The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-20
Hartford.
Hartford.
lCorespondenes. of the Heraldl
HARTFORD, Feb g, 1872.

HARTFORD, FEB. %, lSE.
DEAR Sra
Last Wednesday evening the celebrated John
nrswn, known as the author Of the popular work
called Mary, in rs volumes, held forth to the as
sembled multitude at the Washingt Temperance
Society. The house was crowded to suffocation en-
this occasion.
The meeting being called to order by the Presi-
aen', twho made few remarks, and introduced
Mr Brown to the Society, rs one Of the Reformers.
and that the Society would now listen to him } Mr.
b. arose and after few salutations Of the hand.
and bowling Of the head, addressed the audience in
the following language :-"I used to drink, asd
my vile used 10 Jaw me about it. What do you
get drink for said sshe what 90 you Jaw me
for +! said !. So we agreed, and made firm bar.
gain that would not drink and she would not scold
Fer three long days we held on firm-no drinking
Asr Seeding but on tho third evening, being in
company with some. good fellows, l took a horn,
and wien that was down, l right oG wanted ano-
ther,) and in a very short time found myself
about how fare you with twenty horns safe AMI
snnely in my breadbasket tremendous laughter
BY and BY il got to be time TO 90 home but, as
like the tooth ache, Uaughter) However.
go must and so, l ttasgs red along, hoEing
to find my wife abed, (lauphter) When reached
the house, found II stillighted, and through the
WINDOW saw my wife up and waiting for me-
daughter Thinks ], can't 60 in yet bat I
must wait lili she goes TO bed so there stood
hall Tree zng IN the cold rain two hours. (trenen-
dons laughter At last she went to bed, and I
crePt IN at the back door, stumbling over pals and
chairs, bat finally succeeded in getting to bed
without disturbing her, daughter y but after
dozinga while, ! awoke and found myself a. dry
as fish, Daughter y You know, brethren, how dry
we all used TO be in the night, after we'd had a
spree, Tremendous lasghter0 My wife always
knew what was the matter with me, when cot IN
in the night to drink cold water. Daughter fhard
~ dared to get up, fer fear of my wife bat nv
thirst was greater than could bear, daughter y -
out crawled, and groped very softly after the
water pail, daughter y but no water was there.
Daughter y then felt round In the dark, on the
tables and shelves tor something to cool my burn
ing thirst, tremendous laughter y soon found
atm pan iuli OF liquid something seized and pat
it to my mouth, and took long and hearty draueht
the quor at the same time running out at each
side OF my mouth, down my cheeks, (tremendous
laughter y and so thought the liquor tasted odd.
and at that instant il flashed my that
rats with, tremendous laughter for five minutesY
Horrer-strutk X, stood-my hair standing on end
IT was death TO scream out, for my wife would law
me i I; she walked. dangling and stamping y and
| must, and scream did, (Rotous lauehter'1M
"What was in that pan 2" You are dry. are
you 7" said she. "whst was in this pan /" shout.
ed l, still louder" "What makes you drv IS
S n 5s: pan
the pan the shelf" ooh, you brute, you have
drnked up all my starch. (Tremendous laushter
for five minutes, and cries of order from the chair
man. } The next morning my shirt collar was pasted
hosr to eleave it off Here Mr.. Brown sat dswn
amid the cheers ofthe whole Society.
Yours, HI.