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DANGER IN THE DARK. 135<br />

" You touched <strong>the</strong> cup too lightly-that's what's<br />

<strong>the</strong> matter; when you want to be jolly, always fill to<br />

<strong>the</strong> brim."<br />

"I've concluded not to stimulate any more to-day."<br />

" There never was a time, Alonzo, when you needed<br />

it more; you look solemn as <strong>the</strong> night-side of creationI<br />

Come, my good fellow, don't get too serious;<br />

let us take a little more of <strong>the</strong> critter, <strong>the</strong>n we'll disen<br />

a this subject at length."<br />

" Wait awhile, rown-y u't<br />

ober, but a roo t <strong>in</strong>tol bl r<br />

"A dubious complim nt,<br />

know <strong>in</strong> what light to take it."<br />

" It matters but little whe<strong>the</strong>r you e teem it prai e<br />

or censure. Sit you down here, and let us talk like<br />

men of sense."<br />

" That's <strong>the</strong> way we are accustomed to talk."<br />

"Not alw~ys-when rum goes <strong>in</strong>, good sense steps<br />

out. What a bless<strong>in</strong>g it would be to humanity, if<br />

<strong>in</strong>toxicat<strong>in</strong>g liquors were swept from <strong>the</strong> earth !"<br />

"True, <strong>in</strong>temperance is an evil-and one of no<br />

little magnitude; but <strong>the</strong>re is no help for it."<br />

" There might be, if legislators would but do <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

duty."<br />

"What could <strong>the</strong>y do toward exterm<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />

curse ~"<br />

" A law might be passed, to prohibit <strong>the</strong> man faeture<br />

and sale of alcoholic dr<strong>in</strong>ks as a beverage."<br />

" What, <strong>in</strong> this free country j"<br />

"Why not j"

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