Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-29
Nos Through Weakness.
From the Arsansav Traveller

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Nos Through Weakness.
! From the Arsansaw Traveller
Col. Thomas Gad!ayrr. prominent before the
country as an able supporter OF the prohibition
ticket, has been for years a dyspeptlc Tie
hard work Of the campaign aud his forced irrec-
ularity of eating aggravated the disease to sucn
an extent that his friends seriously feared that
his health had been hopelessly broken Several
/ days ago physician In whom the Colonel has
great faith was called.
Colonel said he. dyspepsia is an eNtremely
difficult disease TO handle aud even 4; done "a
! successiuuy the progress OF the cure is almost
lmpercept bly, slow. IL mainly depends ppoa
Diet. Little help can be expected from medi-
cine. Follow my advice now aud assure YOU
/ that much benefit viii be the result Get Won
quart OF first rate apple brandy and take
tablespoonful immediately after each meal
This is an old remedy and one that when cor.
/ rectly followed has never failed"
But. my dear doctor. 1 am a Temperance
/ man. have Sconed the use of alcohol a.
medicine. believing that there are other RENE.
! dies just a potent
IAN right. IL you allow fanatlcism Ia stand
/ in the way of your health / have nothing more
TO say. Take any medicine and abuse Il and II
becomes great cyil."
/ Il never drank a drop OF liquor in my llfc
doctor"
NO matter II Will know how to act TIE
+ influence of brandy il not matter OF educa-
ton. Colonel. \ man may be seyenty-fye wears
Old. and may never have taken drop. yet, 1t
HIM get drunk and he goes through the PER-
! Torrance Just as we'll a. an old actor"
! MY goodness. doctor you 10 rot advise NE
! TO get drunk. hOBe:"
''0t course not. | advise Won 10 remain
! strictly sober. | cniy mention th., fact az
! drunkenness 10 assure YOU that the brandy will
/ know how 10 act. J. Will not be surlflsrd
when you svallo" T.. bit will 20 quietly TO
! work"
! And You think that brandy will cure me?"
Taken rs | direct. yes
The Lord knows | have suffered enough
: When you 20 by the drug store wish YOU
would tel eIn to send me MP a quart -
Ihe brandy came Just before dinner. Imue-
diateIy after the med! HrS. Gadlayer went dow n
town on business and the Colonel went into tie
library. TOOK spoonful OF brandy and lay down
on a sofa
II must acknowledge that I feel better. he
unused. No dOubt II y 4 great medicine Il
properly handled" he arose and stood with
one elbow on tile manteipece. how | have
suffered from this terrible disease. I'll take an
other spoonful He measured another spoon
fui. "Ah. Eah-voo-the vile slut, What's the
use OF talking this WAY: act "a though am
afraid some terrible calamity will happen ii 4
am found in its Presence. haven't felt so well
III many dar. Medicine. Well yes" Here
he turned NJ the bottle. and. a. the boys would
term 1t. took = pIetty stih drink. lie walked
out inrO the garden and began conversation
with an old negro who stood by the fence He
was pleased 10 ,ee tnat his irritabilitv Of TEMPER
Aad LETT nun, and thai instead OF being nervous
and easily startled he laughed when the DOG ran
against HIM He went into the house and took
another drink. Then he sat down and read a
newspaper. He laughed n Il humorous article
lost his place. began reading the cotton market
report. hut continued - laugh. Pretty soon he
took another drinE !gaued OF the mantelpiece
crossed his legs aud unused: IF I amt cured
already. Satan's u hog. The DAYS of miracles
are not Yet over What, Miracles over. Well
| should say not" He took another drink "A
man Who says that miracles are over is of the
short-hOrn stock. Miracles over, Whoever
heard OF the like" He went TO the window.
Say there" he called to a man on q wagon
what i you take Tor that load OF wood!"
whoa. What you say"
"What'll you take for that load OF wood!"
This amt wood. Its hay
That's al right. Hov's the folks"
''tiit Gp!' laShing his horses.
Wont YOU stop and have drink"
whoa
THE farmer came in and took drink. The
Colonel took one
sit down" said the host
no; 4 ain got time"
We'll. bavc another drink"
IN jiGc you
The farmer aud the Colonel drank The Colo
mel laughed ana the farmer, drawing the sleeve
of his leans coat across as mouth grinaed
countTyman. rushing from The room. Whoa,
thar. whnai"
IN help YOU" generously exclaimed the Col
onel. They rushed through tEe streets yelling
whoa, The Colonel thought he saw mud-hoie
away dOwa the street. but before he could check
his wild career he ran into IT, When he came
out he was reekin@ v.'h ooZe. During his ab-
sence his wife returned While he was fumbliug
with the gate latch she came 20 the door and
SAID:
Go on away from here We haven't an ytI,inp
for YOU
''Jule. don't you Know ne:"
my Lord y heavens. What on earth is the
natter"
'Nothin' matter on earth. Trouble IL down
in the earth. Got a case knife about youi"
You good for nothing wretch. YOU got drunk
On that brandy. You ought 10 be ashamed Of
yourself TO De 70 weak"
Wasn't cause ] was so weak love; cause
brandy was so strong. Whoop. bring ia the
returns
Local item In daily paper: lowing to a severe
attack of dyspepsia Col Thomas Gadlayer the
great temperance orator, Will not speak at the
opera house tonight