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Harvey; ana she cxpostulated with him on
ms Gohd"c.' III warm ana severe terms. In
tfuth' she hau OF late begun to observe him
very Narrowly lie was frequently incoher-
eht III ms language, very rcmlss IN ms en-
| gaSemchts, even with herself, ana sometimes
aosehted himself from his farm Tor whole
uays anu niSnts' huihors also came TO the
shop that ne had pcen seen returning home
on horseback IN very unsafe condition, and
that occasionally there were revclrics at the
larm, until an advanced hour in the morn
ing,
fllleu win inteh' a'atln- Annie loved
| MN Wi'h an cntrc "t'oUeuhcsS-she stroNe,
ny every winning ana persuasive way III her
| power 10 i,au MN "a'N - ms i,riher sell
,c inst.nc'NeS s'i' ~ S,lc p'"th' y""i,lhS
gun 10 Which ne was rapidly h"stenlhg. iler
| heart lcapeu u keep MIN from the horrld
Drink.
" Dear Frank. she would say, you are
not the same You used to be. Your face is
| paler, and IN the morning you are Mustered.
| You know we women are quick in detecting
| changes in those for whom we have any
regard.
:. am not changed he would carelessly
| reply. - W hat makes you think so
Annie shook her head and minated good
deal that made her think 50. At length,
| lirltated beyond endurance, she openly aecu-
sed him of being addicted to intemperance
ms brought the blush oi shame t. ms brow;
but. instead OF bringing contrltion to his
heart he wlIf1lly misapprecmted her motives
81 am not to be scholded before marriage
time enough alter ne SAID with aspcrlty.
iime ehouSh certainly, replied Annie.
calmly, THAT is, when You are married.
This somewhat staggered the reckless
young man. and he asked, ''ls not our we'd
ding day fixed for New Years day next?'
at was, said Annie, "hut have altered
my mind, and shall speak to father about it,
Harvey had been drinking that morning,
aud was not in fit state to either reason or
listen to reason, and, as usual with such men,
he few into IL passion, and charged Annie
with loving another.
~ do not love another, said Annie. with
some scorn in her manner, "but Will never
marry drunkard
Harvey regarded her with some amazement
Tor lew seconds, and then bursting into
coarse laugh, uttered some maudlin nonsense
and tried to take her hand, but Annie firmly
rpulsed him, and left him to his own un-
pleasant medltations
"Pshaw - he muttered "Shc'll soon
come to. Besides. | only take a glass in
moderation"
Thus deudlng himself, he went on his
way, daily becoming less liable to resist the
dreadful, dreadful habit that was coilins
around him in folds as strong as those OF the
b)a-constrictor. Annie prayed, entrcated,
held up to him examples, warning; and
finding all of no avail, to her fathers sur
prise, but not regret, she caused the mar
rage to be postponed indefinitely. The nat
ural purity OF her nature revoltcd at the idea
oi marrying man who had SO lar forgotten
himself, 1t must be admitted that the nev-
er-to-bc-forgotten pale face at the wicket
gate, seen IN the twilight, very much lnfiu-
enced her determination.
''liave you and Frank quarreled = IN
qured her lather.
NO. thatis, not much put he Keeps TOO
much company, and am airaid-- Annie
ana not complete the sentence she still loved
the errlng young man, ana would not de-
grade MIN IN her parent yes.
Harvey, with all love eioquence' pleaded
Tor q reversal oi thc sentence nc PROMISED
conformity 10 hcr "lehcs' eNeh " 'uh'ns Il
pledge.
Annie, though her heart peat violently
was unyleldlng' all she would grant was IL
! year propation' -,
"N ny, wemay he an de'!u IN tnat tlhe
he eAcllineu. nesiIes' ISL ~ oe''er "
sow my wild oats oeiore marriage tnah
AFTER i, .
:. Annie hao peeh d Srcn. renucr' 50 sue III,
dignantiy replied ia oets' ihuceu anu
90 you expect me 10 take lor huspahu! q
man VINO mas peen soileo IN an klhus oi hirc'
1ou miSht as wen ASK me 'o I'VE III house
Without a roof or WINDOWS harNcy, you
are iiuch hii''ahch II you .ninh wiz s'.o
my manu- W man " nv i'"' i,o' oc' "'io "
control himself Anu' as " "liu oa'S,
plainly tell you, FRANK that simple country
| ulrl as | | KNOW tntlt II q man mas Wllu
oats before marriage ne IS pretty sure 10
have an abundant crop OF them aiter"ard'
Harvey CONSIDERED ninsel nl-useu' anu
ANNE ana not see nm ior week ai'erwarus'
W hcn she ana, she was Sra'ileu anu sur
priSed at visible Improvement. III l,sapPei
ance, ana this continued Throughout .ne
WINTER ana as IL 10 assure hcr 'hav .ne
change was real no more injurious reports
reached hcr cars put ,li's al'eslo'ncn' "as t
only artificial, for Harvey, Fronting ny me
evil counsis oi ms comlani'ns' pursued ms
career OF aissipatioh. away from ms native
place. lhiS hypocrlsy' however, ohiy served
to harden ms nature, ana strehs'"9h tn'
awful haoit lhto "nich ne ','iu iicieh ~ aisc
by inspiring IN MN TOO huch confluence III hi'
powers OF endurance, Drought ABOUT ns eA
posure ana punishment
81 am seasoned now, ana de'y even Ahh''
10 say therc anythlnS the matter WIN me
he sald, Vain-gloriousiy, us one evening II
June he called at ANNE iuther house' AN
'ooh ilis aIous.oll'u ;1iV L ~ .n' at ho ro
A'lllie poSei.eu Mi.i noiio. ~ .'u' ",
very mu1n in.oAie" th tlt ato aae nonao ovo
tnu pitI ''Ci SoL dstinctness Her ftbe
ner WilI S'chen, u,s1'1s nt'"od sorno.b;n,
althouSn 1Iol tsiE "a ~
s.ianso N ~ o, ~. nar, nov .,s
q INN. -. 80 Lo,,a I,',r,,r ~
= tiio oiu i'iIn 1I H.. o;saa'," ,ol, y,
cause a' t1 'n9 nTa iuai1 y, Ihe aa psoop nnt uU
=. P1u.n' nc Nau s""iiT"1u I". -" ,ao "n nlo;taG
= cu " ms pr",ni i,"iey LIEN" Sisorot;on uar
q ahu pre'th'iy az 9ins - ooUniaata % VIVA
e lShed IN the vain desire 10 communicate WIZ