The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-01-29

that lure iv tn Evil Van f'r idieness.
while still others were ntint on tn fu-
ryous game iv dominoes. whose feet
take fsold on he'll But worse, still
worse, they saw through their siriis:i
spectaclcs dimmed with unpIdden
tears. F'r III front IL each ~ these
war-battered VcthraRs shtud \ bottle.
in some cases har'N half hlled with
ii broWnish yellow food with bubbles
on top iv it, what was it, says We?
Harderod as | am To dhrink IV iyry
Kind. / hesitate to mention lii wurrud.
But cUnccalIueut IS useless Twas
beer These brave men, employed be
tn taxpayers iv America L. defend Tn
he trths il tn tax-dod-er iv America,
supposed be all ~ US to have consicra.-
"a ther liNez 10 upholdn' tn flag,
aero III n,,ut Notaries. as Hogan says.
,v Aioe- Gawd ~ beer
"FrN;t moment tn ladies shtud
dunbTnur-oG. But they dill not re-
main long in this unladylike atticnood.
IN Chairlvoman il tn dinygation re-
covered her voice AN adNancin to,rd
a Sergeant who was thryin' 70 skin a
pair iV fours down SO that il wud look
ike z jack fun to his inebry ryated OPP
! Cncnt, She said: BE brave man. dye
l;,lize that that bottle Is fun II IN
Seed il Destruction - he says. I
think ye'er wrong, mum. .ays he. Its
PiiScncr he says. soon or late. she
s.; ys. TIL demon rum Will desthToy
". she SaYS Not me says til yeth
rcin iv 4 thousand inlistmcnts. 1 don't
care for rum. y pleasant companion,
but gossip. II tells on ye Th de-
rlaG rum with a little iv tn demon
hot water an tn demon sugar is very
'niicin but il has perfume 10 il
th2t is dangerous to Il married man like
rlesi1f I;uns. madam, is an informer.
that it's a demon, says he. Why, says
she, DO yc dhrink this dhrcadfuI poi
SOB :. says she. Because, SAYS IN
brave fellow I can't get anything
stronger WITHOUT dcsertin' he says.
An they Nint down to Washington
to see IN Congressman. Ye know
what a Congressman is. I've made
fclv right here in this barroom TIL
on'E thiHG a Cons sessman isal,t afraid
il If ia Cn'y thinS'l % af:.,l1 iv, an
that II il Dein' L Congressman. An
III thing hes most afraid IL IS the
ladies comty Of ladies wud make
Congress repc2l n ten command
ments Sol that they'd i>cr ask thin
t.. lilnnjssy. |hcN'd make Thin ten
thousand il They had their way IN
mark thlm. l'r ACn OF y Gui anaN-
how III ladies comfy Tint down to
NaSlafn'tcG = acy'd Decn t!Iere Defurc
an dhriven til Demon Rum +, ~ tn
resthrant into a lair in III eomity
room \ Congre Seman came out.
coughing behind his hand. an put his
handkerchief in,o tn northwest cor
ner IL his coat. ladies. SAYS he.
what can | 90 f'r yc2 he says. Ye
must saVc tn &r-"mE firm tn malt
that biteth Ike wasp an stingetA
yeer life / viii. ladies. says tn. Con
grossman with 4 slight hiccUp. ! Will
90 rs vc desire. \ Goj"r that viii
dhrink beer is disgrace to tn Amcri-
can jag, he says. We abolished pun
lc dhrinIlin in tn capital. he SAYS.
= r inf
happy. but thin hardened tools IL
predatory wealth have ordhcred ink
wells made III til shape il decanters
But. ne SAYS tn popyiar branch iv
tn Nayticral Leeislachur" is nor 10 .
outcome Gc sec these panels on tn
WALL | touch button an out pops 4
bottle il Bourbon that uud make
ye'er ewes dance Whoop-e,
80 Congress passed 4 bill abolish
IN the cantcen An its al right
now II i sojer wants to dcsthroy NM
silf he has to walk block. some iv
ness have opened places convenient 70
tn fort where tn BOLD sons iy Mars
instead iv tn ccrrodinS beer can get
anything firm sulphuric acid TO
knockout dhrops. | see wan iv thim
stockin' up at wholesale dhrug store
last week. If the soicrs escape IN
knock out dhrOpS they come down
town an DOherty takes care iV thin.
\ ojcr gets thirteen dol!a~s 4 month.
Well say. Twelve dollars he can de-
vote to dhrirk an wan dollar To tn
fine twelve times eight hundred an
twelve times that-EeN It's 70 small
item in tn coorsc IL a year. Whin tn
RiniVOlent ASSOCyation iy SalOoHkcep-
crs holds its next meeting I'm goin -
propose to sind diIlygates to tn Young
Ladies' Christyan Timprancc Union. Il
ought 10 be what tn unions call an
affiiN3tcd orga niZdtiCn
"Oh. welI.' said Mr. Hennessy. "tilcy
think they're doin what's right
An they ar-rc, said Lr. DOoley.
"Yc"l not find me defindin' tn sellin'