Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-07-29
DRINKING IN ATLANTA.
How 10 Get Cocktails and Straight
Whisky.

nov 10 uct S0ckthiis ana StfhsBHt
Whisky.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Gen. Thomas l.. Young gives the
following narrative of his experience
with tho Atlanta prohibition law: =.
1t was early in tho morning, and
as | had hard day Of it the day be-
fore and was not feeling perfectly
happy after the nights rest, /
thought of cocktail as remedy.
Cocktails | had found agreed with me
sometimes i'll the early morning. So
| said to myself: "Tom, we'll go
down to the bar and try cocktail"
Tom accepted my invitation, and
away we went l didn't call boy to
lead MS. We'll, we found the bar
and walked straight up to the coun-
ter, and | said to the young man on
the other side Of the polished board,
Il want cocktail
"We don't sell cocktails" said the
barkeeper.
What! you don't sell 'em?" SAID l.
No, sir said he, 1--WE don't sell
any cocktails here"
You don't sell cocktails" said l.
How's that?'
well, you see,' said he, 1.-The law
here don't allow it,
The deuce!" said I. "Well, then,
give me some plain whisky"
1--WE don't sell whisky here except
by the quart" said he.
''Well, what is it by the quartz" 1
asked.
"One dollar and a quarter, he
said
l was puzzled. i didn't want q
quart for myself, and 1 didn't know
whether the citizens sitting in a row
along the wall could get away with
what I didn't want. Besides, did
not know them, and didn't owe them
anything, and I couldn't see how l
was to be profited by paying $1.25
for drink for myself. l started to
walk away, when I noticed sad look
on the faces of the fellows along the
wall, but my heart was hard, and I
passed out. 1 went to my room to
mediate. | felt that there must be
some way of getting a cocktail in
Georgia. A bright idea struck me-
[ touched the electric button for q
messenger, and when he came l said,
Bring me cocktail He NANTES.
ted no surprise, but turned at once
and went out. He soon came back
with cocktail and l handed him 8
quarter, and he went his way, leaving
the cocktail alone with me. The
next day three of US and the engineer
went out on business, and aftel
knocking about the streets in the hot
sun for some time, returned to the
hotel. I went to my room,and think
ing to rejoin my friends, naturally
went to the bar, but they were no
there. AS was turning to 60 cit
izen entered and asked the bartender
the same question had asked in The
morning Curious to know how ht
would succeed waited.
Il want some whisky said th'
citizen.
1--WE don't sell less than a quart,
was the reply.
Then I'll take quart" said tn
customer. and he was handed one O.
the cutest pitchers I ever saw.
fell in love with it, and 1 wished
could bring one like it away with me
but they were not for sale. Th
stranger said: Give me glasses fo
each of these men here"
"We don't furnish but one glas
with each quart said the barkeeper
And then I witnessed the fumes
thing. AS the stranger took up th
glass the barkeeper elevated a cop,
of the Atlanta Constitution, turne,
his back to the counter, and becam
interested in that excellent newspa
per. Then the stranger took drink
and each of the fellows along the wa
G wondered whether it was the sam
crowd / saw in the morning) took
drink out of the same glass. 1 wen
away then satisfied that knew ho,
they managed prohibition in Atlantis
Well Dressed.
q I once heard mother, who ha
lhe.n criticiSel for her nersonal var