A DRUNKARD'S DIARY.
On the person of a stranger picked dp drunk the other night the police found a diary of the affair reading as follows:- ---" Wednesdarmorn.—Ar'dinDet. Fina town. Had a jaw with a hackman. "Later—Town imp'rves as I look at it. Took a drink. Cum neer having a fight. Took anther to drink. . , ; Still Later—seen the P. O. and City Haul. Fine strucktures. Had a dispute. Took a drink. Town imp'rves. Saw a | runaway. Had some beer, Saw a dog 'fight. •-■■ ■ ■ :..'Vt :,.■: : Yet Later—Seen all the opera h'set Took a drink. Saw the river. Treated a man to the beare. W'nderful how much bizn'ss is card onkere. Fine town. Took a dr'k feel good. Afternoon—Town impr'ves on me. Took a drink. Had a row. Bizn'ss rushing. Big glass of bear f'r fire ct&l : Feel jolly nice.-* ■ ,; ■■ -" ■'■ .■■"■:. v-. Later—Great rush bizn'ss. Took brandy this time. Seen 'er m'r'k't. Seen 'er wheat el'vats'rs. Feel good. Nice town. -:.: ■-' "■■.' : ■ :..■ '.." .-.. :: ;. ; , ; ; ;,*:.;"; _ " Still Later —S'nice town. Feel gooz. Took er driz. Shaw'er p'leocemao. Whoop! Took a d—-I" Very latest—Shaw—shaw—a-h-a-w a b'leecemari. All riz. Feal hap'y. Feal zifl.could- —c-o-u»l-d—could—— " 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 carried him down in the shape of a ball.
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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4691, 19 January 1884, Page 2
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217A DRUNKARD'S DIARY. Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4691, 19 January 1884, Page 2
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