The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-25
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When Jack Harding entered the
Evangelical Alliance" early the first
of JANUARY, Granville, the bartender,
was polishing the mirror with piece
of channels skin. AIS
Not to seem in hurry he paused
at the radiator and watched the opera
ton.
The Evangelical Alliance" was the
swell saloon OF, F., and was so named
by its proprietor after the election
at which the people had voted to in
crease the annual fee for liquor selling.
The election had been hotly con-
tested. On the Sunday night prior the
churches had closed and held a union
meeting at the rink, at which Hon.
Tullius C. Double had spoken most elo-
quently, and at each polling place one
of the pastors stood and distributed
tickets and admonition of this tenor:
High license, yes,' and the saloons
were beaten, and SO Thomas Swan had
paid an even thousand dollars for his
license, and had his windows marked
in elaborate gold letters.
It was very early, and the alliance"
was not dressed for the day. All the
glass and silver was in confusion upon
the bar to be polished and replaced
on the shelves and brackets presently.
A black, boy was chopping ice in the
dark corner back of the 'ice-chest. Two
women on their knees were wringing
out soft cloths from pals of hot water
and wiping up the, ashes and
spittle from the tiles-but it was
beautiful; symphony, or rather more,
perhaps, fugue in marble, mahogany,
onyx, cut glass and silver, to say nothing
Of it atits best, at night, by electricity,
with the bar in perfect order, in its
wealth of color, light and shade, and
vocal with complacent voices.
When Granville had 'done" the mir
ror and snapped the ladder together to
pass it to the black boy, he faced Jack
| Harding who had waited by mighty
will and at an awful expenditure Of
nerye-+for he was q gentleman ana
didn't intend even a bartender should
know how his whole being called for
drink iTssYou don't look" well, Mr..
Harding" he said. ~ si9g1o} n
Good God, you ought to see the in
side. Give me some whisky" said
Harding, startled by the greeting into
being frank. .iaq9 oyCi AVA w
"a little 'absinthe," said Granville,
balancing "the little priest in his hand
"Yes, thanks" Jack raised it toward
his lips eagerly-looked at the great
mirror, as the manner OF drinkers is
started---and set the, liquor down lln
tasted. His face was CHASTITY.
what is it?" said the bar-keeper
apologetically looking sharply at the
rejected drink. Sits only a piece o.
charcoal off the barrel" and he reached
for silver spoon. I,,ld v1ar{l y.{
mo, it isn't that-don't speak my
name-it is my mother" his eyes were
wide staring at the mirror as if watch
ing the approach of some one behin(
him. ''Nf 'N&h''t !ifiV"'4 "A.
The bar-keeper took a seltzer syphor
and sent jet whizzing into the glass o.
whisky and said: "Drink that, quick
! it will help you." aGs
Harding's face frightened a shade as
; he seized the tumbler, raised it to hi
! lips-pntit down untasted and left thu
room.
.. Granville put the drink aside reflect
lively. Jack Harding has never looked
', across a bar from that day.-John q
Wooley, in Union Signal. A,a,,,4.,s