Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-20

had waxed moustache a diamond collar
button, and what looked like garters on
his shirt sleeves, He was laying down the
law to an unfoklunate wretch AS we came
In. He announced: Yer didn't pay for
that first drink, and, by Gawd, yer don't
get no other unless yer pay in advance,
See 2" and then he added when yer was
some account, yer used to bring people in
here, but yer amt no account now, an we
don't want nobody to decorate de s'loon.'s
This beautiful attempt at wit was received
with shouts of laughter, and the tough
called up his immediate friends, and said;
''Whatll you have? It's on me this timer"
There were two or three women, and with
them were excessively young men, whom
they were urging to buy what they were
pleased to call champagne, and every time
one succeeded, the barkeeper gave wink |
of appreciation to the young woman.
There was man there drunk. So drunk |
that he was just letting the waiter take the
money out Of his pocket and put glasses Of
whisky before him which he eagerly swal-
lowed, trusting to the honestS( ~ of his
attendant for the change. ThreStimes did
Il bootblack come in, go up to the bar
keeper and ask him question, and each
time did he say. He amt yere." And
each time did the boy look at the man as
he went out, Something told ne that
some one was looking for that drunken
man. and that just as long as he had
money in his pockets, just so long would
they let him stay there. So l told Mr..
Connolly that would have to go ont for
breath of fresh air, but that would come
back.
WOMAN IN DISTRESS.
Out ON the sidewalk, as | had expected.
was woman-a lady-talking to the boot
black. / went up to her and asked Are
you looking for anybodyfi Possibly it
was because / was woman, but she broke
down and began to cry, and then she SAID
"Yes, I'm looking for my husband. Once
in every four or five months he goes of on
a dreadful spree; he begins at his club, he
goes on and on until he gets down to these
| low holes. am sure he is i'll there but
every time | have sent this boy in, he
! comes out with a message saying he IS
not" And said TO her. "Come with me"
| Without a word she went. Through the
drunken, noisy, brutal crowd, she ran to
the man of whom l have spoken. The
| barkeeper had look on his face as II he
were rust ready to have her put out, but
for once in my life was brave and went
| up to him aud SAID : ''lf yot don't let Two
| OF your men carry that gentleman out to
the carriage waiting for him, will report
| you to Superintendent Byrnes, and every
| newspaper in New York will write up
yonr low hole.' And before the power Of
one honest man and the American press,
the bartender quailed and did as he was
told. The tough became, as all tunghs do,
q coward before what was right. We saw
them off, and then we left.
And later, sitting in Mrs. Connolly's
room, drinking cup of good tea, said e
MIR. Connolly, what is the solution ~
and he answered:
TEMPERANCE, NOT PROHIBITION"
Good honest, straight drinks, taken at
home. You find no drunkards, Miss, where
the saloon doesn't exist. II you'll excuse
my using plain language, as they are here
in New York with politics and bad liquor
mixed, they are the gates of hell, and yet,
If saloon is necessary, believe even
they could be made good. If you coulc
get u fair drink for fair price, in plact
where you could have little game Of
something. the s'loons might be all right
Me and Mrs. Connolly once went to |
French place where we drank red wint
and played pinocle all evening, and mos
, of the men around us were playing domi
nos, and the red wine only cost 30 cents
ana there was some music, and didn't SCI
sign OF drunken man. We tried i
, once at an Italian place, and II was jus
the same way, but in the American slool
the men lust go to drink, and they drinl
: and drink until they are hogs. Excus
! my using the word, Miss, once heard
: gloon That was TO be started where ther
! would be reading room with lot 9
, picture papers. and room for the girl
! and boys to dance in, and aroom to leave th
!, babiesin, but have never knowed whethe
= it was started or NOT It seems it was th
~ idea of Protestant minister; of course, b
!. couldn't help that there is good Protes
ants, and me and Mrs. Connolly talke
q that over many time, and we said
!. would be good thing.
8 a woRkINGMAN's SUGGESTION.
Il mo, Miss, amt no believer in pr
n hibition. When somebody suggested tn,
Ie to me, says [: Connolly, are you or a
Ie YOU not MANI Ii you'rea man, you ca
n take glass of something to please you
at self and stop. If you're beast, why, the
you had better put an end to yourself
When they say prohibition, say, starv
b. ton, because just as many people ha'
:. been killed by over-eating as by oyer-drin
n ing. No, Miss, what We wants is tempe
If ancep
.. And then Mrs. Connolly said: Go
" nolly's mighty fixed in his ideas on tn
I'd question" -
or looked at her, and answered; "Co
III molly is all right. He is the representa-
v. cear-headed workingman of this countr
so who thinks out problems for himself, a.
". agreeing with him, is his friend BAB."