Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-12-09
General iHisrtlIanu.
THE TEMPERANCE PLEDGE.

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woman, whose thin, pale face, and heart
broken look, told but too plainly that she
was the drunkards wife
Not a quarter Of a dollar. John, Surely
you will not waste quarter dollar Of my
hard earnings when you know that can
scarcely get food and decent clothes for the
children.
As the wife said this, she looked up into
her husbands face, with a sad appealing ex-
preston.
i must have a quarter, Jane, was the firm
reply.
90, John remember our little ones.-The
cold weather will soon be here, and have
not yet been able to get them shoes.-lf you
will not earn anything yourself do not waste
the little my hard labor can procure.-Will
not sixpence do Surely that is enough for
you to spend for
Nothing will do but quarter, Jane, and
that | must have, if | steal it was the
prompt aud somewhat earnest reply
| Mrs. Jarvis laid aside her work mechanic
ally, and rising. went to drawer, and from
a cup containing a single dollar in small
pieces, her little all, took out quarter of a
dollar, and turning to her husband said, as
she handed it TO him
Remember, that you are taking the bread
out Of your chldrens mouths
Not SO bad as that, hope, Jane the
drunkard replied, as he clutohed the money
eagerly. something like feeble smile fitting
across his disfgured and distorted counte-
nance.
Yes aud worse was the response, made
in a sadder tone than that in which the wife
had at first spoken
How worse. Jane
John and the wife spoke with a sudden
energy, while her countenance lighted up
with a strange CLEAN. John. cannot bear
/ this much longer / feel myself sinking every
/ day. Aud you-you who pledged yourself
Here the voice OF the poor woman gave
way. and covering her face with her hands,
she bent her head upon her bosom, and sob
bed and wcpt hysterically
The drunkard looked at her for a moment.
and then turning hurriedly pass'd from the
room. For some moments after the door had
closed upon her husband did Mrs Jarvis
stand, sobbing and weeping Then slowly
returning 90 her chair near the window, she
resumed her work. with an expression OF
countenance that was sad and hopeless
In the mean time, the wretch who had thus
reduced his family 90 a state OF painful desti-
tuition, after turning away from his door
walked slowly along the street with his head
bowed down. as ID engaged in, TO him, al
together new employment that of sel-com-
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