Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-17

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been the favorite month for its inception.
Last year it began near the first of that
month in the South.
THE LANDLORDS BILL.
An Interrupted Temperance Lecture.
speaking about temperance lecturers"
said old Mr.. Sam Robinson, GIVE heard
a great many in my life-some with more
and some with less effect. The first
ever received was when was about six
teen years old. belonged to band con-
sistlng ola bass-viol, flute, and two
tddlers. was second i.ddle. That was
sixty years ago, when no matter what
happened-a wedding or an election or
an Observation-Disclosures was ball; and it so
came about that for five nights running
we played six or seven hours on a stretch,
and on Saturday we had to provide the
music at some sort of a great celebration
in the city Of H. Now, in order to reach
there in time we had to leave NJ. at three
o'clock IN the morning by stage-couch,
and expected to get into H. in good time
in the forenoon, so as to have chance
to take little nap. But halfway there
the stage-coach broke down, and we were
detained, SO that it was one o'clock before
we reached the tavern in H., and the cell
ebration was to begin at two. don't
remember what sort Of celebration it
was, but there was to be- music, and
speeches by DR.. D. eff Yale College,
and other gentlemen whose names have
forgotten. Now, not one of us four had
had more than forty winka Of sleep since
Thursday night, and we were so knocked
up 10y fatigue and sleepiness that we
could hardly keep awake. / had taken
cold, too, On the journey and felt sick and
feverish; so Spencer, who was first fiddle,
went to the bar and ordered glass of
whisky and-water for me. It was the
first time I had ever touched any thing
Of the sort, and I didn't find it at all to
my taste, but sat slipping it and trying
to get through with it, when all at once
into the room strobe the great Dr. D. of
Yale college, the orator OF the day and
one of the biggest men in New England
lie was tall and stout, and dressed in the
fashion Of the time, with ruff1ed shirt
bosom, knee-breeches, silk stockings snd
silver buckles, and his long gray hair
was tied with black ribbon He held
his head very high, and had frigid eye
and a stern mouth and triple chin. He
had been dining in one of the parlors,
and now CANA out to settle his reckoning.
pempous and pictorial.
Landlord, said he, in deep stentor-
ian voice which could be heard half a
mile, my bill, if you please
60 In one minute, your honor-ln one
minute, said the landlord, whose voice
was little shrill pipe. Il was going to
bring it in to you
"And while DR.. D. waited, his eyes,
travelling around as if longing to find
something to find fault with, fell on me.
"'Young man. said he, in his deep
bass voice, what is that you are drink
ing:'
"'Please, your HONOR said I, tremb-
ling frcm head to foot-'please, your
honor, it is only q little whiskv-and
water to
"'Young man, he said, cycling me with
his fierce eyes and shaking his double
chin-'young man, do you know where
the feet of the drunkard lead? Are you
aware that once upon the downward path
they travel straight to hell? Have you
never learned that the inebria1e has
neither part nor lot with the righteous,
but IS chained fast in everlasting tor
ment? Put by that glass-put by that
glass, say and when you are lured into
temptation again, say that DR.. D.-Dr.
d. of Yale e!-showed you the evil
of your ways ......
HE stopped tor moment, glared hard
at me, and nodded his head and double
chin impressively, and was just raising
his fOretinger to commence again, .,hen
the landlord, in his little shrill voice be-
gan: Here it is, DR.. D., here it is; half
a gill of rum and wineglass of brandy
before dinner-"'
"'Never mind the items,' said DR.. D.,
iii a terrible voice.
"'I Just want to sec it they are all cor
rect said the landlord. 'tHalf a gill OF
rum and a wineglass of brandy before
dinner-'n
"sI tell you don't want the items,
Numbered the doctor; give me the
, whole
elm coming to that said the land.
lord, his voice growing shriller and shr:l
Ter. Now how far had I got? Halt q
gill of rum and wineglass Of brandy
before dinner"
"'Sir-'
d" 'Forty-fve CENTS said the landlord
"One pint Of sherry and half pint Of
port at dinner
"'Landlord-' broke In the doctor, his
face as red as a beet and his eyes grow.
| ing smaller and smaller as he swelled u1
like an angry turkey-cock.
, That's right, sir, said the landlord
J, Half gill of rum and a wineglassful OF
, brandy before dinner; one pint of sherry
; and half pint of port and wineglass.
full of brandy at dinner; then dinner
l think, your honor, it'll be about three
| dollars and forty-fve cents.'
, "Dr. D. drew out his purse, threw down
[ some silver, and strobe out Of the tavern
"NoW," concluded Mr.. Sam Robinson
, the ancient fiddler, that interrupted
| temperance lecture spoiled all those ]
ever heard afterward.' Pm, IN Lsppin-
colts Mag.