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I next tried my hand at givin Blind-man concerts, appearin as the poor blind man myself. But the infamus cuss who I hired to lead me round towns in the day time to excite simpathy drank freely of spiritoous licker unbeknowns to me one day, & while under their inflooance he led me into the canal. I had to either tear the green bandige from my eyes or be drownded. I tho't I'd restore my eyesight.
"Didn't see him walk, I reckon." "No, was a tradin' licker for hounds at the time an' didn't stir him up; an' when I come away jest now he was off in the pasture somewhar. Didn't know but you mout want him." "Ah, hah, an' in the hope that I do I reckon you've got a nigger astradle of him stirrin' the spavin outen his j'int, hain't you?"
"De yez think, Raowl, she's gone after the licker?" "I am sure of it," answered the Frenchman. In a few minutes the woman returned, and, drawing a small flask out of the folds of her rebozo, handed it to Chane. The Irishman commenced undoing the string that carried his "relics." "Which ov them de yez want, misthress? the saint, or the Howly Mother, or both? it's all the same to Murtagh."
It is a shame the bar was ever opened at the Lake View Inn. And something ought to be done about it!" Walky had pulled in his team for her to jump down before Hopewell Drugg's store. "Jefers-pelters!" murmured the driver, scratching his head. "If that gal detarmines to put Lem Parraday out o' the licker business, mebbe mebbe I'd better go down an' buy me another drink 'fore she does it.
With an expression of questioning bewilderment and rebuke on his haggard face, the man also turned to the mountain girl beside him. "I found him in er John-boat what done come ashore last night, down there in the eddy," Judy explained to Auntie Sue. To the man, she said: "This here is Auntie Sue, mister; but, I don't reckon as how she's got ary licker for you." "'Liquor'?" questioned Auntie Sue.
"No" said the Judge, "it is the rude epic of my country. Go on." "I thank you, suh. Well, finally, my time come. I married a game little woman an' we had two of as fine boys as the world ever seen. I raised my co'n on that same hill-side an' made my licker an' the government never said a word.
"Do suthin' to him!" Blinky Boyd was fuming in the wake of Owen and Hicks on their stroll up deck. "Do everythin' to him; make 'im walk the old board; draw'n quarter 'im. Didn't he attempt me life an' ain't he at present engaged in stealin' the fambly jewels?" "Well, have you got any ideas?" asked Owen. "The first thing," whispered Blinky, "is to git him under the in-floo-ence of licker.
"'S fur's I know it's all right, only it hain't got no votes, and votes is necessary in politics." "Licker enters into this here campaign, don't it?" "Backbone of it." "Seems like these Prohibition fellers ought to take a hand. Any of 'em in Coldriver?" "Don't seem like I ever heard speak of one." "Could be, couldn't there? 'Tain't impossible?"
When Old Hank was full of licker he knowed jest the ways to aggervate her the worst. She might of banged him one the same as usual, and got her own eye blacked also, the same as usual; but jest then I lets out another big yowl, and she give me some milk. I guess the only reason they ever kep' me at first was so they could quarrel about my name.
'Once he takes to smoke he's comin' round, said Con Peetree, making a vain attempt to induce the old man to draw at his pipe. 'There ain't a finer ole tough walkin' when he's off the licker, said the elder proudly, 'an' not a better miner-ever lived. Done watched the group with keen delight.
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