The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-08-14
III FERsT INTRODUCTION 10 DE
TREMENS = 60.

IF FIRsr INTRODUCTION 10 DE
TRE1ESS = 60.
I am an old commercial. have been
on the road nearly thirty years, during
which time have managed to make our
house at Rockdale the most famous in
the trade for Welsh fiannels and railway
rugs
My success, however, with my Gus
toners has not so much depended ON the
goodness or cheapness Of the goods had
to offer, as upon my personal abilities to
please all sorts Of people. can sing
good song and tell funny story. l can
drink wine, beer, or whisky, in any
reasonable quantities, without growing
dull or drunk. I can even sit with a
teetotal customer, for mortal hours, over
n cup or two Of tea, without swearing,
always provided there is fair chance Of
a line in nay order sheet.
One day last month I was journeying
in my gig from Shrewsbury to Chester;
the day was dull and damp, and Scotch
mist pervaded creation; the hedge rows
on either side of the road, the people
l met or overlook, the cows and sheep in
the fields, the crows and sparrows, the
houses passed. seemed utterly miserable
wet through. done I'M and mv.tif;ed I
have veathered manv a storm have hsen
wet and dry again two or three times a
day; I have been spilt into d;tcbe.
pitched into hedges and aca;,s, s,or.
walls: I have been robbed and nobhod hv
foot-pads and life preservers. but never
before had I lost the natural buovancv
and jollity of nv disposition. On the
morning of the day in Question. however
/ felt like all thinox animate and mani
mate to sneak commerc;al,v fooled
Ofcourse l had INV remedy with me in INV
driyinr.bo.. which .oon nres.od into 49,.
vice; it was mint flask full of the nures,
Glenliyat. "Tbis /. balm Of G;lead Far
any weather. thought I as 7 tool NV
first dose. NV mouth holds ex.ctlv ors-
eighth of n mint
Hundreds of GALLONS have travelled tho
same wav. hut / believe ambros;,I rec,or
could never have boon an rr.,oe,I =. .
Thirsty god as that streak of Iou;d ann
shine was to me- feltmv chest e,nand
and nv minds eve could ace NV other eve
sparkle with a CLINT of their usual Ere
What cared I for wet without - The
whisky within was proof against waterv
particles, and defied them in anv shane
So. taking another dr;nt 10 male .ura 7
had not served out short measure on the
previous occasion. logged on somet;mes
speculstinp as to nv future refreshing
nv memory and squirting NV homes with
spirits of the elixir. until in dine course 7
arrived at "Tbe Red Dragon At Cbes,sr
full of nv usual spirits and with an
empty fask.
Nv the time a b;ss;no-bot rumn s,.ol
was ready for absornt;on into INV svs,om
Ibad duiv sent off NV d;snatcbes 10 our
house. business frst pTeasuro .sor
wards. 40 7 sat down N INV d;nnerand
mint of sherry then had a DION ofhrandv
10 assist digcst;on and ,hon INV nsu.,
forty winks
I considered 7 had now e,;rlv mo-,
through the bu.ine.siof ,he d.v .nd
brigbten;ng nm ca,,od Co. NM - anJ
forum of toJdr and res;gn;nc mysa,f 30
the soothing Influences Of ,be weed and
whisky 7 aIon. waited r.,;a,,I,, g.. ~.
arrival 10 snend The EVENING With. Gr
/ was alone in the commercial room and
the only sounds recognizable 10 NV senses
were those Of the rain pelting away at
the window and the hollow rnmhl;no Of
stray vehicles over the having stones
I did not count never do butI no.
lieye had arrived at NV fif,b grog and
pipe, when feeling chilly. / drew the
arm chair closer to the fire this little act
occupied several minutes, for the handy
legs of the stupid old chair would make
for themselves a place under the hearth
rug. / tried to circumyent the awkward
limbs, and temporised with nv toe but
the more / kept on wantin. to get them
right, the more they kept not wanting to
be righted, and being fidgety in all little
matters of personal comfort, | was posi-
lively Obliged, at the risk of rush of
blood to the head, to lift the club-footed
old chair with one hand, and to lay the
refractory corner of the rug with the
other.
When, BY this effort Of exhausted
nature, I had accomplished my object, !
took stiff pull at my replenished toddy,
filed my pipe and lighted il, and with the
IaaIinas af . man ,xha has ATTAINED vie