Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-10-23

heart. | had my felrs of the strength Of my
husbands mind 10 resist temptation. Like
the wave tossed, welried aud troubled mari
ner' | had %venturei my all upon the strength
Of al almost foHndered bark and if this
failed Inc, | knew that my earthly career
would be short and sad yet ! stndinusly
concealed all my fears from my hu,blnd. |
met'him with a smile whenever he came home,
aud tlsked at my powers to render his fire.
side happy. He treated me with the utmost
affection, as If to atone for his many cruel
nrglectS and his smile WAS as winning, and
the tone of his voice as gentle, as they APP
peared Ia the Day of our early love.
Bot oh another cloud-dpnse. dIrk and
dreadiul, came over our peaceful fireside.--
Well do | remember the night. Oh, yes! it
is stamped with "A fearful force upon my mem
! DRY forever. 1t was a cold and windy 81
tHrday night. November. 1925. The shutters
were closed AMI a good fire WIS burning up
on the hearth and | was seated beside it,
with my work in han awaiting the return
of my Husband. He had gone to our rum
sell InT CHRISTMAS store, against my advice,
to buy "A fpw groceries for fimily use. Ten
o'clock had pass ID, ere h. returned. My
quick eye detected an unsteldinesl in his
step as he entered, and his whole appear
ance betrayed thr'eilrct Of his dpddly enemy.
passed IA S~leepIess nlght-my couch was
literally wet with teIrs-lnl i'm the arony of
my heart, | wished that | had never been
born.
My husbands descent was f~earfully rapid.
Within a few weeks he was seen lying at
midday in the streets, absolutely helpless,
the sport of unie ling boys. He lost his
situation and was ar,In deserted bv all or
his riands. In vain | reasoned with him.
So powerful had his thirst for llnuor become
aroused. that for me- TO a,tpnnt to sne, i; IN
him. was sufficient IN draw uD,n mn IN, most
bitter imprpc ,tinns: vet mara. upon nv
knees, i,nplorinyly 'bo,ourht him to ~
nonnce y h ,bit winch woulI forever ru,n hotn
Snul and h,dv. Ic,lrd also uDo, ,bn rnm.
s.I,inr pror. ssn~s and un,, ssyer,l oibe, Mr.
sons. two of whom vrrA tho select mon of
the .vil,rp. and entrao,eJ tbon M, IN sell
min lion ". Mead with than. wth al fine
eloop4nce ihat /, wrat,bad and ra,I,c,eI win
c,uid command t,ld ,bnn If mv ,,rIy
his,ory-of NV once na,,arl fir a.iIs2of t,ys
deadly hi rht which h,I coma o,er it-,f
the many wr.,chad hou : nj ssad-,r
the many ,I.pplrss nirnfs an tr,ni,IeJ DAYS
Ind v1.ri,nr,J- -. Tho m,,v n,r, ,siyr.
: had sbed-of ,he cold nsgIyrt ana b,rsh
ire ,tmsnt n, = once kind. and sill tonJ,rlv
balpveJ hp.h md. And wh,i hint r,r rn6-
rio ra,Io. ,rora tho f,eIinr ,,,,cors p,
,eiv,d to my a,,.oll T,a ,ns,v,r If Inc
wealthy ron-.elIinr Christian WIS. =. 7 bors
n C,ajiy 10 D-ojie J,r. and mrs t7ks rare
,f'N.Y'., ,nI t5on 'whao mnr.io,od his
ability to sunnart his family without selling
rum to NV husband. his answer was. .. HT
dory ssUhjm rum. o,bers ir;H' This was
the h~eartlsss nIa, or all Tc,IIsd unon some
of them. | must saw, were. hoyevcr. So co,-
,cjln inns, that thew sid thcv would no, sell
to him when he was drunk bnt if h. came
TO their store perfec,l, sober. and called for
li1uor, he should hive it. MInv lines did
| call upon these individuals. and attempt to
STATE nv tale of woe, and describe nv feel
lngs. The world, in its pride and holiness,
fesis but little for the suflerinrs of a drunk
ards wife,. She is compelled to bear in ST.
lrnce and neglect all the ills which a man,