The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-10-15
A Typical Saloop Keeper.

No one will accuse the Post.Stand8rd, OF
Syracuse. N. T.. wita being an orgnu OF
any temperance society, hence We give the
following story as related By one OF its
stan place 10 our columns:
Don't drink anything more tonight.
Please don't"
stop your Internal whining and come
along; l guess I know when I've had
II was 1 O'Clock in the morning. cold aad
stormy. a young woman. bare.headed,
thinly clad and shlvering inside ragged
blanket shawl that was thrown over her
calico dress clung to the arm OF o big.
hulkIng fellow. evidently her husband.
who made his way unsteadliy toward a
the city.
The words recorded above and rough
shake OF the sligLt girl whom he held frm.
ly by the shoulder were the mans answer
to her fearful pleading. He staggering, she
beseechiug him to return, they passed the
datiron corner OF the block nt the intersec-
tlon OF - and Genesee streets, neither
observing silent figure mufied to the
chin In warm ulster, that stood In the
shadow OF the building watching them.
This man was the proprietor OF one OF tho
pair halt before the door OF his place,
which had Just been closed for the night.
A late pedestrian who had observed all
three approached. The saloon keeper.
whom hs knew by sight. remarked casu.
Observation-Disclosures; ally; ,,,
have to 60 over and open up"
Still the distracted woman's pleadings
and the mans churllsh replies could be
loon keeper. Soon light was burning
ovAP hla haP
Tho late pedestrian heard the sound OF .
scufie. the saloon door swung open and
tho girl, crying as II her heart would
break, burst out OF ths place, dlsheveled,
and r6n up tho street. After little the
light 10 the saloon went out, the Intoxl.
Gated man emerged, staggering more than
before. Then the saloon keeper also came
out, locked the door, buttoned his warn,
ulster up to his chin aud eith O satisfied
aud contented mir started toward home.
Driven TO Riindnsss by Drink.
Tholaas wasd, tho Yale graduate. whc
was told by several Camden IN. j. physi.
clans that. unless he stopped drinking, he
wouid become blind, has been unable to
withstand temptation. Regardless OF the
result to his eyes, ho became drunk again
and lay all night In the city jail.
Ward. while drunk, became involved IN
q fight, and received blow under eh0 eye
which cut big cash In Ills cheek. He fell
to the door and the wound was hiled with
dirt. Inflammation set In and tho sight was
almost destroyed. He was told that II he
drank before the wound healed there would
be no help for him.
Ward Is q we'll educated man, having
been graduated from the Yale law school.
While 10 college he drank heavily, and
after he left school he went from bad to
worse. He was full OF remorse gs he lay
In his cell. But he has lost all hope and
all belief In himself. 1T 10 no use." he
said, "rhe appetite for drink is too strong
for me. I could not give Il up. began
to drink while 7 was In college, and. un.
conscious OF the evil which would result.
created an appetite which has become my
master. When arst began to practice I
had brilliant prospects. but my liking for
irink destroyed tIem oil.
1T may be that shali become blind. as
The doctors said would, but do not care
any more. I am worthless, and lt does not
matter.
Alcohol, the Skin. and the Heart.
A party OF Americans In crossing Sierra