Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
The Face on the Bar-Rooml Floor"

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Twas a ba1my sunnmer eveaing andEassood trqwd was there:;.:: " :
Which we'll nigh filled Joes 6arroon, 8 the corner Of the Square;
And a songs and witty Stories cahe through ths open door; ~
A vagabond crept slowly Inland poised 'tponthe fo6r7.s ":1i:~~ t."
"where did it come from?@ SOME one said: t*rhe wind has aownitin:"
"what does it want?" anothe r euea, some whiskey. rum< or gin2". " F.;
There, Toby, seek him if YOU stmmc Is equal TO- the work: j. =. !
81 wouldn't touch him with a fork; hes as filthy a S a Turk"
This badinage the poor wretch took"w with stoicaf good grace;
In fact, he SMILED as thoag4r he'd stuA the proper place 80 - i
Come, boys, I know there's kindly hearts among so good d crowd: -:
''o be in such good company wonld@ make asdsacon prepa**-' z@
.rtsn = 49, eash 20 +r.+ +hs w. NJ -; haad 49, - s ~. @":@ f*
What? You laugh as if You thought this pocket never Held a Sou!
1 nee was fixed as well my boys;assany one@ofyou:
"There, thanks; that btaced me nicerh4sGod bless yea>one and a4F~% g;
Next time 1 pass this good saloon IIlmake anptheeua1l$ah 49, s**. 50
give you a song? No. I can't do tat" my singing yssa HRast=:~ ;.
Say, give m another whEtey :and1 ttenf y5ai What fH a. *~ -. s
'In tell you a funny story, and a fact, + promise. too =" "~ "~~" -
That W a a decent ma"'not o"e of YOU will thinh''
But was, some four OF five years backs Say, give us ahothcr drink.
Fill her up, Joe; want to put some life into my ttaner ~: ~ :
such little drinks to a bum like me are rnherably: tamei =. ~:*: -.
Give fngers-there, that's the scheme-and corkifg whiskey, too.
well, here's luck, boys-and landlord: my best regards to YOU:
you've treated me pretty kindly, and Tdhiketo tell youhow 49, r.
4 can to be the dirty st you see beforeyou now. 80: =" 1~~ y
AS told you, once I was a man with muscle, frameandhea!thts =: =:
And but for a bl"nder ought to hays made considerable nnAderaab wealth: >.
81 was a painter-not one that danbed o n bricks and wood,
"But an artst-and, for my age;was fated pretty good. =
81 worked hard At my canvas and was bidding fair Eorise, =: *~
"For gradually saw the star of faHeSbefore my eyesGS-- - =: -;
II made a picture, perhaps you've seen:1 lis caledarhe Chase of Fame
sit brought III fifteen hundred pounds ard added to my name
"And then 1met a woman-now comes the funny part ~" :. a.
with eyes that petrihed my brain and sank into my heart! e. !.
why don't you laugh? IT'S funny that the vagabond you see -" =.
could ever love a woman and expect her love for me" - :"@#%A :
"But twas so; and for a month or two her smiles were freely given, " =
And when her loving lips touched mine it carried met to heaxen+ r. j.,
"Boys, did you ever Sc a girl fer whom your soul YOU'D giye,
.With a form like the Milo Venus toe beautiful to hide :"":' :
'With I'VE that would beat the kohtEhoot; andFa wealth ofchestnut hair% :
"If o twas she, for there never was another half so faIr: - ! z%
4 vas working on aportrait one afternoon insMay4 - :>> s~-~%:
Said that she'd like to know the MAN that had such dreamy eyes)-a win:
ming way. &... H. . *..x ~.
ut didn't take long to know him, and before the month had flown "%'
my friend had stole my darling and was left alone! -
"And ere a year of misery had PASSED above ny1headJ :. . :" 49, ~
"The jewel l had treasured SO had tarnished and VIZ dsadA: ~=-.-
"That's why took to drink, boys: Why, 1 never saw you smile!
Il thought you'd be amused and laughing all the while.
why! what's the matter friend? .Thetes /: teaf-drop in your eye!
"come, laugh like me It's only babes and women that should cry:
"say, boys, If you'll give m just another whiskeyI Phi be glad. *a
"And I'll draw, right here, a picture of the facethat drove ms mad: Il >"
'Giue me that piece of chalk with WHICH you ma1lrthe base ban seore*-vt
"You shall see the lovely MadflsnE. ppn the bar ro9mafoor" t-h.e
Another drink, and with chalk in hand, the vagabond began -" : -
To sketch a face that we'll might buy the soul of any man : IS. ~
: Then, as he placed another lock upon the shapely head, -:
With fearful Shrek he leaped and fell across tn" picture dead is
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