NO WONDER THEY SWORE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 6273, 24 December 1881, Page 7

NO WONDER THEY SWORE.

A bar-tender always takes the opposite view of everything. The other clay Mr. Gallagher was in a Court-street saloon ami tipped liis chair back and went over aiul jammed his head into a euspador and was considerably hurt. The incident annoyed liim, and the bar-tender told him he hadn't ought to swear. Gallagher said that under the influence of sudden pain live men out of six would swear. The bar-tender wouldn't believe it, and the result was a bet. Then, for the test, Gallagher s;ot an ordinary brick and heated it fearfully hot, and placed it on the marble bar. Now, a brick doesn't show heat, and therefore it was not surprising that when Mr. Gull'came ill and saw the brick on the bar he should pick it up. He, however, showed no disposition to put it in his pocket, or do anything else with it. He immediately laid it down and made frantic gestures and said a number of wicked tilings. Then in came a butcher, who picked up the brick and laid it down. He looked around savagely, and after freeing his mind of some unholy sentiments, said he hoped he shouldn't see anybody laugh, as he preferred nut to be under the necessity of doing murder. The next victim was a Chinaman, and he spoke every word of English he knew, and two-thirds of what lie remarked would have been improper in a Suiuluy-school. He joined Mr. Gulf and the butcher in sucking his lingers and waiting for the next man. He came ill the form of a prominent politician, and as he placed the brick upon the bar his language sounded like after-election talk. The bar-tender to be nervous, but the next man merely pranced about and wildly waved his hands without saying a word. It appeared that he was a dumb man. So the next man would decide the bet. He was a young man from the lumber districts of Maine, and didn't look like a talkative chap. But when he got hold of that brick his jaw seemed to become loose, and the way he blasphemed even shocked a parrot, and the butcher said he'd give 75 dols. if he could talk like that. Gallagher hid won. He rose up and explained the affair. The six, lieade.l by the young man from Maine, started for him as one man. They pulled him all over the place. They brushed the ceiling with him, used him as a football, threw him down the cellar, tore his clothes off and made him drink water. They said they wanted to see if it would make him swear. It did.— Boston Post.