The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-05-23

auburn locks; and we shiycred and
trembled, and felt like we wanted to go
home and see our mother aud other pari-
cnts. We didn't say anything. We felt
as though we weren't equal to the occu-
sion.
mo, you won't answer" the voice
continued, and the grip frightened on eur
auburn locks. ~ GU won't say word I;
you won't deny my truthful assertions;
you know what say is true, and you lay
there aud tremLlc. coward, like you are.
aud still you'll say it's all right.
"Oh, how your breath smells of that
nasty stuff you've been drinking, and I
know you are as drunk as a loon by the
way you got into bed. Its wonder you
had the desency to pull off your boots;
it's better than you generally do; but
still you are drunk, Bags, beastly drunk;
and I, your suffering wife, know it. AND
there's tha, nasty Shocks, the friend Of
your bosom, you call him; pretty friend
he is, to be sure, expect he is too
drunk to GEL up stairs, as hear some
one falling over chairs down there. He
\ q 81. 81
IS the Cause ofthis; yes, Bags, Iknox
it! HI made you DRINK, and you came
home in this condition to the wife Of your
som. I'll hist him away from here to.
morrow. bag and baggage; and just you
dare 10 write for another friend Of your
bosom to come here. Isay! do you hear
nc, Bags? Just you dare to do it"
We trembled, we did We wanted 10 60
home SO bad, and VIC knew our parents
wanted to see us SO much. Could this be
tho elephant the friend Of our bosom had
written of A very hard pull among our
alb;ra locks brought US from our medita-
tons.
"Basgs, if you are not too beastly
drunk, listen to me. Ny mother is com.
ing tomorrow to spend three months with
me, and l will inform her of your ac-
tons. I'll tell her just how you carry on,
and If she's the woman take her to be,
she will cowhido you the very first time
you come home drunk! Aud now am
going to leave you. Icau't stand such a
breath as yours, and | want you never to
come near nc again in such a condition.
o, it is too hard, Bags, when the wife
Of your bosom has to leave you and seek
another couch! Bat you're brute
Do you hear me, Baggs3 / say you are
brute! and will stay by your side no
longer, but leave you alone to enjoy your
drunken slumbcr; and I sincerely hope
you will have the delirinm trcmens before
morning."
The form jumped heavily from the bed
to the aooss and left the room and US.
and VIC heavcd large Sigh ofrelief.
We concluded that we'd went and gone
and got into the wrong room and we
further concluded that the soouer NO got
out Of that bed, and that room, and that
domicil, the better it would be for us,
rather. Things were not as they should
be, and We didn't envy the friend Of our
bosom bit; and We thought our loved
parents at home were anxiously awaiting
the joyful return Of their hopeful son.
So we slid out Of them bed, slid into those
pants uad other thing, mud slid down that
stairway faster than we had slid up; and
before the sun was above the eastern hori-
zon, We ejourneying toward shadvillc,
sadder and wiser cuss. And we con.
cluded, as we journeyed, that il we hadn't
seen the elephant, wo had surely heard
one and we further concluded that we
lidu't want to do it some more.
SHOCKS, in.