The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-07-18
THE BOTTLES STORY,
Why 1t Preferred Honest, Sour Vinegar
King Alcohol.

ming ALCOHOL
Il believe I'll have glass of something
comfortable" said Tom Barnaby.
Tom Barnaby was not a member of any
Temperance society whatever, and had no
dislike to the taste of liquor. Not that he was
drinking man. Oh, dcar, no! Never was
drunk in his life; never even slightly over
come by liquor. But still-well, still a nice
glass of something comfortable struck Tom in
pleasant light, and he generally took it
when it did
Tonight it was cold and chilly and gloomy,
and the wind ratified the shutters and crooned
down the chimney, and made a banshee of
itself along the street; and Tom, who was not
very fond of reading, could not lose himself
in book or magazine, and there was no one TO
talk TO, and the resolution above recorded
seemed to be the most natural thing in the
world. "A glass of something comfortable"
said Tom, "and a biscuit and then Ill turn
in"
Then Tom went to the closet to look for n
vessel in which to bring the necessary LIQUOR
for the comfortable something from the cor
ner store, and Sp ed on an upper shelf green
| bottle, with II tat body and long neck. which
had nothing in it, and smellcd of nothing and
| he set it upon the table, while he stirred the
fire and put the kettle on, that everything
ght be ready on his return.
Mrs. Tom was absent from home, and Tom
was Keeping house for himself. He was on
his knees before the stove, rakiug it, when he
heard grOan. 1t was a faint, far-away
sounding groan; but it had such It ghostly
sound that he started.
What's that:' he cried; and something
answered:
Only me-
And jumping to his feet. Tom Barnaby
stood staring about; for there was n0fbtnSr
in the room that ought to have had voice
but himself-not even kitten or canary
bird.
"Who is mc?" cried Tom
tom ought to know" said the voice
And this time Tom saw it came from the
green bottle.
"IIanged if it isn't the bottle!' said Tom
! rs 1t spirits, or what?'
And the bottle answered:
YES, worse luck. 1t is spirits. Bad spirits
too. Gin, rum and brandy-whisky and al
cohOl"
ION, that kind said Tom
Yes, said the bottle. Five devils. I've
| been possessed by them all. Years and years
! they led me such II life that wished j was
| smashed; years and years until your wife got
| me and put blessed vinegar in me Nice
| sharp, respectable vinegar, that never did
worse than give some poor cabbage eater the
collie. And | thought I should end nv DAYS
in decent vinegar bottle, and here / am
going to have one OF the devils back, know.
| Why did she gOE'
Tom, who had grown used to the phe-
nomenOn of talking bottle. and did not
mind it at all by this time, nodded bis head
! SAFELY.
Right there" he said. "Its exceedingly
uncomfortable to have wife away but you are
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T NY liioIc gu uon care Ior lhc chlIuren.
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nn,IS III ceil az somewhere enc TOOK IN
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