The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-16
THE BAR-rENDEK,s sroRY.
X PELEs AREwRIGHr.

THE BAR~TEA DER'S STORY
BY PELEG AREwRIGHr.
When knowed him at first there was suthin'-
aort Of a general air
That was very particular pleasin,
And what you might call deoonair.
Pm aware that expression is Frenchy,
And r1ither Eigh-daddy, prehaps,
Which accounts that have the acquaintance
OF several quality chaps,
and such is the way they converses.
Btyt. speakil' OF this here young man,
Arpearantly nF tur had shaped him
On 3 sort of liberal plan;
Had guv him good looks ana good language,
And manners expressin' with vim
His belief in hisself, aud that others
Was just as good fellers as him.
] hev noticed Tim rather obseryin9
That them that is cileerfNlest here
Is the sort that is seldDmest given
To insulgin' theirseiyes in the fear
That they amt bein' thought of sufficient,
Whatever's tho company by,
Or that somebody, somehow or other,
Is'toppsn' OF EN- onto the sly.
But this chap that mentioned was pleasin',
And neither stuck up nor stuck down,
Anaiwas thought to be jolly agreeable ".
Whenever he went around town.
he used to come i&'for his beverage
Quite regular every night.
And ook considerable interest
In mlxin' the thing about right.
But he got ii iRcreasfn' his Doses
And took ieIu more often, he did !;
And It growed on him faster and faster
TIL inter hummer he slid.
I was grieved to observe this here Teller
shqvi1i' hisseIf down the grade,
And iectured him onto 1t sometimes
At the rlsK of its sD'ilin' the trade.
At last he got thunderin' seedy,
And he host his respect for hisself,
And all his high notions of honor
Was bundled away the, shelf
But at times he was dreadful remorseful
Whenever he'd stop for TO think,
And he'd swear to reform hisself frequent,
And end it by takin' drink.
What saved that young feIIer? woman!
She done it the singierest way:
He come into the bar-room one evenin',
(He hadn't been drinkin that day.,
And sot hisself down to table
With 3 terrible sorrowful face,
And he sot there groanIn' repeated
And calm hisself gone case.
He was t.iinkin' and thinkin' and thiukin',
And cussin' nisseIf and his fate,
And ended his thinkiI' as usual
Byorderin' a Bourbon straight.
He was hOidIn' the glass in his fingers.
When into the place from the erect
There come young gal ike spirit,
With face that was powerful sweet.
And she glided right up to the table
And took the glass gently away,
And she says to him, = George, it is over,
am only woman to-day
I rejected you once IL my anger,
But qGne TO you lowlg and meek,
For can't live without you. nv darhngs
thought was strong, but I'm weak.
80 You are bound in terrible bondage,
And come, love, to share it with you:
Is there shame in the deed? I can bear It,
For at last to my love I am true
have turned from the nome OF my childhood, /,
and come to lover and friend,
Leaving comfort, conteutment ard honor;
And I'll stay to the terrible end.
90 Is there hunger and want in the future?
III share them with you and not shrinkt
And together Wen join IN the pleasures,
The woes and the dangers of drink.
Then she raised up the glass firm and steady,
But her face was as pale as the dead
- Here's TO wine and the joy of carousals,
The songs and the laughter, she said.
Then he rig up, his face ike tempest,
And took the glass out of her hand,
And slung it away stern and savage
ana 1 ten yt1u MS u3A11INE WAS
And he says, '' l have done with il, Nelly,
And III turn from the ways have trod,
And IN live to be worthy Of you, dear,
So help me, a mereiful God.
XIII.
81 You have saved me, my love and my darling
On q noble and womauly plan;
Go back 70 your home till 1 seek you
In the garb and the strength OF man "
J seen that same feller last Monday,
Lookin nohhy and handsome and game;
He was wheehn vehicle, gen lemen,
And baby was into the same.
-SeIe Hor; Graphic.