Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-09-10

and resumed his hold on the stick as though
he was weighing it. After studying the
stick minute, he added, in a somewhat
louder tone:
Mister, came here to see that ere man.
| want to see him bad.
We told him that particular man was
not in.
Just so. presume so. They told me
before l came that the man l wanted to
see wouldn't be anywhere. III wait for
him. | live up north, and I've walked
seven miles to converse with that man. L
guess Ill sit down and wait.
He sat down by the door and reflect
lively pounded the floor with his stuck,
but his feelings would not allow him to
keep still.
l suppose none of you didn't ever pour
much cold water down any drunken mans
back to make him instantly sober, per-
haps?
None Of us in the Office had ever tried
the experiment,
just so. l thought just as like as moi
you had not. We'll, mister, [ have.
tried it yesterday, and l have come seven
miles on foot to see the man that printed
that piece. 1t wasn't much of piece,
dout think but l want to see the mar
that printed it, just few minutes. You
see, John Smith. he lives next door to my
house, when I'm to home, and he get
how -come-yo you-so every little period. Now
when he's sober, he's all right if yol
keep out of his way; but when he's drunk
he goes home and breaks dishes and tip
over the stove, and throws the hardwar
around, and makes it inconvenient for hi
wife, and sometimes he gets his gun ant
goes out calling on his neighbors, and i
amt pleasant,
Not that want to say anything abou
Smith but me aud my wife don't think b
ought to do so. He came home yesterday
and broke all the kitchen windows out o
the house, and followed his wife aroun'
with the carving knife, talking about he
liver, and after while he lay down b.
my fence and went to sleep. [ had bee'
reading that little piece it wasn't muc
of piece, and thought if | could pou
some water down his spine. on his back
and make him sober, it would be NOR
comfortable for his wife, d squar,
thing all around. So poured bucke
of spring water down John Smith spin
of his back.
Well, said we, as our visitor paused
did it make him sober? Our visitor too
frmer hold of his stick and reptile
with increased emotion:
3 just SO. | presume it did make him a
sober as judge in less time than you coul
say Jack Robinson; but, mister, it mad
him mad 1t made him the maddest ma
| ever saw and Mr.. John Smith is big
ger man than me and stouter. Ble-ble.
him, | never knew be was half so stout ii
!, yesterday, and he's handy with his fist
. too. should suppose he's the handle:
man with his fists ever saw.
! Then he went for you, did he T
=. asked innocently.
. Just SO. Exactly. | suppose he wei
! for me about the best he knew, but
E don't hold no grudge against John Smitl
L supp Sc he amt good man to hold
. grudge against, only want to see tn;
man what printed that little piece and
want 10 see him bad. | feel as though
would soothe me to see that man. | wal
!, to show him how a drunken man &C
!, when you pour water down the spine
= his back. That's what L come for.
Our visitor, who had poured wat
y down the spine of drunken mans bac
: remained until about six O'Clock in th
evening, and then went up street to fit
the man that printed that little piece. Tt
. man he is looking for started for Alass
! last evening for a summer vacation. al
will not be back before September, 1S7
;. Utica Herald