Whisky Nails

A Cellardyke carter, having brought a cart of coals to a certain very thrifty medical man in the fishing village, he received a very small glass of whisky to aid him in the unloading.

He drank it off in a moment, making his wee finger twirl
above the quickly emptied glass.

The doctor said to him with emphasis,
“Saunders, my man, I doubt that’s another nail in your coffin.”

‘‘It may be so, sir,” replied Saunders; “I wish it were full of such wee nails.”

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