The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-10-23
BEHIND THE BUSHES.
A Cornwall Young Mans Visit to His
Uncles, Aunts and Cousins in Massachu-

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Uncies, Aunts and Cousins in Massachu-
sets.
Exchange.-Uncie Tom Saunders
was athrifty farmer in the Connecticut
River Valley, owning g fine "place' in
old Hampshire County, Massachu-
sets. Brother Billy Saunders went to
the Southern States and settled when
ayoungman, where he reared afamily,
and, although there was correspond
ence kept up, no visits passed between
tketwo families for more than twenty
FIVE years.
A year or two after the Maine law
went into force in Massachusetts,
cousin Joe Saunders, from the South,
a handsome, manly young fellow,
"came North" to visit his relatives.
He arrived at Uncle Toms house
about nightfall, in haying time, and
was heartily welcomed by uncle, aunt
| and cousins. Then after q chat about
the folks, cousin Joe went to sleep in
the ''spare bedroom" with feathers
and pillows enough for two, and did
not get up until 8 o'clock the next
morning.
Joe told the story on himself after
ward. When he came down, the first
one to welcome him was aunt Han
nah, who, after the usual good morn
ing, said:
"Joseph | suppose that your Gus
toms in the South in many ways are
different from ours. Are you in the
habit of drinking something a little
strengthenin' and appetizin' in the
mornin'?"
Joe signified hal such was the hab-
1T with him sometimes.
"Well, we are all temperance folks
here, but I've got a. little bottle OF
spirits that DR.. Billin's gave me for
the hypo that / keep in the buttery.
Here it is, Joseph; help yourself
Joe was nothing 10th, and, thinking
that he probably would not have an
other such an opportunity during his
visit, hetook a liberal %snifter, and af-
ter finishing breakfast, which had
been kept for him, finding himself
doubly refreshed, strolled out toward
the barn, where Uncle Tom was busy
at work.
"Mornm', joe said his uncle,
cheerily; s'say, come here" Then he
led Joe into the granary and said in a
confidential kind of way. "You know,
/ 'spose, that we're all temperance
folks, but I've got a little old apple
Jack behind that bin there, that kind
er keep formy roomatiz, away from the
old woman and the boys. 'Spose we
+al-n q L1p, opioca va, and It's
pretty good stuff"
Nothing 10th Joe imbibed again, and,
feeling still more exhilarated, started
down into the meadow wherethe boys
were at work in the bayfield,.
ssGood morning, cousin Joe, sung
out the Oldest, as Joe came along.
How are you feeling this morning?
Say, Joe, don't you Southern felleps
take a little eye-opener occasionally?
You see, this :ere is q temper
ance State, and father and
mother are bright and shinin'
lights. But we boys ain't-that is, WI
amt practically. just yougoto that
corner of the fence, and under Jim's
jacket you'll find a jug of as good old
Jamaica as you have tasted year.
I'll go with you. Take hold, Joe, it's
out OF sight of the house.
Joe complied, and the operation was
repeated once or twice before dinner
time. He managed to get through
with the meal without mourning sus-
picion as to his actual condition,
thankst to asomewhat extensivecapac-
ity, and stayed a week with the good
folks. But he said afterward that he
never came so near being kept on a
weeks solid drunk as heidi duringthe
time of his visit to that Temperance
family