Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-12-14
Misfrllaneous.
A DOSE; OR, WHAT DID SHE TAKE +?
BY +. HOOD.

"Ellen, you have been outo
swell, | know have"
$40 the Kings Head!"
'No, John, no. But no matter. You'll be ,roub-
led no more with my drinking"
"What do you mean ~
81 mean what say, john" replied the wife. look
ing very serious, and speaking very solemny and de-
lberately, and with strong emphasis on every word
e-troubled--no-more-w ith--my -
drinking. have took il al last"
Il knew it'' and leaving one coat flap in the
hand OF his wife who vainy attempted to deiain him.
he rushed from the room--sprang down three stairs
al iime-ran along the passage--and without his
hat or stick dashed out al the street door, sweeping
from the step two ragged little girls. qualern loaf,
basin treacle and baby But he never stopped TO
see II tie children were hurt, to see the in
fant dnpped with gore or moasses. Away he ran
like rabld dog. needles alike of por,er's load bakers
basket, or butchers tray
do that again." growled plac,rd man. as he
recovered the pole and board which had been knock
ed flom his shoulder.
"Mnd where you's goin'," bawled hawker, as
ne picked up his scattered wares, while dandy
suddenly thrus; into kennel launched after the run
ner one of those verbal missives, which boomerang
10 those who launched them.
But on on scampered the teeto'aer needless Of all
impedlmenis- -on he secured like he Camilla, TO the
shop numbered $40, with the red, blue and green bot
ties in the window-the chemist and drugg ist-into
which he departed up TO the little bald man at the
desk, with barely breath TO gasp out
| "My wfe!-poIson !-pump!"
| Vegetable or mineral2" Inquired the surgeon
apothecary, with the utmost professional GOODNESS.
| 'Boih--all --laudanum-arsenic--oxa lic-
acid--corosive sublimity"-and the teetotaler was
about TO add pine apple rum among the poisons,
when the doctor stopped him.
| "No!"
But remembering the symptoms over night, the
teetotaer veniured TO say, the strength Of his
dream. that she had turned all sorts OF colors, like
rainbow aud swelling almost ns big as house.
.'There is not moment 10 loose !" said Esculapius.
and accordingly clapped on his hat, and armng HIM
sell with the necessary apparatus, sort OF eephan-
tic syringe with very long trunk he set OIL on uoi
guided by the teetotaer nnpoison the rash and liz
fated bacchanalian, Mrs. Burrage.
Now when the eetoialer, with the medical man al
/ his heels, arrived at his own house, Mrs. Bursage
who was sill in her bed room, which was great
convenience, for before she could account for the
tiusIon OF q stranger-nay, even without knowing
how il was done, she found herself seated in an easy
chairs and when she attempted 10 exposiuate, she
! found herself choking with the tube OF something
which was certainly neither maccaroni, nor stick Ii
quorice, nor yet peppermint
/ 10 account Tor this precipltancy, the exaggerated
representation OF her husband must be borne in mind
and It his wife did not exhibit all the dophn-ke col
ors he had described--f she was not quite so blue
yellow green black as he had painted her, The
apothecary made sure she would be, and conse
queatly Went TO work without delay, when delays
were so dangerous.
Mrs. Burrage, however, not woman to qui
Ietly submit TO disagreeabe operation against he
own consent so with vigorous kick and push
the same time she conrived to rid herself at
the doctor and his instrument, and Indignantly de
manded TO know the meaning Of the assault upor
her.
''It is TO your life. your precious life, Ellen,
said the teetotaler very seriously.
at is TO empty the stomach, ma am" said the doc
tor.
Empty fiddle" retorted Mrs. b., who woul,
have added s,ick," but The doctor, watchdog his op
poriuniy, had dexerously popped the tube again in
10 her mouth--not without sculie from the patient
"For The Lords sake, Ellen" continued the has
band combining her hand, "do, do, pray, pray. do 81
lquie,"
.Pon--wob her MOBILIZE" said Ellen, 'sIlub, bu
bubble,n attempting IN vain TO speak with anothe
IN her mouth besides her wndpipe
"Haye the goodness, ma am, 10 be composed,
mplored the doctor
II won't,n shouted Mrs. Buuage. having again ri