A Drunkard's Diary.
On the person of a stranger picked up drunk the other night the police found a diary of the affair, reading as follows :— " Welnesdar morii.—Ar'd in Detroit. Fine town. Had a jaw with a hackman. • , "Later— Town impr'ves.as I look at it Took a drink. Cum neer. having a fieht' look anther dr'ok. "Still Later— Seen the P.O. $nd City Haul. Fine structures. Had a dispute. Took a drink. Town impr'ves. Saw a runaway. Had some bee/. Saw a dog fight. Yet latex - T Seen all the opera h'ses. '■ «ook a drink. Saw the river. Treated a man to the beare. Wnderful how much b z ? nss is carried on here. Fine town. Took a dr'k. Feel good. "Afternoon— Town .imp'rves on me. Took a drink. Had a row. Bizn'ss riish'ng. Big g'sses of beare 'fr five cts. Feel jolly nice. " Later — Great rash bizness. Took brandy this time. Ben 'er m'r'k't. Sen 'er wheat el'vat'rs. Feel good. Nice tow n." "Still later— S'nice town. Fleel gooz. Took 'er driz. Shaw 'erp'ieceman. Whoop 1 Took a dr 1 '• Very latest— Phaw— shaw— s-h-a-w a b'lecoman. All riz. FeaL hap'y. Feal zif I could— c-o-u-l-d— could " J But he couldn't. He made for an alley and went to sleep, and he was so drunk that they tied his legs up in a knot and earned him down in the shape of a ball.
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Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 303, 2 November 1883, Page 6
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235A Drunkard's Diary. Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 303, 2 November 1883, Page 6
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