The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16
DRINKING NONADAYa

Passing Of the Stout Man Who Always
Keeps u HIS End and IL Proud of
A man Of great srourness with bullying eyes
and . dubious nose. sat In a popular cafe a
few days ago. and In an extremely hoarss
voice related incidents Of his youth. WHOM
every man could drink q quart OF whisksy
neat and never feel 1t. BY cad. sir!"
His companions wero three young men who
vera endeavoring evidently to conceal an Itch
ing desire to leave the stout man. The latter
kept wary eye on them. and at every motion
that indicated an intention to withdraw he
pounded the table and. with wave Of his
hand. said to tho waiter: SEQ what tbs gen.
tIsmen II have"
Eventually tho young men peremptorily re-
fused to drink moro. and rising abruptly.
bade the stout man good day. and walked out
The stout man gazsd after them with . min
gled expression OF surprise and disgust, and
then with husky oath said.
"Damme. II don't believe they are afraid Of
good liquor" -.s ="
The stout man had hit on two-thirds OF the
truth. The young mon wero afraid OF tho
liquor. but not because they feared for their
ability to drink glass for glass with him. but
because of the more respectable Apprehension
that they might cease to Be gentlemen II they
permitted themselves to get drunk. They
whose fame rests on his ability TO drink oil
oay and all might. too, and to toll tales whose
principal characteristic 10 their lack OF truth.
The stout man settled his score and drIfted
from one CATS TO another and filming in none OF
them any congsnial companions. finally turned
Joined several o'her stout men at a table.
They al wers flooding their mental faculties
nesses OF tbe young men OF III. PRESENT t day.
Lot lot OF young men nowadays meet for
r. ali aa Of ths st.S
night and blast me i they won't. every one OF
Why. When was : y"uns man and met say 4
s, GaS AZ a. = bss ss.aass before
-. rsmember." said an thor stout. man.
soe" whs Tt @
~ The present situation !. duo to weakness.
ITS MGR. like constitutional cowardies;"
9oe s into stSs' %sa Ms9 sa .'s this
Not one Of these stout men had Cd the
snn then % sh Of
saRa ap h iii a 'a:
s sG!n nd ht a lss. q ss o ms
ia .hsa iii !; Ss: t:nS S:s' .Sa s!5s:
time he devotss to ste dy drinking viii DO dis.
tinguished By solitude. The decrease in the
number OF heavy and steady drinking mel il
especiAlly Observable At tho ssashore and Ut
the famous mountain resorts. The men who
freausnt those places In search Of rest and fs-
creation have naturally good deal OF leisure,
and. as . bar is considered Q necessary al.
jnnct to nearly eyery hotel. the only thing they
need to enable them to Indulge without stint
10 the consumption Of liquors is the disposi-
ton. Gentlsms1 who has travelled con-
sidsrAbly through this country and who, dur
Ing the summer. passes most OF his time. st
s.. ,b. and OSnsna ,fsOr n
s' s1 s .hG isvG o: :s;
opinion that the reason ior Il is that the great
mass OF people are much better educated than
they used to bs. and that there 10. conseQuent-
~. much less vulsarity. A man who gets drunk
now, II he has any dectny In him at all. 10
always ashamed OF It whom hs gets cher, and
Aresolution Is snrs TO follow that he will not
indulge 80 freely again. Tho time has
passed when he who can drink the
more 10 considered the better man. OF
course there Ia " great deal OF drinking done
now but It 10 10 odsrate drinking. and I believe
the time 10 coming whom drunkennsss " Ill be
confined entirely u the lowest and most iRno-
rant classes OF society. Another thing which
has hslpsd .lops shs gauge Of Temperance is
en!yn sober . r.. Hs.: = nan who drtptc 70 excess
ne e. aSss n:
issssr sOsl:Sdsd: II . shaaasd. -.- . :.