The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-11-10
A STOLEN DRINK AND 1rs CON-
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The way of the transgressor is hard,
and 'retribution swift frequently follows
on evil deeds. This was never more
fully excmplifed than in a little eireum.
stance that came 60 our knowledge last
evening @ laz -s4tgo4
One of our citizens was journeyipg
by railroad toward home from the West.
Having an attack Of asthma he had.pro-
vided himself with bottle Of Ipecao
wine, to the mouth of which be COCA.
sionally just touched his tongue. An
Ifishman, tolerably we'll dressed, sat
just in front of our friend and watched
the bottle with curious eye, taking
particular notice of the fact that il WAS
kept in an outside pocket of our frisnd's
oyercoat. After while cur traveller
fell into kind of half dozs, when he
felt hand in his side pocket. Opons
ing his eyes just vide enough TO see
Paddy stealthily taking the bottle from
it's place in the overcoat pocket be kept
perfectly quiet and let the Emerald -,
lander work. He took 1t out--drank
comfortable swlg rom 1T shd e4ssfuiiy
replaced it in the pocket. Our friend
by this time was thoroughly awake, and
sat up to see the fun, which presently
commenced. First the Paddy COM
menced to spit, then to be very uneasy
failed in an attempt to open tho vim
dow, and then. started for the platform
of the car. By this time speedy Justice
had overtaken him. His face turned .
ghastly yellow, his eyes started in their
sockets, q cold perspiration streamed
over his face, and Hn internal earth
quake like movement shook his Frame
With one hand on the handle of the
door and the other on the lowermoss
part of the epigastric region, he gasped
widely for breath, gave . hurried and
despairing glance around the car, and
them d40
There vas sudden scattering Of
passengers from that end of the car,
hasty gathering up of carpet sacks and
a precipitato abandonment of eomfor-
table cornsrs, secured at the expense Of
much manouevering at the different
stopping places. Meanwhile the nm
happy Pat grOaned as if his hour had
come, and dpll washing sound like the
regular break of waves against the bow
of ship, told that the miserable offend,
er was compelled to, .4isl "a as5Ess
"pour out his inrnost soul"
in confession of his misdeedA AT Last
he succeeded in staging his conVulsiTs
movements sufficiently to gasp out.
sHowly Moses. misther, what do you
call that stuff in yer bottle = ks7g5a
Poison! solemnly responded the ,trav-
eller Three drops Bill kill . giant
In an instant the Paddy Was on his
back in the midst of the 'heave-ofering'
be had just made. ssyzsrga
Cali the praisti Call the praist'
he wildly yelled. It's did man am.
Howly murtber. come to me now y Och,
be jabers, its tearing my innards oAt, it
is Och, misther, howld me down or
it'll throw me out of the Ninder.. Mur'
ther, MURTHER
The train stopped at the station to
which Pat was destined. Here the
conductor tumbled him ont, and his Jul
innate fate remains- a mystery, al
The best of this joke is that i is
true to the very letter = Cleue. Herald
" More than one half Of the 6shs
ing feet have returned to Plymouth,
generally with small fares The def
cheney in the eaten is attributed to the