The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-11
NUMBER Is.
COUGHS ToBI0GRAPHY-H0w IT DE-
sTR0YED THE PEACE OF A CHICAGO
FAMILY.


The following account ofthe sad con-
biography in Chicago is from the Tri-
b,tne of that city: ff...l
Tho charge against MIR. C, a
prominent citizen of the North Divis-
Ion. at the police court. was that he had
wantonly attacked an individual who
was engaged travelling around the city
attempting to obtain subscriptions to
the biography of the excellent Mr..
Cough. The attacked pei son said that
the accused had suddenly come up to
him. observed that he was the destroy
er of his domestic happiness, and knock
ed him down. Now lie knew he was a
good looking person, but he was not ac-
Qaainted with the wife OF the prisoner.
If he had been-
Here he smiled and winked jauntily
with his left and unirjured eye.
The accused did not seem to enjoy,this
view OF the case, and said: "Just wait
till have made my statement. your
homer, and then judge for yourself.
SIT has always teen my habit, when
| reached home in the evening, to eat
dinner, and then mix and drink tum :
bier OF punch"
What liquor do you use? asking
pardon for the interruption" said his
honor. .a5
"Old Crow" says Nj. c.
"Quitc right says his honor. at is
my own tipple, Of an afternoon, and
mighty seductive it is" asa
.Bht the other day" says Mr.. c..
wien went to the cupboard, /, in
the words OF an old English poet found
it All bare and / said to my wife, How
is this p or, more strictly, .How the
devil is this?' To which her reply was
that her eyes had been opened to the
sin and the danger of moderate drink
ing. She had purchased that day the
biography OF the excellent Mr.. Cough.
End her eyes had been opened to the
horror OF my course. Thereupon she
took the book and proceeded to read
several extracts therefrom. They were
very gloomy. | attempted to, reason
with her, but in vain. The more
reasoned the faster she read, aud we
might have been at 1t still, had | not
cut the Gordian knot by going to sa-
loon and taking drink"
"fhat is the way to reason with the
women," says his honor.
81 came home late,. says Mr.. z -,
"aud went to sleep. L was awakened
early in the morning by my wife, who
began reading from ths book. which |
believe she had under her pillow. Size
read another long extraci relative to
Mr.. G's visits to rum-shops, and the
grief it caused his vile. She read un-
til fell asleep again, and remaining so
till the morning. This state OF thir.gs
lasted for two or three days. pGr-
chased another bottle, and kept it lock-
ed up"
"SIhe kept on reading the book, and
as sLe advanced she read it to me at
dinner at breakfast and at bedtime"
"By day before yesterday morning
she had reached the l75th page. Some
thing there had evidently stuck ne:.
She lid not read it ont, but was evil
IDENTIFY meditating over it. | said
nothing, but let things take their
course.
"When came home that evening. |
went into the parlor, and there saw my
wife in state Of most nnheeoming
drum o ness. 1t was tabl al. There
was oottle and all the materials on
the table. and several turnblers. On
the sofa was Mr.. Coughs Life, open al
the one hundred and seycnty-fifth page.
Paying no attention to my wife, who
was quite unable to speak, and had Oh
= lackadaisical expression, | read from
he book, which at that point suggested
to wives the propriety of.gctting drunk
in ordet that their husbands might see
how 1t looked. understood then, aud
saw that my wife had underra.ed the
quality of The liquor, and, instead of
getting flustered in lady-like way,
had got decidedly upset.
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