The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-04-28
Reformation OF VIM. Writ.
4 thur INCIDENT IN HIS HrsToRr.

ReiOrmutlOu OI Wms WIFI. .....
A ThuE INCIDENT IN HIS HIsToRr.
The distinguished VIM. Writ, within 81
or seven months after his first marriage, bs
came addicted to ihtsm perahcs, the effect q
which operated strongly on the mind an
health of his wife, and IN few nenths hor
she was Numbered with the dead. Her dest
led him to leave the country where he resided
and he moved to Richmond, where he sooi
rose to distinction. But his habits HIN,
about him, and occasionally he wss foun,
with jolly and frolicksome spirits in baccksn
allan revelry. His true friends expostulate,
with him to convince him of the injury h,
was doing himself. But still he persisted
His practice began to fall of, and many look
ed on him as on the sure road to ruin, HI,
was advised to get maEisd, with view .
cotrecting his habits. This he consented I,
do, II the right person offered. He accord
ingy paid his addresses to Miss Gamble. AZ
ter some months attention, he asked her han.
in marriage. She replied: .... ,..... a.,
"Mr. Writ, have been we'll aware of youl
attentions some time back, and should have
given you to understand that your visits ant
attentions were not acceptable, had / not 70.
ciprocatsd the affection which ysu eyinced
for me. But | cannot yield my assent until
you make me pledge never to taste, touch
or handle any intoxicating drinks.",J re
This reply to Writ was as unexpected q.
It was novel. His reply was, that he regard
ed the proposition as bar to all further con.
sideration on the subject, and left her. Her
course towards him was the same az ever
his resentment and neglect. . .. ...l,o..a
In the course of few weeks he went a.
gain and solicited her hand. But her reply
was her mind was made up. He became IN.
dignant, and regarded the terms she proposed
as insulting to his honor, and vowed II should
be the last meeting they should ever have.
He took to drinking worse and worse, and
worse, and seemed to run headlong to ruin.
81 One day while lying in the outskirts of the
city, near little grocery, or crop shop, dead
drunk, young lady whom it is not necessary
to name, was passing that way, to her home,
not far of, and beheld him with his face up
turned to the rays Of the scorching sun. She
took her handkerchief, with hor own name
marked upon it and placed it over his face.
After he had remained in that way for some
hours he was awakened, and his thirs. being
10 great, he went into the grog shop to get a
rink, when he discovered the handkerchief,
It which he looked, and the name was on it.
After rpausing q few minutes, he exclaimed:
."Great God! sho left this with me! Who
placed this on my facet" ..-. ..l. .-....
No one kn,w. He dropped the glass ex-
claiming:
"Enough! enoughr " o.4 -.} Eh
He retired instantly from the grocery forget
ing his thirst, but not his debauch, the hand
serchief or the lady, vowing, If God gave him
strength, never to touch, taste, or handle in.
drinks. ~ 80 sl 'Fs"1 f'' 'Jg |
TO meet Miss Gamble was the hardest eff.
oft Of his life. If he met her In her carriage
" on foot he popped around the nearest cor
Ter. She at last addressed him in note un-
Ter her own hand, inviting him to her house,
which he finally gathered courage enough to
accept. He told her If she still bore affection
Q him he would agree to her own terms, Her
eply was. .-.---... "A -, .s.... /
any conditions are now what they ever
rave bsen.'' .''7.o' i'es7al o" ,ah =. W
Them said Writ, "t accept them" ~
They were soon married, and from that day
ie kept his word, and his affaira frightened,
while honors and glory gathered thick upon
his brow. His name has been enrolled high
n the temples Of famei while patriotism and
enowa live after him with impsrishable ius-
re. ..t. -.....s.. al, %. ..,,,... ,4t !
How many noble minds might the young
aides save, il they would follow the example
If tho eheroine.hearted Miss Gamble, the friend
# humanity, of her country, and the relation
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