Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-23
Mrs, MOrgau's Bcrgh Law.

Mrs. M0rgan's Bcrgh Law.
Mrs. Morgan's husband was an excel
lent workman, and had the best wages,
hut he would drink and, like most men
Of his class, when in liquor, generally
beat his children and sometimes his wife.
Mrs. Morgan was notable woman, and
loved her husband in spite of all, but
after years of patient torbearance, she
came to the conclusion that Jimmy Nor
gan, as she called him, should stop drink
ing whether or no. In other words, she
resolved on a private Bergh law Of her
own.
The occasion was one day when Jimmy
came home to dinner half tipsy, which
always happened when he stopped at
snifkins' on his way and he did this,
on an average, about twice week.
snow you, Morgan" she said, as soon
as he entered, you've been at the
whisky bottle again. You needn't deny
it. know it by your looks. And by
your breath too--go away, you nasty
beast-how dare you try to kiss me when
you've been drinking
Jimmy had essayed this matrimonial
caress, hoping it would coneiliate the
guide-wife but finding his purpose
toiled, he stood upon his dignity.
"Hoity toity," he said, chow we put
IN airs. "Give us some dinner, and
don't sulk.' ....#
Mrs. Morgan did not often get reused,
but she was now she put her arms
Ikimbo and and answered :
"Not mouthful of dinner do you get
in this house to-day, nor any other day
till you can come home sober. So the
sooner you're oil the better
The half tipsy husband looked at her
in amazement. For moment he thought
of enforcing his will, as he had often done
before, but whether he had not drunk
quite enough to rouse his courage, or
whether the blazing eyes of his help
mate frightened him, he turned, after a
little hesitation, and left the house.
OF course he went straight to the
tavern, as Mrs. Morgan rather expected
he would. And of course, when night
came, he was led home thoroughly
nebriated, as she rather wished he
would
He had just sufficient reason left to
wonder at the extraordinary care with
which his wife, after assisting to undress
him, tucked him in bed. But this and
everything else was soon forgotten in a
stupelled sleep.
She waited until satisfied that he was
entirely inSensible, when she proceeded
to sew the offender up in the sheets exactly
as if he had been a mummy. The
| stitches We're not small, but they were
taken with trebled thread and she
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