The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-10

that he was all fattygooed and faint. he
would take jest a little mite II Cy would
be so kind as 20 pun down the bins
so that passersby from the street couldn't
see what was going on, beingsas Il was
none OF their business So Cy he pulled
down the shades and the Deacon poured
out a tumbierfull and drunk Il of at one
fen gulp. The Deacon told Cy right then
and there that he had tasted a good many
different kinds OF lickers. including alcO-
hOl split, but IN all his yirtuois career
he had never put nothing down his neck
that had the aroma and nectar favor or
that rye whiskey. The Deacon told Cy
that he had really ought 10 Of drunk that
first tumhlerfull a little mite slow
OF. because he was afraid he hadn't got
the full favor Of It gulpinE il down Ike
that. so Cy told the Deacon 10 have an
other tumbIerfuIl, which the Deacon done.
slipping it slowly and enjoying every drop
OF H.
Well. 20 make a long story sho1t the
Deacon got very laxative and forgot
that he had some spike nails for which
Lem Brown was waiting and il is likely
that the Deacon would Of remained al
Cy's all day II Z hadn't been that Cy
asked the Deacon what be had In that
package which he had laid on the table
Then the Deacon remembered and said
he must go right OF and take them spike
nails 20 Lem who was probably wonder
ing what the thunderashion had became
OF him SO the Deacon left Cv's Mace
and falling down the front stems and los
ing MS hat which Cy found for him and
placed on his head and helped him out
10 the sidewalk There the Deacon got
his hand on the fence along the sidewalk
and with the assistance OF the fence he
finally got back home where Lem was
waiting for him. Now everybody knows
that Lem Brown has got red whiskers
and that they hang down about nine
inches from his chin. They would be
called long whiskers. but they amt any
thing Ike As long as they looked 70 the
Deacon whose yishion seemed 10 be i'm
paired by the second glass OF Ilcker.
When the Deacon walked into the ward
and seen Lem standing up on the scat
folding, the Deacon says 10 Lem. NY
senses. Lem. ! never knowed Won had
SIGH long whiskers.-they reach clean
down 10 your knees. don't they2" Lem
who was all out of pashience waiting
for the Deacon and who didn't LnoV-
he had had anything TO drink. saws
Never mind about my whisxers hut
gimme them spikes and hand me m mar
board there layin' behint YOU" Tbe
Deacon he went 10 hand the spil,ss 70
Lem and let them fan and the 0arrar
broke and they spilled In the taU g-sss
where Lem had 20 get down on his hands
and knees afterward 10 look for tbs1,
men the Deacon went 10 pick up the
board but lost his balance and fen on
his head. when he went TO stooD o,.er
tanning his hat clean down o[-ar "a,
ears so he had turribIe hard Worl, OFT
TN IL on afterwards. When this nan
pened the Deacon quoted a little serJp+e-
incorrectly and when ne got on his faar
again he reached again for the boars
and got hold of a plantain weed vbicb
ne pulled up. roots and all and ~
That up to Lem. This made len, -
and ne asked the Deacon what IN -
derashion was the matter With ~,
Inc Deacon said he didn't know 49,
was the matter with him e1cpnt~ ba s-It
napier than he had ever felt IN Al, -
ne before Soon as Lem got ne,
% S"S Deacons breth he knowed thar he
oesh urlnkln and asked the Deacon
VIZ ne GOT his Ticker and the Deacon
- 80 oI INN tildI " Hoskins had got a gal
OF Old hancock from Kentucky vrb.-s-
upon Lem thrOwed down his tools -.
started Tor Cy'S AT once leaving the NJ
con alone '-e LEA
After Lem had went the Deacon ST
uo"h on the back PLAYER and begin -
sing Old Hunderd'' as loud as he co,,I5
sing and the Widow Skinner who H.
next door heard him and seen him $50,
there singin' and walked across N ar
Deacon and asked him if there was AM
thing serious the matter with him ana
soon as the Deacon seen the Widow be Z
Jumped up and grabbed her ana tbroueS
his arms around her and kissed her o.
the ear and told her. that he loved her
madly -40'
WIDOW skinner who Is a respecktable I
woman slapped the Deacon's. face for
him and rushed into the Deacon's bonsA |
and hollered for Mrs Bradbury who vas
upstairs making the beds and she come
down and the Widow told her how the !
Deacon had insuIted her and she went |
out and when she seen that the Deacon I
was intoxicated she grabbed him by ma !
scruff Of the neck and dragged hin, into |
the house and made him go 10 bed on the /
lounge where he sung all the songs he /
knowed for hour or two after which he /
dropped OF u sleep and Elep until nearly
night when hs-woke with spltIir' head