The Tipton advertiser., 1877-04-26


to pace his room with his head down
and bis hands behind his back. Lit
tie by little he raised his head, drop
ped his hands, flung himself into
chair, beat the DEVILS tattoo on the
table, sprang up excitedly and sx-
claimed:
I'm going back on all the good
times | ever had
You're only getting ready to try a
new kind Sam" said Fred
well, I'm going back on all my
friends
Not on aH OF them, the dead ones
would pat you on the back, If they
got chance"
"A world without whiskey looks
internally dismal to fellow that's
not half done living"
1T looks first rate to fellow that
hasn't got any back-down in him."
Curse you. wish I'd made you
back down when you first talked
| temperance to me"
$50 ahead, Then curse your wife
don't be afraid; you've been doing
Ii ever since YOU married her.
Crayme flew at Macdonald's throat
the younger man grappled the cap
| tain and threw him into his bunk
The captain struggled and glared like
a tiger; Fred gasped, between the
special efforts dictated by self preser-
ration:
sam, promised toto see you
through-and Pm going to-do it, IL
if have to-brcak your neck"
The captain made one tremendous
effort; Fred hraced one foot against
the table, put a knee on the captains
breast, held both the captain y wrists
tightly. looked full into the captains
eyes, and breathed small prayer
for his own safety. For moment or
two, perhaps longer, the captain
strained violently, and then relaxed
all effort and cried
Fred, you've whipped me-"
Nonsense whip YOURSELF" ex-
\ claimed Fred, ''if you re going to stop
drinking"
The captain turned his face to the
wall and said nothing; but seemed to
be persistently swallowing something
that Fred suspected secreted bottle,
| and moved an Investigation so sud-
denly that the captain had not time
| in which to wipe his eyes.
Hang it, Fred" said he rather
hrokenly, "how can what's babyish
in men whip full-grown steamboat
| captain ~
"rhc same way that it whipped a
full-grown woolen-miil manager once,
suppose, old boy" said Fred.
as that 50 - exclaimed the cap
tain, astonishment getting so sudden
an advantage over shame that he
turned over and looked his compan-
ion in the face. "Why-how are you,
Fred? feel IA if was just being
introduced. Didn't anybody else
he!p.'
YES" said Fred, IA woman; but =
you've got a wife, too.
Crayme fell back on his pillow and
sighed. If could only think about
her, Fred! But | can't; whiskey's
the only thing that comes into my
| mind
Cant think about her ~ exclaimed
| Fred; why, are you acquainted with
her yet, | wonder? ri never forget
the evening you were married.
"rhat 0as jolly, wasn't it?n sald
Crayme. "I'll bet such sherry was
never opened west of the Alleghanies,
before or
"Hang your sherry!' roared Fred;
Its your wife that remember. You
couldn't see her, Of course, for you
were standing alongside of her; but
the rest of us-well, l wished myself
in your place, that's ALL"
did you, though ?" said Crayme,
with n smile which seemed rather
proud; "well, guess old Major Pike
did too, for he drank to her about
twenty times that evening. Let's see;
she wore white moire antique, l
think they called it, and it cost twen-
ty-one dollars u dozen, and there was
at least one broken bottle in every"
And / made up my mind she was
throwing herself away, in marrying
a fellow that would be sure to care
more for whiskey than he did for her."
interrupted Fred.
Ease off, Fred, ease off, now there
wasn't any whiskey there; tried to
to get some of the rold Twin Tulip
brand for punch, but"
But the devil happened to be
| asleep, and you got n chance to behave
yourself" said Fred.
Crayme looked appealingly. Fred
said he, tell me about her yourself;
IN take it as favor"
why, she looked like lot Of ILL
lies and roses,n said Fred, except
that you couldn't tell where one left
off and the other began. As she came
INTO the room felt like getting down
on my knees. Old Bayle was telling
me vile story just then, but the min
ute she came in he stopped as If he
was shot"
He wouldn't drink drop that
| evening" said Crayme, "and I've
puzzled my wits over that for five
years
"She looked SO proud of YOU" inter-
ruptei Fred with some impatience.
"Did she?" asked Crayme. well,
guess 1 ,gas good-looking fellow In
those days: l know Pike came up to
me once, with glass in his hand, and
said that he ought to drink to me, for
was the finest looking groom he'd
ever seen. He was so tight Though,
that he couldn't hold his glass steady;
| and though you know / never had u
drop of stingy blood in me, it did 60
to my heart to see him spill that gOr-
geous sherry.
"She looked very proud of you,n