Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-12
How Rilly TGO,l His Bee.

boy Billy was the adopted son of
Christian Zendc. an honest German, who
was much shocked one day at seeing
the boy in Il laGcr-bccr saloon. tossing
off a f"amin@ glass of beer. He bade
the 10y go home, but said nothing till
even ns. After tea. Zende seated him
self at the table and placed before him
a variety of things. Billy looked OH
with curiosity.
"Come here, Billy" said Christian
Zcnde. "Why were YOU in the Lcer-
shop to-day9 Why do you drink beer,
my boy?'
--O-because it's good" said
Billy, boldly.
no, Billy, it is not good to the
mouth. l did never see SO big faces as
you did make. Billy, you think it will
taste good by and by. and it looks like
a man to drink: and 50 you drink. Now.
Billy. if it is good, have it. | Will not
hinicr You from what is @noi and man
ly, but drink it at home, take your
drink pure, Billy. and let me pay for
it. Come, my boy. You Ike beer.
Well, open Your mouth. l have ali the
beer stun, pure from the shop. Come,
open your mouth, and ] will put it in. >
Billy drew near. but kept his mouth
close shut. Said Zendc: Don't you
ll:lkc 1llc Ildtl, blIlA NIth NCul
mouth.'
Thus exhorted, Billy opened his
mouth and /cnde put a small bit of al
um in it. Billy crew up his face. A
bit of aloes followed. This was worse.
Billy WINGED. The least morscl of red
pepper, now, from IL knife po.nt, male
Billy howl.
"What, not like beer" said Zende.
..Opcn your mou H. \ knife dippcl in
oil OF turpentine made Billy cry.
.'Opcn your mouth, the beer is not
half made yet.
And Billy's tongue got the least dust
ing of lime, and potash, and saleratus.
Billy now criei loudly. Then came a
grain of licorice, hop pollen AMI salt
peter.
.Look, Billy! Here is some arsenic
and some strychninc which is u>ei to
kill rats
81 shall die. O-O-O-do you want
to Kill me, Father ZenIe?'
..ilill him. just by Il little beer, all
good and pure. He tells me he likes
beer, AMI it is manly to drink it. and
when ! give him some. he cries | kill
him. Here is water. There is much
wate- in beer
Billy drank the water eagerly. Zcnda
went on.
There is much alcohol in beer.
Hc"c. open your mouth." anI he
droppc four drops OF raw spirit care
! fully on his tongue. Billy weit dancing
| about the room, and tIcn ran for more
water
''Comc here the beer is not done,
Billy, and Seizing him. he put the cork
of an ammonia bottle to h $ lips. then y
drop OF honey. Il taste of Su ear, a drop
of molaSs"s, a drop of gall. There,
| Billy. here is jalap. copperas. sulphuric
acid and nuN vomica. Open your
! mouth.
'-Ch. no. no"' said Billy. ''Lct me
20. hate beer. III never drink any
more Ill never go in that shop
again. On, let me go! l can't eat
! those things. My mouth tastes awful,
now. Oh, take them away, Father
| Zende -
Take them away. Take away goo';
beer when l have paid for it. My boy,
! YOU drank them fast to day"
'.Oh. they make me sicN,' said Billy.
"a man drinks all these bad things
mixed up in water. He gets red in the
face; he gets big in his body; he gets
shay in his hands: he gets weak in
| his ewes; he gets mean in his manners.
| Billy was satisfied on the beer qucs-
! tion.--Littic S!ar, from the German.