The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-08-18
THE LAST DRINK.

Dan James las WIe-ah accom- PliSheu'
beautiful lady, who loves him deyotediy
but she finds so many bricks in his hat
One night he came home tight. and was not &
very much astonished, but rather frightened.
10 find his worthy lady sitting up for him.
She always does. She smiled when he came
in. That also she always does.
"You stayed out so late that feared you
had taken sick.'7 said she. Be- 52 zsteY
"Hic-ap't- sick. wife but don't you
think I'm little tight % ....-..-. ,.x,.a,
ga very little, perhaps, my dear, but that
is nothing; you have so many friends you
say you must join them in glass once In,
awhile" s.aseas z.A
..Wife, you are too good-the truth is' I
am drunk M ,s ~ es8
"Oh. no ind ed, my dear-I'm sure an
other glass wouldn't hurt you. Now. sup
pose YOU take q glass of Scotch ale with me-,
! lust as night-cap, my dear ',r.l - a
You are too kind by half, my dear =
know. I'm drunk"
that is all Well take glass OF ale at any
1 rate it can't hurt you. dear want ons
I myself before / retire.
The lady hasteued to open bottles and
: as she placed two tumb!erS before her on
The sideboard, she put into one powerful
emetic Filling the glass with the 'feamng
ala she handed il, with most bewitcbiug
smile. TO her husband Suspicion came
/. cloudily upon his mind. She had never
. been 80 kind to him before when be was
drunk. He looked at the glass, raised &c TO
his lps-then hesitated.
dear, went you just taste mine 70 maze
it sweeter 2" he said
Certainly, love-" replied the lady, tax
ing a mouthful. which she was very careiui
> not to swallow.
Suspicion vanished, and so did the sie'
: emetic and all, down the throat OF the saiis-
> fed husband. After splitting out toe tasteP
tbe lady finished her glass, but seemed N
mo hurry TO retire. She fixed a foot tub Of
" water before an easy. chair, for which the
K husband was curious to know the reason.
"A few minutes after, tbs gulp and splurge
from, the throat of the husband gave ma
ans wer, 1 z.zLsg1 SO 2 I'LL
i The brick was gone when be rose from
81 the easy chair. and he never after carried
one home to his wife.
II Trr KENTUCKY MErHoDIsrs ON SLAVERY.
The Kentucky Methodist. Conference.
WHICH has Just closed its annual meeting al
:, Geru,antown, adopted 8 report declaring ~
: inexpedient TO make the general rule on
= slavery more stringent. The report heies
- the following language:19s L59 assam e
ed Although citizens Of KENTUCKY We ,:d arc
of not the adi1cates Of slavery. W e. pEls7t
its il to be morally wreng, and Te.as,y e.y
Id chieyous in ali its tendencies we consul sI,
I'll or 4 an evil even IN all its most toeraoie
~ ssnesss We deeply regret and most aux
;oirsI,, senlore its existence IN this or any
so atber country; and IN relation to cur OWL
= sar,;e,.larity, we pledge our exertions ant
infuence in an appeal to all just and lawiu
h, means and methods for its removal. wher
,at i ever such exertions and iH6aeuce seansb'
Iasl brought TO bear without iufriegSag % fa'
it.trights of others constitutionaliy secnred J.
the construction of the federal goyeFn gEss
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