The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-25

Nyell" snid Rogers sister for Roger had paused. 8
told him" answered Roger that once In my col
lege days when our baseball team won * had made all
the different kinds OF an of myself including that;
had awakened the next morning with my head like
saWm gone wrong, and my throat like baked lea har
and my stomach beneath contempt; had spent several
days In cursng myself and paying my bills, and had
never repeated the experience. .iT
= That's odd said Jimmy, affably; = never even
have headache until set quite done knows and
I don't think I malsoaan ass Of myself 's a$
'You do, raped out, and particularly nauseous
one wish you could. SEQ yourse
But he simply laughed. and asked me to lend him
double y: there was moving lrlny made every;
appeal imagination could suggest even bout
his mother who was brok hearted him. Then he
lost his temper the first time He Ike much
injured man, demanding to know why allowed Mrs
Cunningham to thing about his carousals didn't
ho take particular pans.e asked With an ai OF nd-
nant virtue to keep them from her? And here was that
ohunp Ralph toddlng to her. writing every time
lie was late at the oncc And he had always treated
Ralph sauarely always gave him warming When ne
going TO take week off and put on his run
when there was rush OF business sometimes Ralph 20
tnlk 5i3 sa gaas y go a&
'IIe might have added, though me didn't jimmy
wasn't conceted-tlat sober he vnlla-
bic He had plenty OF energy and plenty Of Indus
try and the slmon-pure business instinct which, you
know isn't lying around loose. either Confound him!
wouldn't ask better clerk or better partner II no
would only keep straight have heard Ralph wall q
dozen times There It wqs Jimmy would not Keep
atraght TO look at him. with his delicate face ana curl
ing hair and pensiye eyes, always so trim and dainty
In his appearance md gentle of manner YOU could
not suspect him OF degrading vice. And besides. when
Jimmy sober lie WAS 50 strikngy SO inlnaonlately
sober don't mean that he didn't touch liquor was
the wonder It people. He could touch auor
he could drink moderately occasionally, like any apste
mious but totally absaining, and yet not seem
tempted by his moderate drinking And lie Wouli walk
for months in the paths OF the next
time. Suddenly. the desire, or the WEAKNESS ~ tens
perance or, call 1t what you will the thing would DO on
him. no would drink and drink and drink Tor days
for weeks until tho physical power to keep LIQUOR ~ him
LEFT him, or until he was raylng In aelrum And the
clean decent fellow would be neglected md degraded
looking rols In the gutter IT WAS pretty
had Scr the women tell yop, We'll, never mind that
part WON'T enlarge either on our efforts to reform
Jimmy. We tried all the approved schemes We sent him
at great expense ranch from Which he returned with
mysterious bullet wound and dark suspclon OF haY1
ing nagnanimous TO press his claims
Jimmy bought him Oft witha thousand dpllars he was
thrifty as well as magnanimouy, and Jimmy WAS gen
crous soul, niggardy with ha mothers money,
Another venture OF ours to dispatch James to the
lakes With tried and true Temperatures captain. This
ended very sadly. because Jimmy smugsed an assort-
msn Of liquors on Rosd enough TO last long cruise;