The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1886-08-26
the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
81 hear that Smith has sold out
his saloon" said one of a couple
of middle aged men, who sat sip
ping their beer and eating a bit
OF cheese in q Smith6eld street
saloon last Friday night.
Eyes," responded the other,
rather slowly.
"What was the reason? / thought
he was just coming money-there."
The other nibbled a cracker alb
stractedly for moment and then
said Its rather funny story.
Smith, you know, lives on Mount
Washington, right near me, where
lie has an excellent wife, nice
home and three as pretty children
as ever played outdoors. All boys,
you know, the oldest not over g.
and all about the same size.
Smith is pretty respectable sort
of citizen, never drinks or gam
bles, an thinks the world of his
family.
"Well, he went home one after
noon last week, and found his
wife out shopping or something
of that sort. He went on through
the house into back yard, and
there, under an apple tree, were.
the little fellows playing. They
had q bench and some bottles and
were playing ''keep saloon" He
noticed that they were drinking
something out of a pail, and that
they acted tipsy. The Youngest,
who was behind the bar, had a
towel tied around his waist, anil
setting up the drinks pretty free.
Smith walked over and looked in
the pail. It was beer, and two Of
tile boys were so drunk that the;
staggered. A neighbours boy, a
couple OF years older, lay asleep
behind the tree.
my God, boys you must not
drink that" he said as he liftt
the little siy-vear-old from behil,,i
the bench.
ewes playing s'loon, papa, al
| was selling it just like you
said the little fellow. Smit
poured out the beer, carried Il.
drunken boy home, and then too~
his own boys in and put them 10
bed. When his wife came back sit.
found him crying like q child. ]
went!back down town that mig.
and sold out his business and SO
he will never sell or drink, anoth'a
drop Of liquor. His wife to'
mine about it, and she broke dow,
crying while she told it.
This is true story, but lie
name was not Smith.
AT Cohutta Sunday night, abort
10 o'clock, about sixty "ku-klu
paid their repects to q number
citizens. They were treated We J,
politely by those honored VIII
their visit, especially when til
would show some ugly psrsua
ers. They were all armed to e.,
teeth, and were evidently in scare.
of some one. They remained u.-
til IL o'clock. Then inquiring o
ter the character of two or tllr
parties living some distance fro i
Cohutta, proceeded to pay tn -
respects to them, the result OF
which has not been learned.
SOUTH GEORGIA watermelons
are having q hard time of it ii
Atlanta. A few days ago sever /
car loads were condemned by or
of the sanitary inspectors Of t.,
city, and Wednesday five car load
we're condemned and sent out 4,
the scavenger dump. BY son,a
means the bootblacks about t.
union depot heard OF the CO.
demning Of the watermelons, a |
at once made break for the Cit )
refuse pile. During the day they
had quite feast of it.
Ex-Governor Moses, who, ut
the age of 80 years, was deem 4
the most brilliant and promisi.-
man in South Carolina, says I'll.
Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer, q,
pining and failing fastin the Ms
sachusetts penitentalry." He ~
the only instance III Americ
history where an Ex-Governor b.