The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-26

y hhd Rfnnnrd aloud,
9 "llis conscience u a'yakeued," though
! lluuonf "uow 10 lhe lua," and rising be lnlo
10 hia hand gently On WHrreu's shoulder. "Mi
= irebd,' he said, "louk o., your wife See
{ how, without inermiHaion, she tolls ior you
: for Jenfs, Warren, she has earned hn bread
fdr your hmily oducaiea your children
J You SEQ what can bH done even by wuu-
j Hu's unprOdurIVe labor, Doyle told ms yes
! iorday, he owed your wiin moro lhan hny
, dollars 90 accounts aud hll ior lhis stitching
I onrly aud late, lie a man, Warren pul
! your shoulder 10 the wheel, Tier slrengb IL
falling. Foreswear drinking take The
pledgo. lu Gods name do anything rlHt
viii help you Ia tho course of duty a. your
family Life - short, ny ffiend-God help
you, good nighlW
Warren iell humhled by his friends ad-
Woniiion. But Il takes iar more virtue lhnu
ho possessed a. endure humiliation aud turn
u Ia HrcOunU sO Instead Of chrri6hiuF thr
holy monitor tlat had eulerod his bosom, he
rushed oui Of tho house, aud did not roiufn
10 10 iill ho could scarcely ind his way a. the
bod, ho waa dishonored 10y his brutal inloXi-
cation.
During tho rest oflhe week he was moro
sufly aud more uncomfortable dian USUAL
lie twO or lhroe times hlnled 20 his wife that
lac was in pressing need Of small sum of
lioyo him-vthnt be could do HolhIug ulf tro
Was rolioyod-JhAl " he weFs, aAd ha mind
nl eaHo, ho would turn over now leaf On
/ Friday morning ho suddenly came into the
I house, aud said ihui hc had an employment
I he liked offered him, thai " ho could have
/ lis mind NJ ease lac would hcco =; II. lIn he
owed one hny dollars, for which he wna dun
lcd -cXcti lInlc- -Le -meli ~ klLceL-IlIs ASllc
uudrmlood perfectly ~ whHi direction tins
1 discourse pointed She had understood his
| hints before NJ an indirect demand for the
/ iny dollars due from Mr. DOYLE. Hut she
had dcvotohiliH ffy dOllnrS iO the prnHpcri-
| ~ of ono child, and the lite ofnnothcf. II
am perfectly sure that II could get rid Of
this one liulc debt should bc n new man."
lac continued, "liut ! cnut undertake any
business with this constant torment hanging
over ne, lIUlton told me- | must duridr to
LAY. lie got the otter of the plncc ior me.
"Ihcn, John, nsk The lonli Of fny dollars
ftom him, know ho will lend 1t 20 You"
"Ah you hear me, do YOU thought you
were deaf No, ! cnu'l driucan my self to
Hutton. ! wou't-.lhnts lui lrmy wife
can't lond me--ycs I any leud-i give in to
Iludon's notions though | don't believe n
word In them, 30 far as Ia SdV lcnd-if you
cant lond ne, madam, your flly dollars !
won't humble myself to strangers iof IT,"
"Juhn,' said his wife calmly, i hnvc Gny /
dollars aud more to morrow Il viii be sixty !
dollars, due To me. | have Ns you know, I
worked early aud late to earn ii,l huvo,il. ms /,
mind deYnied Il To tho good Of our childrrn-+ !
Hear now ppor 'tllo josie moaihvE. Sgr. /
sho eau hardly sit In her chair llor lG.- |
tbs dactor s8ys-dcpond upon change Of .
air aud this money from Mr Doyle ia To- my
the expense OF our journey to NV brolhcr's.
You have The right to i--bul Orn sure JOHN,
you will not lake ii--nud cannot give i, Ia
YOU" Warren snid Nolios. aud his wife
vUu'urrd 10 usk"Who is this hard creditor"
"Roger Smith-curso him"
II thouglf Z so--ho cares not how many
families he uIlus, ,how many hearts ho breaks,
# hc' can make a lule money hy il! As fast
ns can earn the money will pay IL, John,
if you viii have no more accounts with tins
mnn. Go aud tell him so--and oh, John
for your own salvation. for my sake. for your
for Gods sake, 20 no more near
that bud man. Enter on this new path that
is open to YOU
"l will, Anne will, if can got Nh. Jiliy
dollars can do nothing whhout IT," Aud /
without waiting Tor further cNpostulation or
answer ufUuy kind Wurren rushed out orlho
house.
Ills wife was lon in pcrplcXity-in tho (
saddles, OF all pcrplcNtic-.- uncertainty os TO
her duty. lfhcr husband had told the truth, ,
hits might te turning point IN i- Ar
Hutton has offered. him n pinrc on certain +
conditions, which no proiesSed himself ready La
% accept. Warren might be restored to q
'-rrrrr1urr and rurustry II nc turt totd me 5
ruth! "ii,i ~ child G;y child" cried the II
poor mother, taking tulle Jessie in her lap Il
lnd giving way 10 an unwonted burst Of tears. "a
And yet have n right TO put her life against
tis salvation? possible suivutiun ? oh, ,hcuv- =
etlt ltshtett-ttreet - ilsr Il
while she became quite calm, tie litllc girl
cit urlcctr strokins AWAY her mothers tears {.
md Mrs Warren laid her in her crib, and .
hen bent over and kissed her, saying,'lt will
10 all gain aud not loss 10 YOU. Jcssic--its n Ii
lard lic-vcry hnrd" Mrs Warren had 1,
olnc to the conclusion to give ia" money to c
,cr husband helped to This, good people
'ilen nre,hy the very difficulty aud bitterness e
II tho duty ttrning the scale.
One thing remained TO bg done. Mortily- Eio
ng it was to mpnrt to any one her dis
rust Of her husband, she determined TO ns- n
rriain the truth of his statement before she I
parted with her precious liule la
um of money. She accordingly Went her ii
elf to Mr. lluuon's. nj
"My good friend" lIe said, "yorr husband "
as deceived you. did tell him, last week,
nnt il lac would rGnHin sober for QUO month, \
would find n place for him. You know se
that n beginning he has made this week. OF
lot day Off but have seen him at Rog pc
r Smiths. But take courage, my friend b'
on have good children. God spare them to 'n
,ward you for your devotion to them" Mrs ST
Warren turned away, believe, win a light a
ned heart for ber husband had-.worn out yC
for him, and she now saw her ir'
ay clear to pursue her project fonliIle Jcs ca
o, AT
She did not see her husband lil late that sll
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