, 1879-01-23

HOW He GOT SOM r. LIQUOR FOR Ills
SILK WIFE.
Cincinnati SATURDAY, Mat.
He wns a Btcrn, nustcrc-i0pkLnr man, anil
when he walked into s.asc where "wines anl
liquors for famtY uso" wcro advertised fur
sale, t,e gaxed carefully around before tunkfug
known Ills wants. Then he ta1lc,l tho proprlc-
Tor 10 lin, AMI, leaning ovcr tic counter, IT.
gulrctl III low tunc II he had any whisky ls
routd positively recommend IL families IN case
VI s.ekutss. The proprietor stated in q Sub
slncu, though no less confident, yotcc, TINT lie
hnu. He lad used Il, !e said, In hts own fatHl-
IL during critical periods Ut illness, MIL l.e
hndnt the slightest hesitation In la,lrstng 1t,
cstn inp.rh lbn nppl1eaat werp thc President
Of The United Stutes.
NJ a,n tl,ns particular" explained tlc ausscrc
man, brcausr It Ia rarely tIml hare ANYTHING
of m Intoxicating nature about my house, uni
never thc,l cxceut in cases OF t!lc dtfcat ncccs-
sjly.'"
~ understand said tho liquor man. nnl-
ding Rnproysncis; "i at, gnott deal that wuy
myself, although In the business"
Then l'c took tottlc uut Of raao that etood
on high shelf, anl dustlh4 It t'i[ rare!ully, nj
must Eonlity, becausu the whisky II contained
Mas 10 yerE rare, handed tt To .l.u man With is4c
remark that iu n.sylt take nit scareh-warrant
md hut,t tl'ruuCh all t1c pirate cellars in ]}olr
bon County without being ablu to find its supc-
III don't know anvthtng nf,o,,t IL, saltl the
RtcrsI customer, with nu Impatient Wayu Of the
baud; "don't ever .irink It f.nyse!f, md cat
sec, ts very lat! With aore thrtnt, and.
"CaUttal thing Tor sore troa,, II said tho rrs1-
prlctur, rf,tng the bottle up iu piece Of brswn
paper. "Aiy vile tried Il Tor tlat not lung osu,
tsni It did her Tor|A III p6ts1."
"Caa't you nlit It In n different looking par-
crl1'' n.kcd tl'e ausscre indtysdual. ~ don't
Iikc tn bo scen-h
"ol,, of eourse, eot Iust tic thing for I here;
look )Jitc II package Ut lhrcni Or something Vi
that ktsld," md ho put 1t into sauare paper
box hut Tilted It exactly.
MY wl;c las tr'c4s cscrytbfnE for tint throat
Of l.crs,h said The severe man, "a he counted ot
shc change. :. and tE,otgllt may bc little ar-
dent !u!rits just rs sic went to bed"
" Nothing better In the wurltl," tDterrurtcd
the snppller of faInilY d!stuF-wc incan vines
!" Ycu rcc." sail The man, placing thc parcel
In te inside porket of lals oveteoat and button
iDL. tho coat carefully around, ~ nhhur any,
tt'nr Of an Intoxicating nature, but in this
"You do perfectly right" satd the dealer.
opening tho 'tnOr for Him. " An 0unre Of
wlhsky--i iaean u provcuiiou, Is wortia q pound
Of cure"
'.slc's 40 dc'icate," pursued The n,,scre one.
"Catc!lcs cot1wlth every rltanccat tln. weather..
Th!ugs wouldn', llotfrc ut oil make her .Iow,,
eiek. am ufraii she's not lo,e fer tLts world,"
";rI,s weather il very bail Tor delicate eonsti.
tutlnns," suggested lEG !fYuar man.
"E.Dcc!altY fpr hess,n aided The peEson OF
nustcrlty, abunt tu sscI, out. Tl!rn lie turned
as with II Sudden Thought nnta sail: ~ sup
posc II l Carc IL 10 her with hot wntcr nn,l a
ltlt!e sugar It woutd tc s1t tic tettcs, wouldn't
ti'' -,
'tOll, mich better. Don't forget the hot
water and su.ar."
Tic liquor .ralcr turned to IT'S with smile rs
the mai left, nlld said: " Wonder il t,At C.a
thinks he IL lIu.nbngEtn:t anybody. hut TINT Is
this wny sDlnc folks get tllr!r wlitsky.n
"Was,t ,!mt story about luis bLck wife cor
rceta'' wc asked.
"Sicls wiIe! sick flt1l!csticki lTe slasn't any
wife, a,nl never hu,l, but .le doesu't k1luw That
kN0w It. meet with lois 0E such eases; i..et1
wlsu culne here nIIl hliy whlaky IN drink on The
sly. cnlcaror!ny to yvil II under rnmr s,icll thin
prctcnse as that mai employed. Lots Of 1ogus
teInncrance tl,cn uMl pEuAs lrauus Iu this
WOrI1.h
1t ccrtataly does aopcar 80,