Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-12-21
A TEMPERANCE LECTURE.
A New Way to QuenchIThirst for Stron
Drink.

Smith," said a we'll known Chicago mer.
chant to his cashier, "you are going to the
devil"
Sir"
"Now, there's no use denying it. see il
in your face. You were drunk last night
and the night before last, and you're bracing
up on whisky to-day. 1t won't do sir; it
won't do. You can't stand it, and if you
could-why, 1 can't"
"Well, sir" replied Smith, II admit l have
been going it little too strong lately"
"a little! Well, should think you had
a little Look here, Smith; you are good
cashier and an honest one, l believe, and
don't want to loose you. Now, tell me, why
do you drink ?"
II am sorry to say, sir, that it seems to be
a genuine love Of liquor. | am always
thirsty for whisky"
That's bad, very bad but not incurable
1 was one of the boys myself, once, and ]
got over it. You try my plan, and think
it will work with you"
"What is your plan, SIR"
''I'll tell you. When l was salesman
about fifteen years ago, got to running
about nights and drinking and carousing un-
til began to look just as you do now. My
employer came to me one day and remon-
strated. This thing has got to stop said he.
You must either let somebody else do your
drinking for you or have somebody else do
your work That gave me an idea, and l
acted upon it. Stepping into the nearest
saloon, invited all hands up to drink. They
responded with alacrity. l picked out the
toughest customer in the lot and asked him
what he did for living? Nothing he re-
Piled How much will you charge week
to do my drinking for me? 'Wot dye mean p
he asked. I explained that | had per-
petual thirst, and that whisky untitled me
for business, so ! wanted him to do my
drinking for me- I'll do it for SIS week
an found he replied. That is, found in
whisky Yes, that's it, boss We'll, it's a
bargain said /, and we shook hands on it. /
took him to the store and sat him down in
corner out of sight. When l began to feel
thirsty took him out and made him drink
a good big glass of whisky. Somehow felt
better after seeing him drink. Well, [ had
to take him out several times that day, and
before night he was pretty full. By bed
time he was helplessly drunk. l had been
out with the boys and had taken him along
They kicked, at first, at having such meas
Unlocking tramp along, but when I explain
ed they thought it good joke. [ got that
fellow drunk every day for month, and
then he threw up the job. My appetite for
drink was too strong for him. I hired an
other drinker, and he stayed by me for three
weeks. Then caught him throwing glass
of whisky over his shoulder, and l dis
charged him. Well, / used up nine able
bodied drunkards, before I quenched my
thirst; but I quenched it at last. never
think of taking drink now"
II believe I'll try your plan," said Smith.
"Do," said the merchant. Il am sure it
will work. 1t may take a long time-a year
perhaps you stick to it, and you'll
down your appetite to dead certainty. If
you find it is costing you more than you can
stand I'll increase your salary"
People who are not intimately acquainted
with Smith, think he is going to the dogs at
lightning express speed. They judge so be-
cause be is always seen in the company of a
drunken hummer of the worst possible de-
scription. But Smiths friends know that
he has not drank drop since lie had that
talk with his employer. He has already
used up three drunkards, and is looking
around for fourth.