, 1842-04-23

leave me at home, for lAwas ashamed
to go there as folks had began to take
no notice of me. A few days before
he went of, he said very little to me,
but seemed to be busy packing his
chest. ! thought this was done to
scare me; so l took no notice Of it.
He finally put his chest upon a wheel
barrow, and wheeled it away. Good
bye, John,' said l, thinking he was
not in earnest; and | was sure he was
not when saw him coming back in
an hour, without it. He said nothing
not a word-but took the children
on his lap and kissed them and cried
over them as I his hear; would break.
His silence and his taking on so, wor-
ried me more than all his threats.
Next morning he asked me 10 take
the three children and 60 with him to
see his mother, who lived about a
mile of. So | got ready. We had
an old dog that watched around the
house. My husband patted the dog
Good bye. Cesar said he, and
sobbed out aloud as he said it. l
then began to fear he was going; and
as l thought how kindly he had al
ways used me and what 4 miserable
wife had teen to him, | could not
help shedding tears. But said moth
ing, for | still thought he only wan
ted to try me. When we got to bis
} mothers, | saw his chests outside o.
the gate. We went in, and the old
woman began to shed tears, but said
not Il word. thought he meant to
leave me. He looked at the clock,
and said it vas about time for the
stage to come and turning to me, he
took my hand. but it was some time
, before he could speak. At last
mastering his feelings, Fanny said
he, sthere is but one way TO convince
YOU that | am in earnest, and that Il
to leave you. took you for bette
5 or for worse, but did rot take vol
for a drunkard, and cannot live wit
e YOU as such. You have often sal
IS you was willing to part, and coul
$ support yourself, if | would supper
y the children, and you have agree
a that they should live with their CRANE
g mother. have sold my tools an
lie some other mat ers, and raised a fe'
If pounds which | have placed in he
I'd care, for their use, and if God spare
Re my life, they shall never want
When she writes me word that yo
to heve kept clear of this habit for s
a months, | will gladly come back, b.
never till them While he was spea
ut ins the stage arrived, and saw hi
s. Iashing on his chest. then had 7
OF longer a doubt. He kissed the CHI
1t dren and his mother, and rushed Of
of the house. | followed him 10 Il
door. ~, dear john said |, do n
IT 90, John, do try me once more,' b
We he never looked back, and the sta!
was soon ont Of sight. He is a cru
lie, cold-harted man. SAID |, as | sat dow
er on the threshold Of the door. 'Fa
nv said his mother, as she sat wi
ing her eyes, twill you abide by the
ne words at the great judgment day
ar NO. said |, after a short pause, q
is the kirdest and best of HUSBAND
he and fathers Then try said sh
is .to kill the sinful habit, and win ba'
lie, your happy fire-side.' Il will tr.
ad said |, and I have tried, but how poo
or " l have succeeded, every pers'
mt acquainted with me knows too wei
=, When the poor creature had fms
'io ed her narrative, which bore irresis
ho bic marks of truth, in the very ma
ner of its delivery, the Englishm
nu gave her the most admirable couns
h' The old Dutchman turned round a
az a. gazed upon her, while the tears trio
i'' led down his weather beaten f
lures.
:, mime Got,' he exclaimed, taxi
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