The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-12-07


been LETT from the previous nights revelry,
which the lady for the want of a champagne
opener, had deprived of its neck with a
wedgewood pesIe, and using a four ounce
graduate for wine glass; she had cut up
champagne baskets for frewood with al
{ Indian tomahswk On the Left hand stood
i the DOCTORS writing desk which she had
/ broken open, and scattering on The desk,
J were tender missive OF his early love flames
manuscript pages OF tales and sketches, un-
| published odes, and unpaid taiIor's bills,
| while The lady sat reading first SWEEP love
J leuer, then an ode TO Napoleon, and so on,
throwing them page after page into the fire.
1 Thus the husbands brain work, and wood
curiosilies were made 10 cook dinner.
! The doctor looked silently OH as long as
he could then taking the key from his
pocket, he unlocked the door-aad it was
5oIled on the inside.
| "Mrs. S." he shouted.
"WeIi, sir ?''
"Open the door"
81 am very busy just now, aud can't be
disturbed"
"Open the door, Immediately"
al am busy, I tell YOU"
'tI'll burst the door in, if you do not in
stanlly open it,"
'Do as you please, sir but your mum
MY and giants skeleton are placed against
the door, sc be careful and DO not break
them"
IT. 4. I'll T.. f~rr
he stood and thought what course ii was
best to pursue Suddenly recoIlectins the
ladder he fastened through The hall out of
doors, leaving the door unlocked and The
key in il. His footsteps had scarcely died
away on the stairs, before his wife bad re-
moved bo:h cases IRON The door, drew the
bolt and Stood ia the entry. II was but the
work or moment 10 throw the remaining
letters. poems and manuscripts in the fire,
remove the wine and eatabes. lock the
her pocket.
Meanwhile The doctor was raising the
! ladder 10 the window, aud by the time he
had got il placed and assembled half its
! len 9Th, his wife and favorite man servant
were watching him from lower window
The doctor pushed up The window and
jumped in the servant jumped out OF the
lower window and pulled down The ladder
The doclor saw that the bird had flown, aud
he rushed back 10 The window just as the
ladder reached the ground
"Put that ladder back again." shouted
the doctoF
"Let il be where it is" shouted The wife
from the lower window.
"Pul ii up instantly or I'll discharge you -
beloved tie upper one.
"Come into the house, jake" said the
aky cody.
"Pn, mp that ladder, you vaillain," per
sisted the wrathy doctor.
''John, do as | order yon," complacently
demanded Mrs. S.
Ard John went into the house, leaving
the medical gentleman heaping curses up
On every in the vicinity, including his wife
and all the servants.
All night the doctor was kept prisoner,
Just before his wife retired she put her lips
to the keyhoe, aud whispered.
"Doclor, Wha. is yeur success 10 tanning
shrew 2;
No answer.
"Good night, DOCTOR
The next morning she came to the door,
and called.
"Doctor :"
No answer.
"Doctor !'
"Madame 4n
"Would you like some breakfastp
81 am not particular"
"There is cold turkey left, if you would
Ike it sir"
The doctor deigned no reply, and the lady
againlsII him alone.
During the afternoon, she again called at
the door
"Docior ~
"WelI, dear 2" very humble.
Would you like some dinner !''
81 should"
sWould cold turkey do you ~
"Anything my DEAR
"lf let you ont, will you promise never
10 Jock me up again 7"
-"And never object TO my ealing turkey
when wish il ~
eyes"
willD
"And not attempt TO tame shrew again7"
ssNever"
"Then-yoh-may-- -come-out"
And the lady forthwith unlocked, and
threw open the door.
To This day, DR.. Slraham has never at
tempted 10 dictate to his wife what she
shall eat, or when she may ride, and has
never been heard to boast-agaiu, of tanning