Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-04-02

and faculties developed in this state, that has
ever been known. am almost inclined to be.
he'c, lfn had not ASSUMED its present or any
other alarming appearance, should soon have
been able To have opened daily correspondence
with you. If | had nothing else that demanded
my attention, should like to pursue the in
ees,gation farther. What field it opens for
contemplation OH the qualities and nature of
mind aud matter and | wonder it has not
been brought into view more, in aid of some of
the theories relative TO mind and matter, espe-
clally ldealsm. Now you can make what you
can from the facts that | have given you. That
they are facts, and no humbug, You can rely
upon it. As for myself it is completely en-
veloped in shadows, cloud and Darkness and
even q. is for once bewidered.
We must laugh as well as cry in this world
As last week was sad one, let this be more
cheerful. The following quIzzical story was
told at temperance meeting III Hartford last
week, by reformed topper. 1t opens rich and
as the man has become sober, one may now
laugh over his adsurditics with double relish.
He said
Il used to drink, and my wife used to jaw
me about it. What do you get drunk for said
she; what do you jaw me for said l. So we
agreed, and made firm bargain that | would
not drink and she would not scold. For three
long days we held ON frm--no drinking nor
scolding but on the third evening, being in
company with some good fellows, took a
horn, and when that was down, | right Oft
wanted another, and in very short time |
found myselfabout how fare you with twenty
horns safe and snugly in my breadbasket (tre-
mcndous laughter) By and by 1t got TO be
time to go home but, as you may well sup
pose, dreaded 10 meet my wife like the tooth
ache, (laughter.) However, go | must and
So staggered along, hoping to find my wife
abed, (laughter) When | reached the house,
found it still lighted, and through the window
l saw my wife up and waiting for me. Uaugh-
ter.) Thinks |, | can't 90 in yet, but must
wait till she goes to bed /; SO there | stood hall
freezing in the cold rain two hours, (tremen-
dous laughter) At last she went to bed, and
| crept III at the back door, stumbling over pals
bed without disturbing her, Qaughter,) but
after doing a while, awohe and found N.Y.
self as dry as fish, Daughter y you know,
brethern how dry we all used to be in the night
] ni itpr\ O. had
My wife always knew what was the matter
with me, when gotup in the night to drnh
cold water, Qaughter) hardly dared to gel
up, for fear Of my wife but my thirst wa.
greater than could bear, daughter y so out
crawled, and CROPPED very softly after the waite
pail, daughter y but no water was there
! daughter y then felt round in the DARK. O,
the tables and shelves, Tor something 10 COO
my burning thirst, tremendous laughter y soo
| found tin pan full OF liquid something:
seized and put II to my mouth, and took lon
and hearty dranght-tbc liquor at the sam
time running out at each side of my mouth
down my cheeks, tremendous laughter; } an
so thought the liquor tasted odd, and at tha
instant 1t iiasned on my recollection that ha
| hNed sonie poison few days before to kill rat
with tremendous laughter tor five minutes
! liorror-Struck, stood--my hair standing O
end-it was death 10 scream out, for my vii
! would Jaw me if she walked, Oaughing an
stamping y and surely 1t would be death TO hol
still and scream | must, and scream | dil
(rlotous laughter,) What was in that pan
'Fou are day are you : said she. What wa
IN this pan - shouted /, stIll louder 'Wha
makes you dry !! screamed she What was i
this pan : yelled |, IN perfect agony of fear
Nv hat par = why the pan on the shelf
'Oh, you brute, you have drank upaIl my starch
Crrcmendous laughter for FIVE minutes, an
cries OF order from the chairlnan) The ncN
morning my shirt collar was pasted fast to IN
neck and cheeks, aud it took haitian hour
clear it of. Here Mr. Brown sat down am!
the cheers OF the whole Society.
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