The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-19
Bride Full of Business.

a IuulCiOuS SGCLt StCQIiSu az
Vincent Davis drug store at the cor
ner of Sixth and Chestnut streets
last night about 8 o'clock. The
distinguished looking young man
who compounds mysterious drugs
behind the case there was sitting
peaceably by the stove when a
young, handsome, finely dressed
woman, wrapped up in seal skin
sacque, pushed the door open and
entered. Hanging on her arm was
Young man, also well dressed and
in a maudlin state of intoxication,
as was evinced by the fact that, af-
ter falling over a box or tive and
nearly overturning the counter, he
reclined his head peacefully on her
shoulder and went to sleep. After
much tugging and pulling she man
aged to get him to a seat, and he
dropped down into a heap in it
The young compounder Of drugs
who had veen dividing hi3 time be
tween pulling his mu5tache and
watching the performance, now step
ped forward and wanted to know
what was the matter. The young
woman explained that the helples.
piece of humanity was her husband
and the had only been married three
months. She bad gone to meet him
as he returned from work, and met
him staggering along the stree
scarcely able to walk. She had gone
TO his assistance and managed to hold
him up while he stumbled along
In answer to her inquiries as to owhat
would help him ary he had tolc
her that another drink would be hi.
enly salvation, and she gave hin
the money to buy one. This per
Torrance was repeated every tlm'
they arrived in front of a saloon, anC
he of course, got drunker and drum
ker, until he reached the state il
which he was then. The youn.
wife appeared greatly distressed
about hubby" one minute, arc
would commence to cry, and theI
the righteousness of the situation
would strike her, and she woulC
laugh heartily. What she wanted
was something to straighten him uI
so she could get home. The drug
gist realized the situation fully, al
though he was not married, and be
gan to compound mixture that
to all intents and appearances, wsul,
sober all the drunkards In Christen
dom. The difficulty now presente'
itself in getting the mixture dow
the befuddled youths throat. tn
clerk approached him as he sat i
the chair and shook him slightly
His only response was to strike on
blindly with his hands and perforr
a number of evolutions in the al
with his feet, and then relaps bacI
to his former position.
The young wife now took the Gu
from the druggists hand, and, ap
preaching the reclining figure, TAP
ped him gently on the face. Hi
response was a performance simila
TO the first, only more demonstrativ,
Determined not to be bafiled, rh
put her arm around his neck an
Strengthened his head up, exclaim
ing: Charlie if you love me TAX
this medicine"
Charles reply was a sno
that would have done credit to
porpoise, but after number of a
tempts he swallowed the emetit
which had the effect of PARTIAL
SOLDERING him. His wife refused I
tell her name, saying she would M
have it known for the world, an
when assistance was offered to tax
her husband nome she refused say
ing she would manage him. Aftt
half an hour he was able to wal
and they proceeded out Sixth stree
arm in arm. Considerable curio
ity is manifested to know who sh
. was as her appearance and manne
showed her to be a lady in goo
circumstances.-LouisriHe Letter.