Show A serious joke A practical joko which was in to punish a husband was unintentionally made to recoil upon the wife alio was the author of the little scheme mrs rhill erton a utica lady had a trifling quarrel with her liege lord and to make him regret his conduct resorted to a little bit of mischief in half an hour after the quarrel she entered his presence again apparently very sick declared that she bad taken laudanum aud had not an hour to live she threw her arms about his neck affectionately expressed her forgiveness bade him pathetic farewell and then in theatric style fainted having firlit contrived o stand over the at the upon which she dropped he artistic grace of clara morris did aliis lius band rave and cry and tear out his hair was the follow her to th other shore his dominant thought such conduct was contrary to the character of liia extremely practical inan after stretching hr tenderly on the sofa so that she would not roll off ho hurriedly procured the asai stanco of a medical the loan of powerful stomach pump in fifteen the stomach of the supposed suicide waa pumped as dry as a DOSS drum when this violent proceeding was about to begin the lady suddenly recovered consciousness and declared that it was all a joke that she had not taken poison but hor stupid husband would not believe her and pumped BO vigorously blut the lady imagined she was being turned giside our she is resolved never to die by poison |