The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-05
By Fenton Floyd
b Fenfon lloyd
PARTY OF six young men. their
agss running from q to % years.
four Of whom we've ru@r<sf,aY,*s e,s.s

n PARTY OF SIX young men. fhes-
a aGss running from - to % years
Tour OF whom were merchants sAe
= \ doctor. the other lawyer, were
seated. not long ago. one hot noon
Gay. IN the shade Of a bfr rock
near Eagle Gorge. along the nne Of the
Northern Pacific railway. They were
wef-to-do. as far az this worlds goods
are concerned and were I'm the habit Of
spending few days each year on the
Green river. They were NOT what are sup
posed to be good church members. nor
var they wholly bad. but the truth IN.
they were all addicted more or iess 20
strong drink; each had declared fnaf a
man was crazy II he couldn't let II alone.
Of ccurse, each intended TO quit before II
rot hold on him. and each vowed that a
Temperance lecturer WAS the meanest
thing going and that all the preachers In
the world could not make them quit unt.I
they sot ready. How soon they gos ready.
~ shall sec.
Tbey had been A~hing. ana with poor snc-
cess: perhaps the bottles. sticking out OF
each ones pocket didn't contain the rixht
Mind OF bait~for fish They came In tired
ann hungry. and looked wfstfuI!y at IL.
BASKET Of champagne that was sitting IN
the shade. and NJ the tempting lunch
fbe'r cosored servant. Sam. was busfly
pr~partu&.
'-0~mmen.~ SAID sam deed 1 hooss
ycu'n fovGsb me. hut dun fersot 10 brins
AZ giasses dat goes wid dis shampagny
water. ] come on in stch a hurry dat
mos ferrot TO bring de basket
What's that. you stick OF sbonyr* ex-
claimed the doctor. Forgot 70 bring the
CHAMPAGNE and his hand stole furtIveIy
back to his quart pocket--an action fol-
lowed ~ each Of the others. ana a ratia-
ned expression passed over the face OF
each Individual No found HIS bottle Of
whisky safe. by the bones Of Barchu~.
u you haven't brought that champagne.
Ill have you on the table "a soon as we
get back TO Seattle. whisky e. all right
out On the river. hat when II comes to
cat II want champagne. and II yuu----'
Hole on dcctah. bTunx the basket all
right. hut forgot de- glasses. and youu
hab TO drink cut Oh de battles. but you
mus drink riaw. for dss Kin ~ watah
drunk outsn bottles viii make you drunk
sr dan To- Gzii'n~ oh WHISKY
"How do you know. SAM giving his
sempsntons = ely wink. ARE you u~ed
70 drinking champagne out OF n bottley''
ASKED the lawyer.
Now. Mistah J.nkins.~ replied Sam.
With grin. -is yeu dur forgot dat time
ven you Glib me bottle oh champsxnev
watah. and told me u WAS Gin. and how
drunk bout half oh II befo' I quit. an
how I had TO drink % oder half befo' I
could get my bret. Yah. Yah.-
Sam was an excellent servant but be-
Hssfnx that gin vas pananea for all me-
Gro'r tls. he never iet an opportunity pass
10 MI up on II. ana one night, upon hts
cosnrlasning OF being sick. HIS employer,
Lawyer Jenkins, had opened q bottle az
champagne ~ a. 10 not disturb H. and
upon his recommending II 90 sans az .
new and superior osaiIty Of gin. that susky
Individual drank fully half OF II before he
ts -
al Any rate he drank n all. and Il took
him three days TO get over the effects OF
a..
Try the shade Of blackstone exclaimed
the lawyer. this Ia about the slowest
'nshnirk ever saw. no nsh-hot as-as
ak bits: n something ton't turn up soon.
Ili-wett. III hs hanged n there isn't a
diversion nos' Say. fellows he added to
bis companions she were half asleep.
took. there eans@ = Wandering White
I'll have some fun cut Of him. or I'm .
goat
raaksng up the track they saw an IDEAL
sper.men ~ the genus henna usually
called tramp slowly appreaehing He
was walking Slowly. stagpins naw and
hen 20 ioek around as though the scene
was familiar. and especially aid he note.
30 tAe rtsh, q shs track the cremtiins
chimney Ana eharrva tineers ~ what had.
~ enc tinsc. t<en house; opposite the
Yninss ne stopped. and ganaA kong ana
earnestly. as II 10 ltx ths spot iaarifhly On
nasad ne pressed his hard weagsiy over hls
heart a canylsistss sob shoak has haay a.
BE SHORTY tarest away, The party A. shs
rock had been srtrssssss spectators a. the
fuan's ssrsaxe sctioas. hut had refrsinet
from Disturbing hisn. A. he approached
Il vas noted that Though BITS clothes. Old
and Worn. ~xxe comparatively clear, his
beard though hesvy, had had eaFefal At
sSntiam. aRd h~n~ath ta# ola. tatteF0a hat
was haaF tfnxs4 wsth gras. rar~fsailg comb
ed his fsxs ans hands ~vr~ scTaqaaauyly
esesR n ~ss plain. hawssSr. that Re was
a ~anderes. eek ee1A harily - ealisa .
tramp. AZ he came nearer. teas we're
s~en taunlns aesn ala checks Its grief
was sprsrent - a. aua they wead have
is.s htaa pe@s wttsssas q remark, aas 80
With the yoans aawyeg
'1tl tMes~l sNAesNn Tattersat ehtne
hishess why those mighty sabs AMI wAr
tA0~a tears. esafssng down ny s2s. ki@seG
ehsskf War ieokr&s ~ lNnx and earnest.
~ al those salass Th3nkess tsca Il - an
that Is left e thy feusai easticr Thsrksss
thea hat ths Naseafs are IN their haii
~ar0Nsanx. ama eear not thy thsnsiestnx
vciee demanding asifalttRncef NayhAp tbs
tSstatrcss. sweet and fair - iack 4ksSr. is
isaskirg IN the sasgies 20 aaosher fata&tng
thee far Awayy fs't net SCI As4t eonne,
drive way thy gl0amy tAa'tss detsn hut
ncetee tbs unworthy servants. ard tss, -
partake 81 eszg frugal fare. for nsethiuAs
that thea asa AaHKsrc1. a1i Atsstrst"
what, IN. vNssaiir 70 sam. Who stood
sIsn- anouthszl, starting In w0TSeE, "AE-
ctAcr plate. snesher bottle. bring aaiekly,
fer the stranger within Ner gate"
sara Was elAtnly ratified. aria stared
frosn enc 20 the other. n hose faces weve
atruggnng lsetw~sn utirsh and Pity sns
instead Of ohesing. he stood stfll
What. slave aosNcSt ne not then IN
make thee move" packing up dtsh.
and making as though he would throw
IL