A Barrel of Whisky
A barrel of headaches, of heartaches, oi^ woes ; ......... A barrel of curees, a barrel of blows ; •.;.. A barrel of tears from a wOrld-wenry wif e > A barrel of sorrow, a barrel of Btrif c ; A barrel of unavailing regret ;■■... ; A barrel of cares and a barrel of debt; A barrel of crime and a lfcrrel of pain ; A barrel of hopes ever blasted and. I vain;" A barrel of falsehood, a barrel of cries That fall from the maniac's lips as he dies ; A barrel of agony, heavy and dull ; -A barrel of poison— of this nearly full; A barrel of liquid damnation that fires The brain of the fool who believes it inspires ; A barrel of poverty, ruin and blight ; A barrel bf terrors that grow with the "* jiight ; . . ... , ■ .. t A barrel of hunger, a barrel of groana ; '■ A barrel of orphan's most pitiful moans. ' Wisconsin Prohibitionist.
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Southland Times, Issue 10200, 4 July 1889, Page 4
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152A Barrel of Whisky Southland Times, Issue 10200, 4 July 1889, Page 4
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