Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-06-02

vi At I'm I.
jan ScroIga>, though ga the main an
honest. peaceable, quot, harmless lellow,
sad q hrt,;l} nab, cd getlng drunk when
ever &, opportunity presented itself; aud
unfortunately because "Nhere there Is a
vail there i~ way," lhe opportunities we're
both ii aud frequent.
JAM owned htile iarm ln the country,
winch, 10y his oNn Industry and econumy,
be had almost pad Tor. Mrs Scroggins
vas real worNer," aud 40 doubt did her
whole -hatr ga buying the homestead She
ea, endowed ".ta great deal OF energy
and go"d Judgment, and people we're 8"
Malicious a, 10 say that She MAS lhe smart
est mau Of Tie TWAIN.
Be tins as It may, Mrs Scroggins vas an
industrious woman, aud took great dead
OF pude IA the huie place, winch had been
bought b, iheif mutual industry land the
thou.h 81 having At uresled from them 10y
a-cold-beafjed creditor wa, "a the highest
degree disagrerahie boz To such calamity
Der hushlnd'- ulirmny as lhe gnud minister
of che village called %, seemed o. pu'nt
the habH grew upon huu, asn almost
always does uplu tnose who once yes iuto
lhe Vay ol lubIbng too freely. Tue ms
eries 81, The drunAard's vale mad been 10 oil
tea presented Go the go'd wonaufa uudrr-
standing, 'u be regarded "a, siulY, creation,
eft the magmauon, aud she hooked lnrWard
wlh lsrIn io the pa spcct ui eudufmg lheu,
and lu,tnL the mue pace
Bat what could he dune She had cX-
hlu,led ali her el"quence upon 'he nialn-
alcd uau, Wilhoul producing ANYTHING uuore
than Temporary tfi.cI. Sac pointed out
10 han kindly the inevitable Effects 81 his
Indulgence, aud Jim PROMISED Ia amend
but, alas. ior the vanity OF human expecia-
lions he got up-y tie very next day.
Then she appealed lu hls love st money
To has SENSE OF Satisfaction 90 beng the
owner of d cottage ana ten acres ot land.
She assured him that he would certainly
lose II all, aud warming up with The lmpur-
lance oi the subject. declared thai she would
not slave herself any longer 10 pay tor the
place, aud then have II taken tom Them to
pay a rum-bhl
Jan listened patiently aud without speak-
ing word to- the indignant DANES eio-
quence, aud as usual. promised lo do better /;
but also as usual, he came INTO the house
the next day ugm as hddle slrIns.
Mrs. Scrogglus was III despair; "what
TO do she didn't know, as she expressed II
20 parson AllWise, who Vas a smcere syui-
palmser with her 10 her distress. She hsG
entreaied, she had sc"lded, she had threat
ened, aud ali TO no purpose, "A hat could
d body do ?"
Parson Allwlse himself, though he made
II point never 10 interfere IA The domestic
affairs ct his paushIonefs, was al last moved
otry hls powers OF persuasion on tie poor
fellow
But jim, unfortunately for the success os
the appeal, had but poor upluIon OF lnln-
isters IA general aud Of parson Advise al
particular, aud as good as Iold the worthy
pastor that ne had better mud his own busl-
ness.
Mrs. Scroggins was shocked al the bold
ness OF her spouse IA answering a minister
oi the Gospel IA SUCH q pointed manner anu
was led 10 believe that The case Vas now
hopeless indeed,
Bul wuudns wis are equal To almost ANY
emergency and, though size had confessed
y gwen jan over 10 the tender meTcles O
Tie devll, she could not help thinking II
would be good thing II he could only be
saved fro himself.
One day, circumstances seemed To con'
spiIe IA favor al ala experiment, which hao
suggested itself To neG terllle brain, aud SHE
immediately carried II nio effect, with tht
most happy success, as The sequel Viii SHOW