Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-15
LIFE IN VIZ ELLINGTON.
Experience Of y SLIM Who Came to Sacur,
Il Enl..I,nEcni i'nsitiOn.

Experience Of u slam Who Came to Secure
Eay.'i"n.-r! Position.
He sat on q l.a.. >,'.i" square bench, says
the Washington r., a wooden tooth-pick
held mtdit4..rr,F l.rtWccn his teeth, the
picture Of q club m;ul who had dincd well.
Shutting down ono Of tho gravelcd paths
was man--a ramp. He passed the club
man, cycling him closely, and, hating in the
gloom Of u nearby tree, looked back to
where the club-man sat, and then retraced
his steps. 49,
"Yeur pardon, sir the tramp said, In q
husky voice, Twill you give me little Cd
vice"
"Well, what is it, the club-man asked
8 shade of annoyance showing in his good
natured features. for, like most heavy
diners, he diSiikcd any thing that savored
Of business after dinner. Besides, he
thought the man bat peggar, and disiked
his not approaching the matter directly.
"Ill take but minute Of your time, sir,
II you'll listen 70 ME. ! came to Washing
ton two months ago - get a government
position As yoH see, failed. For the last
eight days up 20 last night l have been
drunk have been q drinhcr all my life,
but never drank 80 much nor so steadily
before. woke Up this morning with the
sun shining in my face through the trees
OF o park. Ay clothes were pawned and
replaced with these rags, my watch, money,
every thing gone FOR drink
"Did you ever have mania-a-potui No;
can see that you haven't. Well, have.
Two hours ago felt /. coming on me. You
can see" holdmgvp tranulous hand, show
unstrung my nerves lre. can almost see
the devils now a. they tighten their fingers
on my throat. And nc thirst-thirst that
nothing but alcohol will quench. You can
not imagine what il Is to feel yourself petri-
fed, powerless, dead 20 every thing but pain,
While lizards, ants, ,oads, worms, snakes,
every thing sllny, are twisting, wriggling,
squirming over y3H, cumming your eyes
together, filling your ears with horrible
sounds, while every joint in your body is
racked and twisted until it seems
ready to come apart Your brain on fire,
your throat par',lni and swollen, and tho
hot, fetid breath Of devils in your face as
they taunt you wi,A great tlagons Of liquor,
held just out Of your reach. God, sir! This
and thousand f;.Dod this l have felt, and
feel coming oya' nc again.
II asked yoa ir.. aat-ire. Well, I've got .
quarter III my tNF.,t'. Tall gov Deu lOr y
quarter, or lean THt II pint Of whisky that
will keep me Oh. IL the reach Of these devils
tonight, until can GET to sleep. But where
would l sleep' Ii get bed l can't sleep
unless have some hing to drink. You see
why asked your aivice.n
When the tramp began his story the club
man wore a lo0k Of Wearied indifference.
But the tramp alkcd quickly and excltedly,
with jerky, OK rHsaIP2 gestures, his hollow
eyes fixed on ,h'', - mans every look and
every motion, '2!,Jil .lYcngth to what he
said, until the cub n u, seemed fascinated.
AS the tramp i1ishFl Il, got up from tho
bench and she; AL Il ike man Kidding
his mind Of al unp.r ~ day dream.
"Ugh, man, Fru otgIt to be an actor.
Here's fifty con- !1ro's dollar, and,
for Gods SAX * to me any more
about your dcitrt~' 'acns Ughl'
And the trar:.' l.. i of through the
deepening gloa:, ,,. g., lie passed into the
glare of the c,e.t,, ats in front of the
Treasury, the a. and the quarter
jingled merrilF y .., pocket
He was an O. .yf:'