The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-08-14
DRINKING IN ATLANTA.
| How to Get Cocktails and straight
Whisky.

Oenerat Ih0inaS Ia. Young gives the
following narrative OF his experience
with the Georgia prohibition law:
1t was early in the morning, aud as
l had had u hard day Of it the day be-.
fore and was not feeling perfectly hap
py after the nights rest, thought OF a
cocktail as Il remedy. Cocktails I had
found agreed with me sometimes In
the early morning. So l said to my
self: "Ion, We'll so down TO the bar
and try IL cocktail" Tom accented
my invitation, and away wo went.
didn't call a boy to lead us. Well, we
found the bar and walked straight up
to the counter, and said to the young
man on the other side of the polished
board, 81 want a cocktail"
"We don't sell cocktails" said the
bark ccper.
"What! you don't sell 'em ?"
"No, sir" said he, eve don't sell
any cocktails here"
"You don't sell cocktails" said I.
elbows lhat!'
"Weli, you see," said he, .rhc law
here don't allow it,"
"The deuce!" said /, "Wett. then
give me some plain whisky"
"We don't sell whisky nero except
by the quart" "said he,
"Weii, what is IT by the quart:"
asked.
"One dollar and II quarter" no said.
l was puzzled. l didn't want 4 quart
for myself, and 1 didn't know " hether
the citiz,ns sitting in Il row along the
wall could get away with what didn't
want. Besides, didn't know them
and didn't owe them anything, and l
couldn't see how l was to 10 protited
by paying 81 25 for drink for myself.
I started TO walk away. when l nos
Uiced II sad look on the faces Of the feI.
lows along the wall, but my heart wns
hard. aud l passed out. l went to my
room to mediate. felt that there
must be some way Of getting cock
tail in Georgia. A bright idea struck
mo. l touched the electric button for
messenger,and when he came, said:
sBring me u cocktail"
He manifested no surprise, but
turned at once and went out. He soon
came back with a cocktail. and 1
handed him u quarter, and he went
his way, leaving tho cocktail along
with me. The next day three Of It's
aud after knocking about tho streets
in the hot sun for some timc returned
to the hotel. / went to my room, and
thinking to rcjoin my friends, natural.
ly went to the bar, but they were not
there. As ! was turning to go citi-
zen entered and asked tho bartender
the same question 1 had asked in the
morning. Curious to know II he would
succeed | waited.
s"I want some whisky" said the
citizen.
awe dou't sell less than II quart"
was the reply.
"rhen I'll take II quart" said the
Gust toner, aud he WAS handed one of
the cuiGst pitchers ! ever saw. | fell
ia love with it, and wished l could
bring one tiiSs it away with me, but
they were not for sale. The stranger
said: "Givc me glnssts for rach OF
these gentlemen here"
eve don't furnish but one Stas.
with each quart" said the barkccpcr
And then j witnessed the iunnics.
thing. AS the stranger took up thy
glass the barkccpcr elevated copt
of the Atlanta Constitution, turned his
back TO the counter, aud became inter-
ested in that excellent newspaper
Then the stranger took n drink, and
each OF the fellows along the wall q
wondered whether it was tho same
crowd saw in the morning) took {
drink out OF the samo glass. l WenI
away then satisfied that ] knew how
they managed prohibition In Atlanta
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