Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-11-17

sAndI would give less for the man
who would make their father drunk.
Ditto 10 to that, responded one of the
company.
And hereis my hand to that, said
another.
The landlord finding that the maio.ity
of his of his company were likely 10 Le
agninst him, smothered his angry feelings
and kept silence. A few minutes after
wards two or three inmates of the bar
room went away.
About ten O'Clock on the next NOR
ming, while Mr.. Freeman. who was gen
er.;lly sober in the fore pmt of the day,
was in hi, office, a stranger entered, and,
after SITTING down said,--
Il must crave your pmdon, beforehand,
for what | am going to say. Will you
pl plomiSe not to he onended?
If YOU offer me an insult, will resent
it, said tie l;.wver,
so far from that, come with the de-
sign to do you g'ea, service.
'Yuy well, shy Oh
Il was at Lawson's reGectovy last night.
'WellI'
'And | saw something there that
touched my heart. If | slept at all lust
night, it was only to dieam OF it. lam
faIhe., si! have two little girls and |
love trem tendeily. Oh. sii! the thought
of their coming out, in the cold win er
night, in search of me, in s,,ch IL pollu
ted place, makes the blood lun cold in
my veins.
Words so unexpected coming upon MIR.
freeman when he WAS comparatively so
Ter, disturbed him deeply. In spiie of
all his endeavors to rem, in calm, he II EN-
bled all over. He made AN etfo.t to say
something in reply, but could not utter u
wo d,
My dear >i > pursued the stranger
you have fallen by the hand of the mon
ster inlempeiance, teel that you
alc il great Peril. lou have not, how
cser, i,llcn nopelessly. You may yet
rise, il you will. Let me, then, in the
name OF tle sweet babes, Who have
shown in so wonderful manner, their
love fn you, conju,e you to Iisc superior
to lii> deodly foe. Reward those dear
childen with the highest blessing their
hearts can desie. Come with me and
sign the pledge of feedom, Lrt us,
though strangers TO each tter, unite in
this one act. Come?
Hall bewilde. led, yet with new hope
in his heart, F.eeman arose, and suffe. ed
the man, who drew his arm within his
to lead him away. Before they separa-
tel both had signed the pl dge.
That evening, uneXpec edly, and to the
Joy of his family, Mr.. Freeman as per-
fec;ly soter when he came home. After
tea, while Ady and Jane were standing
on either side of HIM, as he sat near their
mother, an arm around each of them, he
said in low whisper, as he bent his head
down and drew them closer,--
You will never have to come for me
again
lie ciillren lifted their eyes quickly
to his face, but half understanding what
he no mt.
Il will never go the agnin,' he added
i will always stay at home 'th you
ADV and Jaoe, now comps ehending
what their father meant, overcome with
joy. hid their faces in his lap, and wepl
for very gladness.
Low as Ill this had been said, every
word reached the mothers ear; and
willie her heart yet stood trembling be.
,wcen hope and lear, Nj. Freeman d,ew
II paper from his pocket and threw it or
he table by which she was sitting. She
opened it hastily. 1T wasa pledge, with
his well known signature subsc. ibed at the
bottom.
With ~ cry Of JOY she sprang to hi.
~i,le, and his arms enci cled hi> wife a.
well ..s her little ones, in fonde. en-
brace than they had k own for years.
The chillren's love had saved theil
fs'her. They were inded his good an
gels
SENDING AN UMBRELLA BY TELEGsAPH
Among the very gentlemanly Conduc.
ors on the Erie R,i oad, none is better
known FOR his politcliess and humol than
NJ. Ayres. No, long since. an old lady
from the neighbo hood Of Binghampton
on the upward train of cars, when they
had passed Cochrcton. ank were upwards
of II hund.ed miles from Piermon:, sud.
denly missed her umbrella. "1'he ep
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