| Show he will prosper now nov nev aug 10 1892 secretary of ensor institute ogden utah gentlemen this is about the reception I 1 received I hello fello kid brogan is that you where have you ell been you are looking like a daisy you ba lavont quit railroading have vou come and have something and tell us all about where you have beeland lieen and what you ell have been doing to make such a change in in your appearance this is is about the reception I 1 received when I 1 stepped on oil the platform at the end of my old run on the central pacific railroad I 1 said boys if you ou will stop your noise and give me a 2 chance ance I 1 will tell you a story that this trip lias has something to do with in the first place I 1 dont drink oh I 1 no you dont drink you just bath in it no I 1 tell you oil lione honestly boys I 1 have quit for good and if you will wil I 1 all atop stop staring at me and sit down I 1 will tell you something that will interest you and I 1 hope may be of the same benefit to you that it lias has proven to tome me you recollect that the tile superintendent offered to give mo tile a position as train dispatcher at a good salary it was ta to n for the first time that I 1 realized that I 1 was not fit to handle trains and why not one word whiskey it was then that I 1 began bc an to think seriously of my actual condition condition I 1 have been railroading now for twenty two years and daveni one cent to show for ft ift and why because I 1 was a 1 I slave to rum ruin it had I 1 IT kept me away from my family it had kept me broke all the tile time it had find lost me hundreds of good positions I 1 could today have held the position of superintendent if it it had not been for drink so I 1 resigned my position and started for ogden utah where I 1 had a friend that had taken the treatment for alcoholism at the ensor institute and when I 1 saw him I 1 no longer but commenced treatment at once and and inside of live days I 1 was shooting the whiskey itak at them as fast as 18 they were shooting it into me boys yo you talk about being eick sick the wor word donic on E begin to exare express s the tile feelings you have when whiskey says tor for the first time I 1 guess you oil and I 1 will part company compa I 1 y for for time and eternity it was alien vi en my father came to see me and arid I 1 had become thoroughly sober that I 1 realized just liow how bad I 1 needed tile treatment and realized for the first time just what a fool I 1 had been I 1 want to say boys I 1 never felt better bettey in my life the treatment is cheap costing only for treatment board an and lodin lodging tile rooms are large and well bentila ventilated the building and grounds arc are elegant the board is first class but you can board outside of tile institute if you wish to ill enthat that case your treatment will cost only 75 they also cure tobacco habits art and morphine but I 1 will tell you more about it in the future take a drink no never I 1 will give my earnings to my family in the future yours 0 |
