The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-04-02
humorous,
.'aE.. aeLgsp,. 5, s.lft51ts fer The
Maine Law.

class. ~henAn hguor geIerAily btst hls
y,ehiiFen. aaad somsIimes his wife. s
80. slts. Morgan was notable woman. and
- lOsea her husblpd in spite u Al. but amer
years Of patient forbearance. she same to
the.eonelssioa thst 4mmy Morgan. as she
cab him. should step drinking whether Or,
no. In other words manufactured apri--
Yste Maiot Law Of her own. :, - -
80 The occasion was one day when Jimmy
caAe hO ne TO dinner. half Iipsey, which al
= rays'happened when he stopped at the
tavern on his way, and he did this on an
average abcut twice week. A ta
ass .Nsw you Morgan. said she, as soon as
he entered. you've been Nt the whiskey
bottle BY your looks-and by your breath
- too-go away you nasty beast, how dare
youtry to Hiss me when you have been
sasslfiakipg.'
., Jimmy bad esssyed his matrimonial ca
g ress. hoping it would conchiate the gsod
sswife; bu, finding his purpose fattd, he
stood ,peu his dignity.
-ati !'ltoHy. toiiy.' said he said he, 'howeyou
~ put yourself in airs. Give Us some dinner
~ ard don't suJI' et
sss Mrs. Morgan did not often g'& roused,
but she Was aow. Sic put her srals akhn-
bo snd answered
~, sNot a q euthfOl of dinner do you get in
Ills horse 30 day, er any oher day, till you
'ss come home sober
49, The balfIipsy husband looked at her IN
anlaze ment, For moment be thought of
s. eaforcing his WILL as be had often done be-
80 Lre. but whether be had not drank quite
eaough to arouse Lis courage, or whether
the blszngeyeof of bis ofaas hepnate fright-
ened him, he turned. after little hesita-
tiop, ard let the house
E9 QGeourse he went straight to RAE tavern
as MIS-. Morgan rather expected he wo'd.
AaA OF eotrs. when uight came, he was
led home thoroughly inebriated. as she ra.
ther wished he would be.
lie had just suffs sient reason left to won.
der at tie extraordinary care with whicl
his wife. after assisting to undresa him.
tucked him in bed. But this, libe every
thmgel-e, was soon f,ryot!en in stupid
sleep.
She waited until sati,fed that he was en-.
tiret insensible, when she proceeeed to sew
the fleuaer up in Sheets exactly as if he
4 had been mummy. The stitches were
"" not sn.fll. bat she knew they were taxi, ~
with lre bled thread. and they would hold
especially as he oou1l now use neither
hands nor arms, Once or twice he grunted
las If Ebout TO awsle, but she STOPPED a
moment at such time.
A last the proceeding was comple ed
Il Aud now sire brought forth cart whip
which she had borrowed that afternoon from,
aneigirbor.
Now, Jimmy Morgan said she, apos.
trcphiziug him, 'I'll cure you Of your beas,
ly habits, .Or--please God--T'll whip you
till you'll be sore for a month";
Down came the lash as vigorously as h. /
brawpey arsa cOald lay on, again, again
and yet again, and it seemed rs if she was
never going to stop, And very soon the
offender reused hom his stupor. saw what
it was and began to beg for mercv.
Not till you've promised to leave of
aFakiag,' was the answer, and the blows
descended more vigorously than ever
Swear to leave off your drinking. then
'0hi yon'lI Kill me-. yea'llkill me-
No. it will DO you good. TO rlnS how
drunk you vas ten minutes ago, and now
tc see you rolling about SO Iively--never
tell me Jimmy Morgan, that I'm killing 20,
aftsr shat
s35greY, mercy, mercy roarel the crimi
nal How can you, i'ofy. use your youl
besband sv?'
i can and will And anofter sh owc
.aaof blows descended. tHa!loo as much rs
Gu like, for it will DO you good; only | car
u tell you one thing. II will not rouse III,
neigbbors; told them what was going tt
!. 4IsH youcaue home drunk again. Have
yod had enough yet? Will you promise a,
otce. Or are you going to hoil out still?
On. oil. eh.' groaneG the helpless hus
band, twisting and turning in every direc
dion, but unable TO escape the cataract Q
blows, oh, oh, OH
'NiIl you promise? You'd better DO
quick, resaaed tsis inexorabe spouse. 20
lalteal you to a jelly. Ghese six year
have borne your Drunkenness, but II
bear il no longer; I've tried verything, ant
nov lin trying whipping. You've beaten
me off eaaugh. and now I'm paying you
back. Ffomisa atonce, the quicker ihc
better, itf pil not III sbu Up MI Jou do
%atnif II kept me htre ~ night. and you're
sick for W ek afterwards
AI was a good while before the climina
gaSe in, lie thought bis wife would tirt
J1sAt last but when The eastigator had
proceeded for some time, and he saw n.
NJ symptoms Of tilhsr fatigue or reienting, b,
asSas compelled 10 eacc omb.
sI'll swear, LII sweer.' be said az last
-IHi.do any thing, cnly let me up. That,
dear good Polly. Oh, deaE, don't viii
NE any more, for I've said I'd swear, Oh
OH.
AIRS. Morgan gavehim three or four sounc
cuts more 10 make assurance doubly sure,
Lffnre sl,e al administered the oath vhteb IN,