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THE BOISTEROUS DRUNK in this anecdote from B. L. of Iowa decided to end his life. After making a nuisance of himself for several hours in a tavern, he announced loudly that he was going to commit suicide. He told the bartender to call a cab. When it arrived, he asked to be driven to a local high bridge so he could jump off. The cabby refused, so the lush had the barkeep call another taxi. The driver of that one wanted no part of it, either, but he was foxy. "How much money have you got?" he asked.