The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-12-12
Look Not uuon the Soda


There is beanllfpl young lady N !
our cfty, atemperance girl, who has !
pair Of eyes that sparkle SO that u \
stranRcr would think she was wink.
ing WHEN she lookeiu up and smiled.
She would not wink for any thing bul
when she smiles the selvages around
the eyes seems to draw up, and, WELL
lift isn'ta wink il is a counterfeit
we'll calculated TO deceive. She was
on the way TO the temperance lodge
the other nighsan stopped alta soda
fountain TO get a glass of soda, and
when the clerk asked what flavor she
would have, she looked up at him
and smiled and said, II will leave
that 10 you" Theclerk said after.
wards, when her brother came in af.
ter the lodge was out TO whip him,
that he would have sworn she
winked, IL seems some Of the Gus
toners want u little brandy in their
soda, and the proprietor told the
clerk when anybody wipked and
looked sorteT cunning, TO put In AIT
tie brandy with the flavoring, lilo
thought she was one of the winking
customers. aud he thinks now he
might have ~ put in too
much. The Noble Duke of the lodge
refuses 10 accept the explanation up
to this time, though il is thought he
will get over his annoyance before
nextmeeliDg, aud let tine girl remain
member II she 0esires 70 do so,
though she says sho does not see how
she eau ever look tho brothers and
sistefs IN The face. Thsyitcll two Or
three stories sbouiit, but the version
OF the grand worthy chaplain Of the
lodge seems to be accepted as true
one. The soda began 10 take effect
ON the girl just as sho got into the
apte-room, and instead Of whispering
The pass word to the outside senti
nel, ! hat worthy official, who issa.
Young married mai, says sheput her
month up 10 bis ear and BIT Il, aud
then threw her arms around his neck.
He would not have cared so much
about this, only his wife was IN the
antc-roOm putting on her regalia.
The soda cir, also caused remark IN
anto-rOom BY getting into licr rega-
liza feet arst, gand pulling ii on as she
would pair OF drawers. sThe OUT
side sentinel says tlrat struck him as
being more unusual than the,,ways she
gave the pass word .ssllvwever, be let
her Into shc iireruobln. There isla
hole IN the door which the applicant
for adinissionlputs her mouth up 10
and whispers the pass word into the
ear Of tho inside sensincl, 9who is =
LADY, The soda girl put her mouth
up, 10 the hole after giving three dis.
tinct'raps, and as The ear Of the sep-
tinel covered the hole on the other
side Of the door. the girl said, eSet
EN- up. Soda with tpcrfu( hic)mery,
init Az the regular quarterly pass
word was ssiroDg drink Is raging"
and the inside sentinel smelled liquor
|ep the breath of the applicant, abe
tiioughtspn,e saloon clnracter was,
tsylng 10 get into the lodge. ssso she
drew her stuffed club, the badge OF
her office. aud opened the door. See.
ing Chat 1t was a member the guarJ
let the girl H., after repfimanding her
for her lsyiiy, aud the girl marched
10 tho middle of TIM floor, . LITTLE
shaky IN the legs. The custom 10 for
a member on entering to go 10 the,
middle Of the floor, look AT tho grand
worthy chair holder, and place the
right index finger 10 the right side,
OF the nsse, aud keep it there until!
the chairman responds, when the
new conner takes seat. The sirl, H.
stead, placed her thambto her nose
and wiggled her fingers, and went
and took a seat beside The chaplain,
aud pu, her feet upon the desk IN
trent Of The good. mas. II o large
dretrscker, loaded with bourbon
whiskey, had exploded in tho lodge
room, ii would not have created moro
CONSERVATION. The chaplain tainted,
the worthy chairman declaredi are
cess, aud the members all gathered
laroundn the sister, whose lace was
flushed. Her hair was scrambled,
causcd BY taxing on her hat Without
removing hIe hair pins, her frizzes
werearound on her leitesr, and one
bug was on theAback Of her neck,
while The place where ihe hair was
parted ran across her head from car
to ear. Her brother came up and
lput her. feet down of the desk and
asked her II she had boon run over
by swagon orr chased by o dog.
'EverybodyA smsiIcd the liquor, and
when tho chief accused. her of having
tempered with the soul destroying
beverage which steals away the brain,
she told him him he was ''preyar
(bic)cater," and hit him on the ear
with gavel. The sisters tried to
get her to 60 into. the ante room and
soak her head, but she said she want
led 70 ride the goat, and she took o
run and Jump and sat upon o table as
though 1t was side saddle and
laughed so loud the brothers and sis-
iers thouglit she would disturb the
worshlppers IN o saloon not far way.
Finally the choir struck up The tune,
sCold water. Bright water, and the
sofia girl sung, HJobuny Fill up the
Bowl" and tried TO put her thumbs
inthe arm holes Of hcr vest. and walk,
like Pat Rooney. The brother final,
10 got her 60 home and now II as
a eo'as.you-please between the girl
and the drug clerk and the girIs
brother. as who 10 to blame. She
says II she Is forgiven for tbi. size
will never swallow another glass OF
soda until il Is analysed by compe-r
tent chemist = The lodgsis all broke
up about D. becapse outsiders are
talking the affair over.
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