The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-01-21

'raw--a dozen raw, an sharge emf
Does not the reader recognize ia
miliar voice? There can be no mistake
lit Is too true-the old mans drunk
again. Ii is three o'clock New Years
morning, and he has just sunk exhaust
ed but happy into the doorway Of the
Sniflles mansion.
Straw fur the Centennial abration
of 'Merican dependencel Here, bar
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS z'loon an
give o. boys wlazzay want"
In response 10 the repeated hump
ing Of his elbows against the door, a
voice is heard:
.sWho's thereP"
"IIoozal Tha's right-hooza fur re
Centen'all"
"Arc you tramp"
TRAMP, tramp, re boys are mar-ar-
marching"
SECT along
"Git along, oh, git along, Liza
Janel"
.Oh, dear j. il you, Lycurgns?''
"That voice, Those tender accents?
M'rander."
sizes, dear. How you frightened
metz
VIVA you doin' sichaplace this time
o. night?"
"oh, have you broken your VOW,
Likey?r
.iikey as not have. Who'zin
there wiz YOU? Open e. door, or I'll
sackeriize II on z'altar m'country."
With heavy heart the woman I'M
bottled the door, and opened il. After a
desperate effort 10 rise, Snifiles sank
down in "A helpless lump upon the step.
.Wha' you do AT fur?n he asked,
reproachfully.
II didn't touch you. Get up and
come in, - she said, YEARLY
.'No shir; you pushed me down, an
III lay here an freeze, if il takes all
night. III make remorsh feed on yer
yitals like buggun the mud. I'll die
here on the hundredth 'vershary Of
Americandom--a vickim Of misplaced
ence-a martyr to-"
ssOh, come in" she said, trying to
raise him up.
..Won' goin no SICK place"
.Why this is home you're home. y
Cant shtuff il down me. Don't
make such mistake liam drunk.
Can't be poshible lost my way. You
20 home and take care o. Sammy, an
femme die in peace. ! forgive you, de-
ceiveress, wiz my las breath"
In vain the poor woman struggled
with her debased lord. trying to get
him into the house. He sank deeper
into the arms of alcohol, and replied
to her tugs and entreaties with unintel-
ligible murmurs.
Finally she bethought her of an ex-
pertinent which she had heard was often
successfully used in SOLDERING intoxicated
individuals. She got cup of ice cold
water, and poured the chilling fluid
slowly down his back. Sniffies shifted
his position little, and muttered:
s.Shut the door"
She emptied another cup down his
back. He huddled closer To the step
and mumhled
Mus he draft some'ere-wunner
whats open"
Down went another cup. lie twisted
about uneasily. AMI said:
"Shtoke up fire, boysh-coldesht
new ear ever Shperienced.n
Desperately the woman dashed the
contents Of large pitcher under the
coat collar Of the stupeiied wretch. He
gave a little gasp. rolled over on his
back an nng chatteringly:
aim ailoat, I'm afloat."
al don't believe the Missouri River
would sober the brute,n said the dis
gusted woman, as she slammed the
door Go. and mentally vowed that she
would let him lie there and freeze.
She let him alone until about day
light, then her heart relented, and she
made another effort to get him up, but
with less success than before. for. nj
though becoming sobered, Snifiles Wa,
frozen fast 10 the step
He couldn't bulge. and she tried &
pry him up, but succeeded only u
making two or three disastrous rents IN
his clothes.
Illuminating a. it was. she was oblig
ed to call on neighbor for assistance
Together they managed TO loosen The
doorstep. and bore il. with its precious
burden. into the house and set 1t by tn,
fire.
The fire and Mirander made it 50 ho
for Sniflies that he soon sid off OF I'M
arctic couch and went 20 bed right.
lie hobbies around with crutch now
looking n OLD rs the United States. bu
having performed his duty as apatrioti'
citizen. even nj the expense of his healtl
and domestic felicity, he hopes thu
country will excuse him from gettinl
drunk again until the next Centennia
year.-Brrnsacick No. Ne'os.
Daring Robbery.