The Whisky Prayer

Free Lance, Volume XIV, Issue 695, 25 October 1913, Page 11

The Whisky Prayer

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. tUh, October othj a well-known divine in punedih 'asked in im prayers that the carg'of thes.s.'Tyrone might be safely salvaged! ' He was later informed that a laj*^e L portion of the cargo consisted of y y wliißky f .. ' ■. ' ,'Mid the breakers by Dunedm* . -±- ! Where the c6cT and soles arefeedin', Lay, the ;battered "wreck 'Tyrone at the ihe'rcy' of the blast; . , .' t V\ There the angry'tempest hit Her,' ' And tKe rocky ledges brt her, ' I r or they deeme'd her dainty . cargo 'was . an excellent repast. But a-soaring thiough. the air, " There rose an energetic prayer, , From a prohibition parson who-was fihep- . hdrding r his fjflodK: ' ' ."Preserve,", 'said "Oh;.. Lord,'' ' ''Ail the ; helpless s6uls aboard. : Ahd at sea to-night, in peril of the .billow . A h'';,r'anU'the'rock. . , !. »a.. "yf e particularly mention,. A$ a mktter'for attention, . # \VeVfc l a bbab updn the" foreshore with . .somte. cargo 'stowed aboard; - . 1 •; We specially request J . T.ha:t yoli hark to this request, : the cargo "may be' salvaged— 1 - to the glory of the Lord."' But-that prohibition preacher, t: -/Ay, that honey-tongued beeeecher ? Iwjii't made, himself acquainted ' with, ' the .details of the cake; : . .the, whisky that they'd rolled . thav cargb-stejuner's hold, \Voiild have brought a glow, of gleaming joy. to .many a thirsty face 1 . 'There was horrid trepidation, >V At this awful revelation. And they held a special evening prayer an extra boon to crave. _ And-they prayed—"About that cargo • We- would lay a strict embargo On some •whisky cases mingled with" the re6t that you're to save. We fehould like you- to consign All- this whisky, and this wine To the bottom of the briny, if it's all the • same to you, ,It is bad for human souls, ■v W6 prefer that cod and soles _____ Should get frisky on this whislCT.—Will i . you see. what you can dor 1 .But tho primary petition _ Had set out. upon its mission, - And a .prayer is "like a letter which, ' when spoken, can't- com© back. - But they heard the second favour, It had such a humble Savour , That they sent a second angel on the - ; first one's earthward track. ? Twas a quick exciting race, . " ■ As he plunged through naked space,. But the way the first was busy would • • have put the ~Fed's to shame 1 " * 'He had stilled the waves, so frisky " - At the thought of all that whisky. And he helped the cargo safe ashore be- - ■ - 'fore the other came. ! ' •; " Well, the underwriters r wrote . - A most-appreciative note - _: _ ' To the. eminent divine-who'd helped to . • smooth the' ocean's face; 1 - <- ' While-the publicans and brewers Sent a special box bf Dewars, And asked him to investigate the details of the case. *;.v , Anon^