West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-12
Mr.. BONSER'S TRIBULAnONS
Thinks He Has Taken Laudnaum
in Place Of Cough Remedy
AND GETS BADLY FRIGHTENED
Rushes TO the Druggist for Treatm ent-
Only Cough Remedy, After All.

bO"sSi iSlt tOucn OF sore throat
and announced:
81 got my feet wet yesterday,
and probably took cold. think
III take a pretty big dose of ,ha,
cough sirup of mine and head 1t off.
| suppose it's in the medicine ches,
on The shelf p
eyes, | saw it there the other
day." replied Mrs. Bowser, "but
you've got so many bottles there
you mus; be careful. Better bring
it upstairs when you have found it."
When she had gone uptairs, Mr..
Bowser brought the chest down
from the top shelf of the closet and
looked it over. 1t was not long be-
fore he lighted on the celebrated
"Cure a Cold IN Ten Seconds" re
commended to him six months be-
fore by travelling doctor and put
up by his family druggist, and, ele-
vating the bottle he took a hearty
swig of the contents. He carried
upstairs with him a pleasant feeling
that his cold had been knocked into
the middle of last week. and no
thing interrupted that feeling until
he was to bed and sleep stealing
over him and Mrs. Bowser SAID:
81 hope you made no mistake
about that bottle"
"How could l make a mistake2"
he asked in dreamy way.
easy enough. You are very alb.
sent minded. Don't you remem-
Der once taking tablespoonful OF
sewing machine oil in place OF a
tonic ?"
A doubt entered his mind, and he
sat up. Two more doubts followed
the first, and he got out of bed.
"What is it ?" asked Mrs. Bow
ser.
1--WE got to go down and see
about that internal old bottle. |
know it isn't .possible that l got
hold of the wrong stuff, bu, you've
had to mix in and make me wonder
about it. / can almost imagine
feel strange taste in my mouth. "
He growled to himself as he pull
ed on his trousers and started down
stairs. The chest was on the stand
where he had left it, and as he light.
ed the gas the cat rolled off the
lounge and stared at him in surprise.
"It was the right bottle of course, "
he mused, "and what fool / was
to hop out of bed and trot down
here ! Here the blamed thing is,
and if it doesn't say Cough Syrup
on the label then I'm "a"
But 1t didn't. AS he held the
bottle up 10 the light picture Of a
skull and crossbones greeted his
eyes, and across the label ran the
word "Laudanum." Mrs. Bowser
heard a whoop and a rush and
the next minute Mr.. Bowser dashed
into the room, with the cat at his
heels.
"What on earth IS ii ?" she asked
as he began to gather up his socks
and shoes.
Olive taken poison-laund.
anum =" he gasped as his teeth chat
tered and his eyes bulged out.
"Then go at once to the drug
store for remedy. How careles,
Of you Here is your vest; here,
your coat Ifyou have taken laui
anum, you must throw it off at once,
and then drink q lot Of strone
coffee"
"Do you-you think I'm
dead man ?" he stammered as h,
got into his coat.
Don't stop to ask a single ques
ton, but ay for your life, and ~
90 down and get the coffee ready .
T-I can't make out how cam,
to get the wrong bottle"
"Don't try to make it out d,
not wait here a minute longer"
"But you see" he began, wher
she cut him short by hastenin,
downstairs.
you'll come to the drug stor
with me" he called after her.
"Hurry, Mr.. Bowser hurry q"
"But what shall l tell them ? Tn
druggist over here is down on me
and the minute ] tell him I've taker
laudanum for cough syrup he's go
ing to call me fool and say that
ought to die. Won't you com
along and"
But Mrs. Bowser had passed be
yond hearing and after uuerin
three or four groans Of despair Mr.
| Bowser hustled downstairs and on