Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-22
IPECAC IN nTAHoNEs WHISKY.
It's Fearful Effect Upon a Card Party in
the Virginia Senator'S Room.

It's Fearful Effect Upon Card Party in
the Virginia Senator's Room.
Senator Malone, says a Washington
c0nslQeraDIe TrUrpTs 1880.
has mysteriously disappeared from his
rooms at his hotel. A week or so ago he
directed his servant to keep a sharp look
out and try and discover the reason for the
rapid consumption Of his liquor. The
servant was successful. A bell boy was
caught in the act OF helping himself to
some Ofthe Senator's best sour mash. Since
then Mr.. Mahone's servants have been
particularly yigilant. How yigilaRt is
shown in the follow ng incident which
took place a few evenings ago:
A card party gathered in the Senator's
rooms. About u O'clock a gentleman
suggested that little whisky would not
be out Of order. 1t would serve to settle
the salad and sandwiches they had par
taken of. A messenger was sent TO the
bar, but he brought back the startling in
formation that the bar was closed. The
Virginia statesman then stated that he
had some whisky up stairs and would 90
after it. He soon returned with a bottle
OF .sOverholtZ, distilled in 1902 The pro-
duction of the "old rye" interrupted the
game instanter, and four of the distin-
guished party got up, helped themselves
and touched their glasses, each of which
was supplied with the regulation quantity
known as a ''sn0Tter.' and drank to the
health and happiness of all present.
They were hardly warm in their seats
again when they suddenly stared at each
other with painful, inquisitiye look, as
If each was waiting for the other 10 speak.
A sickly pallOr spread over their features,
and with simultaneous expedition they
rose and rushed TO the corner of the room.
where their heads bumped together over
the window-sill. Each was afflicted with
deathly illnessSfor i've minutes, accom-
panied by writing, groans and contor-
tons of the victims.
''What is the matter with the whisky!'
was the first exclamation.
1T has made US fearful sick"
Senator Malone (who, By the way,
never drinks spiritu0us liquors, always
combining his libations to beer looked
dumbf0unded at the gyrations Of his
friends. The whisky was CHERRY, old
Stock sent him BY a valued friend in
Pennsylvania. He Immediately had his
servant, John, who has charge of the Sem
ator's apartments, hunted up. AS he en-
tered the room the Senator remarked:
John, what in the name of great Cesar
is the matter with my whisky? / brought
a bottle from my room, and these gentle |
men, after taking drink of il, were sud- |
denly taken violently sick.'
ssYo' whisky made 'em sickf'' uttered |
John, apparently not fully comprehend |
ing the situation.
make US sick? / should say so. And |
this room resembles ward in cholera /
hospital" remarked one Of the victims. /
Observing a private mark on the label /
his eyes enlarged and protruded like the /
moon passing from behind a dark cloud /
as he exclaimed:
$50 God! Massa Malone, dat am de /
bottle Of liquor I put dem ibegags in TO |
sicken de niger what had been totem of /
de whisky from yo' ROOM"
The Senator has barely escaped several |
in consequence Of the faithful /
ness Of his servant.