Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . Hotel Davenport Pie-Shaped Bar Cut to legal distance from church property, the city council changing name ofPretzel alley to Library street to provide street entrance. 162 Bobbing the Tail of Demon When the joy-killer whettedhis skiv and hit the trail of DemonRum in the old days, sport, he tookhim on the installment plan, lop-pin off his tail by inches, to makethe operation less painful. Theold monster would be called on thecarpet every so often, to stand forthe goat degree, and ast to spothis tail on the choppin block, togive
Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . Hotel Davenport Pie-Shaped Bar Cut to legal distance from church property, the city council changing name ofPretzel alley to Library street to provide street entrance. 162 Bobbing the Tail of Demon When the joy-killer whettedhis skiv and hit the trail of DemonRum in the old days, sport, he tookhim on the installment plan, lop-pin off his tail by inches, to makethe operation less painful. Theold monster would be called on thecarpet every so often, to stand forthe goat degree, and ast to spothis tail on the choppin block, togive the Neals, the Lungers, andother money-haters a whack at it,on a percentage basis. Of course, nobody ever heardan old rounder call for a slug of rum to wet his whistle,but the guys thats tryin to popularize the stuff that flowsunder the bridge always speak about Demon Rum. When told to cut the wineroom and douse the glim atone oclock in the momin. Demon Rum threw an awful lost the tip of his tail. He bellered on twelve oclockclosin, too. Another link was whacked off. The ordercame to pull down the blinds at eleven oclock. Demon Rumwas gettin desperate, and declared nothin doin. He triedto kid hisself by hirin a flocka lawyers to back him lost
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