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example.' Joe promised, and thinking lie would get no 

 more that day, took, as he expressed it ' a buster.' After 

 a while he walked out to the stable, and who should he 

 meet but his uncle. ' Well, Joe,' says he, ' I expect you 

 axe accustomed to drink something in New Orleans, but 

 you find us all temperate here, and for the sake of my 

 sons, I don't let them know that I have any brandy about, 

 but I just keep a little out here for my rheumatism. 

 Will you accept a little ? ' Joe signified his readiness, and 

 took another big horn. Then continuing his walk, he 

 came to where the boys were hauling the rails. After 

 conversing a while, one of his cousins said, ' Joe, I expect 

 you would like to have a drink, and as the old folks are 

 down on liquor, we keep some out here to help us on with 

 our work.' Out came the bottle, and do-wn they sat, and 

 he says that, by the time he went home to dinner, he was 

 as tight as he could well be, and all from visiting a tem- 

 jperance family." 



