The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-31
REFORMING A HUSBAND.
How Toledo Woman Cured an Appetite
for Drink.


for Drink.
William Matphin is a mechanic re-
siding in the upper part of Toledo, who
would have been a most excellent hus-
band and father We're it not that the
demon drink had full possession of him.
The very best of men are not good when
possessed of this devil, despite the in
genious reasoning of man with ruoi-
cund nose who attempted to support
the habit by specious reasoning. His
process was like this: Man in his
natural state is deceitful and desper-
ately wicked. A man in liquor is not
in a natural state, and, therefore, there
must be an improvement in him. How
ever plausible this may seem, it does
not work out properly. Mr.. Matphin,
when in liquor. was ugly and venomous,
and he kept in liquor with such steadi-
ness that his business was leaving him,
and he was going TO the dogs with great
ra?idity and precision.
The poor man knew the danger that
enveloped him and tried desperately to
break the chains that bound him. Blu,
all in vain. The desperate, constant
craving was too much, and it was inn
possible for him to go out without coming
home in condition shocking to behold
He vowed and vowed and vowed, bu
he broke his VOWS just as regularly a,
he made them. That terrible first drink
always overcame Kim and made way
for second, and so on to inebriety.
About six weeks ago he was brough
home in state of insensibility at ten il
the morning. Mrs. Matphin, who wa.
| a strong and muscular woman, had him
conveyed to a room on the second tlooI
of the house, back. Then depositine
him on the bed, she pondered and went
for a carpenter.
my dear she murmured TO herself
"this has been going on long enough
| This house is from this time on an in
ebriate asylum, run on Mrs. Matphn'
| ideas.
| While Mr.. Matphin was peaceful,
| sleeping there were extraordinary thing
| going on. A wicket which would iUg
| admit a tray was cut in the door, ant
| the door was nailed and boarded up, $,
| as to be beyond Mr. Matphin 5 strength
/
| up and placed in the hall across tn
| door, and Mrs. Matphin, with base
ball club convenient. sat in a rocking
chair and calmly pursued her mending
AT about four Mr.. Matphin awoke an,
looked wildly around.
Are you awake, my dear?" aske,
his spouse.
Yes, what time is it?"
s.About four in the afternoon. "
"Gracious heavens. must get up.
| ought to have been down town to-da
instead of wasting my time here. q
that awful drink
William. you won't 90 down tow
to-day at all, nor tomorrow, nor We
the next day. said Mrs. Matphiu
drawing yarn through the heel of
stocking. You are going to stay RICH
in that room"
What
Right in that room for an indefinit
period of time. That is what YOU ar
going to do. ="
''Let me outr' he shrieked, rushin
with all his might against the door.
civilian, said she, showing he
club, you can't break that door; an
if you did should fetch you with TIL
club. | am going to reform you
Naturally you are a very excellent ma
and frst-class citizen. Until you &c
the Internal appetite for liquor ther
was not better husband or father, bu
since you transferred all there is in yoi
+ to the beer-shops there isn't NOR
worthless brute in existence You ar
not worth shucks to yourself or an,
body else. Your stomach is all gone
you can eat, you can't work and yo
can't do anything. Moral suasion won
do any good, and have not time
wait for prohibition; for long before tn
people come to that you will have gon
hence, where it is warmer. | have o.
ganized myself into prohibition part
and have ratified the amendment. 70
are going to stay in that room till yo
can eat beefsteak and swallow Gu
of coffee without the preliminary cocl
tail. After what you have gone throug
l don't think you are fool enough to re
sumo after you have once got rid of I'll
appetite, and the appetite is what yo
are going to get rid of. You will prol
badly have delirium tremens; if So yo
will have to suffer. Better death /
delirium than to live drunk, as yo
have.
..Let me out!' yelled Mr.. Matphin.
BE quiet" was Mrs. Matphin's +,
spouse, going on quietly with her kni
ting. "You don't get out of that rool
till you are thoroughly reformed, unle;
you break through two thicknesses
oak plank, and even then yon will ha,
to overcome baseball club welded /
woman who knows her rights, an
knowing dare maintain. Your best hol
is to keep quiet and submit to the inev
table.
| Mr.. Matphin. seeing that resistant
was useless, succumbed. and was tole
ably quiet. For four long weeks di
Mrs. Matphin keep him there, sleepin
across the door nights for fear he woul
by some means escape. The result Wa
marvellous. His face took on anoth'
hue. and the appetite for intoxicatln
liquors disappeared entirely. He game
in flesh, and to amuse himself durin
his confinement invented available m;
chine, which he is now securing patei
for. He has been at liberty two week
and shows no disposition to return
his cups Toledo Blade.