A DRINKING FATHER'S VIEW OF HIMSELF.

White Ribbon, Volume 35, Issue 409, 18 August 1929, Page 10

A DRINKING FATHER'S VIEW OF HIMSELF.

"You must ascuoi an. gauHamun, nnot drink anything." sjti.l | • who was known to the whole town t«» b. a bard drinker "This is the first tine you ever refuse,} ; , <lpnk," said an tunJntaaoa "That's very true, nut I'm a different man now." "Prenchen had hold of you"" "N,., §ir; no 0U« said a word to me." "Well. then, what has caused the < han. "Ml tell you. After leaving you the other • lay. I met a part} of friends, and w* gOl drinking, s<> that when I Ml them I was about half drunk. I went on home, and jiist before ITafhlng the: i heard a vnmt m the gniOnn, ana lo.tkinu over the fOnoe, I saw my little s- n and daughter ptajrlng "Now. you be ma." said the l»oy. 'ami lil \>, pa. Now wait ti'i I fill my bottle.' He took a bottle, can away anil filled it with water, ami returning nodde.l idiotically at the girt, and then sat down without saving anything. The gW looked up from her work, and said. 'James, why do you pC this way?' 'Wizzer way?' he replied 'Cottin* diunk.' 'Who's 'You are; and you promiseu me when the baby died that you wouldn't drink any more. The children are almost rapped, and we haven't anything hardly to eat. mn you still throw your money away. Don't you know you are l.nakinp my hCßltf 1 hu: away. The action was too lifelike r eould think of rothinp durinp the day but those little children playiner in the parden. Vou must excuse me, pentlemen; I cannot drink again."