The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-11-18
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How Mrs. sniffles Triedso Sober Lycursui


Mrs. Sniffies has had more trouble
with Lycurgus, and has been strength
ened in the belief that he is totally un-
like other msn; in fact, teetstally un-
like many of them. He had been on .
long sober stretch up to couple Of
weeks ago. :. About that time no
learned that his aunt, rich old lady
in st. Louis, had died and left him an
immense fortune-to get, if he could.
This was a. sore disappointmentte our
friend, for he had expected to be made
a rich man by the death Of this (ence
respected9 relative. Never was the
news of an aunt's death read with
more poignant grief by surviving kin,
A postscript to the letter conveying
the sad Intelligence stated that the good
old soul had bequsat1ea her entire
wealth to. a benevolent institution
This was. the rusty rcd Of iren that
pierced his soul and made murkys the
fountain Of hope. He tore the letter
to pieces, and bent his faltering steps
TO the nearest isaloon.II He idrank-he
fellssis sd of Il i*qsq si* r3oal:N "su
~ Those stars represent drinks--forty
drinks to the stars ],tssi s5 ii ''nbiso z
Mrs, S. was in despair. She had
thought his reformation was completo
and now, the old man Was. drunk
again.: with no. sign Of ever, letting
up. Finally, she ;bethought sher of the
system in vogue. at certain inebriate
asylums-that, of mixing .liquer with
every article of food until the patient
acquires lasting distaste for alcohol.
She determined to try that plan on
Lycasgus. iiiai sti.1 ~ lsia sAp iH1s
She procured gallon Of the worst
whisky to be had, and put some Of it
into the old mans, coffee, to begin
with. It has been his unvaryingi GUS
tom; to drink but one cup of coffee at
a meal. That night he pessed his cup
back to be refilled, saying as he
smacked his lips:
"Better coffin usual, ole gal" -,
Next morning she increased. the
dose. He drank three cups, and fell
from his chair as he was reaching for
fourth. He slept until noon, and
went out to dinner. There was beef
soup and whiskey-half and half
Sniffies atc it all, and said, as he wiped
his mouth: II - '.'. +.
.a.Y.on're git'n to be "a better cook'n
ANYBODY, m'dear. But yer didn't
make soup enough ti sdj .iod.- uhs.I
At supper everything was saturated
with whisky, and Sniffles ate until he
became helpless, and his wife had to
drag him to bed.
The gallon of whisky was soon gone
and the only change that Mrs, S. no.
ticsd in her husband was that while it
lasted he came to his meals with great.
er regularity than usual.
She is not the woman to give up
anything without fair trial. She
got another gallon, and came near
starving herself. to death while she fed
it to Shifies in every thing that he ate
and draiik.. His appetite increased at
fearful rate, aud lie compiimented
her every day upon her newly acquir-
ed skillia cooking: ,1osi-W ii;ai'i z'i 1 1
| Thesecond gallon soon went the
way aof tile first, and after tive or
three meals had passed without the
seasOningsof which Sniffios9 had be-
come so fond, he said, in tones that
would have touched the heart of a tax
collector: :cass H5; f1stsGasl -gi4iszo1t'
t'tNIirander, dear, the avictnais don't
taste as good as they used ter. Seems
| to be sonethin' or 'nuther, missing,
is. it any wonder that the poor wo-'
man gave up in despair ?-Bsunsaoick
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