Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1889 — Keen Observation. [ARTICLE]

Keen Observation.

ABn h never to much faswicHiF with big wife's power of diaoenuaeot m when be goes home drank attempts to play sober. As a rule, the man nag only taken one drink. He doesn't understand why one drink should him drunk, but after a while ha acknowledges that he did take two drinks, but the last one was so small that he had forgotten it. When Mr. Harvey Blades, a vA known offioial of Arkansas, went homm he had reached ttatdoSe observing stage of intoxication when a man stops ana minutely examines the most unimportant objects and makes wise comments. In this state of drunkenness, a man takes notioe of every household article. Every chair demands a certain amount"”of attention. After sitting down with studied gravity, Mr. Harvey Blades noticed a feather lying on the floor. He debated for a while whether or not it would be an illustration of sobriety to remove it, and remembering that he had often seen his wife pick feathers from the carpet after having jammed the pillows in making the had, he arose, took up the feather, examined it a moment, raised a window and threw it out. This performance did not entirely satisfy him, for in his mind there lurked a suspicion that his wife might fancy him to be drunk. Iu looking around for auotlier test he discovered the water-bucket. He knew that to bring fresh water, beyond a doubt, would settle the question of his sobriety, so he took up tho bucket and V/ent out to the well. Feeling around ■*ud not finding the “moss-covered bucket, ” but deciding that it must b* at the bottom of the well, be began to turn the windlass. For fifteen mmutos he turned the crank’. ‘'Deepest well I sver saw,” he in. Ned, and continued to grind. Alter awhile his wife came on. and said: » "Harvey, what hi tho name of common swuse are you doing?” “Try'n to draw bucket water. Deepest well I ever saw. Grindin* for hour, buoket not up vet." “Why, don’Tyou know that we had the well oleaned out, and that the buoket has been taken off t Gome on away. You are as drunk as a fool.” "Keenes’ observation I ever saw," said the gentleman to himself. "Nezer saw thing Mkg lh*— ArkanUu TravoUn