Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1858-10-14

pounds in money: so that the match ap-
parently appeared promising one.
1t was evening of the market day in
Liverpool, and Annie was slowly re-
turning from the railway station about
mile from the village. She had gone
there to meet her lover on bis return
from market, but he had failed to keep
his appointment. His horses and cart
had passed through the village in the
afternoon, and be ought not to have
been many hours after them. As she
wondered at his non-appearance, she
was troubled and not little vexed, for
it was one of the pleasures of their
courtship this tete-o-tets homewards on
fine market days. As she was walking
along, her pensiye mood was disturbed
by an object before her. 1t was man
reeling from one side of the road to the
other. Annie recognized in him the vii
Iage tailor, a shocking drunkard, and
with sensation Of loa:hing she flew
past him. As she entered the village
she observed his wife and three young
children standing at the wicket gate of
their humble cottage, evidently waiting
for his coming. What comingl An
MES heart sank as she kindly bade the
woman good night, and, when she bad
proceeded some distance, size looked
back and saw the poor wife still looking
"for the coming"
Annie did not sleep soundly that
night. An anxious foreboding weighed
upon her senses, and when she did
slumber she saw in her perturbed
dreams pale, withered face at the
wicket gate, looking down the road,
through scalding. binding tears, for
some one coming.
In the moning. Harvey called and
found Annie in the shop serving some
customers. She returned his cheerful
salutation with that reserve customary
with Young ladies when addressed by
their lovers in the presence Of others;
but when they were alone, she re-
preached him fesssisayglect'on the pre-
vious evening. .eHafsey sw1th a slight
blush, Saddle had missed 4Ls train.
"You must have missed two," said
Annie, quietly.
s'Only one; In fact, l was detained by
business,beyond my usual time" was
the hurried reply. What broad shoul-
ders thattame "business" must have to
bear the enormous load.s that is placed
upon them
Annie looked her dissatisfaction as her
fntker esheessd fsetesthcliltlesparler, ,be,,
hind tho. shop, and in hearty English
way, invited Harvey inside. The old
man loved to hear all he could about
the market he had ceased to attend, and
what was stirring in Liverpool.
Harvey, for a man, was an excellent
match for Annie in appearance. He
was tall, manly, good looking fellow,
Of about four-ahd twenty, with a slight
dash of rusticity in his manners, and
that rather enhanced his bonhOmmie. -
his features wore regular and shohe with
rude health, while his dark eyes and
black curly hair caused many pretty
maid to wish she had such "beau."
Forgiveness for his first transgression
was not hard 10 obtain; but as the sum-
mer months wore on it was so often re-
peated, that the once delightful meeting
at the railway station, was at length
wholly relinquished. That, coupled with
other matters of grave importance to
the tranquility of Annie's pure bosom,
caused her to feel very angry with
Harvey, and she exposlulated with him
on his conduct in warm and severe
terms. In truth, she had of late begun
to observe him very narrowly. He
was frequently incoherent in his Ian
guage, very remiss in his engagements
even with herself, and sometimes alb
sented himself from his farm for whole
days and nights. Rumors also came to
the shop that he had been seen return
ing home on horseback in a very unsafe
condition, and that occasionally there
were reveries at the farm until an ad-
vanced hour in the morning.
Filled with intense alarm-for Annie
loved him with an entire devotedness-
she strove by every winning and per-
suasive way in her power to lead him
back to his former self. Instinctively
she perceived the black, yawning gulf
TO which he was rapidly hastening.--
Her heart leaped to keep him from the
horrid brink.
"Dear Frank" she would say, ''you
are not the same as you used to be-
Your face is paler, and in the morning
you are futtered. You know we wo-
men are quick in detecting changes in
those for whom we have any regard"
81 am not changed" he would care
lessly reply. "What makes you think
so?"
Annie shook her head and intimated
a good deal that made her think so.-
At length, irritated beyond endurance,
she openly accused him of being ad-
dicted to intemperance. This brought
the blush of, shame to his brow; but
instead of bringing seontrition to his
heart. he wilfully misappreciated her
motives.
81 am not to be schooled before mar
riage--time enough AFTER" he said with
asperity. g.
Time enough, certainly" replied
Annie, calmly, ''that is, when you are
married."
This somewhat staggered the reck-
less young man, as he said, rIs not our
wedding day fixed for New Years day
next?" -.,-- =.
alt auos," said Annie s.hut 7 have