He always struck me as more of a heavy bourbon drinker.
236 posted on 04/12/2010 6:49:38 PM PDT by Salamander
(....and I'm sure I need some rest but sleepin' don't come very easy in a straight white vest.......)
The two most famous “drunks” of the 19th century, Poe and Grant, actually drank very little. In both cases, a small amount of alcohol was poison to them.