The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-28
NO. B.
Our Flsltor.

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point in one eye, and stick in ono hand.
One eye Nas covered with hnndker-
chief and one arm II. n sling. His bear.
ing was that OF mau With q settled
purpose in view.
al want to see," said he, "the ma1
that puts things into this paper"
We intimnted that seTeralo of us earned
frugal Likelihood in tliat way.
"Well, I want to see the man which
cribs things ont OF the other papers.
TIE fellow who writes mostly with
shears, you understand"
We explained to him that there were
seasons when the most gifted among us,
driven to frenzy by the scarcity OF IDEAS
and events, and by the clamorons de-
mands OF on Unsuitable public, in mo.
munts Of emotional insanity, plunged
the glittGring shears into our exchanges.
He went of calmly, but in II voice
tremulous with suppressed feeling and
indistinct through the recent loss OF
half dozen or 50 OF his front teeth
"Just so. preSnmo so. l don't
know much about this business, but |
want to SEQ man, tho man that printed
that little piece about pouring cold
water down drunken mans spine Of
his bach, and making him instantly
sober. II you plense, want to see
that man. I would like to talk with
him."
Then he leaned his stick against our
desk and spit on his serviceable hand /,
and resltrned his hold on tho stick ms
though he was Weighing it. After
studying the stick minute, he added
in somewhat louder tone:
"AIister, came here to see that ere
man, / want to see him bad"
"Just so. presume 30. They told
mo before come that tho man l wanted
to see wouldn't be anywhere. I'll whit
for him. live up north, and I've
wdlled seven miles to converse with
that man. guess I'll sit down and
wait."
He sat down by the door and rcfec-
lively pounded the floor with his stick,
but lli1 feelings would not allow him to
keep still.
pour much cold water down any drunk
en- mans back to make him instantly
sober, perhaps"
None Of us in the Office had ever
tried the experiment.
"Just so. thought Just as like rs
not you had not. Well, mister, have.
1 tried it yesterday, and I have come
seven miles on foot to sec the man that
printed that piece. Itvnsn't much Of
a piece, I don't think but I want to
see tho man that printed 1t. Just q few
minutes. You see, John Smith, he
lives next door to my house, when I'm
at home, and he gets how-came.you-so
every little period. Now, when he's So
Der he's all right, II yoti keep out Of his
way but whom he's drunk he goes home
and breaks dishes and tips over the
stove and throws hardware around, and
mikes it inconyenient for his wife, and
sometimes he gifts his man and goes out
calling on his neighhors, and it amt
pleasant. ..,
Not that I want to soy anything about
Smith but me and my wife don't think
hc ought to do SO. He came home
drunk lately, and broke MI the kitchen
windows out OF his house. and followed
his wife round with carving knife,
talking about her liver, and after q while
he lay down by my fence and went to
sleep. l had been reading that little
piece it wasn't much Of piece, and ]
thought il I could pour some water
down his spine, on his back, and make
him sober, it would be more conforta.
bic for his wife, aud n square thing Ia
do all around. SO 1 poured q bucket
Of spring water down John Smiths
spine OF his back."
"Well," said we, rs our visitor
paused, "did it make him sober ~
Our visitor took q firmer hold OF hi
stick and replied with increased emo
ton: ...
"Just SO. Isupposei it did make hin
as sober MS Judge in less time thar
you could say Jack Robinson but, mis-
ter, it made him mad. 1tmade him th,
maddest man ever saw, and Mister JOIN
Smith is n bigger man than ME ant
stOuter. He Is good deal stouter
Bla-bless him, I never knew he wa
half so stout till yesterday, and he
handy with his fists, too. / should sup
pose he's the handiest man with Iii
fists I ever saw"
"Then he went for you, did he ?" W
asked, innoeently.
"Just so. Exactly. I suppose h
went for mo about the best he knew
but l don't hold no grudge against Jno
Smith. l suppose lie amt good ma
to hold grudge against, only l wan
to SEQ the man what printed that piece
I want to see him bad. / feel rs tho
would soothe me to sec that man.
went to show him how drunken ma
acts when you pour water down I'll
spine Of his buck. That's what l com
for"
Our visitor, who hnd poured wate
down the spine OF n drunden man
back, remained until about o'clock i
the evening, and then wentup street I
find the man. The man he is lookin
for started for AlaGka Inst evening for
summary vnoniinn npd will nnk hn hnn