Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-09-21


me shed no tear ouer my fathers Craze Think
of that, young girl: the drink dos'nt make a man
beast at first, but it will do before it's done
with him. l had enough power over Edward
and enough me mory Of the past, to make him
swear against 1t except so much such and such
time, and for a while he very particular
but used 10 entlce him, and another used 10
entice him. and ! am not going To say but might
have managed him differcntly might have got
him off ii-gently, NAV be; but the pride got
the better of me, and | thought of the line |
came of, and how had married him who wasn't
my equal and such nonsense, which always breeds
disturbance betwixt married people; and used TO
rave, when, may be, it would have been wiser if
had reasoned. Any way, things didn't 90
smooth-not that he neglected his employment:
he was industrious, and sorry enough when the
fault done; still he would como home often
the worse for drinl-and now that he's dead and
gone, and finger is stretched to me bat in scorn
or hatred, think, may be, might have done
better; but, God defend me. the last was bard To
BEAR oh, beys' said Ellen; IF you had only
heard her voice when she said that and seen her
face-poor ould Lady Stacy, wonder she dash
ed dow the whiskes'
/ you kept this ighty close, Ellen said Mike
i never heard it before
Il did not like comming over it, she replied;
She last is hard to tell The girl turned pale
while she spe Ike, and Lawrence gave her cup Of
water. sit must be told, she SAID. sthe d, ath of
her father proved the effects of deliberate drunk
>
pen from being unable to think TO
act.
Il had one child said Stacy, zone, a darlint.
blueeyed, laughing child | never saw any so
handsome, never knew any good. She al
most three years ouid, and he was fond of her
he said he was, but it's a quare fondness that de-
stToys what 1t ought to save. 1t was the Pattern
of Lady day, and we'll knew that Edward would
not return ne went; he said he would, he al
most swore he would but tho promise of a
given TO drink has more strength in it than a
rope of sand. took sulky and wouldn't 90; if
Ind. may be il would not have ended So The
evening came onf and thought my baby breath
ed hard in her cradle: took the candle and went
over TO look at her; her little face red; and
when laid my che. close to her lips
to touch them. but feel her BREATH IL was hot
very hot; she tossed her arms, and they were
dry and burning. The measles about the
.ry foot of the road and so leaving the door on
: The latch resolved To tell him how my darnt
h was and thought should he back before my nus
band's return Grass, YOU may be sure, didn I
: crow nader nv feet | ran with all speed, and
: wasn't kept long, the doctor said-ihongh 1t
=, seemed long to me. The moon was down when
Q came home. though the night was fine Inc
Is cabin We lived IN in hollow; but when
was on the HILL and looked down where knew
,e i; stood a dark mase, | thought saw whi'e
o lioh, foo coming out of it, | rubbed my eyes
H. and dlrted forward wild bird flies to IT'S mes
10 when it hears the scream OF the hawk IN th'
70 heavens When reached the door, saw II wa
omen. the flme cloud came ont oft, sure enough
o white aud thick; blind with that and terror 10
~, oe,ber rushed to my chiid>s cradle toun
+ nv way to that, in spite of the burning and IN
he smothering. But Ellen--EIlen Murphy, m
an child the rosy child whose breath had been he
,e on my cheek only little while before, she "a
10 ,o,bino hut cinder Mad rs felt, saw no
he II was in minute. The father had come HON
so as expec ted he had gone TO the cradle to loo
nil at his child had dropt the candle into the stra
ms and unable to speak or stand, had fallen 90"
op- and asleep the floor, not two yards from II
ans child Oh how flew to the doctors with WI
yer had been my baby, tore across the cnun,
oar like a banshee; laid il in his arms; told him
new be didn't put life in it, I'd destroy him and
eep house He thought me mad; for there was
and breath either cold hot, coming from its Il
wac couId'nt kiss itin death; there rOas y"
bed ing left Of my child to kiss-ihink OF ina':
had sna,ched fror. ..Iaafu rsrs-s-----A.A1>AAn
HE cursed himfor he looked with disgust At my pu
our child The whole night long wandered 10
and woods Of Newtownbarry with that burden at
the heart
~ Cd Bat her husband, her husbandr inquired
the rv in accents of horror; what became OF him
card did she leave him IN the burning Without eau
,ULp HIM to himself
M, answered Ellen; q asked her, and
told me tina, her shreks she supposed reused
no. from the suffocaton in which he must but Tor IN
.Ere have persisted. He staggered out OF Inc pr
her and was found after by the neighbors,
mess lived long alter; but only 10 Dc Po'i "o
:, be ken man. for she mad for years through
4 M country, and MANY day after she told me
own story nv heart tremb 81 like a willow Leaf
dn,t now Ellen Murphy she added,when the end
Itch. come, do we wonder threw from yer hant
ice of poison the glass you oue'eu me
, had know wby have tould what 'ares my u
,h., tn come over?-because | wish to save you,
Ths showed me kindness, from what | have {
milv: through. It's the only good can do ye' ans
CHEZ deed. it's long since cared to be good n
liter ,rus, a drinking man; he has no guard on on
y for. words. and will say that of his nearest fri
TIA. would destroy him soul and body.
e;,c. breath il hot as the breath of the plague;
tongue is foolish as we'll as merry serpe
Ellen Ellen. lie, no drunkard become your lover,
h;nt: don't trust to PROMISES try them, prove Their
oh to before you marry
,hose ELLEN. that's enough interrupted Larry
! had . have heard enough-the two proofs are en-
nd me without woros. No" n1ai nc a. :
unpro- punishment am 10 na'e'