The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-04-02
Don't Sign whisky Petitions.
AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR AGAINST
WHISKY TRAFFIC IN Aberdeen.

you went for p
Husband -IIic bic II don't
know"
W.-'Yes, you have been ia q sa-
loon; and you have spent all OF our
weeks earnings and now, unless we
can borrow, we will have to do with
out oh, my little children! OBJ, God
help us ~
Nice young man lat door)-
Good evening, madam. Is yo
husband at home? These Prohibi-
tionists kinder got Mr.. last
week and he had to withdraw his Pc
tition to retail liquor. 1t was not
exactly In accordance with law, and
| am out getting up new petition.
Mr.. - thinks great deal of
your husband, and is especially anx-
ious to have his name on our petit
tion."
Why husband has spent
much money with Mr.. and
am just now out Of provisions and
without money. My husband is, at
this moment, intoxicated and
young man, you had better leave
here quick. You had better go to
doing something honorable and
leave off getting up a srhisky petit
ton. You may go, l want zone OF
your sort about me-"
II. (late at night, waking up. }
Dolly, Dolly, can't you give me II
drink Of water, am so thirsty
Now can't you give me something to
eat -?
W.-No, John. You went down
town last evening with all the money
We had, aud instead of coming hose
with provisions, you came home
drunk and without money or provis-
ions, and there is not thing to cat
in tie house. Oh, my chiIdTen
John, why did you do sof
H.--Well, you know, last Welne7-
day / was feeling little bad, was
damn, aud as / passed Mr. -'s
saloon stopped in ANA asked him
if he would trust me f.! n drink
He did so, and when l went to town
| went in to pay him, lie said
We'll john, / trusted you last We'd
nesday tor drink, now von have
money, .can>t You just spend another
dime with NE 2 took a dunk,
and just then three friends walked
up and begged TO be treated-does
seem to me Mr.. - - always keeps
those friends around his saloon.
Well, Dol, | won't do so any more,
do wish there was not a grocery in
our town. When l see DIR. A. and
Esquire b. go in the grocery with
Merchant e. and take a drink
smack their lips and always keel
sober, | think can do so but l fail
! W.-John, you used to do tho
same way and l thought it was all
right. Old Snake Whisky is wind
ing himself around DR.. A. and Es
quire b., and in few years their
wives will have just such hus-
bands as l now have. They love
whisky now or they would not drink
it, and sooner or Later whisky will
control them as it does you. BY
the by, John, nice looking young
man was here just after dark, and
said he wanted you to sign Mr..
--'s petition for new license
again.
H.--Yes, l heard all about the
discussion at the Mayors office, and
how the prohibitlonists asked the
officers to make the saloon me
track the law, and the saloon men
aud their lawyers are disappointed ;
but say they will be all right next
time. Dr. A. says he is opposed t"
drunkenness, but the prohibiLionists
are not gong about it right. That
if we close up the saloons trade will
fall off And Esquire B. says you
signed the old petition and if you
don't sign the new one it is because
you are towards and have no sense"
and while we were all in the grocery
we promised to do so.
W.-Did Mr.. promise to
pay you anything il you would sign
his petition ?
H. (feeliog in his pocket. Mo, |
went in to that saloon with six dol
lars and it is all gone. But heard
DR.. A. say that the license money
went to the schools, and if we closed
the saloons taxes wonld be high r or
no schools that the rich men would
have whisky and the Door man, none,
W.-JohD, what good does the
schools do us ? We cant send our
children because they are not decent
ly dressed. If you will give me all
the money you spend for whisky
will have bread and clothess and
will educate our children, aud will
soon have some for rainy day.
John, you watch DR.. A., Squire B.
and Merchant c., and see who they
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