Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-10-30

thought how very glad her poor mother
would be to have one of them.
As she was hurrying back she saw thick
rusty iron ring lying in the street; she pick
ed it up, and kept on her way. 1t folt heavy
and her heart bounded with the thought that
now she could buy the ornage for her moth
er. The piece of old iron was dropped in
the yard, as she passed through. After her
father had taken dram, he sat down to his
supper. While he was eating it, Jane
went into the cellar and brought out into the
yard her little treasure Of scrap iron. As
she passed backwards and forwards before
the door, facing which her falher sat, he OBJ
served her, and felt sudden curiosity to
know what she was doing. He went softly
to the window, and as did so, he saw her
gathering the iron, which she had placed in
little pile, into her apron. Then she rose
up quickly, and passed out of the yard-gate
into the street.
The father went back to supper, but his ap-
petite was gone. There was that in the act of
his child, simple as it was that moved his feel
ings in spite of himself. All at once, he
thought ofth orange she had asked for her
mother; and he felt conviction that it was
to buy an orange that Jane was now going
to sell the iron she had evidently been COL
1ectino since dinner time
How selfish and wicked ami" he said
to himself almost involuntarily. In few
minutes Jane returned, and with her hand
under her apron, passed through the room
where he sat into her mothers chamber
An impulse, almost irresistible, causad him
to follow her in few minntes after.
at is so grateful he heard his wife say,
as he opened the door.
On entering the chamber he found her sit
ting up in bed eating the orange, while little
Jane stood by her looking into her face with
an air of subdued, yet heartfelt qualification.
All this he saw at glance, yet did not seem
to see, for he pretended to be searching for
something which, apparently obtained, he
left the room, and the house, with feelings Of
acute pain and self-upraidings.
Come, let us go and see these cold-water
men, ;" said companion, whom he met a few
steps from his own door. They are car
rying all the world before them
"Very well, come along
And the two men bent their steps toward:
Temperance Hall.
When little Jane 5 father turned from th'
door of that place, his name was signed It
the pledge, and his heart fixed 20 abide by
it. On his way home he saw some grapes
in a window. He bought some of them, ant
q couple of lemons and oranges. When h,
came home, he went into his wife's cham
ber, and opening the paper which contained
the first fruits of his sincere repentance
laid them before her, and said with tender
; ness, while the moisture dimmed his eyes:
+ Il thought these would taste good to you
Mary, and so bought them"
80, William" and the poor wife started
and looked up into her husbands face witt
an expression of surprise and tremblin!
hope.
"Mary," and he took her hand tenderly
Il have signed the pledge tonight, and
will keep it by the help OF heaven"
The sick wife raised herself up quickly
and bent over towards her husband, eagerl
extending her hands. Then, as he drew hi
arm around her, she lei her head fall upo
his bosom, with an emotion of delight sucl
as had not moved over the surface of rh
stricken heart for yaars.
The pledge taken was the total abstinanc
, pledge, and it has never been violated b,
. him. and what is better, we are confden
never will. How much of human hope an,
happiness is involved in that simple pledge