Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-08-10

with lannon's club. " This led to a
discovery and the secret Of his zone oil
Two nights a week" out shocked her
She retained positive dislike, almos
amounting to horror Of such social socie
ties and feared the injurious efec, likely
to be exerted by them ou her husband.
Mentioning hersuspicions to Clarence,
he. though somewhat surprised, endeav-
ored to allay them, but evidently failed.
la less than a week he was again ab-
sent YEARLY passed the hours and as
The moments fled, each tick Of their exc.
dus seemed to add weight TO the load
pressing upon her heart. She retired
to rest, but no, to sleep. Soon her hus.
band reached home, but evidently in an
i'll humor, Nothing passed bet~ cen
them. Of any consequence until the next
morning, when Allie, urged ON by an in
descr,bable fear that suspicion would end
/ III Sph'iItiolI, ediu
"Clarence, dear, Yen were rather late
last ught!'
He looked up aud gazing at her for a
| momen, with evident confusion, replied,
Yes, Allie particular business de.
tanned the Club. Il will not likely occur
again IN some riinc then, as If to avoid
luuhcr conversation ON an evidently y disa.
ste"able SUI bIect, pressing kiss Oh her
check, he leit the rom.
The mornln- paper lay ON side table
, and as Allie took |. up. the following
paragraph net her eve:
The members of Club met al,
iheir rooms last night and delightful
time was the natural consequence
" me and wit passe freely around aud
liquor OF a sui stronger nature was IN
demand Nothing occurred To mar the
harmony of the evening. Me>srs Hitch.
cock, Vernon. Day, Lee, Martin and
others addressed the Club, and our re-.
porter, III response To toast TO the Press,
replied IN happy manner. AT a late
hour the Club separated
TO superficial reader, nothing OF
Startling ,,npor, would be found in such
paragraph. But Allie fell into deep
,ran OF though, aud VA, horritied. Did
her husband drink At the time he visit
ed a, her fathers house he always de.
clned VINE when II was passed around,
aud had he now fallen! Impossible
What, he, the d,sni6ed, the gifted, the
generous, a slave to such vice
The hours Of ,ha, day passed lediously
away. During them, Allie had eso!ved
upon her coarse Of conduct. She would
learn the truth the whole truth.
1t came-wrh crushing effect, Fall.
lng on his breast with tears aud trembling
vi,h agony, she begged him to consider,
ere il was too late. Clarence listened
patieCty and endeavored to soothe her
by saying all was not as bad as she sur
m,sed ,ha, but Two or three (at the fur
thest) glasses had passed his lip.
Have not moral courage sufficient
10 control my appe,lte?' g he demanded,
as il the lmpu,at,on was d,sl,on orIng,
Husband, the first lass brings on a
second aud then the succession is al inhn.
itnm. en,rea, You by the love You
bear me. BY your hopes for the future, to
pause ere /, be too late.
"rush, ,ush, love- you magnify the
matter FAT beyond lis desens-a mole
hill is not mountaln-a single glass
don't make the drunkard. There are
moderate drinkers of twenty years stand.
ing among our relatives, who are no
worse off now than when they commenc.
ed. So why should you fear -
"Ru, tho i,"in ..-."-- s-~".e =" +"
mighty river and appetite once aroused
is insatia,e-i, can never be appeased.-
Do listen to me" and her whole soul
seemed cast in the implorins glance she
turned on her husband.
"Well, dear, what would you have me
do!"
"Abandon the club"
"No-never What, would you have
me disgraced and lowered in the est'ma'
ton OF others :"
"How disgraced? lido not understand
you"
"By telling them ,ehy l lef, them"
But surely you have the moral cour'
age to withstand even the sneers and the
taunts Of rnor,als who. are in as imminent
danger of being precipita.ed into the
depths of degradation"
But they will not look upon 1t IN tina,
light"
"God riH" wa. the low response
from warning lips.
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