The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-10-05

| Morr0W m0rnaHy!' And now all the
horror was plain as light! ''Gct upr'
| thought all a woman's rcsolu-
ton came upon mc-"only let me
once get him well to bed, and dc does
Mt get up" listened for his footsteps.
He came. met him with smile;
and didn't | lock the door?- Punch.
The VVi1c's Nighdcal,.
Mr., who doesn't live more than
a mile from the post office in this city,
met some northern men with south
crn principles" he other evening, and
extending to them the hospitalitics of
the Crescent City, visited so many of
our principal saloons and "marblc
halls" imbbing spiritual consola-
ton rs they journcyed, that when he
left them at their hotel at the mid
night hour, he felt: decidedly felt, that
he had "a brick in his hat"
Now, he has Il wife, an amiablc, ac
complisl,cd, and beautiful lady, who
loves him dcvotcdly, but she finds one
fault with him, and that is, his too frc-
| qucnt visits to the places where these
bricks" arc obtained.
After leaving his friends, Mr.
| paused a moment, took his bearings.
and having strapped course on the
principle that continual, angles meet,
made sail for home In due course OF
time he arrived there. and was not very
lnuch astonishcd, but rather frightened,
TO find his worthy lady sitting up for
him. She always docs She smiled
when he came in. That also she al.
ways does.
How arc yon, dear E?'' she said
'lou stayed out SO lalc that feared
you had been taken Sick"
':llic--ain't sick, wife; b-bul don't
you think I'm little tight"
- very !i.t!e, perhaps, ny dear,
but that is nolhing--you have so many
friends, as YOU say, you must Join them
III glass once in while"
'.Nitc. you're too good-thc truth
is, am d-drlnk."
20, no. Indeed, my dcar--I' ms sure
that even, another glass wouldli't hurt
you. Now, suppose you take glass
Of Scotch ale with me, just as nigh,
cap, my tear!''
,.iou arc TOO kind, my dear, by
half; | know I'm d-drunk."
80 80, only a jnlcp too much. love,
that's alli'
"lcs, ju.iu'ers. McMastcrs makes
sucl, still 'unS!'
"Wc!l, take a glass of ale at any
r"sc; it cannot hurt You. dear; want
c'lc myself, before | retire.
The lady FASTENED to open a bottle.
and as she placed two tumblcrs before
her on ll.c sidc-b"ard, she put in one a
very powerful cmctic. Filling the
glass With the f'aming ale she handed
Mot one with a hcwitclsing smile to
her husband.
Suspicion came clnudily upon his
mind. She had never before been SO
kind wien he was drunk. He locked
at the glass, raised it to his lips-thcn
hcSitatcd.
Dear, won't You just taste mine, to
make it swcetcr!'' said he.
"Ccrtainly, love-" replied the lady,
taking y mouthinl, which she was very
careful not to swallow.
Suspicion vanished ,n,; 60 al ,no
ale, cn.ctic, and all, down the throat of
tic satisfied husband AGcrs,;,,;,.,
out the taste, the lady finished her glass.
but seemed in no hurry to retire.
ohc iXcd toot.mb OF water before an
easy-cha'r, as il she intended to battle
hcr beautiful little feet. But small as
were those icet, there was not water
enough IN the tub to cover them
me husband began to feel, and he
wanted to retire.
ant onlya few moments, dear"
sa'd his Loving spouse: Il want to read
inc news IN this afternoons ,Dcih. |
lonnd 1t N yonr pocket"
n 'e" minutes more elapsed, and
men anu thcn-,-O, yc gods and Dan
O. tue LAX what time! The lus-
I,n al,