Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-08-18


money. lie was sentenced 20 the statI
prison Cor Ten years.. tfss q ti'af
81 Is---it--possiblel exclaimed Donald
son. Well, what became, Of Iohhua
| used 10 think, Il ho lived he would cn
figure IN the world. lie was Yer,
smart boy. '
Indeed. he ala eui figure. said faith
or Qulmby, Que that shocked tho whol'
commuhIty. IIo was In az jerks iay
ern one night. drinking and gambling
With some baAo young men. They go'
into q quarrel and he stabbed one o
them BY the nnme Of Woodruff.
Can--.is--be--posuIblo. Did chs
young man dlpl asked Donaldson,
q, yes, instantly. ~ .tit tA
What was done with Joshua
Nothing. In the confusion and up
roar hc mado bis escape, and has not
been heard OF since. 1ff als
o, what wrelehedness rum brings up
on iamiliesl exclaimed Donaldson. =
Well, uncle Jabez, what ever became ol
the daughtersi There were two,
hink-Susan and Martha.
I declare, John, It's most gone from
me; yet think Martha married. man
by the name of Hervey. He was steady
and industrlousi every body though,
Martha had done well, He was clerk
in store In Albany, getting eight hun
dred dollars year. When his father
in-law started bis dlstllery, he sent for
Hervoy TO come and take charge of it,
In less than one year he drank hard and
soon after became perfect sot. And
am sorry TO say, John, he abused his
poor wife dreadfully. He has been dead
a long time.
Dear me What work tippling has
made with that family Well, Susan
what become Of herl Did she marry
inquired Donaldson. 81 .s....t
o, bless you, John, she married poor
miserable creature. He was hard
drinkcr before she married him. and as
soon as he was married he threw off all
restraint. Even on his wedding ride he
got SO drunk ne fell out of the carriage,
and they picked himup for dend. Poor
Susan had a hard time of it,. She work
ed very hard to suppot her little family,
and took in weaving, sewing, and WISH
ing. Ihave known her, John, to sit up
all night to meet her engagements with
people and 20 get the necessaries OF life.
She used to be- without bread sometimes
for week. One, time, remember,
when she had been without bread u long
time, she went over the way there to my
neighbor Johnson's and bought half
bushel Of corn meal. and promised TO pay
Iof II in weaving. Invent and took il
home for her on my hand sled, and !
never saw any beings more happy than
her children were. They hoped and
skipped around the room for JOY, saying,
D, goody goody ! now we'll have some
Johnny cake. Since that day, | have
known better how to sympathse with
he drunkard's wife and children. The
next morning her brute OF husband
ook that corn meal and turned il out to
Ienks TO pay bis liquor bill, said uncle
Iabez. wiping the tears from bis eyes.
Did he take il inquired Donaldson.
Be sure he took II |! Why, bless you,
Ohm, he will take any thing from poor
antilles for liquor. He knew he was
aking the last mouthful Of bread from
Iis childreni for Susan followed him,
nd begged of jerks with tears not to
axe il. She told him II was all she had
n the house for the comfort OF her chill
ren. Her children followed her, cry
NO as il their little hearts would break.
rhe heard. hearted wretch pushed her
way, md told her TO 90 home and mind
Ier own business. He said he had a
egal right to sell to her husband, and
Ie meant to have his pay for it. Poor
susan went home hcnrt- broken and dis
outraged, and lived only short time al
er it. And have no doubt, John, she
as gone 'where the weary are ut rest,
nd the wicked cease from troubling
Who aid Susan marry. asked Don
ldson. efttt ..isa'a'i f- -
Lel--me---see; bis name washing
-Rig-Rigden. Samuel Rigden. Ii
lways bothers me to remember il, said
nele Quimby. s. issiN
Well. what became of Mrs. School
raft eta Hit a.1-h "a
o, the poor creature is in the county
ouse.s She is deranged on account Of
er family troubles.
o, dear, dear What dreadful ene-
ny to the human family is ruml How
lany bright hopes 1t has blasted forev-
RI said Donaldson. Well, bear with
le, uncle Jabez, while ask some more
uestions about old friends and asso-
iates.
o, certainly, John. Talking up these
Id matters, though, gives me rather un-
leasant feelings, it is true. It's some
Ike visiting graveyards, said the old gen.
eman.
What became of Phil Hopkins, the
annerl the one, you recollect, that
,orked Nichols tannery.
He too, John turned out very bad
hill was naturallya good-hearted young
ian, and very moral, Industrious. and
aving. He was led into the habit of
by the Matthews family and
oung Schoolcrafts. For a long time |
o belonged to the temperance society;
ut he hadn't strength, poor fellow, TO
esist the temptation to drink wine
'hen presented by Orvia Matthew's
after he had broken his pledge, il was |
mazing to see how fast he went down.
N little while he quit work, and spent
II his time at the taverns. One very
old night in January, Jenks, turned
i'm out Of doors for disorderly conduct,
nd in the morning be was found dead
nder Mr.. Janeway's cowshed. ta
O, dear Can it bo possible, exclaim-
d Donaldson, philip. came TO such an
nd as thatl Was there any thing done
bout it! s
Yes, there was a coroner's inquest
leld over the body. The jury brought
n that his death was in consequence of
! mysterious visitation Of divine Provi-
Icnce, said uncle Jabez.
mysterious visitation OF divine Prov
Ience!' o shame on such jury as
hat Who were they
Well, If my memory serves me, jerks
vas one. Dotv another. and Squire Pet