Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-12-30

tram, and right there 1 made up
my mind to take the full benefit OF
the cure. L had hardly ever failed
to do any thing had ever under
taken. [ had made q successful
drunkard and l thought I might
make successful reformer, and
at 5 o'clock | fell right III line and
| never missed u shot nor o dose
of medicine
On the 31st of October L drank
my last whiskey, and | have never
felt as though [ wanted any since
that time, and before [ went to
Dwight [ had drank whiskey
straight for % years, and in as
many states as l had years. | was
always strong and could command
good wages, and had q good trade,
but my earnings always went to
the saloon keeper or to sly drug
store. And now with keeley cure
to start with and God helping me,
and my own will power / will new
er drink another drop of intoxi-
eating beverage while [ live, and
hope that ell mankind will follow
my example When [ stepped off
the train at home the first man to
meet me was w. L. Dawdy, the
man that took me to Dwight. He
was just as well pleased to see me
as though l had been his own
brother. 1t Was strange that be
took suck I'll interest III me, for
he has OILY been acquainted with
me about twelve months. He
says the way that | can repay him
is to take en interest IL some man
chat was as unfortunate as | was.
Some Of the other boys was at the
train to meet me. They were all
very glad to see me.
But just one block from the
depot thelo was u little woman
standing just where l had left her
4 weeks before with her arms
stretched out to welcome me home
She had splendid dinner al
ready for nae and of course ] was
ready for the dinner. My wife die
not eat much dinner for size was
busy taking T. survey OF NE aud
sizing me up to iaake sure th..t ]
was the same identical old drunk
ard that she had been living with
for the past nineteen years.
After dinner she kept edging
around in front of me to see
whether she could detect any
signs of whiskey. Finally sue
said:
well John, what in the world
did they do to you over at
Dwight
L told her that they did nothing
very bad. But she said thst [
had changed so much. [ told her
that if she would hustle cut and
associate with as good society as [
had been III for the last foar
weeks that .she would change az
much as | had. My boy was well
pleased AID the neighbors all
came In and We had q regular jolli-
tcetion. | dld not know whether
J. WAS going to bo married over
again or whether I was just sobper-
ing up from g ten years drunk, but
l don't think / ever felt so good
and SO bad both ct the same time
before in my life.
Well L haye got my old position
back, and all the men in the ahopI
are pleased to think that / am
going to be sober man. My head
is clear, my hand is steady end
thank God | am a man once more.
My family is happy, my neighbors
all say that they are all SO glad
they will never see Scott 90
staggering home again. Our
Marshall here says that he he's
got big job off his hands by my
becoming a sober man.
Now gentlemen [ hope that [ |
have not tired you by trying in my |
,eeble way to tell you how feel.
There are some of you there that
remember me yet, and l would
ike to have you all write to me.
Nay God speed you all with your
lew undertaking, and l wish you
bright and prosperous future.
rom your reformed bother,
JOHN n. SCOTT.