Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-04
THE ATLANTA WAY.
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ProhibitOry Laws


ProhibitOry Laws.
Cincinnati Commercial: General
Thos. l.. Young gives the following
narrative of his experience with Georgie
prohibition laws:
1t was early in the morning, and as ]
had had hard day of 1t the day before
and was not feeling perfectly happy
after the nights rest, / thought of a
cocktail as remedy. Cocktails I had
found agreed with me sometimes in the
early morning. So l said to myself
cocktail" Tom accepted my invita-.
tho, and away We went. [ didn't call Q
boy to lead US. Well, we found the bar
and walked straight up to the counter
and | said to the young man on the ethel
side of the polished board:
II want cocktail"
"We don't sell cockteils," said the bar.
keeper.
What you don't sell 'em ?' said I.
'No. sir" SAID he; we don't sell any
cocktails here"
You don't sell any cocktails ?" said T.
Flows that ?"
well, you see," said he. "the law
don't allow it."
THE deucep' said L. "Well, then,
give me some plain whisky"
"We don't sell whisky here except by
the quart" said he.
"Well, what is it by the quart" i
asked. "One dollar and quarter" he
said.
I was puzzled. I didn't know whether
the citizens sitting in row along the
wall could get away, with what l didn't
want. Besides, / didn'. know them and
didn't owe them anything, and l
couldn't see how / was to be profted by
paying 81 25 for drink for myself.
l started to walk away, when l noticed a
sad look on the faces OF the fellows
along the wall, but my heart
was hard and passed out. |
went to my room to mediate. !
felt that there must be some way OF get.
ting cocktail in Georgia. A bright
idea struck me. 1 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 away. leaving the
cocktail alone with me. The next day
three of us and the engineer went out on
business, and after knocking about the
street in the hot sun for some time, re.
turned to the hotel. went home to my
room, and thinking to rejoip my friends
naturally | went to the bar, but they
were not there. AS | wae turning to go
citizen entered and asked the bar
tender 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 cell less than quart wat
the reply.
"Then I'll take quart" said the GUS
toner, and he was handed out one of the
cutest pitchers / ever saw. fell in
lcve with it, and l wished l conld 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"
"We don't furnish but one glass witt
each quart" said the bartender.
And then | witnessed the funniest
thing. AS the stranger took up the
glass the barkeeper elevated copy Of
the Atlanta Constitution, turned hit
back to the counter aad became interest
ed in that excellent newspaper. Their
the stranger took drink, and each oi
the fellows along the wall I wondered
whether il was the same crowd / saw
in the morning) took drink out of the
same glass. / went away then satisfied
that knew how they managed prohibi
ton in Atlanta.