The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-25

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aIturerss" S,nartneHS.

! $50 an 9 SODA .shops-A ncputaffon
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sIiurerss. snartness.
From the Cleveland Leader,
we have no hesftarcy in stating . .,I,.
among the abIe-bodIed male Adults OF "t,a
c;tw RIO yery common beverage KNOWN =.
I. soda-water." and which Is dealt our s ~ h
snar;n,.Iv nj every corner during tic MA, ~
ter1n. Is. considered, to use their w" ~. IN.
.,,,aoe !. thin drink" But WINE .ne n
s t,o,,a,,e ,,;xtnrc Of wind and water " tel'neu
S S.h;, :" a.rona liquors, such as Whlskeys.ms
. 800. ..t,ck" for steady warm Wea',iei
. elaneu I'D co the imhiber, who must moisIen
VI. A. viii, some liquid refreshment' seehs
h's , hns combination Of the two classes Oh
INK which forms happy coinDlha''on
III sxbilarates vet Is not Intoxicating. II
!. customary among these bibuious go-1e-
tv..ens TO enter a drug store, call ior sotlf
water, name their syrup. at the same iilii ),
Giving a wink to the dispenser OF "siusn,
Who fakes the goblet, in which he places tile
syr1,p, then stoops down beneath the couh-
ter or rctires to back room, where, D!
some mysterious chemical change, the COLI
tents are colored darby, and the soda Il 1nen
LET In upon the mixture, which IS hanaeu 10
the customer with wink from the citfS'
SO much for the process; now tor tue selu.i.
SATURDAY. venerable gentleman from tne
country, who is respectable chuicn ue'e t,,
;usticc of the peace, member OF the
I. Rand Of Hone" and good Templar IN MS
native village. came 70 the city to trace a
little in dry goods and purchase such agrl-
cuItu,.al imnlcments as he needed 10 plant
and cultivate his spring crops. me deacon
i strictly temperate, and never looks upon
the vine when il il red any more than he
does when it is any other color. Onlofetf
n,t,,v orr old friend had suffered from OPP
,I,.lu,io in his earlier days, which lett MN
with nm optical regularity which caused ms
l.ft up,er eyclid to drop every few secollus'
and which to those not familiar Win ffis i'''
trinity gave him the appearance OF "ihhlhS
| Intentionally. - sodo.
Thc "Deac~ is p,ssionately fond OF soua-
water and such light beverages. He ioses "
feel the gaseous compound cotlIsihe uoWn
his throat and creating 1nternai coiilin1'",n
and typhoonS that, however chouiaple uy
older persons, throw babies mo agony uno
require prompt doses OF peppermint. ~
Saturday, after he had boughc u IL" snu..n'
nloughs, hoes, rakeS, and thresil'' s',;
also a Dolly Warden for ms VIE, he .nous
le would fill up with soda-Waler anu uIne
81, towards home. lie entered ul"e s'oi.'
;,,I,rrd the price of the desired reire'h
ncnt, then deposited his scrip, ana a"a''eo
it, mixture. &c, -, A. nm
i. Wh,t syrlp do Won WANT" said the tlr-
,.m,. clerk. ~ hn mopped off the marble
cn,,nrcr with the same towel he USED mo-
,,cut before 10 remove the honest sweat from
his brow.
"uh. give me sassaparilly; that Is about
a. healthy a. anything, guess" (here The
dcuron', rycid wen; back on him and drop
ped quirklyJ
:" 4 II right" replied the fountain-tendcr,
uS he disappeared below the counter and
came up q moment later with the drinking
glass containing about three fingers of ''saS-
Saparilly," TO which he added the other in
errdicnts, and handed it to the deacon. The
latter drained the contents to the very dregS,
then brushed the froth from his mouth,
slackrd his lips. and said: "That sirup is
lrcl. stronger than they generally make 1t,
but INV blood is out of order, and | guess
III take another gLiss"; at the same time
his cyeid tluttcred meaningly, as before.
The dose was repeated, and the soda water
bibbcr left the store. About half IN hour
later he entered another establishment where
a sign announced "Soda and Mineral Wa
ters on Draught.' 1t was noticed the de;i-
con walked as if he had the string-lIalt rs he
entered the door. and his spcctacles were up
side down on his nose. He called for Soon
gress water" at this place, saying he did not
feel quite right. and was afraid lie had used
too much syrup in his soda-Watcr ut the
other store, or else he was bilious. His opti-
cal weakness exhibited itself rs he spoke, and
returning the wink, the clerk retired to a
dark closet then returning. filled up the
glass with plain "Congress" and gave it to
our now "tightllally slight" friend. who
swallowed it without murmlr.
How many ''sodas' the deacon stored
away before lie left the city we are unable to
say, but he was found late in the day asleep
in his wagon, witha plougf-point fora pillow:
and several yards OF Dolly Warden calico
gracefully drapcd about his person for coy
ering. He revived sufficiently to inform
stranger that he had been "drugged," and Il
subsequent visit to the localities where he
had taken soda-water developed the fact that
his unfortunate habit of winking--a defect
over which he had no control--was the cause
Of all his trouble. The Soda-water dispensers
supposed him to be Zone of the boys" and
every time his eyelid dropped took the hint.
The deacon escaped the 'jiminlS," but says
hereafter he will wear Il binder over that
eye when he purchases summer drinks. or
else write his order on slate"