The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-12-06
The Whisky Question.

MEISTER SHENTLEMENS :-Py
1Vl reason Nv letter in der newspa-
per, I haf peen requested to ockspress
meinself on der whisky question.
AS am der boss nit bier saloon, it
was youst right dot stand oop fur dot
peezness. Wv man vos got saloon
NIT himself, L guess he vas know some
tings apout thinks, amt it?
L am aware dot lots NV vellers dot
wants to save money vas dryin' to runs
down der peeEness; der vas Shon B.
Go. of, und Suse Anthony, und Bar
NUNS circus, und plenty Nv unner vel
lers; but ven 1 dold you some dings, I
guess you would say, "Bully fer Sauer-
milch his he'd vas level"
Der ort to pc rum schop on every
corner in every town, und den peezness
would pc good. Der whisky peezness
helps emmy town. No matter how dull
peezness vas, beeples will shpend der
monish fur thinks. Dis vas broved efry
tay. All Offer New York you can find
working mans dot vas gomblaining
apout der pay, und bromisin dot day
would go on some strikes, because dey
don't got some more wages, und yet dose
same mems will spend feefty cents efry
day fur whisky und pier. Dot brooves
dot der liquor peezness vas helpin'
drade, amt it?
Und dot vas no der way der vas men
ny unners. Wv it vas not fur trinking,
menny public buildings would not been
build; desc prisons, und shails, und
poor hauses, und inebriate asylum,
und such dings; und eef desc hauses vas
not puilt, Wy Nv course der meganics
would haf nodings to do, amt it?
Wv you don't got sum rum schops in
der town, you won't need no shall, und
NV course you don't want no sheriff, und
vat would der politicians dones
Wv der vas no rum der would peen no
murders, no fites, no stabs, no licking
your vife,no noding fur der newspapers,
und vat would der lawyers done
All ! mein friend, pefore you run down
der rum, you yust tink NV all dose tings.
How menny beebles would peen out NV
work mitout liquor WI We would need
no bolice, no charity ghomissions, no
supehouses, no communists, no notings.
Wv you hat no whisky, ware would
your poys spend der efenings Wy der
would haf to stay at home, und it would
kill menny Nv them to be cast into der
same society as der mudders und seesters.
Der mudders coald not tell dem der
some sholly stories vot der hear nit der
saloon; dot vas impossible. Pesides,
der saloon vas NV yuse to der vanity.
Nv you haf son, und you don't want
him settin' round der haus all der efen.
ings, you can yust send him to der sa-
loon, und he would not worry you some
more dot night Iu all desc vays sa-
loon helps town ferry mooch, amt it :?
Und it helps you socially. 1t penefits
your vamily. 1t helps your sons to get
ockquainted NIT beeble dey would not
oddervise know mitout de saloon.
Der vas nodtings like bier fur socia-
bleness except Whisky. Whisky vas a
lettle ahed.
Der vas time ven two freunds void
meet und ockchange der compliments
NV dor tay, und den part. But der sa-
loon has done away nit dot cold way of
acting. Now ven dwo freunds meet und
shake hands NIT demselves, Won Nv
dem will say "Let's haf Something's -
und dey will walk in to der saloon tier is
always Won handy, und Won weller says:
"Vot will you take? Und' dur unner
weller says: II viii take der same" (" Und
by yost douch dose glasses togedder, und
say "Here she goes" und she does 20.
Den der unner weller will say: "Now.
you must dake Something's nit me ~
und dey go droo der same performance
nit demselves vonce more. Dot vas So
ciapility. Wv you don't get some saloons
how you vas gone to done do, eh y
Ven you ask a man to dook Something's
you don't want to dreat him to coat, or
a pair Of schuhs, or a loaf NV pread, or
no such foolishness, do you?