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

"Well. Sir, said Mr.. Dooley, Il seen
big Doherty runnin' IN a soJcr today
an twas fine sight Ih' sojer was
firm tn County Kerry an had 4 thrip
an Dohcrty is tn champecn catch las
catch-can rasslcr " Camp TWinty-
eight. He had a little tn worst " il,
f'r he end on'y get Il neck holt. ~
warryor hGviu no slack to his pant4
but he landed him at last. ,l,S..7 4 vas
great to see thin doin d cart-Whcel
down tn sthreet.'
was tn sojer under tt infooence ."
asked Mr. HenncsSy.
'Ye might say ne Wa, SAID Mr.
DooIcy THAT is Ne might say 50 II
yc didn't know that tn. dhrinlIin' hab-
it iv tn army have been rayforIned.
Didn't We know they were? They ar-re.
Yes Sir TIL motto iv our brave fel-
olws is now Away away tn bowl
lis Wine Fl tn thremblin de-
bauchee. but water pure water, #
me. Us Father, dear father, come
home with me now An who did II?
Who is it that improves men an
makes thin more ladylike an thin
quits thin bur tn ladies'? This here
rayfOrm was carfid out be tn ounE
Ladies' Christyan Timprance Union,
no less Ye see twas this way. t''r
nanny yelrs its been tn theory that
dhrink an fi2htin' wint arm-in-arn1. II
We dhrank ye fought. if ye fought sc
dhrank TO fight again. As Hogan .ays,
Mars. who was til gaWd iv Waf, Was
no good onless he VAS pushed into
dhrink. About TIL time Mars was
ready 10 quit an go home 70 do tn
Spring plowin' Backis handed him
jigger ~ kerosene an says: lhat TEL
low over there is leerin al ye. Ar-re
ey goin' to stand that an Mars bust
ed in. TIL barkeeper or tn banker
ar-rc behind ivry war
''Wcll. in former times tn Govern
ment Kept saloon f'r til sojers. Up
at Fort Shurdan they had q Sinmili
where tn warryoro cud go an besot
themselves with bottled beer an domi-
noes 1t was a tur-able sight TO see
thin grim heroes, survivors iy a thcu--
sand marches through til damp
sthreets on Decoration Day, scttin' in
these temples III hell an sWitlin down
tn hated cochinecl that. has made Mil
Waukce what it is. To this palace iv
vice til intrepid dc1inder iy his Ed-
tons honor FASTENED Whin hc had
completed tn arjoos round IL his joo
ties. afther he had pressed til Loodn-
ants clothes, cCrried til CaDtain's
horse. mended tn roof iy tn Majors
house. watered tn geeranyums fr tn
Colonies wife. an written his daily Let
ter to tn paper complainin about til
food. There he sat an dhranll an
fought over his old battles with tn
cook an, recalled tn name that he
give whn he first enlisted an thrisd TO
think who it was he marrid in Fort
Leavenworth ontil tn bus!e summon
cd him to tn awful carnage called
supper.
well. Sir. twas dhreadful We OPP
posed it as much as we cud ~ q
dillygate to the BiniYilent Assocyation
iv SaOlon Keepers IL America I've
helped to pass NANNY resolutions to
save our brave boys in yellow r. n III
insidycus foe that robs thin il W nat
inf CI l.n in
army Our organization petitioncd
Congress time an time again to take
tn GovCrnmint out il this vile poor
SCOT that was sappin' tn very Nltais "
our sojcIy. Why we asked, shCd n
Gle sam engage in this here thrarfic in
tn souls il men without layin fl j
license, Whin daCint citizens We're put
tin up their good money 4 block away
an, niver q soul comm down FIRM til
fort to be thrafficked in? Did Con
gress pay amy attintioa TO us? It did
not
But wan day comfy iv ladies
Fl IN til young Ladies ChfistNan Tim
prance Union Wint out to tn fort. They
seen tn Colonel at tn last prade an
theycd decided that twas high time
they distributed copies iv Death to
tn Bottle: or. Th Booze Fighters Fin
ish." among our fearless sojcry. Whin
they got uD there they seen large
bunch iv our gallant fellows maxim
dash fr an outlyin building. an SAYS
wan iv thin: What can they be in
such Il hurry f." Thot must be tn
chapel Let US go in. -hn in they
wint TIinnissy, tn sight that met
their young an unaccustomed eyes
WAS enough to shock even lady look
in f'r throuble. TIL air was gray an
blue with tn fumes " that heeious
weed that has made mankind happy
though single f'r four hundred years,
an that next to alcohol is tn great
est curse il tn sons ~ Adam. Some
iv tn degin rate WfetcheS were plaNln
cards. properly called tn Diyyle'S BIZ
BILE: Others We're indulgin in music.