Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-24
The Wifp'S yight-IlD.

FT WHO u)eS not live more
than mile from the pos, office In
! this city, met some northern friends with
southern principles the other evening,
and extended 10 them the hp.pitalities OF
the Crescent CITY" visited Sd mlny OF
oar princely saloons and Marble Halls,
imbibng spiriluN Consolation rs they
/ jpurneytd, tina. when he left them III their
hotel at the midnight hour. he felt, dec-
dedIy felt, tha, ho had n brick in his hat
! Now he had " lie, nm amiob'e, accomplish
eI and boaatiluI lazy, who loves him; that
Is, his too frequent visits to the places
where those bricks are obtained.
After lsaving his friends, AIR
paused moment, took his bearings. and
having shaped course on tho principal
that continual angles meet stoerei ter home.
IN duo course of time he arrived there, ana
was not very m'irh a,;onished, bui rather
frlghienei. 10 find his worthy lady sitting
up for him. She always does. She smiled
when he come ID. That also she always
docs.
How are you, dear E-----?' she snid;
you id so late lha! | feared you had
been taken sick.
'Hic-ain's sick. wife -b-but don't You
III think Tm-I'm Il llule tighll
'A ucry little, ppriip0, nv dear; but
that is nolhng-so many friends will ask
you, that yoa must join them in social
glass once in whilc!'
Wife, you're 100 s9od--.hthc t-iruih is
I'm G-lrunkl'
oh, no, Indeed my dear.-Im sure thai
eyca another glass wouldn't hurt you Now
suppose you take glass OF Scotch ale with
me, just Us nigh, cap, Genr.
You are ,op KIND my ddear, b. hall.
know I'm drunk
Observation-Disclosures makes STA
'uns!'
We'll take glass Of ale at any rate
ii cant hurt yon, &c ,r; | want ono before
! retire.
Tho lady hosienei to open n b);lle. anu
as shc placed two tum5lers before her OIL
the sideboard. she put into ono u powerful
enctic. Filling the glass wis, the foam
ing ale, she hauiei one 10 her husband.
Suspicion came clouiily upon his mind
!
he was drunk He looked at the glass -
raised 10 his lps-ihon hositaiei.
'Doar. w-on't you .aste mine, 10 make
! il sweet-sweetert
Certainly, love, replied the lady, taking
a mouIhlul. whi:h she was careful not Il
swallow.
Suspicion vanished aud 81 dill The ale
emetIc and all, down tho throat Of tho sal,
islied husb,ni. Aller spi!ifng out nc taste
the lady iinsed her glass bu; seem'ei in nc
hurry 10 retire. She fixed foot tub O
water before an easy chair, us il she inten
ded to baihe her beautiful liulo feet therein
The husband began to feel and he wanted
20 retire
w ait only few moments, dear sal,
his LOVING spouse, Il wan. to repi The now
IN this afternoon Delta. | found it ii
your pocket.
a few minutes more elapsed and theI
--and then-oh ye gods and Dan'o the
i lake, wha. time. The husband was pla
ced in the easy chair. He began to un Ter
stand why tho rub was there; hesoon learn.
ed what allied him. Suffice il TO say, ,he,
when he arose from thai chair, the bricl
had left his hat. |. hasn't been there since
He says he'll never drink another iulip;
he caI.t bear Scotch a!e, but he is dcatI
on lemonade. lie loves his wife better
than ever.
Reader this is a truthful story. Profit BY
: its lnoral.-N. o. Delta.