Litchfield enquirer., 1835-01-15

| well, children, ant you glad tO see me! May not those busy little fingers stop moment, just while you jump up, and throw your arms about voar fathers Reck, and kiss him?'
 | o yes, we have time for that," :" said one ot the girls, as they both sprang up to kiss their father; "bHt we have aO time to lose, dear falher," said Sally, pressing her cheek to his, and speaking in kind of coax ing whisper close to his ear, ''for these shirts are the last of the dozen we have been making for Mr. Farley in the corn market" "And as Ro work can be done morrow" added Beisey, gravely, who stood with her small hand in her fathers, I've are all working as hard as we can, for mother has promised to take then, home oM Monday afternoon"
 :" Either your eyes are very weak to- night. dear wife, said George, Cor you have been crying.-l'm afraid you work too hard by candle light"
 Susan smiled and said, Working does not hurt my eyes," and as she spoke, she turned her head, and beckoned with her finger to her little boy.
 Why, John, what's this that see ?'' said his falher-" What, you in the corner {! Come out, as mother beckons for you-- but cnme and tell me what you have been doing"
 ' Nay, never mind it, dear husband, John will be very good, hope, and we had bet ter say no more about what is past"
 "Yes, but must know," said he, draw ing John close to him. "Cone, tell me what has been the matter"
 John was plain spoken boy, and had a straight forward way ofspeaking the truth. He came up to his father, and looked him full in the face, and said: "The baker came for his money tonight, and would not leave the leaves without mother paid for them, and though he was cross aud rough to mother, he said it was not her fault, and that he was sure you had been drinking a- way all the money and when he was gone, mother cried over her work, but she did not say any thing. did not know she was crying, till l saw her tears fall, drop, drop, on her hands and then said bad words, and mother sent me to stand in the corner"
 "And now, John, you may bring me some coals," said Susan, "there's fine lump tn the coal-box."
 But first tell mo what your bad words were, John," said his fa.Aer-, r uot swear ing as bIuntfiyji as berore, said that you were a bad man said, Bad Father"
 "And they were bad words, ! am sure" said Susan, calmly "but you are forgivens and so you may get me inc coals.
 George looked at the face of his wife, and as he met the tender gaze of her mild eyes, now turned to him, I'e felt the tears rise into his own. He rose up; and, as he put the money into his wlte's hand: ne said, "There are my weeks wages, dear mother. Come, come, hold out both hands. for you have not got all yet Well, now you nave every farthing, except a few pence, aud they were fools pence, that l paid for glass of ale tonight. Keep the whole, and lay it out to the best advantage, as you always do. hope this will be beginning of better dongs on my part, and happier days on yours and now put on your bonnet, and I will walk with you to pay the baker, and buy bushel or two oi coaIs, or any thing else you may be in wan of: and when we come back, I'll read chapter of the Bible to you and the girls while you get on with the needle work"
 Susan went up stairs, to put on her bon net and shawl, and she remained lnth lenger, to kneel down on the spot wher' she had often knclt almost heart broken II prayer-prayer that her heavenly Faihe would turn her husbands heart first to hi Saviour, and then to his wife and children and that, in the mean time, he would give her patience. She knelt down this tim' 90 pour out her heart in thanksgiving an' praise. The pleasant tones of her bus bands voice called her from her knees.
 George Manly told his wife that evening afler the children were gone to bed. tha when he saw what the pence of the poo could do towards keeping up fine house and dressing out the landlords wife an' daughters, and when he thought ofhis owl hard working, accomplishing Susan. an his children in want, and almost in rags
 while he was sitting drinking and drinking night after night, more like beast than
 man, destroying his own manly strength and the fine health God had given him, h
 was so struck with sorrow and shame, tha
 he seemed 10 come to himself at last. u
 made his determination from that hoar and. as he made 1t not in the confidence q
 his own strength, but in humble and watch
 ful dependence upon him from whom al holy desires, all good counsels. and aii JUS
 works do proceed" the resolution that b