"You heard me. D'aray done closed the saloon. Well, closed ain't really the word for it seeing as the place ain't got no doors or anything. But they ain't sellin' no whiskey. You should have seen it. He come in lookin' madder'n a wet hen, walked right up to the bar, grabber a bottle of whiskey, and threw it at the wall just as hard as he could. Then he turned around and he pointed at what was left of the bottle and allowed as how that was the only whiskey the men who attacked Miss Taylor was fit t'drink. He said if'n any of them were present they could just get down on their bellies and crawl over there and lick it off the floor like the yellow cowards they were. Then he said that Miss Letitia Taylor couldn't shut the saloon down. And he said the Ladies Auxilary couldn't shut the saloon down. But those damn fools who attacked Miss Letitia sure as Hell could shut the saloon down 'cause the town can't afford t'ignore respectable women being attacked in the streets. So they ain't selling whiskey no more. He did allow as to how if'n those responsible was brought to justice right quick then maybe they could open the saloon agin. And he said if'n we know who done it, we should be sure t'thank 'em right proper fer making the town dry agin."

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