, s'Rut, Mr. Beers, tell you m.
: : family are without food, and ligl.
aud fuel gone. must have a lit
;, tie. Surely you could spare me ;
l dollar CT two, when I've paid yo'
= SO much all these years"
: "And didn't you always ge
!, your moneys worth? Should lik
I to know what l've got to do wit
:. your family concerns. You pai'
!, me for rum and you got rum, am
= you would have big measure, too!
+ "Mr. Reers, Pve paid you te
!. cents a glass, three times a day, fo
- years and years, eighty-six dollars
i year, that brought you. And wit
> all the extras and tie friends 1'v
d treated, 'twould amount to ever
!, !, cent of hundred and tweEty-tiv
dollars year. And if | shoul
u !, reckon up the years it wouldn't ia
=, =, short Of two thousand dollars Pv
~ paid you for whisky-guzzling alon
T Not a cent will you lend me no
80 i'll my need"
"There, Dan, clear out Tai
Is Is yourself off, you and your grrm
y bling"
, With curse, Dan left him al
'o turned into the street. Approac
Il ing was Parson Green. 's1he o.
- iiarry!" he muttered "i'll ju
as step into the office, till he goes by
VI But Parson entered with no
~ and pleasant good morning." whi
:, Dan lost no time in slipping o
nc nc into the apothecary's the next bloc
~ u' No sooner had the door closed t
e hind him than another conner G
= 0' tered. It was Parson Green. Po
=, Dams mortified aud troubled SO
= ~ and body took another flight-a
-, other dodge. This time, around
o ho Professor WIS back premises to S
" it there was a prospect for wol
,,1 No sooner there, than to his disgu
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