The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-19
AAICKEYS FATHER
WI SIGNS THE PLEDGE
After Hearing What's Going on
Inside of Him-But Hrs. Finn
Isn't Satisfied.

around the houso with q weary air, slip
shod and unhappy.
The boy, Mickey, and his father watched
these indications Of laBeitude with distress
and spocuIated as to the Gauss. Said Mr..
Finn:
'what the devil 10 the grip anyhow
Faith, / niver heard Of II in Ireland"
It's n dis'ase that a imported from
Russia about fifteen years ago, and ills
caused by bacillus and fnikerobes.'
well. WE'LL said Mr.. Finn, = tits q digna-
oious dis'ase intirely to be called by SIGH
words az that. What's a bacillus any
how?'
"A bacillus replied the boy, SIS a little
bit Of a blackguard that does be setting
around atm your insides and interferin'
wild your epigastrium and %jejunum.'
God a v u.s. said Mr.. Finn, devoutly.
Il niver thought o. that. Tell US about It,
Mickey. What lie 1t like?'
WELL replied the boy, tits for all the
world like a trichanosaurius.'
The boy stretched himself back In his
chair with an air Of superior wisdom and
looked at his father reHectively. Mr.. Finn
gazed at his son. When he could recover
his breath he easped:
IT'S O fine thing 10 be edicated and
know all thin big wurrds. But tell us
what's a tric~hanosauriusf"
well, by the sound OF the name you'd
be thlnhdn' twas tin ya-ards long and had
a tail like a giascutis; but tits 30 small
you could put a thousand o. thin on the
point OF a knife and thin you could not
eco amy OF thin Wild q telescope"
Dear, DEAR exclaimed Mr.. Finn, IAN
tell me, Mickey, how do you catch that
dis'asei'
'Well,' replied the boy, you'll catch it
aisy, but tbs how you'll get rid Of 1t that's
tho trouble. You ate q piece Of ould ham
ould ham is full O. trichanosauriuses-an'
aich wan o. tn little blackguards will go
down your throat an owe your epiglottis
into your stomach, and from your stomach
it'll 60 through the pyloric into you
duodenum, your jejunum and illium.'
Good God! that's a turrible DEATH
exclaimed Mr.. Finn. Il wonder il there
is ann o. thin in me?"
pounded upon his chest with his brawny
iist until it BOUNDED like q bass drum.
Set you down INC be aisy, father eAid
Mickey, soothingly. Il couldn't how thin
TO you, bekase they are hidden away in your
they see il you are wake enough to begin
tho attack on you. And whin you are
foeble and can't ate your o nor drink
your beer they will awake from their sleep
and fight you until the undertaken comes
Mr.. Finn was deeply impressed by his
sons remarks. Said he:
AN 30 those little divils are hidin' away
In me, are they, Mickey?'
-shure they ar-re," replied the boy.
We'll, III 60 down and drink q glass Of
pHa&Uf1 uvhiokaU M hyyini QVattF OOttld
stand that DOSE y
'That would do you no good, said Mickey.
The whiskey wouldn't kill the little beasts,
and besides you would only be gettin' an
alcohol heart. 'Twould only make your
heart work faster an, faster until 1t would
become hy~pertrophied and dilated and your
liver would be ossified.'
Mr.. Finn looked Mt his con In open
mouthed amazement. That n small
head could contain all that Mickey knew
managed to etammer out:
Blythe hair on Mol Kelly's cat, Mickey,
where did you larn all thin big words?'
i learned thin in the almanac said the
boy, proudly: You can find u all about
big word in the almanac I could not under
stand / went to the dictionary. You can
find anything in the dictionary"
We'll, tell me- said MIR. Finn, tell me
what viii whiskey do to your hearth"
NnlhkSg Will mhko the walls OF your
heart thin and stretch out till 1t near fills
your chest, and that's called Utilization, and
twill make the walls OF you heart thick at
the same time, and that's called a hyper
trophied heart,
-Ihat's what vhiskey does for you.
Don't you remember what the Holy book
saysY Look not upon the Whiskey wnln
ITS red, whln II SHOWS It's poison in the
glass, for It will bite you ike u serpent and
sting you like q rattlesnRke.
"but the dolly Book don't say anything
about mixed aIe. hlckey," saiu mir. tlnn,
anxlously.
mo-" said the boy. 1t don't mention
anything about mixed ale bekase mixed Gle
was not mixed In the days when the BOOK
wes written. But 'tB q great curse, thlm
high balls and low balls and mixed ale ana
beer and everything containin' alcohol has
put upon MN. Drink oauBes more con-
sumption and heart disase and nardenln'
OF the liver and Boitenin' of the Kidneys, and
! think hoatin k~idneys-though I'm not sure
OF Jnat-and Inflammation OF the uuouenum
and irI itatIon OF the epigastriun and swelLn'
Of the diaphragm n sorosis OF the core
bellum and consequently OF the lejunum,
and
stop. Mickey Dried MIR. Finn in alarm.
'Im afraid you're lying TO me, You'd
brighten q man to death wild you're je-
junumB an you're duodenums. am
We'll, istneT' It's slsy 70 stop all thin
ONlulo A1-D - yOu hACl boid ullOhtl'
How will i stop thlmf' said MIR. Finn
anxiously.
sBy givin' up whiskey and mixed ale and
beer and everything wild alcohol in it.
~Begorra, l oouldn' do tina at ali. said Mr..
Finn with deoision.
well, that's for you 70 say" aaid Mickey
r~oaiRnedly. Il thought II / told you OF all
the terrors that 60 with whiskey hat yovd
stop drinlin' IL for mothers sake, and she
not well. / heard her crying In the night
about you. father. and whin I asked her IN
the mornin' for what she was crying. abe
said the oisterns Of her heart were leakin' on
your account, father
Above the bowling of the gale which was
raging outside the shanty arose q half
artlculate groan from the conscience
stricken man a. his head fell upon bis arms
as they rested upon the table. Suddenly
he Strengthened In his chair, and striking
the table with his horny hand, he said:
sTnl do Il, Mickey. my boyi I'll do IT,
what win you dof' said the wondering
boy.
Thsy shook hands q the pledge Of o solemn
vow 70 begin q new life.
sYou take q sheet OF paper and write down
what l say TO you, said Mr., Finn. Are you
feady5'
sYea,S
well, here goes: L promise 10 give UP