Washington telegraph., 1848-08-02
A DOSE,
on, WHAT DID SHE TAKE.
ny T, HOOD


be troubled 10 moro with my drinking
"What do you mean.'
81 mean what say, john replied the
wife, looking very serious, and speaking
very solemnly and deliberately with
strong emphasis on every word. You
will-be-troubled-no-more..-.with
my-dnnking | have took it at last, =
81 knew it, exclaimed the wretched
husband, desperately tossing his arms
aloil, as when all is lost, Il knew it,
and leaving one coat flap in the hand of
his wife, who valniy attempted to detain
HIM, he rushed from the room-sprang
down three stairs at a time-ran along
the passage--and, without his hat or
stick dashed out at the street door, sweep.
ing from the step two ragged little girls,
aquartern LOAF, basin of treaee, and
baby. But he never stopped to see if the
infant dripped with gore or molases.-
Away he run like a rahid dog, straight.
forward down the street, needless alike
of porter's load, bakers basket, and butch.
cr's tray,
"Do that again. growled a placard
man, as he recovered the pole and board
which had been knocked from his shoulder.
Mind where you're goin,' bawled Il
hawker, as he picked up his scattered
wares, while dandy, suddenly thrust
into kcnnel, launched after the runner
one OF those verbal missiles, which are
said TO return, like the boomerang, TO
those who launched them
But on, on seumpered the teetotaler
needless Of all the impediments-on he
secured, like he Camilla, to the shop
numbered 2iO, with the red, blue and
green bottles in the wlndow-into which
he darled. up to the. little bald nun at the
desk, with barely breath TO gasp ont
"My wite,--poison'-pump"
"Negeahc or mineral!' inquired the
surgeon apolhecary, with the utmost pro.
fessional e0olness.
"Both-all sorts-lsndannm--arsenie
-oxalie acd-couesiye sublimity
the teeiolaler was about to add pine apple
rum among the poisons when the doctor
stopped HIM.
NO
hut remembering the symptoms over
night, the ieotoialer ventured TO say on
the strength of his dream. that she was
turning all sorts OF eolcrs, like rainbow,
aud swelling almost as big as honse.
There isnoi moment TO lose said
Esouapius, and accordingly elapping on
his hat, and arning himself with neoessa.
~ apparatus "A sort of clephantic syringe,
with very long tfGnk--he set oil on n
iro,, guided by the teetotaler, TO unpoison
the rash and Inflated bacehannalian, Mrs
Burrage.
Now when the teetotaler, with the med.
ical man al his heels, arrived Mt his own
house, Mrs Burrage WAS still in her bed
room, which was great convenience,
for before she could account for the in.
trusion OF s,ranger-nay, even without
knowing how il was done. she found her.
self seated in the easy chair and when
she attempted TO expostulate, she icl,
herself choking with the tube Of some.
thing, which was certainly neither macca.
ROM nor stick liquoricc, nor yet peppermint
To account for this precipi,ancy, the
exaggcmiedreprcscniaiion Of her husband
must be borne in mind; and ii his wiit
did not exhibit all the dying dolphin.likC
colors that he had descrihcd--if she wa.
not quite 20 blue, green, yellow or black
As he had painted her, the apotheecry
made sure she soon would be, aud con,e'
qucn,ly went to work without delay
where delays are 80 dangerous.
Mrs. Burngc, however, was not wo.
man TO submit quietly to disagrceablC
operation against her own consent 50
with vigorous kick aud push, at Tho
same time, She conirvcd TO rid herself at
once OF the doctor and his instrument
md Indignantly demanded TO know III,
meaning OF the assault npon her.
Its TO save your life-your precious
life, Elem said the teetoialor, very sori
ously.
Its TO empty the stomach, ma am,
said the doctor.
"Emptya fiddle, retoucd Mrs n, whC
would have added stick" but the doctor
watching his opportunity had dextcrousl,
popped the tube into her mouih-no
without fresh scuiile from the patient
"For the Lords sake, Ellen" conlnu
ed the husband, confning her hand do
do, pray do ut quiet
"Pon-wob wobble,' said Ellen
"llub-bub--bub-bubble," attempt
ing in vain to speak with another pipe il
her throat beside her windpipc.
"ilayo the goodness maam to be com
posed, implored the doctor
Il won't, shouted Mrs. Buragc hay
ing again released herself from the inslm
ment by desperate struggle. "Wha
am to be pumped out iotl'
20, Ellen, Ellen, you know what yol
have taken
Corrosive salts and narcotics, put il
the doctor
arsenic and corrosive subhmity," sal,