Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-05-25


90 home sober. | will smoke while
She cuts the leaves of the new maga-
zine and then | will read to her.
Hello, john" exclaimed friend,
opening the door and thrusling II smil-
ing face into the room. ''Hard at
work, eh?"
lizard at work trying to work" |
replied. Took little too much of
the merry demon, yesterday"
Better como out and get a cock
tail P"
mo am obliged to vou,"
"It's the best thing you can do. l
Glled myself up pretty well yesterday
and felt like hell this morning, but
now, after taking cocktail or two,
I'm ali right. tell YOU what's fact,
John" entering the room and shutting
the door, "therc's no use of II man
getting drunk. The trouble is, that
fellow who swearS off takes II drink
and then says to himself, well, I've
broken my VOW and Id just as well
oct drunk This is mistake. If,
after taking two or three drinks, he
would 90 to work, he would keep up
his end in a business sense, and would
retain his selfrespect Come on, let's
get drink or two and then you can
work. Confound it you are not SO
weak that YOU are afraid OF the stuff
are you? One drink now would fall
on YOU like shower of salvation.
II knew that his utterances were
the utterances cf sophistry; | knew
that child could see through the
himsy texture of his pretended argu-
ment, yet | went with him. AS shut
the door of my room, | saw Maud 8
face-I saw the arms of my little boy
stretched out toward me.
"We'll only take one round, Jake,
said to my friend.
That's all. Then we'll 60 back to
work"
Jake Howard was an insurance
agent and occupied room in the same
building where l did my work of des-
ultory literature.
story. glanced at the clock. Take
one more, and then we'll 90" said he.
We drank again. Lets sit down.
said he We sat down. A mutual
friend-that great abettor OF the temp
ter, that man who always drinks bu
who never gets drunk-came in anC
declared that we should drink w it'll
him. l asked for soda water, but
with the poo hoo of good fellowship
he exclaimed, Bring us three whisk.
straights."
went home at dinner time. | wa
not drunk, but | was far from bein2
sober. My little boy ran out on th'
porch to meet me. | took him in III,
arms.
John" said my wife, "do yo'
think that you are steady enough t'
carry him ?''
l looked at her reproachfully. AS
turned to walk down the steps into tn
ward, l stumbled and fell Mercifu
God the little fellows arm was bro
ken. / ran to summon Il surgeon
After calling at the Office of the sur
geon and leaving my call on the slate
[ went to neighboring saloon t.
steady my nerves. l lost my recOl
lection. | remember that | brushed
sawdust from my coat. l remember
dark night and a rainy day remem
ber drinking with one-legged man
but nothing was tangible. When
became sober, when consciousness
came upon me with a dull, painfu
awakening, l was in disreputabl
part of the city. | had taken up IN
abode in n den of ruiians. | ask yo
you who read this-would not deaf
by hanging have been too good fo
me / tried to pray but what rigl
had to call upon the great Master c
LifeP None. l went home. Th
house was deserted. l found the TO
lowing note:
"My Dear Lost Husband can n
longer endure the thought of livin