The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-15
DRINKS WITH THE BOYS.
y Burro Which Has Become a Hope
less Drunkard
(T:om the St. Louis Republic.)

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For over n year past DR.. Farrell, the
United States veterinarian, who is To-
Gated in this city, has been the owner
OF IL burro who's. appetite fer strong
drink wouil shame lcvee rouS t-ubout.
So much trouble did this little brute
with freak appetite give him that
he decided to dispose of him in man
ner tina; the little animal could dis
grace him no more. Yesterday he gave
him away to some little friends who
live in the West End. and as the pace
where he will hencsforth make his home
Is not near Il Saloon ana no one in the
family dr;nks. DR.. Farrell has hope
for the dcpraved beast.
This strange animal rcjoiccs in the
name Of "klondike." Aside from his
being Il drunkard his habits are good
and he Is a handsome little animal,
with the exception Of his front legs.
His appearance would indicate that ma
ture had b.en undecided as 10 how to
finish that potion of him and had
changed her mind several times while
the said legs were being constructed.
They have three or four separate and
distinct curves. ana give him Il very
ludic!ouS appearance as he walks. The
deformity Is very useful to him when
he gets on one of his DRINKS. for his
shape of his legs.
For about six months after d.. Far
rc!l came into possession of tina burro
he KEEP; him IT Tom Wand's stable on
South Sixth street. One day the bur-
ro wandered out of the stable shortly
after dinr!sar and did INST shCiHiuD again
until late that night On his return
he had load that was too much even
Tor burro to carry, AMI after stag.
Gc:ing into the stable he fell INFO a
heap on the floor and had to be car
ried back 10 his stall. AT first ii was
thought that he was sick, but after he
had been lifted to his lH..tt several times
and had staggered around the stable
two or three times his tru. condition
became known.
An investigation ne to his actions re-
vealrd the fact that he walked into
Rothch!ld'S saloon, on the next corner.
and stuck his nose up on the barwhcrc
several people were drinking beer. One
of the men. as joke poured some
beer into his mouth. 1t was n Joke
that the burro appreciated. for he
drank the beer with avidity and kent
his muzHle on the bar until moro beer
was poured into him. The FOUNDERS
who had treated him took the burrr ~
n n"mher Of saloons in the nc.chhlr-
moo and every time they drank they
treated the bnrfo. During the after
noon they tried him with whisky. and
he seemed II like that as well as he
did the beer. lie finally accumulated
such Jag that he was unable to walk,
and laid down to sleep i: off He woke
up i'll the alley back OF Wand's stable
several hours later. and was sober
enough 10 make his way to the front
door.
Since ;rlcn H:r has CONS ont at every
opportunity AMI got drunk He finally
became so bad that DR.. Farrell felt
that he was Il disgrace to the neigh
borhooh. At first he thought of giving
him The kcclcy treatment, hut ahan-
doncd the idea. ana concluded to send
him away from the place where he
knew 50 many drinkers. So the brlrro
WAS sent 10 the coal yard of Watts
& Co.. at the corner Of jefferson and
Scott avenues. For a while he behaved
himself and did not get drunk. Final
ly. however he made the acquaintance
Of a lot OF FOUNDERS. who would take
him out ana get him gloriously drunk
and then send him home. o. late he
has become so bad that he would
sneak out two or three times every
week and have 10 be hauled home in
Il wagon To sleep off his jag.