The sun., 1873-07-01
TRYTNG ~ INPERIM ENT.
Follow wiug IN. Advice Of Newspaper rhra-
gra ia he Eject Of POURING Cold water
Down nruukcn Mans -piir.


Tiou Pc it.l H,,uM
IIr came in with an interrogation point
In one eye and stick In one hand. ON" cV"
lu "a lius. ll- hearing w'- tuat Il NAN with
aseiuei purp"se IA view.
th.u-, into t.f, plI rr.
Wa iu'lu.tci tiu several cf Us earned a frn-
sal livelihood in chat way.
~ IL | want to see the man viii h cribs
things out e the other p1pcr. The fy,l ~ Wh"
We cN ia,nci to him thtt there were seasons
" hv The sc.r..,iy ~ iicr- .ri rvcrt.. ami j.,
IN" Humorous demands of an insai able public.
in moments ~ emotional luslr''N plunged the
~ calmly, hut iu voice trtWuluus with sup
Irc-syu feeling and iudi- iuct through the sc-
cent loss # hai dozen or 80 "i his r'nt
just So. | presume so. don't know much
Hh lut this hu-lnr-s, hut want 70 sec man,
the man that printed that lttlc piece about
pouring q. III iteT duWua dr.nkcu mans spine
uf MS back, and makng him Instantly sober
u YOU please ! want I" see that man would
Then he leaned his stick against our desG and
moistened his serviccAbIe hand, and resumed
his hold on the stuck a. though lac was weighing
II. After stud Wing the stick minute, lac added,
In somew hat louder tone;
Mister, came mere to zee that ere man.
want to see him bad"
We told him that particular man was not IN.
! come that the man wanted to see wouidnt
bee anywhere. ! II wait for him. live ~ north,
and I've walked seven mites to conv-r-e with
that man. guess Ill sit down and wait"
lie IA down by the. door, and rchcctivcly
d pIundcd the hoor with Ais stick, but his feelings
would not allow him tu keeps
.urpo-e none OF yondidn ever pour much
make him Instantly sober, perhRps.'
Some of us IN the oiiiae had ever tried the e1-
"I4-t 50. thought lust as like a not you
had not. Wei, ms lrr. have. tried It ye-tor-
da', nd have CON. -cNen miles On loot o. Sc
tue u.iu that printrd that piece II want mu h
ot niece, don think; but want tu see the
man that printed T., Just few minutes; You
when I'm t. home, aud he gets how cpme-Nou.
go every little riud. Now, when he's sober,
he's all right II you keep out Of his way; hut
"non be- drunk, ne goes home and breaks dish
aud TIPS over the stove, and throws the hard
ware ar Nund, and makes IL announcement for his
, vie. and sonnet iluc- hr gets ht- -uu and goes
/ oul 'tihns on his neishbors, and II amt plea
! ''Not that want To- say anything about smith (:
bat me and my wife don't tniuk he ought to do
so. lie came home drunk 'e~tgrday. and broke
al the Kitchen windows out Of his house aud
full wed his wife around with the carving
knife, talking about hcr liver, mud after while
/ he lay down 10y my fence and went Ia sleep. |
b tad hceu read ny that little piece II wsn't
much of piece, and thought II | could pour
/ some water down his spine, on his back, and
make him sober, it would he more comfortable
for his wife, and square thing 10 DO all around
/ :" 1 tonred a bucket Of spring water down
Wei said w"' - our w tor paused did II
hold of hI7 stick, aud replied with increase 1
4, Just so. | suppose It did make him rs
jug l'' l''T li.'' .llAll N'h i'hiA 'h9
. Jack Robinson hut. mister, IL made him mai.
J 4 made him the luaddest man ever saw; and
/ Nr. John Smith Is bigger man than me and
J stouter. He is a good deal stuuter. Ila-blcss
him, never knew he Wa half 80 stout til yes
. terday, and he's handy vita his fists, too |
should suppose he's the handiest man with his
. fists ever -HW.
Then he went for YOU, did he p" we asked
+ innoccrtly.
just So. Exactly. I suppose he went for
T ne about the best he knew, but don't huld no
. grudre against John smith. | suppose he uiut
. good man 20 mold a grudg- against only |
. | want to see MIN bad. | feel as though II
. would soOthe me 10 see that man, | want To
. show him how drunken man acts when you
pour water down the spine 81 his back, That :
] Wnat come for.
our visitor, who had poured water down the
: spine of "A drunkcn mans back. remained until
/ about Il o'Clpck in the evening, and then went
4 up street 70 aud the man that printed that latlc
piece. The man he is looking for started for
\ a-kd Inst evening for "A summer vacation, and
will not be back before September, l-,c.