Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-08
THE NEW YEAR DIARY.
Experience ofthe Man VINO will Very
Likely swear OF.
From the C1lcaoo Herald.

- From the Chicago Herald.
The diary of the topper who has resolved
to abstain from JAe use Of liquor will read
about as follows:
January Loot gloriously full last
night preparatory to swearing off to-day.
Head little heavy aud large this morn
ing, but aside from this chronic COM
plant, have felt pretty well. About sup
per time experienced strange gDawlng in
the PIT of the stomach. Sucked two lem
Ons and was relieved. From ObserVa-
tons taken this day have arrived at the
conclusion that a man can live on fresh
water cocktails, providing be takes them
far apart. Think ! see the auJumnal col
Oring disappearing from my nose, This
total abstinence business is simply mar
velous.
January 2-Still holding the fort. Joined
the Sons and Daughters Cold W alter Brig
ade tonight and was decorated with
blue ribbon. Drank glass of brown pop
after l was initiated. Was seized with
violent retchings soon afterward and had
to 90 home for repairs A whisky sour
with cider on the side would fill an ach-
ing void this lonely night. But l must
rid my mind Of such spiritual things or l
shall fall by the wayside.
January 3-Had delightful dream last
night. Thought l was standing beneath
a cataract OF rum and mOlasses in some
distant land. Stuck by the cataract I'M
til | cot tired and fell prone upon rum
soaked rock, where lay four hours with
The spray and lemon peel falling upon me
in fragrant lovely mist. Then ] walked
up and found that n water-pipe upstairs
had burst and that a dirty stream
was trickling from the ceiling into the
bed IN which / was sleeping. Went down
town to get a plumber and while on the
way | stepped into drug store and took
some rum for tOOthacbe.
Evening-Have Just got back from
plumbers. Fuller'n q goat. Hooray,
old diary, shake.
January A.
January D.
January g.
January Farewell, mute timekeeper
of mans weakness. With all thy iniOT-
nation as to weights and measures, pos
tage rates and legal chestnUts, l now
spurn thee as though thou vert a
snake, for l have had 'em and am still
i'll.
The most persistent pledge.breakers are
the smokers. Ever since Noah knocked
the ashes Of the mullen leaf out OF his
| clay pipe and sat down in his ark to hear
| it rain for forty days and forty nights the
! annual "swear-Offs" of slaves to the sable
| dudeen, the fragrant cigar and the malO-
! dOrOus cigarette have been legion. But
| few have been kept until the policy eX-
! pired. Pledges made on Jan. l, 1886, will
| be broken about as follows:
! January stopped smoking last night
at the earnest solicitation of friends, who
| maintain that i will get fat as a reward
! for my abstemi0usuess. Sucked a quill
! tOOthpick nearly all day, and went to bed
! with symptoms Of nausea.
! January Found q 'Esnipe in my room
/ this morning. Lat it, placed it upon the
/ window sill, and then l sat down on a
| stool and inhaled the smoke. Delicious
ineensel But didn't put the smoking
"s0ldier' IN my mouth, and, therefore,
| have not broken my pledge. When / was
! all ready to leave the room j concealed
! the ''snipe" in my shaving mug, worked
| hard all day and went to bed with sac
| charine taste in my mouth.
| January 3-UneYentful day. Borrow
! ed a chew Of black plug tobacco this al
! masticating the weed, and | must con-
| Tess it made me sick. But / haven't
! smoked.
| January Thought some Zine CUT to-
! day. and have chewed it with cOnsidera-
! Bile relish. just before | retired Ismoked
"A cubeb cigarette and then inhaled the
( fumes from the 'snipe" which l removed
| from the SHAVING mug ana rehb. n airy
| puff from anything stronger than Gu
/ bebs.
! January 5-Bought a 10-cent plug OF
! Night SOilmen's Delight 10 day. At of it
until got dizzy and then went home.
January 6-Sick all day.
| January 7-Resumed smOking this NOR
! ming. Bought the blacklist, the thickest
aud the cheapest ''tOrch" | could lind and
! smoked 1t until the ashes fell on my chin.
| A retrospective glance shows that since
/ the first DAY Of the new year ! have bro
! ken pledge, lost nine pounds of adipOse
| tissue anu acquired the vice Of chewing
tobacco. Fond dreams OF cleanliness, so
! long.