THE PRICE OF DRINK.
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Ten cents, ten ceuls,' loudly cried out an
auctioneer this morning, as we passed by the
door OF a grocery. Gt st'HAt9I


What is he selling, thought we.


Ten cents, eleven cents, twelve cents, thir-
teen cents he continued, the bids going up.
So stepping into the store. we discovered that
quantity Of sweet wine' was the article to
be sold isF artl 9as


Thirteen cents, thirteen cents' continued
the auctioneer, 'only thirteen cents gallon
for the sweet wine! Thirteen, thirteen, going,
going, going,'' the auctioneer raised his ham
mer, ready to knock down the poisonous COM
pound. Some one put on an additional cent,
and SO the sweet wine' was knocked down al
fourteen coppers gallon. aA sa@ s7A'


A quantny Of gin was sold at nineteen cents
gallon. stss.,'e ....sl 6b 10
I This might BY dealers be considered cheap;
but the liquid thus sold was enough 10 enkin-
die fires Of death--to beggar families. to clothe
woman in weeds Of mourning as widow, and
send children supperless to bed. -a VI