The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-23
COCKTAILS IN ATLANTA.
Experience of Gen. Thomas l.. Young in Pro
curing Remedy for Depression.

Experience of Gen. Thomas L. Young in Pro-
curing Remedy for Depression.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Gen. Thomas L. Young gives the following
narrative of his experience with the Georgia pro-
hibition law:
1t was early in the morning, and as had had
a hard day of it thu day before and not feel
ing perfectly happy after the nights rest, |
thought of a cocktail as remedy. Cocktails, l
had found, agreed with me sometimes in the
early morning. So l said to myself, "Tom,
we'll go down to the bar and try cocktail"
Tom accepted my invitation, and away we went
/ didn't call boy to lead us. Well, we found
the par, and walked straight up TO the counter,
and said to the young man on the other side of
the polished board, II want cocktail"
''We don't sell cocktails" said the bar keeper
"What! you don't sell emp said /.
mo, sir" said he, 1--WE don't sell any cocktails
here"
You don't sell cocktails" said T. SLOWS
that?r
We'll, you see,' said he, the law here don't
THE deucel" said T. WE'LL then. give me
1--WE don't sell whisky here except by the
quart said he"
well, what is it by she quartz asked.
Zone dollar and quarter" he said.
l was puzzled. didn't want quart for my
self, and didn't know whether the citizens sit
ting in row along the wall could get away with
what didn't want Besides didn't know them
and didn't owe them anything, and couldn't see
how was to be profited by paying 81. % for a
drink for myself. l started to walk away. when
| noticed sad look on the faces of the fellows
along the WALL but my heart was hard, and /
passed out. l went to my room to mediate I
felt that there must be some way of getting a
cocktail in Georgia. A bright idea struck me,
touched the electric button for messenger and
when he came said Bring me cocktail He
manifested no surprise, but turned at once and
went out. He soon came back with cocktail
and handed him a 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 after knocking about the streets in the hot
for some time, returned TO the hotel. / went to
my room, and thinking to rejoin my friends,
naturally went to the bar, but they were not
there. AS was turning to go citizen entered.
and asked the bartender the same question [
had asked in the morning. Curious to know
how he would succeed, waited.
II want some whisky" said the citizen.
1--WE don't sell less than quart, was the re-
ply
''Then I'll take quart said the customer
and he was handed one Of the cutest pitchers I
ever saw fell in love with it, and wished
could bring one like it away with me- but they
were not for sale. The stranger said: "Give
me glasses for each of these men here"
Eve don't furnish but one glass with each
quart" said the barkeeper.
And then | witnessed the funniest thing. AS
the stranger took IN the glass the bartender ele-
waited a copy of the Atlanta Constitution turned
his back to the counter, and became interested
in that excellent newspaper. Then the stranger
took drink, and each of the fellows along the
wall II wondered whether it was the same
crowd saw in the morning) took drink out OF
the same glass l went away then, satisfied that
| knew how they managed prohibition in At
lanta