Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-07-25
From the N. o. Delta
One Glass TOO Mucil;---Or---The
Wife's Night Cap.

Mr.--, who dosen't live more
than mile from the post office in this
city, met some 'Northern friends with
Southern" the other evening, and in ex-
tending to them the hospitalities of the
"Crescent City," visited so many of our
princely Saloons and "Marble Halls" /"
imbibing spiritual consolation as they
journey ed, that when he left them at
their hotel at the midnight hour. he felt,
decidedly ielt, that he had ga brick in
his hat" Now, he has wife, an amia.
bic, accomplished and beautiful lady,
who loves him devotedly, and finds but
one fault with him. That is his too fire.
iuent visit TO the palaces where these
"bricks" are obtained. After leaving
his friends, Mr.. paused me
.ment. :ook his bearings, and having sha-
ped course. on the principle that con-
linual angles meet, made sail for home.
In due course of time he asived there.
aud was not very much astonishrd, but
rather frightened to find his worthy lady
sitting up for him. She always does.
She smiled when he came in. That al
SO she always does.
"How are you dear e." she said
"you s,aid out so late, lha, | feared you
had been taken sick"
"Hic--aiht sick wife. b-but don't you
th think Pm I'm little Tight"
"A rery little. perhaps. my dear-bat
that is nothing-.you have so many
friends, as you say. you must join them
in glass once in a while ~ "Wife,
you're to good lh the truth is I'm d.
drunk"
"Oh, no indeed, my dear-rm sure
that even another glass would'n, hurt
you. Now suppose you take glass
OF Scotch ale with me, just as night
cap, dear!''
You are too kind my d-dear, by
half-I know I'm drunk
"Oh no--only julep too much, love
that's ALL"
"Yes-juleps- McMas,ers makes
such stiff -uns!"
"Well--take glass of ale at any
rate--it can't hurt you, dear want one
before retire!"
The lady hasiened to open bottle,
and as she placed two ,umblers before
her on the side-board, she put in one a
very powerful e,netic. Filling the glass
es with the foaming ale, she handed
one to her husband.
Suspicion came cloudily upon his
mind. She never before had been so
kind when he was drunk. He looked
a, the glass, it to his lips,-then
hesiiated.
ssDear. w-wont you just taste mine,
to make it sweet sweeter!n said he.
"Ceriainly, love!' replied the lady
taking mouthful, which she was care.
iul not to swallow. Suspicion vanished,
and so did the ale, emeuc and all, down
the throat of the satisfied husband. Af-
ter splitting out the taste, the lady finish
ed her glass, but seemed in no hurry to
retire. She fixed foot tub OF water
before an easy chair. as if she Intended
to batle her beautiful little feet. Blu.
small as were those feet, there was no,
water enough in the tub to cover them.
The husband began to feel. and he wan
Ted to retire.
"Wais only few minutes, DEAR" said
his loving spouse; IL want to read the
news in this afternoons DELTA. lfound
j, in my pocket"
A few minutes more elapsed. and
then-and then. oh ye gods and Dan o.
the lax a what a tinei uha husband w q
placed in the easy chair. He began 10
understand why the tub was there; he
soon learned what allied him. Suffice
il to say, tina, when he arose from that
chair, the brick had left his hat. II
hasn't been there SINCE. He says he'll
never drink another julep; he can, bear
Scotch ale, but he is death on lemonade!
He loves bis wife better than ever.