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for a meet with a rabid teetotaller who had just 

 come to the county. They went ; temperate 

 men, but Hking something, and lemonade, ginger 

 beer and soda water was aU they were given. 



Mr. showed nothing, he asked the T.T. to 



stay with him at K for a meet. The stranger 



came. At dinner sherry. Hock, champagne, port 

 went round. Unfortunately the water supply 

 had given out, and the soda water had failed to 

 arrive. Milk, none until the next day. Black 

 coffee laced with brandy. The unfortunate's 

 flight to his room revealed his bed-room jug filled 

 with whisky. 



A sad teetotaller took it well, waited parched 

 for his morning tea, and asking them all back 

 allowed them to have alcohol in his house. 



