Show how few drinks change e a mans mood SENATOR WARNER WARNE R of MILSO url roso u to speak ak at a dinner that was leing given by the missouri republican league leaga 0 in washington recently he had been introduced at some length and rather sugary things had been said about him whatever brought the story to his mind he say possibly it was that introduction in a western town there was a village drunkard said the senator 1 I want to tell a story about him to illustrate what a change in a mans mood drink may make this drunkard was often under the care of the village doctor the doctor decided to move to texas the drunkard met him on the street in the morning before ahne he iad ad had a drink hello doe doc he said understand youre going to texas well ive got a brother out there by the name of bill if you see bill you tell him that my crops are rotten this year st stock ock Is in bad shape ily ay iy wife n needs eeds clothes and the kids are nearly naked if he haa a little loose change that he dont need tell him to send it along ill pay it back the doctor said he would convey the message to rill bill it if he chanced to meet that person an hour later when he had had two drinks the drunkard met tho the doctor again hello doe doc he said understand youre going to texas ive got a brother out there by tile the name of bill if you see bill tell him im getting 61 along ong all right crops are fair stock not so bad kids gettin along all right so is the old woman if you see bill tell him I 1 dont need any help two hours after this when we drunkard had had several more drinks he met the doctor again hello doe doc said tile the drunkard understand youre going to texas texa and so forth it if you see bill tell him I 1 was never in better shape crops are fine stock fat and sassy family on an easy street tell bill if you see him that ill send him some money if hes up against it |