The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-01

ways, so that he may not fall in tho way Of
IIo will succeed
CHAPTER II.
Three months aud upwards have passed .
since the opening Of our sketch. 1t is the
LIST of May; one of these lovely and serene
mornings, on which tho puro.hcartcd love
to wander in the green fields admiring Ma.
ture's grandeur and communing with their
God but not moro lovely is tho morning,
than the features of the smiling happy
hearted Jennie, for to-day George is to lcaG
her to tho altar, aud claim her there to be
his companion for life. Well aud nobly
has he won his BRIDE, but not less ndblo is
his reward for the severe struggle he has
had with his Former companions, who have
cndeayorcd with zeal worthy of better
cause, to lead him back into his former life
of drunken dobauchery, but whose contin.
ued impOrtunitics ho has successfully re-
sisted
1t is also the bridal day of Alonzo and
Fannie. Let us see how thoy have passed the
time that has intervencd since tho fixing
of this their wedding day. Have thoy ceas-
cd in any degree from following in tho gid
dy and foolish paths ofyouh Have they
been improving themselves in tho high and
responsible duties which dovolye upon
man and woman, whom they bavo been
pronounced man and wife? No. tho same
runious course has been followed balls and
parties have been attended home aud Office
duties neglected; and thus, by catering to
appetite for tho gildod pleasures of life, the
mental and physical powers have become
morbid, and can only be reused into activity
by boisterous lovity, or tho gaiety and wild
! excitement of the ballroom.
But enough tho guests begin to arrive,
and shortly the sisters start for tho church.
but how different is tho prospect in life be-
fore thom Tho marriage ceremony is
performed, and the sisters arc wives they
scpara to aftor fcw short hours, for their
d ferent-ah, strangely different !-homcs
Jennie exorts oSory power to mako homo
Cheerful! and happy, while, on tho contrary.
Fannie, can only find happiness away from
her homo. Tho hoarth of n noighbor, or
tho merry mazcs of the dance alone can sup.
/ ply happiness or pleasure to tho tedious
hours of her idle life. Those nice little at
tcntions which are necessary to be perform.
cd in order to secure tho constant love and
esteem of her husband, arc but partially
accomplished, and oven sometimes entirely
/ neglected. But few weeks have claspcd
since tho morning on which they wcro uni.
ted for life, yet now may be seen the frown.
ing look on tho brow, ard be heard the an.
cry words of the husband, when ho returns
from his office, and finds his house neg
! Iccted, and bis wife absent. instead of being
there to greet him with kind word and II
loving smile, after the performance of his
daily ldbors. Could sho but look forward Il
few weeks or days in the future, and SEQ the
dread consequences of her neglect, mothnks
sho would instantly and radically reform
her present course, and hasten to repair tn,
evil which already begins to exhibit itscl
upon the mind of her husband, by tho lif
of idlcncss she is now leading. But, alas
the sharp angry tones of the husband, bu
0eget words equally severe from the wifo
aud nc rushcs forth to find pleasure iG til,
smile of tho dcprared, or to bury tho bitte
feelings of bis mind in alcoholic fluids
fluids which blast the intellect and damn
tho soul through all eternity. Oh, woman
to what may not the influence of thy oxam
pie lead man?
= Time passes. Some twelve months hav
, elapsed since the two sisters were married.
: but how different the situation of tho twt
, families George, after performing his dali!
7 labor, returns to his homo aud is welcome,
by smiling wife, who has always Il kind
cheering word to greet him with and theI
when the evening meal is over, and they ST
before tho fire, or else at the window, enjoy
ing tho balmy breeze Of heaven, cncourag
= ing each other to noble deeds and actions
+ his soul leaps and bounds within him as h
J imprints kisses of love upon his wife anC
y infants lips, and thanks bis God for having
;, made her tho instrument whereby he ha
y been saved from ruin, not only hero bu
i hereafter
!, But whoro is Aonzo All See him will
!, totterng gait, and dull, heavy, bOod-sho
" eyes, as he approaches tho tavern bar, an,
there drains to the very dregs the final glas
n of burning liquor which is Fastening hin
d on in the down.hi path to death and dc
S structon. In state bordering mn insanity
y he staggors from tho tavern, not knowing
whittier ho gooth; on, on, no staggers, til
/, the outskirts of tha city are reached ye
t still no reels along, till finally he slips an,
t falls headIong to the ground, and thcro, Iik
one in tho sIoep of death, he lies Here
= would ask, where is tho chosen companion
D of his life is Sho searching the variou
, taverns and hels OF pleasure in tho vail
J hope of finding him and persuading him t.
t return to his home Is she ongagod il
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