Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-05-10
An Inebriate's Device.

The Boston Commercial Bulletin tells
the following story of q young man who
was taken to a home for inebriates for
treatment: "He is bad case" said
the gentleman who handed him over to
Mr.. Coles, "and yet he has some good
in him. He is one OF the most gener-
Gus of men, in drink or out Of it; but he
is never happy except when in drink;
yet when get him in good society, and
occupy his mind with pure things, he
seems to forget that there is such thing
as liquor in the world. Get him out of
his present condition and give him to
me clothed in his hit mind, and think
can manage to save him. He's tricky,
so advise you for my sake and for his
sake to watch him"
leave him to me-" said Mr.. Coles.
In three days MIR. Coles had brought
the young man through all the dangers
of delirium tremens and had placed
him, IS it were, upon his feet. The
danger was passed. All that was re-
auired was an effort on the young mans
part, and the cure was complete.
"How do you feel?" said Mr.. Coles
when his patient had recovered his
senses.
Every well indeed, only would like
one last drink. you know, before part
company with it forever"
"You shall have it," was the reply,
and five minutes. later the young man
was RECALLED with a big drink of bromide
If potassia
"Much obliged to you. Mr.. Coles"
said tine patient. elm all right now.
God bless you for your kindness"
Mr.. Coles gathered up the young
mans clothes in his arms, including
his boots and hat, and carried them
down stairs.
"There, my boy" said Mr.. Coles to
himself, " When you want to get out of
this establishment you've got to sum-
mon me-" and perfectly satisfied that
the young man could not &c: ont with
ont assistance, Mr.. Coles applied his
thoughts TO other subjects.
The patient was determined to pro-
cure some spirits. His room was two
stories from the street, but there was a
uipe that ran from the roof to the ground
a water-spout.
81 can descend by that" said he.
He looked around for his clothes
they were gone. He found nothing but
a pair of old slippers. The money he
had in his pockets when he was brought
to the asylum was in the bureau-drawer
OF his room. Mr.. Coles had not thought
to take that away. The young man
tore the sheets of his bed into strips, and
wound the strips around his legs, max
ing pair of pantal0ons; then he TOOK
comforter from his bed, cut holes in
it for his arms, and thus made tolera
bly, nice dressing-gown. With the
dressing-gown made from the comfort
er, the pantaloons made from the strips
of his sheets, and the pair of slippers, he
thought himself well dressed. Only one
thing was wanting-a hat. Going into
the bathroom he found large sponge.
He cut 3 slit in this with his razor, and
putting bis head into the slit he had a
fur hat at once. Then raising his win
dow he stepped outside, and slid down
the water-spOut, with the money he had
in his possession when he came into the
institution in the crown of his sponge
hat.
Half an hour later Mr.. Coles went up
stairs to converse with his patient, but
behold! the bird was flowni
"Well," said Mr.. Coles, "he must
have gone out naked, and OF course
would be Immediately arrested. will
find him at the police-station.'
But MIR. Coles, in passing bar-room
on his way to the station, heard noise
of great hilarity. and thinking that he
the voice of his patient, drop
ped in. There he was with his dressing
gown, sponge hat, and his skintight
the center of an admiring
circle, drinking whisky punches and
rattling oil jokes at the tate of twenty
minute.
81 give in," said Mr.. Coles.