Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-22

Smith" said q veil known Chicago
merchant 70 his cashier, you are going
TO the devil"
Sir
"Now, there's no use denying it. /
see it in your face. You were drunk
last night and the night before Last, and
you're bracinR up on whisky today. Il
won't do sir; Il won't do. You can't
Sand II, and Il You could-Why, can't.
"Weu MR." replied Smith, II admitiI
have ben going e lille too strooR
"A little! Wen, should think you
hAd-s little. Look hare, smith; you're
Q good cashier md an honest one, / b.
heye, and / don't want solossy0u- NoV,
IN me, Why do 700 d1inkT"
Il am sosTy 70 By, Gf, that Il seems
to b genuine love Of liquor. am a.
ways Thirsty for whisky"
That's bad. very bad, bat not I'M
durable. Twas one Of the boys myself
onoe, and I got over It. You Try my
plan, and / think il will work with
you"
what 10 your plan. sir?''
TN tell You. When vas sales
man. about fifteen years ago, got to
running about nights and drinking and
oaroualnG until began to look inst a.
you do now. Ny employer came to me
one day and demonstrated. This thing
has got to stop said he. You must
either Let somebody else do your drink
ing for yen or have somebody else do
your work. That gave me an idea, and
acted upon II. Stepping IN the near
est saloon, I invited al hands up to
drink. They responded with alacrity.
l picked out the toughest customer in
the lot and asked him what he did for Q
liying7 Nothing he replied. How
much viii You charge week to do my
drinking for mo? 'Wot dye meanr be
asked. I explained that I had per-
petual thirst, and that whisky united
me for business, 20 ! wanted him to do
my drinking for me. I'll do it fur IS q
week an found he replied. That ia,
found in whiskyT Yes, that's it, boss,'
Well, it's bargain said /, and we
shook hands on it. / took him to the
store with me and sat him down in q
corner out of sight. When began to
feel thirsty took him out and made
him drink q good big glass Of whisky.
Somehow felt better seeing him drink.
Well, had to take him ont several times
that day, and before night he was pretty
full. BY bedtime he was helplessly
drunk. had been out With the boys,
and had taken him dong. They kicked.
at first, ut having such measly-loo
ing tramp along, but whom / explained,
they thought it good joke. I got that
fellow drunk every day for q month,
and then he threw up the job. NY ap-
petite for drink was too strong for him.
hired another drinker, and he stayed
by mo for three weeks. Then caught
him throwing glass Of whisky over his
shoulder. and I discharged him. Well,
used up nine able-bodied drunkards
before I quenched my thirst; but l
quenched it at last. I never think of
taking drink now"
y believe III try your PLAN" said
do" said tho merchant. II am sure
it will work. II may take a long time
. year. perhaps-but you stick to it. and
you'll down your appetite TO q dead cor
tainty. If you find it il costing you
moro than you can stand I'll increase
your salary"
People who are not intimately 40
quainted With Smith think he is going
70 the dogs at lightning express speed.
They judge 90 because he is always seen
in tho company of q drunken hummer
Ut tho worst possible description. But
Smiths friends know that be has not
drank a drop since he had that talk With
bis employer. He has already used up
three drunkards, and is looking around
for . fourth.