| Show FEATHERED DRUNKARDS Shocking Ilcprntlljr on Ihe Part of Illrili UltaenMil by Audrrw Lung A queer story is told by Mr Andrew Lang The incident came underIA3 own notice and occurred under tho bridge over tho Lochy below the Den Kovis Long John distlllnry Prom this talo it I is obvious that unltunls aro only sober from lack of wit to obtain alcohol That establishment disgorges into n burn a quantity of refuse no doubt nl I coholio Wholl wn crossed tho bridge in the morning to lish tho ducks from the farm opposite were behaving drunken I drunk-en Dud disorderly manner flying beating beat-ing tho water diving spluttering and greedily devouring the stuff from the distillery Their antics were funny but vulgar By 2 oclock wo found l Ibo docks sleeping oft the effects of their debauch Ycawnkeucdtheui and they all staggered eagerly to a bucket of water wa-ter from which they quenched the torments tor-ments of thirst A small Boa bird behaved behav-ed iu a still more deplorable way Ho slowly drifted down tho Lochy from tho fatal intoxicating burn nor could pebbles peb-bles judiciously thrown at him Induce him to take tho wing Ho tried llo dive making efforts cnuilu und l unsuccessful After trilling through the bridge I regret re-gret to hay that ho returned to tho burn and took a cup of kindness yet getting get-ting all the more intoxicated and driftIng drift-Ing back In a yet morodeplorablorontli lien What u lesson wo nihl In this to mankind who nfter nil need not speak of their boasted reasonableness I rho wild and tamo things of stream and counts arc as unwiso us wo If |
