South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28
A Thrilling Incident in a Bridal
Trip, a Fearfully Narrow Escape

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mired and loved by large circle If friends
in this city was married. This was not an
unusual transaction, nor was the bridal trip
that followed a novel proceeding, nor yet
was il essentially different from other bri.
dal trips that have been, and will in future
he taken. But while on her tour. the fair
bride made an escaps from, death in a
strange city, hundnsfs Of mifks from home
and friends, in a manner that wac prcbsbl
never before heard or read of, and of which
it now mskes her pale and tremble to think
When the happy pair reached Boston the
bride complained OF feeling sick, and upon
reaching the hotel seemed quite III. OF
course, both she aud her husband were We
~ much alarmed, and lost no time in sum
moning the hotel clerk and requesting him
TO send at once for the best physician h-
could get. This the clerk did, and the
physician soon arrived, made his diagnosis
and wrote prescription, which be directed
the husband to have fillcr! at once and ad-
minister to the lady dose IF one teaspoon
full in about half tumblerful Of water.
HI then took his departure, saying that
the brides indisposition was not serious
and that the medicine and little rest
would restore her.
A messenger was at once despatched
with the prescription to the nearest drug
store and soon returned with tho medicine.
When the husband essaycd 10 prepare the
dose for his suffering wife he found that
there was no water in the room, and as
the doctors prescription and The doctor
himself had explicitly said SO be given in
water, he feared 10 administer ite uudilu-
ted. S, he rang the bell and when the
hall boy came he ordered Some water
aud quickly The hoy went off hut did
not return. The bride seemed 10 be suf-
fering more than before, probably from the
idea that relief was being delayed. This
distressed the young husband aud he paced
the floor impatirnty, and in few minutes
rang the bell again, furiously. This time
he was answered by porter, whom he
despatched after the hall boy, or, liz event
of bis not being ahle to end him, to bring
the water himself For some minures
uolhing was heard Of eithersppetss=nr hall
boy, but suddenly their was Arocious
double-knock at the door, which was open
ed by the feverish bridegroom, and in rush
ed the physician, in profu7e persLiration
and his eyes fairly starting from his head. lie
nufTltuIy neihhhueu 'Dlo pTescIloe lot your
wife while ago? Yes, SIR was the reply
Have you given the medicine? NO sir. ! was
waiting for water You said - Let me see the
bottle, demanded the doctor. Ii WAS handed
him At this moment the missing ball boy mr.
rived with a pitcher Of water and made profuse
and obscquious apologies for the delay The
doctor after examining the medicine poured one
drop into gi1ss Of iedter and gave il TO the lady
telling her to drink it, which she did He then
bade them good day, md started 10 go out, TAX
ing the bottle ofmedicne with him. The groom,
who had been standing silently by regarding
him with amazement, stopped him and demand e
ed the bottle. The doctor refused to give j, up.
The groom insisted and finally attempted TO
take IL from from him by force. But the doctor
was too Himble for our Benedict and succeeded
in escaping out Of the door ,riM tie medicine.
This strange conduct Of course alarmed the
groom as well ne his bride and he lost no time
in proceeding to the druggists, where he sup
posed he could gel an explanation Of the affair
The druggist informed him that il was all right
nolc, and tha, his wife would soon be better. but
there had been a mistake made and II the dose
Of a teaspoonful had been administered order
ed she would not have lived an hour lie bur
red back 10 his wife, putting her off with some
explanation Of his own. and succeeded in quiet
ing her fears, and ia few hours had the salts
faction Of seeing her much better and next morn
ing entirely we'll He then told her y hat fear
ful mistake bad been made, and how swfully
narrow had been her escape from death how II
the hall-boy had not neglected his business and
had brought the water, that fatal mixture would
have been swallowed, and then But we " 80
I not make the reader blood run cold by imagin-
ing what might have been for the young bride
is 90 day well and happy, though che still shud
ders AZ the mention at doctors or druggists mis-
takes - CumLerignd NcUs Fsb. %.