Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-05-26
wRrTTES ron THE VERMONT PHDSIx.
DRUyvK R.V.vRSS.

Neal DOW says there are two parties to
drunkenness, therefore 1t takes two persons
to bring the disgraceful thing about. The
law has been Furnishing one party. while
the other, who is the meanest, goes free A
man gets drunk, and goes blubberlng and
reeIlng ABOUT the street, is nabbed by the
police and locked up, and made to paw "A
hne, II he has money, and If not, he is lodp-
ed in jail and boarded at the expense oftbe
town. The other party to the crime has his
temptation, to wit: to make three ceutsJ
Now we all know that men can reform If
they have mind to; but as "a general thing
they Will not, as long as temptation tx beld
out before them. Now all the world knows
1t is no use to lick a man who has formed a
pad habit, to cure him, and at the same
'ih'e hoiu out the temptation before his
eyes NOW the three cent" man is the
most guilty, and therefore the most deserv-
ing Of punishment, for the influence of his
temptation is so pitiful that picknocket
would be ashamed of it. Just stick the
penalty on to him and see how the "coat
VIII mt Nab the real guilty one and see
now it will work. We should sec a diea,-
ent Spectacle in the police court from WIN,
we now see The drunkard wonld he bro,t
up. The court would say:
TON, where did you get your lionorY"
AT the dram-shop, yer honor"
have you had no whiSkey at any other
place.
no, yer honor-where should it?"
Mr Policeman, go for Mr.. Dramshop
and bring him up
Mr.. Dramshop comes down. DANGLING his
gold chain, with ieweled fingers and gold
headed cane, blowing out perfumes of whis-
KEY ana tobacco smoke, and says, Eyer
honor, am very sorry such thing should
happen; mean to he very careful,--think
he TOM must have imbibed good deal at
the slopshops before he came TO NV very
respectable house, as yer honor knows /
Keeps respectable house! Yer honor. l
don't understand it, there must be some
mistake"
TON, stand up. Mr.. Clerk, administer
the oath"
Now, Tom, who sold you the liquorg"
THAT Mr.. Dramshop wild the iewelled
fingers, yer honor"
"Wel, Tom, you're fined S. and costs.
which amounts in the whole to $3.50 Pref
ty dear getting DRUNK, is it not?'
BE iabbers, yer honor, and it's meself
that's of the same mind. Now, yer honor,
why don't yer stick this gold chain Teller AZ
wen as me7 lie has broke the lawl'
AYE, Tom, and so we will. Mr.. Dram
shop, you are fined $50 and cost, and "A
room in the county building for three
monthsv'
Good, yer honor" says Tom, cutting a
pieeon-wing, to the establishment of his
honor and the amusement of the bvstand-
ers.
eyer honor is rather hard" says Dram
shop, considering the very quiet, respect
able place keep"
mo worse for you than for Tom, as You
were the first to break the law"
by CORA, that's true, yer honor"
"Well, Tom, have you got any money!"
"Not the first red clint, yer honor; Mr.,
Grogshop got it ALL"
"Well, then, You must go up and board
with Grogshop at the county house"
Now, am delighted" says Tom, cut
ting flourish with his heels. II am de
lighted to have such respectable company.
Good company, yer honor, is better than
none. Strange" solioquises Tom, show
easily one gintleman is attracted to anoth-
er!' ON THE CORNER