The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-05-21

su-Sussn knows I'm llic) terribly f-lond
Of m-mlIk. Well Ill jrsi take big fhir)
drink and lIlal'll fix all righi-so (hicl sl-
she'll ne-neser suspect no-nolhing, poor
gal."
Home he went. practising straight walk
ing all The way. and studying in his mind
how he shouldislk straight, so Susan could
mol find him out.
When he found The latch. whirh was on
ihe wrong side OF ihe door which opened
The wrong way loo. lie lell round for more
doors Than were ever in ihe hoase before.
and goi into ever-so- many shaped rooms
lill be found the pantry where he expected
10 find some milk. lie had no very clear
idea as % where il ought 10 be-so alier
feeling about in every place but the right
one. he came 10 The conclusion 10 90 up 10
his room and ask his wife where il was.
The stairs seemed turned upside down.
and lhe bed room had changed places with
The kitchen, but he made out al last 10 find
the door.
After clearing his throat, and saying
over his speech. so thai be could moi make
any mistake. lie opened The door and lean.
ing against the door post. he listened 10
hear ifhis wife was asleep. She was sound
asleep.
All the beiicrfor ,l,ai. thought he. "Su-
san Susan !" said he very low and plain
live.
Eth I" said Susan. just waking oui Of
doze. is that you. my dear, come home
so late ~
Susan Susan !" said Bill. not paying
any attention 10 what she said-his head
being full OF milk. Susan !"
"Whsi, my DEAR"
.ls there any milk in The house r
.Yes dear. but what in the world"
.Susan +! Susan y
/. What. dear !"
.Whar il The milk !"
. In The pantry. in The dining room,
dear. But you'd better come to bed now,
il is SO late.
4 Bill did nj say word, but took some
terrible long steps in the dark. lie fount
i the dining room again, and the pantry
but lie couldn't find the milk any where
. After trying for about five minutes. h
went up stairs, and leaning against III
! door.io steady himself asked his vii
!; again.
: Susan Susan!" said he, very EN-
. pha,ically.
i Eh-whal - said she, waking y
n again.
!. us there any milk in The house!"
. ~ told you there was some milk ia tli
. pantry, DEAR"
!, Down went Bill again. This time h
! lslt every where and upset every ything. ma
! king terrible racket among the crock
; cry; hu, mol drop OF milk could he find
.Cuss the milk I" said he, "whar coul,
4 they have put il?"
In minuate he was at the bedroom
: door again.
] Susan j! Susan! !" said Ire.
Susan snuflled the snore short of in III
/ middle.
What! I" said she rather cross lhi
| time.
|, lis there any milk in the house !"
Yes -
/, /" Well. whar is i. !" said he.
"I told you on the shelf-in the pan
} Try in the dining-room said Susan. break
. ing il of in short moullluls Of pretty lou'
italics.
Tha. rather scared Bill, and put him Of
his guard.
Well, SUSAN" said he, "is IL tied ~
, in anything, or is Il laying about loose z
. That was enough--,he cal was out 0
The bag, and no help for il. Mrs. Pipkil
was brighlawake in a minute, and the way
Bill got Caudle that night was enough
10 sober the drunkenest husband in crea
! lion. He never got corned again-and
was more Than year afterwards before h
could drink milk in his coffee, when Susa
! was al The table.