The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-31
WHOLE NO. l349
One Glass Toe ATneh.
OR THE wIFE,s NIGHrcAP.


MI. WIN doesn't live more than
mile from the Post Office in this city,
met some Northern friends with South
ern Principles" the n,ber evening. and in
extending 10 them the hospitalit:es ofihe
Crescent City, visited so many of our
princely saloons and marble halls. imbib.
ing spiritual consolation as they jour
neyed, that when he left them at their hO-
tel at the midnight hour he felt, decided
y felt, that lie hada"a brick 10 his hai."
Nov, he has wife. an amiahe, accom-
plished aud beautifullsdy. who loves him
IdesOtedly, aud 6nds bot one fault with
him. Thatis his too frequent visittO
the places where those "bficks" are OBJ
tanned.
A6e: leaving his friends, Mrr-=-
paused moment. took his hearings. aud
having shaped course, on the principle
that continual angles meet. made sail
for home IL due course Of time he ar
rived there. and was not much astonist-
ed. but rather frightened to find his wor.
thy lady sitting up forbim, She always
does. She smiled when he came 10, That
also, she always does.
"How are you. dear En- she said. ."y0d
staid Out SO late that feared you had
been taken sick" .".a - 81 .gsss.+Hsg
"Hc -ain'l sick, wife- but don'tyqu
tn think l'm I'm liule t,Iighl?"'.
"A rery little, perhaps; my dear-but
that is mining you have 50 many friends.
so yOa say, YOU must jon.Ihem in a glass
once IN while" s..,l
wife. you're loo good-th-lhe truth
is. I'm did d drunkp m st4 sts5t
| "Oh no indeed. my dear--E'm sure that
even another glass wouldn't hurt you.
Now suppose you take glass Of Scotch
ale with me, just,as nightcap. dear!"sa
You're too kind my d-dear, by half
| know I'm draok" 1 11aDa
''Oh no only a nlep too much, love
that's all" s..r g
"Yes-julePs-McMast aster makes such
s,iA'uns,' fa..a tasa.H.3s ,r,a
"Well-take a glass Of ale at any raIe-
it cau't hurt you, dear / want one be.
fore retirel" .....l .. .... -.- .si.s
The lady hastened to open bottle.
aud as she placed two tumbers before
her IN the sideboard. she put 10 me
very powerful dose Of emetic. Filing
the glasses with the f5aming ale. she ham
ded one 10 her husband. ar q1alee
Suspicion came cloudiIy upon his mind.
She never before had been so kind when
he was drunk. He looked at the glass,
raised i, 10 his lips. then besitated. rfi
Dear, " wont you just taste mine. 10
make itsweet-sweeteiP .r. ..Fa5sess
Certainly; Iove!" replied the lady,
taking mouthful which she was careful
not IN swallow. ...ss- .t w. err5
Suspicion vanished. and 50 did the ale,
emetic and all, down the throat ollhe sat
isied husband. After splitting out the
taste, the lady finished her glass. but
seemed in no hurry to retire. She fixed
a foot tub Of water before an easy chair.
as if she intended to battle her beautiful
little feet therein. q. But small as were
those feet, there was not water enoughin
the tub to cover them The husband
began to fsei, and he wanted to retire.
"Wait only few minutes dear" said
his loving spouse IL want TO read the
news in this afternoons Delta. l found
ii in your pocket" .--g .5-.' &c.
A few minutes more elapsed, and then
aud then-oh ye gods and Dan o. The
lake, what lime! The husband was
placed in the chair. He began to nnder-
: stand why the easy cHaiE was-lhere; he
: soun learned what allied him. Suffice it
5 To say, that when he arose from chat chair.
+ the brick had left his hat. II hasn't been
: there since. He SAYS he'll never drink
" another julien; he can't bear Scotch ale
d but he's death on lemonade! He loves his
e wife better than ever.
Reader, this is a truthful story. Profit
d by its moral.--N 0. Delta. .,