The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-02-05
day him and his wife shut themselyel
out from the world.

day him and his wife shut themselves
out from the world.
When I had revolved in my mind
the incidents about as I have told in
the story, I turned to Brown and
ohugged him in the side, for the
silence had grown to be lonesome.
"A penny for your thoughts |
said to Brown.
"They would not be worth much
said he.
When I told him I could guess just
what his thoughts had been about,
and stated that it was about the terri
BILE night at Moreland's still, when
Tom killed his little sister in delirium.
Brown agreed that the old sign board
hand caused that night to fit through
his memory, but it brought up other
reminders so quick and so fast that be
thought very little Of the Morelands.
II had the delirium tremens once,'
said he, "and it was such an expert.
ence that the memory Of it crowded
out all thoughts Of the Morelands."
Then I had his story. 1t was dur
ing the war when sorghum whiskey
was in vogue and Brown resorted to
it's use to comfort him in his many
troubles.
One night just after the Browns bad
finished their supper, the old man
decided that something a little IN
usual had him. Instead Of joining
the family, che mar decided that he
needed fresh air and so he gathered a
chair and took his seat outside on the
porch.
He had not more than settled down
in his place good till he noticed a rici-
Gus yearling that used in the yard Just
a little distance off, paving the ground
and shaking his head. Quicker than
it takes to tell it this yearling made a
bulge for Brown right up on the porch
where he sat. It took the old man by
surprise but he was equal to the occa-
sion. In the absence Of any weapon
to kill the yearling with the thought
struck Brown that he must swallow
him-grab him and swallow him came
quickly into the old man mind. The
movements were fast. Tie yearling
lunged and Brown grabbed him by the
ears and swallowed him right down.
It did not take Brown long to swallow
the yearling, but in the motions there
was a terrible scramble between Brown
and the chair and the floor, which
brought all the family a running to
see what the matter was.
His wife at once thought Brown had
hit upon a new scheme to Guido the
conscript oficers--she thought it was
the crazy dodge. But it was no crazy
dodge-it was delirium tremens.
Brown felt himself and was certain
that he felt the yearling inside. Then
he asked his wife if she saw any diff
ference in his looks-did he look any
bigger, was the question. She failed
to see any change in the size Of hel
husband and Brown wondered how he
could have swallowed the yearling
without showing up as a larger man,
and SO he walked inside to the looking
glass to see for himself.
After inspecting himself before the
| glass for a few moments he came to
the conclusion that the best thingfo1
him was to go to bed, and to bed ha
started.
Sitting down on the side Of the bed,
he was in the act Of pulling off n OF
his boots when three or four little
men with heads as large as pumpkins
came dancing in the back door. BE
shuf1ed his foot at them and out they
ran, but they 500 returned and will,
reinforements. This time there was
over a hundred Of the little fellows
and they had guns and swords. Brown
was scared. Az they danced and
pranced before him, all the time get
ting between him and the door, he
grew frantic, and with a lunge be
made a break to escape. As he ran.
with ore boot in his hand, he thought
how coWardly 1T was TO pc run OUT OF
his own house, and turned and let fly
the boot with all his might. The
boot hit the looking glass and finder:
ed it, while the little men covered
Brown and they were having it over
and under upon the floor. when Mrs.
Brown caught up a piece Of quilting
frame and had come of the fun her
self. She wore the frame out over hel
husband, which left him unconscious
and laid him up for three weeks.
When he got over the beating he
was well of the delirium tremens, but
occasionally something brings it back
to his mind, and when it does he has
no time for Illuminating over other PEG,
Plies troubles, but can only remember
| his own. SARGE PLUNKETT.