The Old Soak, and Hail And Farewell

About this eBook

Author

Marquis, Don, 1878-1937

Credits

Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Humorous poetry, American

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 51920

Release Date

May 1, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE OLD SOAK, and HAIL AND FAREWELL
2. 2.By Don Marquis — Line Drawings By Sterling Patterson — Garden City, N. Y., and Toronto — Doubleday, Page K Company — 1921 — ACKNOWLEDGMENT
3. 3.OLD SOAK
4. 4.CHAPTER ONE—Introducing the Old Soak
5. 5.CHAPTER TWO—Beginning the Old Soak's History of the Rum Demon
6. 6.CHAPTER THREE—Liquor and Hennery Simms
7. 7.CHAPTER FOUR—The Old Soak's History—The Barroom as an Educative Influence
8. 8.CHAPTER FIVE—Look Out For Crime Waves!
9. 9.CHAPTER SIX—Continuing the Old Soak's History—The Barroom and the Arts
10. 10.CHAPTER SEVEN—An Argument With the Old Woman
11. 11.CHAPTER EIGHT—The Old Soak's History—More Evils of Prohibition
12. 12.CHAPTER NINE—Preparing for Christmas
13. 13.CHAPTER TEN—Continuing the History—the Old Soak Fears for the Growing Children
14. 14.CHAPTER ELEVEN—Jabe Potter's Optimism
15. 15.CHAPTER TWELVE—More of the History—As It Used to Be of a Morning
16. 16.CHAPTER THIRTEEN—Peace and Contentment
17. 17.CHAPTER FOURTEEN—Continuing the History of the Rum Demon—Unfermented Grape Juice
18. 18.CHAPTER FIFTEEN—Political Talk
19. 19.CHAPTER SIXTEEN—The History Continued—Prohibition and Winter Weather
20. 20.CHAPTER SEVENTEEN—The Old Soak Finds a Way
21. 21.CHAPTER EIGHTEEN—The History Continued—the Barroom's Good Influence
22. 22.CHAPTER NINETEEN—A House Divided
23. 23.CHAPTER TWENTY—Continuing the History of the Rum Demon—the Barroom and Manners
24. 24.CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE—Sympathy Wanted
25. 25.CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO—The History of the Rum Demon Concluded—Prohibition Is Making a Free Thinker of the Old Soak
26. 26.HAIL AND FAREWELL
27. 27.I—A LAST DRINK
28. 28.II—IN THE OLD DAYS
29. 29.III—A DIPSEY CHANTEY
30. 30.IV—A CERTAIN CLUB
31. 31.V—A TEMPERANCE TRACT
32. 32.VI—A VISION IN THE NIGHT
33. 33.VII—THE LAST CASE OF GIN
34. 34.VIII—CROWNED SINGERS — To Charley Bayne
35. 35.IX—DOWN IN A WINE VAULT
36. 36.X—ANACREON
37. 37.XI—THERE WERE GIANTS IN THE OLD DAYS
38. 38.XII—IN AN OLD-TIME TAVERN BOOTH
39. 39.XIII—THE OLD BRASS RAILING
40. 40.XIV—ONCE YOUTH WAS MINE
41. 41.XV—IN A TAVERN BOOTH
42. 42.XVI—AN ENGAGEMENT
43. 43.XVII—THE BATTLE OF THE KEYHOLES
44. 44.XVIII—IN A TAVERN BOOTH
45. 45.XIX—YEARNINGS AND MEMORIES
46. 46.XX—DO YOU REMEMBER?
47. 47.XXI—AND YOU MAY KECALL THIS
48. 48.XXII—TRUE, BUT WHAT OF IT?
49. 49.XXIII—A SUMMER DAY DREAM
50. 50.XXIV—ON SWEARING OFF AGAIN
51. 51.XXV—AFTER SEVERAL HIGHBALLS
52. 52.XXVI—CHANT ROYAL OF THE DEJECTED DIPSOMANIAC
53. 53.XXVII—PROVERBS XXIII, 29
54. 54.XXVIII—AN OBJECT LESSON
55. 55.XXIX—A KANSAS TRAGEDY — THE END

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