The Log of the Water Wagon; or, The Cruise of the Good Ship "Lithia"Taylor, Bert Leston
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The Log of the Water Wagon; or, The Cruise of the Good Ship "Lithia"
Taylor, Bert Leston
American wit and humor; Temperance -- Humor
Miss Tottie Van Tootles is handsomely gowned;
She has a French maid at her heels,
A cottage at Larchmont, a yacht on the Sound,
And three or four automobiles.
Miss Tottie Van Tootles has published a card
To say she’s “At Liberty” now,
Which envious persons are pleased to regard
As the certain result of a row.
With whom? Why, I really can’t say. I don’t know
The details of Miss Tottie’s young life;
But ’tis whispered, I hear (not above, but below),
That an angel has taken a wife.
[Illustration: plan of the Water Wagon]
A WORD ABOUT THE WAGON
The Water Wagon is a ball-bearing, clipper-built craft of the
whale-back type, designed by Mac Nesia, and built in Bath, Me. She
draws more water than a yacht-club barkeep, and her water-line is
eighteen glasses and a pony, with plenty of hang-over. The Water Wagon
is equipped with Saratoga springs, which ensure a minimum of jolt, and
a complete battery of hydraulic dust-pumps.
All the staterooms are heated by Hot Copper system and lighted by
carbonic acid gas. Don’t blow it out!
Accommodations on the Water Wagon are unlimited. There is always room
for one or two more.
WATER WAGON MENU
(_Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper, and Midnight Snack_)
Ammonia cocktail
Seedless grapenuts Shredded wild oats
Henniker County hand-picked eggs
(all flavors)
Evaporated Welsh Rabbit
(stuffed with raisins)
Cold tomales
Red, white and blue Saratoga chips
H₂O Punch
Sliced golf balls with mashie potatoes
Boneless blanc-mange
Cracked lemon ice
Predigested pitless prunes
(“Three P” brand)
Dent’s well water crackers
All water served on our tables is kept absolutely wet by a patent
condensing process.
Do not trouble to report any inattention on the part of waiters. We
have troubles of our own.
[Illustration: Jester and clown]
The Editors confess that this is a trivial and foolish book, and they
will not be offended if you laugh at it.
=THE “GEM” SAFETY PARACHUTE=
IT FLOATS!
=Don’t Jump from the Water Wagon Without One!=
No more jolts. No more broken bones. Opens as promptly as a wine
agent, descends like mining stock, and lands you gently on both feet
every time. Will carry any kind of a load. Sold by all progressive
ship-chandlers.
_One Man’s Experience_
MR. PHILUP BOIES writes us: “I have taken two trips on the Wagon, and
found your parachute a complete success. On the first occasion it
landed me safely in a brewery, and on the second in a roof-garden. I
have recommended the ‘Gem’ to all my friends as a move in the right
direction.”
=TAKE A DROP AND SEE FOR YOURSELF=
+Fourth Day+
It is much harder to keep on the Water Wagon than on a bucking
broncho.—Remington.
⁂
A watered-silk vest is not a badge of temperance. Never judge a man
by his vest.—Woodruff.
LOG -- Fourth Day
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