Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-01
DRINKING IN ATLANTA.

How TO Get Cocktans and straight Whialsy
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Gen, Thomas L. Young gives the fol-
lowing narrative OF his experience with
the Georgia prohibition law,
II 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 cocktail as
remedy. Cocktails had found agreed
with me sometimes in the early morning.
SO said to myself; "Tom, we'll go down
to the bar and try a cocktail" Tom &C.
cepted my invitation, and away we went,
didn't call boy 20 lead us Well,
we found the bar and walked straight up
10 the counter, aud said to the young
man on the other side OF the polished
board, al want u cocktail.n
1--WE don't sell cocktails said tho bar
Keeper.
"whatl you don't sell 'em?" said l.
"No, sir,n said he, "we don't sell any
cocktails heren
"You don't sell cocktails" said l.
"How's that"
''well, you see" said he, ''thelaw here
don't allow It,"
"The duceln said !. "wen then give
me some plain whisky"
eve don't sell whisky here except by
the quartz said he.
"Wen, what is Il by the quartYn |
asked.
zone dollar and guarter,n he said.
was puzzled. didn't want a quart
for myself, and didn't know whether the
citizens sitting 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 20 be protted by paying 81 20
! for drink for myself | started to walk
away, when noticed sad look on the
faces Of the fellows along the wall, butmy
heart was hard, and passed out. went
! 20 my room to mediate, felt that there
must be some way of getting cocktail In
Georgia. A bright idea struck me.
touched the electric button for mossen.
ger and when he came | sald' "Brine
me cocktail.n lie manifested no sur
prise, but turned at once and went out
He soon came back with cocktail, aud
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, aud after knocking
about the streets IN the hot sun for somt
time returned TO the hotel. / went TO my
| Ioouii anu lHiAhlup W ltJolu my lIltHuh
naturally went to the bar, but they wer'
not there, AS turned to 90 n citizen en-
! tered and asked the same question ha'
, asked in the morning Curious to know
how he would succeed | waited.
al want some whisky" said the citi
3 zen.
5 ave don't sell less than quart" wa
1 the reply.
K "Then I'll take quart" said the Gus
g toner, and he was handed one oftheoutes
9 pitchers | ever saw. | fell IN love with II
s and | wished i could bring one like
I away with me, but they were not for sale
I The stranger said "Glve me glasses 70
: each Of these gentlemen here"
t 1--WE don't furnish but one glass wit
4 each quart" said the barkeeper.
: And then | witnessed the funnies
r thing. As the stranger took up the glas
( the barkeeper elevated copy OF tn
3 Atlanta Constitution, turned his bacl
e TO the counter, and became Interested II
Q that excellent newspaper. Then th
stranger took drink, and each Of the fel
lows along the wall q wondered
I whether II was the same crowd | saw Il
g the morning. took drink outot the sam
I glass. | went away then satisfied that
1 knew how they managed prohibition 4
l Atlanta.