Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1852-10-27
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Ellen. you have been out
Wei, know have
10 the Kings Head =
NO, John, no but no matter you'll be
troubled no more With my drinking
What do you mean Y
i mean what say, John, said the wife,
looking very serious and speaking very sol.
EMMY and deliberately, and with q strong
emphasis on every word. 'You-will--be
troubled no--more--w ith--my- drinking.
| have took it at last
j knew it 7 exclaimed the wretched bus
band, desperately tossing bis arms aloft as
when all is lost 4 knew it y and leaving
one coat flap in the hand of bis wife, who
vainly attempted to detain him, be rushed
from the room, sprang down three stairs at
time, ran along the passage, and. without his
hat, or stick, dashed out Of the street door,
sweeping from the step two ragged little
girls, quarter loaf, basin of treacle and a
baby But he never stopped to see if the
children were hurt, or even to see if the in
FAINT was dripped with gore or molasses.-
Away he ran like rapid dog, straight for
ward down the street. needless alike of por-
tcr's load. basket and butchers tray.
| DO that again. growled placard man as
he recovered the pole and board which had
been knocked from his shoulder. M
Mind where you're going, baYled hawk
err, as be picked up his scattered wares, while
dandy, suddenly thurst into kennel, laun-
ched after the runner one of those verbal mis-
sives which are said to return like the BOOM
crang to those who launched them.
But on, on scampered the teetotaler, heed
less Of all inpcdiment-o he secured, like .
be Camilla 70 The shop numbered 240 with
the red, blue and green bottles in the wind
ow--the chemist aud the druggist--into
which he started /, up to the little bald man
at the desk. with bare breath to grasp out =
My wife !-peison-pump!
Vegetable or mineral p inquired the sur
geop Apothecary, with the utmost profession
al coolucss.' a4
'Both.-all orts-laudanum arsenic
oxalic acid corrosive sublimity-a and the te-
totaler was about to add pine apple rum
among the poisons, when the doctor stopped
him.
/ 'Nor
/ But remembering the symptoms over night.
/ the teetotaler ventured to say on the strength
| Of his dream, that she had turned all sorts Of
colors like rainbow, and swelling almost as
big as house.
/ There is not moment to loose, said Es-
culapius and accordingly clappcd on his hat
and arming himself With the necessary appa
ratus--a sort of elephantic syringe, With a
very long trunk he set off on trot. guided
by the teetotaler. to unpcison the rash and
i'll fated bacchanalian, Mrs. Burage
| Now. when the teetotaler, with the mcdi-
cal man at bis heels, arrived at his own house,
Mrs, Burrage was still in her BEDROOM which
was great convenience, for before sho could
account for the intrusion of strangcr--nay,
even without knowing how it was done, she
found herself seated in the easy chair; and
when she attempted TO expostulate. she found
herself choking with the tube of something,
which was certainly neither maccaroni nor
stick liquorice, nor yet peppermint.
To account for this precipitancy, the exag-
gerated representation of her husband must
be borne in mind; and if his wife did not ex
libit all the dolphin like colors that be had
dcscribed--if she was not quite so blue, yell
low green or black MS be had painted her, the
apothccary made sure she would soon be. and
consequently went to work without delay.
when delays were so dangerous.
Mrs. Burrage, however, was not woman
to submit quietly to disagreeable operation
| against her own consent; so with vigorous
kick and push at the same time, she contrv-
ed to rid herself at once of the doctor and his
instrument, and Indignantly demanded to
know the meaning of the assault upon her.
1t is TO save your life--your precious life
Ellen, said the teetotaler. very seriously
1T is to empty the stomach, ma am : said
the doctor.
Empty fiddle retorted Mrs b., who
would have added stick. but the doctor,
watching his opportunity, had dexterously
! popped the tube again in her mouth-not
without fresh scuffe from the patient
For .he Lords sake, Ellen continued the
husband, combining her hand do, do, pray do
sit quiet
'Pon-wob wobble said Ellen. Hub
bub- bubble, attempted in vain to speak with
another pipe in her mouth besides her wind
pipe. sg
Have the goodness. ma'am to be compos-
Cd implored the doctor
i won't shouted Mrs Burrage, having
again released herself from the instrument
by desperate struggle. What am to be
pumped out for? eia
q, Ellen, Ellen, you know what you have
taken ?'y8 III hge A5o .8s
! Corrosive salts and narcotics put in the
doctor.
Arsenic and corrosive sublimity said the
teetotaler. a H 1s9 sfi iigow eal
/ Oxalic acid and tincture Of opium, added
the doctor. s.....4 .s...-t .h !. 4
Ely water and laurel water, said sirs.
Burrage i's Al
'vitriol. prussic acid aud aqucfortis, con-
tinued the druggist. fs4o f8s
4 have taken no such things, said the re
| fractory patient
| oh, Ellen, you know what you said::'
We'll, what y sfa
| That your drinking should never trouble
me any more. s, ~ IL