Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21

Scoville, drank at your oar alter no hud
been s0bcr Tor year, dldl't hurt HIN,
did itl asked Zene, sarcastically.
And he never saw another sober day
after Il. said Mortimer.
Yes. ana the last drink hc ever had
vas u, this bar; and he went oui from
here and lroze to death that very night.
I should think you would plead for cider
irinking. added Crowloot. pointing bis
inger az Parks.
Well, come on boys, let us 20 home;
! guess we have abored long enough for
ane nighr with Mr.. Parks. Let him
sleep over il. aud pcrhaps he will wake
up in his right mind to-morrow morning,
said Mortimer. as they walked out oI
the room.
Tho stranger, being well satisfied
with tho turn, things bad taken, retired,
and had good pigAt's rest.
Parks sdrredup the Gre, and sat down
10 commune a while with himself.-
First hi, thoughts ran upon the stran-
gers speech.
How abusive. he thought, 10 parson
dvydpyl What shame! Such a
good man; so quiet; who always minds
nis own business. How vickedly h.
attacked my business! driving nv Gus
toners from me; three already gope.
ind no telling how many more will iol-
low through Crowfoot's influence
Let me Sc, three gone-ihey have av-
eraged three sliillings each day, at my
l..r Inr Ia II NJ
see; that would be twenty-oue shIllings
a week apiece. Three times twenty.
one is slxiy-three shillings week.
which is-let me Sec four times three
are ~ clye, aud four times six are twen-
iy.hee--,wo hundred aud fiily-two shil-
iiugs; which Is thirty lne-no, yes. l
am right-thirtv-oae dollars aud hall
a month. Aud lei me see; thirteen lu-
mar months IN "A year, thirteen times
thIrty.Une aud halt iS-is--four hun
dred aud nine aud h,li,--yes, am
right, ,--lOur hundred aud nine dollars
aud Il " cents year. All this am tu
iJse just on account oi the ianaiicism
oi that old iool. Well, must begin to
rurtail my expenses. John must come
home IRON college, and Susan must
stop her music lessons right of; aud
there is that piano, ] can't pay for that.
II my Customers hadn't lett me. could.
| must live more within my means,
mus, have less hired help, and my wife
aud daughter must get along with les1
dresses; ther,'s no help 10 IL. A this
Is Ia consequence ol these RADICAL as
parsou Holyday calls them; hothsads.
contemplate fanatics. who ought to be
shut up in the mddhpuse. Aud Sam
Crowioot hid the iinpudenee 10 twit me
Of giving old Bill Scov,lle, his last drink
just before he went cut and froze "a
death. | oJght 60 have knocked him
down. | have heard enough about tina 1;
II j. time IL was dropped.
The above, with many other broken
traiRs o. I-shgsss.,--passsd through the
unhappy mans mind. ana LETT him in a
very il-humUred state. After attend-
ing TO various little duties about the
house, such Ds rsking up the fire, dri-
wing old Growler rom under the hunk to
Try the night ayr, and bOIling the doors,
he retired u rest.
Why, M. Parks, what has kept you
so! inquired his wife
DOu't be 80 iuquisitive, wife; I'll tell
you about it some other time, replied
Parks, impitientIy.
lie was nan who never suffered his
wife 10 know any thing about his busi-
ness. lie often told her that II was
quite enough Tor her to understand her
own appropriate duties about her part OF
the house, without mrddling with his
lie was one Ol the class OF men who
desire a vile more Tor IA slave than a
companion. The snarliug aud impa-
tirnt manner Oi his reply satisfied her
that he was not IN a worry pleasant mood.
and che ;hunght Il best u remain silent
aud let h'm sleep away the DARK clouds
that overcast his mental horizon. But
he cou nut slrep. The lVss Of the
thee cusiumers; the four hundred dol
lars; the prospect shat others would 90;
that John must leave college, and Susan
stop music iessDus. troubled him; and
the thought that his neighburs should
consider him the murderer 0f old Bill
SdOville troubled him more than all the
rest. THESE ings, 10 rapid succession
cane lntuths mSn's mind, which ~
Iired up his co. c..nce thut he could not
sleep.
AS soon as the morning light found
its way into bis apartment, he arose
anil ku..,t .n.,ut hi ,pnrnfutr 1ntiaa
Very soon the stranger nude his ap'
pearaace In the bar room, pleasantly
remsrklug, Not quite so cold this
morning, think.
Don't know; haven't been out, grum-
bled Packs.
Landlord, what is my bill!- inquired
the stranger.
Let mr see; You had your lodging,
supper, aud housekeeping. Il is tour
shllliugs. Vug't to charge you four
dolinrs.
Why col
For your abuse to parson Holydny.
You may bring up ny horse, II you
please; have sumo distance To ride to-
DAY.
tn, horse was brought, mounted, and
started OF on brisk trot, rapidly bear
ing away the stranger irom the door OF
Parks tavern, never 10 be seen again by
hln tiil tue ''dome of these lower hcav.
ems is oissolved" As he was passing u
pOor- booking hOvrl, hali amiIe from the
layern. some one called called cut. Hal
100! stranger. IL was Samuel Crow
ioo,. Thu Stranger recognized him,
relnsd his horse up 10 the fence, and
said, Good moraIng, Alr. Crowloot.
Good morning, my friend, replied
crOwloot. caun0t feel thankful
enough 10 you lor what you did last night
was influenced by what you said to
rign the pledge.
| am glad 10 hear il. Il always re-
loices my heart wien can induce meu
70 break away from the power of run
lnd stlnsellrrs.
For many years, said Crowloot
nave been pour creature. | was one,