SHE CAN'T LAST.
We suppose the fact will be conceded that the best husbands in the United States are raised in Connecticut. As an illustration we have the following story of a Norwich man who recently lost his better half. Being of a thrifty turn, he was somewhat exercised by the expenses incidental to his wife's illness. A few days before her death he went to her drugger with an empty four-ounce bottle to have it refilled with a solution of hydratechloral, of which she had required a considerable quantity. With some hesitation he handed it to the druggist, saying, " Is that chloral as expensive as ever V ''• The price is the same, sir." " Let me see ; it costs sixty-five cents to fill the bottle, I believe V "Yes, sir." " Well, then, I guess you need not but half fill it this time. The doctor says she can't last but a day or two longer anyhow."
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 38, 5 June 1876, Page 2
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156SHE CAN'T LAST. Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 38, 5 June 1876, Page 2
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