Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-05-29
A Wife Worth HAVING


temperance, the effects Of which opera
ted sirongl Y upon the mind and health
OF his wife, and in a few months more
she was numbered with the dead
Tier death led him to leave The country
where he resided, and move TO Rich
mond, where he soon rose to dis,nc.
ton. But his habits hung about him
aud occasionally he was found with
jolly and frolicksome spirits, in bac.
chanalian revelry. His true friends
expns,ulated with him. 10 convince
him of slhe injury he was doing hun.
self But he still persisted His prac-
lice began 10 fall off, and many looked
upon him as on the sure road TO ruin.
lie was advised to get married, with
view of correcting his habits. This
he consented to do. if the right person
offered. lie accordingly paid his adj
dresses tna Miss Candle. After some
months attentions, he asked he. hand
IN marriage She replied,
"MrW Writ, | have been well aware
OF your intentions for some time back,
and should have given you 10 under.
stand that your visits and intentions
were not acceptable, had not recipro-
Gated the affection You evinced for me.
But | cannot yield my assent until Won
make me pledge never 10 taste, touch
or handle, any intoxicating drinks"
This reply TO Mr. Writ, was as un-
expected As il was novel. His reply
was. that he regarded the proposition
as bar TO all further consideration of
the subject, and left her. Her course
10 him was the same as ever-his,
resentment and neglect. In the course
of few weeks he went again, and
again solicited her hand But her re.
ply was, her mind was made up. lie
became indignant, and regarded the
terms proposed as insulting to his
honor, and vowed it should be the last
meeting they should have. lie took
10 drinking worse and worse, and
seemed to run headlong 10 rum. One
dsy, while lying in the outskirts of
The city, near llttle grocery or grog-
shop dead drunk, young lady, who
1t Is not necessary 10 name, was passing
that way to her home. not far or and
beheld him with his face upmrned 10
the rays Of scorchlng sun. She took
her handkerchief, with her own name
marked upon it. and placed ii over
his face. After he had remained in
tint way several hours, he was waken-
ed, aud his thirst being SO great, he
went INTO the Int lie grocery or grog.
shop TO get drink, when he discovered
the handkerchief, Which he BOXED al,
and The name that was on il. Afer
pausIng lew minutes, he exclaimed,
Great God, who lett thu, with me!
Who placed II on my facet" No one
knew. He dropl the glass, exelaIm-
ing. Enough! enough
He rellred Instantly from the store,
forgetting his thirst. but not The de-
bauch the handkerchief, or The lady,
vowtug, if God gave him strength, ne
yer "a touch taste or handle int Jxicating
drinks.
To NEE, Miss Gamble again was
the hardest eilor, of his life. If he met
her N her carriage or on foot. he would
dodge the nearest corner. She at last
addressed him in note. under her
own hand. inviting him TO The house,
winch he finally gathered courage
enough to accept. lie told her if she
s,ill bore affection for him he would
agree TO her own terms. Her reply
was,
.My conditions now are what they
ever have been"
.lhen," SAID the disenthralled Writ,
Il accept Of them"
They were soon married. and from
that day he kept his word. and his
affairs frightened, while honors and
glory gathered thick upon his brow.
Ills name ha, been enrolled high in
the temple If fame, while his deeds,
his PATRIOTISM and renown, live after
him with imperlshable lustre. How
many noble minds might the young la
dies save, if they would follow the
example of the heroine hearted Miss
g.. the friend Of humanity, Of her
country. and the relative Of Lafayette.
s. G. Temperance .aduocate.
A Heroic Drayman.
The Pittsburgh American mentions
the case of Joseph Robinson. dray.
man. whose noble-hearted conduct
during the raging of the late fire, is
deserving of special note and remem-
brance. He had been Iaboriously
engaged in removing goods from differ
eni warehouses, when he recolIecled
his own house on Ross street must be
in danger. and he drove tilither.
Before reaching il he found some
eight or ten kegs of powder on the
street. which he stopped for and placed
on his draw, and drove with all speed
for The 4lh street road, directly past his
own house. Looking behind him. he
found the canvass of one of the kegs on
fire. He Immediately sprang on the
dray and without stopping. put ont the
fire with his hand and again hurried on
his horse. when he observed that anolh.
or ken had catiuht which ha M, 50,