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Title: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Subjects: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Publisher: (Baltimore, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Contributing Library: University of Maryland, College Park
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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my hps from thetime I promised—two years ago—untilyesterday at noon, and then I did notknow it was Uquor.I was eating mylunch and wasabout to take asip of coffee.When I raised theflask to my mouthand took a swal-low, I found,instead of coffee,it was—whiskey!To me it was asthe taste of bloodto a hungry tiger.I became raging.All the old desirecame back—a de-sire I had thoughtconquered. Iwanted the whis-key, and yetthrough my desirecame the thoughtthat if I yielded,everj thing I hadgained and everything I had hopedfor would be lost.You, who havenever beenclutched by thedrink habit, whohave never givenit up, and thenfound yourselftempted again,cannot imaginewhat a terrible struggle it is to thrust it aside. Ididnt realize it myself. I had thoughtnothing ever could make me takeanother drop. I know now that Imnot as strong as I thought. Butfinally I did gather strength enough tofling the flask from me through the cabwindow. Even then I had not quiteconquered. I looked down upon the
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liquor as it trickled out of the flask. Igot down from the cab and bent over it.The smell set me crazy and I reacheddown to take the flask—I guess to drinkwhat remained—when—but Mr. Hender-son has told the rest. He did his duty.No one has ever said he was derelict inthat—even when it conflicted with hisown feelings, asI know it did inthis case. Randy satdown, lookingdoubtfully at thesuperintendent,who was idly tap-ping with his pen-cil upon the padof paper beforehim. Road fore-man Hendersontook out his hand-kerchief andsneezed violently.At which Mr.Aflison looked upover his glassesand said quietlyto the fireman: I hear youhave a paper toread at the Get-together Meetingtonight. Ill bedown to hear it.Then—beganRandy eagerly. Ws all right,Randy,cutinMr.Allison, kindly,only keep up thegood fight. The joy thatlighted Randysface adequatelyexpressed hisgratitude. Henderson arose and silentlygrasped the firemans hand. A suspiciousmoisture gleamed in his eyes. Arm inarm they left the

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