Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-07-26
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A Race for q * iss.

says: A butter peddler from Honey
Lake relates with great glee how a
neighbor was cured of too frequently
tipping the gin bottle. The nelghbor
married a young, handsome and
spirited lady, and for month or two
all went we'll in the house and about
the farm; then the husband fell back
into his old tricks. The wife remon-
strated. and for time the husband
reformed. Presently, however, she
became satisfied that the "bottle tip
ping was going on. When she spoke
to her husband about the matter he
swore that the ''aroma' she detected
was that of collie medicine he was
taking, he having u most intractable
collie, for the relief of which he had
brought home and paradcd q bottle
of medicine.
The wife was confident that there
was kept somewhere about the prem
ises a considerable store of Il very diff
ferent kind of medicine. She kept
her own counsel and at the same time
strict watch. In day or two she
discovered under manger in the
barn the secreat hoard. She aaid
nothing of the discovery to her hus-
band.
Soon after the husband had bust.
MSS at neighbours some two miles
away. On his return he was some
what surprised at seeing note pinned
on the front door. He hastily ad
vanccd and read as follow:
Ben; You will find the KEY of the
house where vou keep You collie med,
icine. have taken Kitty and gone
home to nv mother. Father and
brother Bob will come to. morrow f"I
the trunk i'll which | nave packed mp
tn 'ngs. NELLIE.
The husband rushed to the barn
At II glance he saw that Kitty. hi>
wife y mare, and the side saddle Wa.
gone. Darting to the manger he
pulled out his corpuIent demlJohn OF
gin, and suspended from its neck.
found the kew of the house,
Securing the key he sent the dem
ijohn whzzing and crashing against
the barn Bounding forth he ran to
AMI mountel the horse he had left
standing in front OF the house.
Away he dashed. 1t was ten miles
to the house of his fAther-in law, and
he was determined to overtake his
wife before she could reach it or kill a
horse in the attempt.
Said the butterinan "Now, see d
Ben's wife come over the hill, half a
mile south of my house, on her little
mare Kitty, and began to perform
some queer evolntions, After she had
got over tn brow of the hill she paced
up and down the road for time:
then she rode up and looked over the
ridge for awhile. After looking a
bit she turned and rode up and down
the road few times; then went up to
the brow of the hill again. So she
kept doing, and once or twice got Oft
and led Kitty up to the top of the
hill"
ii was puzzled as to whether she
was waitin' for somebody or had lost
something while on her way to her
f.ther's place, some four miles beyond
nv house. | was just about to walk
out that way when seed her wheel
Kitty around from the brow OF the
hill and begin to ply her whip
"In half minute she was tlyln'
past my place like wild woman. I
stood at my front gate by the road
ready to holler out at her to know
what was up, but bless you, she nev-
er looked to ards me. Her eyes seem.
ed sot in her head, her face was pale,
and at every jump she let into Kitty
with her whip. l swar. her riding
skirt fairly cracked as she bounded
past
Just then | heered a tremenjus
clatter behind me. Turnin' about,
seed Ben comm over the pitch of the
hill on his big black hoss, like wild
Comanche. lie was ridin' with loose
reins leanin' away for ard and diggin'
his big spurs into his horse like he d
rip his insides out"
| Hs passed by with hair and coat