The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-24
STORY TOLD BIZ 4 BOTTLE
Why II Preferred H"s,es;, Sour Vinegar 60
King brohol.

comfortable" said Tom Baruaby.
Tom Earnaby was not n mcnher q: an
TeInrvraucs. society vGa;cvcr, and had Nc
d!sliE- 10 the taSt. OF liquor. Not tnat b" wa
n drinking man Oh. dear. no. Neve- va.
drunk in ~ I.e: never even slightly cV.r-
cprrr by liquor. But ~stn.-w-lL. si.ii . uics
-lH-- Of something comfortable -truc. Tom III
a p!ra>ant gnt, Gd he generally soe. T.
when % did.
To night IL was cold AMI chilly and gloomy
an Ia. wind ratified The shutters ara rTOon",!
DOVE the chimney. and made q tan-hc- O:
ft.c.t along the street; suI Tom. who wa> no,
VERY :oud al reading. could not io~ hIIns'..
IN book or maya. ne. and there was mo one tn
talk 10. and the re>oiUt on above recorded
seemed 10 b" the mo- natural thing IN III"
world. A g.H-- 81 something comfortable.
-s1d Tom, "anG "a biscuit, aud then ! &. tilrn
Then Tom went 10 the closet Ia pppk FOR a
Nr>,"l ~ which I" bring liz" necessary liquor
for the comiortanl. something from the cor.
u.r store. ana ~ ei Du an upper shelf "a green
hottie, with Il Tat bod. and Al long %. Ck. when
had nothing ~, ana -mclicd 81 rDth4ug. and
ne set IL upon the table. wnIIe hc stirred the
TIRE ana I'ut the kctI|" On. that everything
urVht ir ready on hus return
Mr.. Tom wB~ absent from home. and Tom
wae keeping house tor himself. Ne wH~ uH
his knees before tho stove, raking II. when IA,
heard II gruHn. II Wa "a faint, furaway
sounding gruHu; but II had such 1t ,iio.iiy
sound that h" .tBftcd.
Whats that he cried; HI. something
answered:
And jumping n his feet. Tom Ha-nthy
stood staring about. for there WA Hnu5ng
IN the room thai ought to have had ii voice
h,r him>c!i-uut even Al k!ti.E or canary
g. bird.
Who j. me cried Tom
Tom ought To- know. said hcNoicc
And tins time Tom saw IL came from tire
/; green bottle.
Hanged If Il isn't The hotts - SAD Tom
IS u spirits. or what
And the hpttI.Hurw"r'-I
"SrN. worse luck. II j. spirlt-. BAD spirits,
too. GIu, rum and brandy aiii>ky ana Il.
coEol,"
on. that kind SAID Tom.
"N.s. SAID the bottle. Div. devils. TX.
b.en rO->es~ri 10y them all. Years and years
: they !cd me such Il lie that wished | Wa
smashed: y"aTN and YEAR until your w.fc 20,
me and pui blessed VINEGAR IN me. Nice.
sharp. respectable vinegar, tiH' never dad
wors" than give ~o'n" Door cabbage eater the
cole. And I Thought ] should cYd ms DAVIS
IN IL decent vinegar bottle. aud here am
going IL have one of lhc devils back. ! know.
Oh. hat dad that dear woman -" away FOR
Why did she Cos'
Tom. wh" had grown u-ea :o tn" pnc
nOTn"npH Of u taking bottle. uud IL! NOT
mind 4 AT ali Toy tins time, nodded hI> head
sa-civ.
Hight thcr"." b.. sad. Us exceedingly
unc"rniortthic to have wife ava ;. but you are
vera foolish 10 tain IT, you do. What harm j.
Their" IN a. moderate drink. Ali you'd hus
wuu!!u I hurt IL lily. You've te.n listening u
Il haven't been listening to- anybody" said
thu bottle I've formed nv own conclusions.
Their was "a VA" when | thought ~ you do.
II Wa when ! WASH brand new bottle. with "A
git i:,i'"t. l'-i Holland rFn. ON me. aud mS
owner, trc liquor dealer. took Inr out of NY
"u>, AMI hard 81 IN" Z" Jack IiIrkcr. who
had just flushed painting a. store.
Her. back. Say = he. this vii help YOU
kc'p Christmas
Thanh ". sad Jack; aud oil J went un.
F. der M uIru.
And ,Hcr". III a hrigh, lGttle room. with n
pretty vile .iiG a nee old grandfather anG
Two running little TAB - looking ON. hc
opened m".
What = nee smell" sad sbe-th. pretty
rife
And thcn ne made some STUFF will, lemon
and sugar. and in'N al drank some. aUd tn.
babies hooked tai ttr Light : shining thrpu-h III,
green sides ana the = Il iatcl on mr. And tn.
Odd grandfather >aId the drink Ind gone q
h. head. and hc should have IL tee carried
upstairs and they laughed al that. hecau>.
Al wg~ such 4 good joke
Il liked myself then and shat was AZ
Gn".
~EcGorc was empty the first -,ue fe.,
pleased to Inc SuCh a iHycT.te a. wa>
An. dear. ] wa~ fl.el up again. and again
GI6 AGAIN: and after awhile ! BEGAN to So
things changing about me. II" wife face
was not 80 bright; the old grandfather never
laughed tire baby : toes were out. aud one
day .iucS staggered in. took M" up. drank ia,
iast drop from me and tuImhlci .ato a chair
~ wiz - -hAa ~
ION. jack saw she. oh Jack. how
hate that dreadful! hottie We w.re 80 happy
before II came mt" ;hc house.
she blamed Ia, but ! hGcW 4 Wa. I'll. cyI|
spirit N NE She ucau--
Won v- lost >uur place. lac K. saws She
'ENcr.tu.nS hu> CHANGED hou don .ov" me
IL al thai boltgr.
'BuJ Jack WIS too rirsy 10 c.re wl,n, shr
said He staggered "Np. u the table. took tire
~ the neck and carried mc Ia Il lIguor >.aIc
mere Ft,s lET HTI.fffF sNAt sEFn mo Tt--
one drOV" the furniture out of tx horse. it
.tN hit u Was iHwucl
Thea ihcs .'.t IN" house ir~e { and wcr,
living ~ 81 cr.iar Shc took ~
washing .soIrr ui the mooney she .a-fsG went
tor rnore ryii >u3rtts "a nj Tn..
"bdn' | lun,hc uNSe.t. One n.cs- / sat
or the table anu SAW Ias oii grandfather Ism.
o'sd and Jack drunk on the tuur "a :hC too;
al the bod Ddu ! LA, hc my>,r- Jrrcd 70
topic 81. ihut ! cuuldu manage II 4: ever
.sNtIic an. desire It. smash lIs,lt. cd But u
WAS no L-". Happ, bottles. b,ae sui cut
r..>, cnicsU, hotties. iuuoc"nr wat.- bort -
EaN" ecu broken when thc' most &c. 20 t
!a~t, ne doubt. but /, VINO hBI a~1. Sue 4
Cs.IGn-pirc- Tor devils. ! LASTED
"i'r,y carried the old ura-1iath.- rWav,
and h. poor: G-u-htCr gu- Il black dic-s some
how. bH" nttBt Jack went Smoking ouf o.
thr house win = bundle una.- ON, arm and
rHc under rlc Vi.cr. The bundle we "A
axe mourning dress Toy her father n.
III II IL Il rawI->hvV and rawgr. II 50,
enough Il III nae ~ c.. The poor N.la Al
Hefcr had 4 descent Cgc>> again
she Was IN rsg>. She WAS hungry I've
val Jack clutch hp- hand and wr-urh n.
asrnc, sHcu earned tor uev children = bread
iu,G7 IL and then guD' with Inc. IH3Ek GI II
Lad Ia ard and atct h.Iu. un3 hear Ger >av
"a mrs about me Ira; ~crc very natural. --
ia rhai she .dnt know bow l hHtesi IT, dcV-
- tlIat iINsr "A mc luI that WERE iArc q
l-G But tIc fvii down s.a.I> with &c n a.
I--A-t HnG hroSe his head. and Llln : tx~as
rs Tie hii Iar against il:ug> ~ tEe-T GnEGrl.
IA; IuITc. / Must have = guard. an GesL- ]
ia>t,S so
->Du. ua,-rwas such :. bitter dav. scr aoc
snox aad sl@rt sVery"HcrC-5CSt I've Ntz-S
irSsn ar CHRISTMAS Id been n-d' a prc-su,
u Ja.A H. s'os,o. r.pgrel and d.-,y. n = har-
NOM -oyC wl;h scP IN h. 'yCkct-;R, nCxk
Sticking out In crIne the proprietor
Nov Jscs BARKER. sss> lie. why doc {;
YOU "a. isSilss
He sa> ashamed IL nay. him there. voE
see : rzsEed sI.sturc with ki> toes uut aae
= n!sca -te LII "a hroA.n no>e. her:>-G "a To-
called Handsome JACK HarAc- tcIC.s lac tOoA
t. HING ue Tina az that.
Nov hs .noksl up wsth i miserable. ahj,e
whine
Christmas c,s- 49, he You didn't Use In
say 90 home when 1 cam here Wa ia- peck
cts Nh. Jour-
We'll. no. 1 dSur.' said The NAV: and IL
would have been better Z ! had rs n Your
bottle for YOU. LACK t@rscr-
He ried u--ooGa->s knows with what
ans the poor wretch STAGGERED home On the
wrrtchcd cellar. the miserable straw led ia
the o)rrser; sae Nl:c , n. sIoA upon - ne
member them 80 wei
she was very sack. ard tAere WAS 4 hIie
hahN besidc her. Just tnloS ~ another haUy
HAPPY Christmas" sad he. as be s;aS.
ccred in Happy Christmas. cd mi"
HAPPY! SAID She pa. taIs dreadful
day. Thai bottle CANE 20 q. trs, or CHRIST
mas
u, takes 80 little 70 put a drunken man in 8
,ar~. ne answered her with an oz:n-
"'Anybcay Would think Was runk 70 hes,