Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-08
Frank. wa. you good Wood for 'em


,f which he had jusi turned down.
He continued To drink until he was
beastly intoxicated, and again hearfi y
Engaged in singing obscene songs and
he recitalof vulgar stores. He owed
Jenks quite an mount for liquor " hi, b
l,e had procured 1t his bar previous to
signing the pledge. To secure this
was one objrctwhich jerks had in view
~ getting him intoxicated. Some time
n the evening, alter jerks had filed
out chattle mortgage, h. said TO Wood.
We have been dealing some time, end
here is balance due me. Are yoa.
willing to put II into due bill
Be sure I am. Who ever heard q.
Frank Woods cheating any body
Every body considers you honest.
Frank.
am not only honest. bot able. you
see. say lam able to pay all my debts
ai every body's debts. You hear thail
Without any knowledge Of what he
was singing. lie put his name 10 chat
tie mortgage on his COW To pay his srog
bill -.
The landlord. feeling very well 10
view Of his achie-enent over his victim.
freely dealt on, to him his liquors, until
poor Wood 10y senseess and stupid up
On the floor.
Who is that so drunk on the floor
asked Nose whipple, who came Ia lite
in the evening
lt's Flank Wood. What did tell
you replied jerks. triumphanty.
Frank W ood I No Il ain't.
Well, look aud sec, said jerks, hold
ing candle near his fiee, and lifting up
his hat from his he I'd. s-u
cave In, jerks the five dollars are
yours.
Didn't tell you I'd cpme III new
or undertook anything thing yet coldn't
accomplish. will get all their con-
veris back in lees than three months, IL /
they don't pass 'he Maine law.
You are pretty good at u, SEQ. But
you had better be carefull and not lei
Donaldson dnd you out; if you do. h.
will be IN your hair again, said Whipple
laughing.
Let him core into my house again
and will FIX him So he will have some
thing else TO do Tor three months to !
CONS besides getting up experience
meetings.
y,u think he'll have an experience
to tell, do you (! i ~ t-l
Indeed he will, if hs don't mind his
own business.
Towards morning, Wood was so far 1
recovered from the supelyng effects o.
liquor that he arose from the floor. an'
stare for home. But o. who can des.
cribe The feelings uf that poor family.
whenihe wretched inebriute entered his
dwelling Mrs. Wood spraug hom her
seat. flew towards him. and exci,imed.
o Franklin. you hnye dsshed ell my
bright hopes To earth.
Yes-lhu-that's jist-like--the wo
woman; all hopes dash.d--now,
stammered out tae poor creature In
naudl'n tones, as he Tell whole length
upon the floor.
Mrs. Wood realized more than ever
that.
"'ris tho cruel aHlfcc OF faio
Thus To refine anI vary on our woes,
To raiss rs from despair. aadjeives hopes
0nly 10 pluugv ~ In M gulf again
And snake us doubtiy wretchcd.'.
A darker hour never passed over her
mind While he lay upon bic couch
sleepiug soundly. insensible to the great
injury he had inflicted, Mrs. Wood and
her children felt II keenly, and gave
vent To their feelings by bitter tears OF
innvailinq anguish.
The next day jerks sent his hired
nan and drove away the poor mans
COW.
FranklIn, what does that mean ask
ID Mrs. Wood. Ms size saw the COW be.
ng drive from the yard.
I don't know.
Have you suld her TO Jenks !
M, haven't.
Do 10 and ask him what II means.
Ben what are you going h. do with :
nv COW asked Wood as he went out
That's likely question for you 80
lsk. You don't remember the mort.
,age you gav. the I'D man on her la 4
light, do you and that you agreed "a
et him take her away to-day r.. d
,lird Ben. -
Wood rememb, red The whole matter
,ow. lie recollected the due bill. which
,e had no doubt was chntfls mort gage {
IN his only COW, which nis little chit /.
cn very much needle Tie threw
himself upon the neck Of his poor weep.
No wife, and asked her forgivness.
,eartiy and lngenuously confessing hi
ault, aud most soiemn,y pledg ng hin-
elf he would never be guilty of tr'' :
Ike again. She freely lorgnve him. ani
sked him how he cant 10 violdte hH y
II, dge. lie disclosed TO her the cours !
rnks touh 10 get hlm Intoxicated, un' )
,ow he deceived him IN getting his nam
- a mortgage. when he suppos ID h. war
isnng du- bill Of small arnount.
A ter they had talked over the mat
er very freely. Wo"d asked his viie io
~, the Bible and read the tenth Palm.
As she pissed along. he called her ut.
puiinn to tn, ninth aud tenth verses.
.dlr lieih IN walt secretly, ss a lion i
n his d"n he i,ih IN wait to catch tap
,oor he cuth eaten the pour, whrn he 4
Irawrih him into his net. lie cr,uih. &
nh aud humhi'ih hims'Ii. ih It the poor
pay lall by his s,ro-g ohes." ,
| see nuw, sid Wo,d. that fathe'
al nby was ilht In his rrinsrss N :,
. .assngr The "ih~r night. have no
lolbt that jerks has been secretly wing
i. wat 10 draw me into his net e,e
lnc- Signed tl," plcdge.
II ~ did yJd come 10 60 In J aslse' c
lis wife. a
n saw me NJ was passing by, and I
lrsrd me To - T.. aud drv myself By c
hp dre. lie was very polite aud p,la.
,erina; aud wlwn g't IN. he urgsdar
% eriuk glass OF port winri and el
hat " - Jonr To rrkin III my appetite.
hnl | mght lull by his strong one'-
.hnt II. hls rong liquors.