The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-22
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But Beeause the Unccrked Demon was
 60 Strong.

But Beeause the Uncorked Demon was
 60 Strong.
 Colonel Thomas cadlayer. prominent before the country q n able supporter of the prohibition ticket, has ben for years . dyspepsic. The hard work of the campaign, and his forced irrsgulArisy of eating. aggravated the dissass to sucA An exsens that his friends seriously feared that his health had besa Aopelsssly broken. Several days ago, physician in whom the colonel has great taisA. vas called.
 Coionel." said he. "dyspepsia is an extremely difficult disease to haadls, and svea d dope @ successfully, the progress of the cure is almost impsrcspsibly slow. It maisly depends upoa dist. Little help can be expected iron medicine. Follow my advioe. nov. and assure you that much bsne6s will bs the result. Gel you . qsar oi hrss rate apple brandy, and take . tablespoonful immediasely after each meal. This is n old remedy. and one whea correctly followed. has nevrr fa,led.r
 " But. my dear doctor. am temper aace man. have scorned the ute of alcohol as a medicine, believing that there are other remedies just as potent.
 "Aa right. lf you allow fanasicism to stand in the way of your health. | have nothing more to say. Take any medicine aad abuss is and il becomes great evil"
 "i never drank drop of liquor h my lile, doctos."
 sNo matter. It will know how to act. Ths influence ef brandy is aos matter of education, colonel. A man may be sevensy.6ve yesrs old. and may nsvss have taken . drop. yet les him gss drunk and he goes through the performance just As well as an old actor."
 My goodness. doc tor, you do not d. vise me to get drunk, | hope P
 "Of cousse not. adviss you to re- main strictly sober. oaly mention the fact of drunkenness to assure you that the brandy will know hov to acs. It will not be surprised whsa yos swallow it, but viii % quiesly to vosk."
 "And you thiak tha. brandy vill cure me1'
 "Taken a direct, yes."
 "The Lord knows l have suffered enough. When you % by the drug ssoss wish you would tell 'em to sssd me up qaart."
 The brandy came just before dinses. Immediately after the meal, Mn Cad layer vent down town on business, and sAs ooload wsat iaso the library. took . spooaful of brandy and lay down oa . scia.
 "I must scknovlsdge that l fssl bsases," he musod. No douha is is . gvsss medicine t properly handled" !" He arose asd saood with one elbow oa the masslspiens. How have suffered vith this terrible disease. I'll take aa- oshss spoou.aL" He measured saoshes spoooful. @Ah, hah h-voo-she vile seuH 1. What's the use of talking this way7 Isct = thosgh ! am afraid some terrible calamity viii happen iff am tosad in iss prssencs. havent teli 70 we'll in many day, Asdicises Well, yes." Here hs tsnsd up the bossis. and, ss the boys wosld sssm il, took . prsssy ssiG drink He walhed out into the gasdsp and b. gas . coaveBatioe with n old segro vhe saoed hy tho fssos. He sas p,sassd ss sse tAas hts isitahility of tsnpG hsd isA hin, cd thsa instead of being sss- voas ssd sasily startled, he laasAad vAes shs deg raa agaiass hin. He vsse isas shs Assss ssd ssek aaoshw dnsk. Thsa hs ns dovn ed rcd . ssvspapes. He laseAsd Il . hanosess assicie, ioa Ais piaes, hegaa sssding tAs cssass aaska mpsst bss eoetissed ss iassA. Ppssay seea - tpek aasehn dsfak, isassd sa sAe nasuspiscs, sasssd his lses cd osssd: @h l aist cassd alssaAy, Saaas's . hsG Ths dsys sf nisaciD ass sae - svss. Wat nisaclss sv9s Wdl ! shesA " ssG" Hs sssk asstAs dsink. "A naa vhs sngs thse aissci0 ass ssss . st she dhsss hssD sosek. nsnelss evsgl WAe evw heng1 el ths EhsP Ile vsne se ths uis1ss. @Ssy, thaer hs esos6 sp . naa ss . vagos, ssAagl yss tshe los An looA af woodr
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