The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1859-08-18
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FROM the Home Magaline.

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"You will be at the meeting tonight, Mars
con ." said man to his friead. They had stor>
ped at the corner Of a street, and were about
separating
-Oh, yes; wouldn't miss one Of these
Wednesday night meetings on any account
enjoy them very much and gain strength for
duty. You will be theret" =.
"Of course; nothing but matter of life and
death could keep me away"
Good evening"
Good evening. Come early, Marston."
And the two men separated, Both had re
Gently Joined the Church, and both were ardent
In their new life, almost to enthusiasm
On his arrival at home Marston found that
preparations for tea were not in a very encour.
agihg state Of Advancement; so he said, in a
cheerful way to bis wife, who was going about
with a baby in her arms
"You must hurry up things n little. Anna.
This is Wednesday night you know, and !
wouldn't fail being at the meeting on any ac.
count Give Maggy to me. There; now your
hands are free. ought TO have come little
earlier"
The pale, wearylooking wife smiled on her
husband, as she handed him the baby. and said,
pleasantly,
"You shall not be late, dear win soon have
all ready. My head has ached badly ali the af.
ternoou, and this has kept me behind hand"
I'm sorry for that, Anna. Does it ache still"
The husbands voice was full of kind interest.
"Yes; aud feel unusually weak. The first
warm weather of the season always tries me,
YOU know"
Mr.. Marston. as his eyes followed the retiring
form Of his wife. He was an industrious young
man, with only small salary and bis vile was
trying to get along without q domestic. They
had two ehildren--a little boy four years old,
and Maggy. the baby. who had not yet complet-
ed her first year.
In shorter time than the husband had ex.
pected, his vife's pleasant voice called him to
supper. He gave her the baby as he entered
their little dining g-room, and she sst down with
II in her arms to pour out the tea.
docs your head ache stilli" inquired Mars.
sea. ~
''Bsa!!s; has .hias cup OF tea win do me
good"
II hope 80 indeed Give baby back to me-.
can hold her" And the husband reached out
his hands for little Maggy; who, pleased to re-
turn, almost ieaped into his arma
You must take her back, Mother said Mars
ton, rising from the table, In about ten minutes.
and reaching the baby to his wife.
"It Is late, and must be away, or the prayer
meeting win open before get there
But Maggy, who was very fond Of her father,
did not wis6 to leave him and so struggled, az
ster her>notner had received her, and cried to be
taken back.
Papa must 60, darling Marston bent
down, and tried 70 soothe the grieving little one
As he did 90, Maggy got her arms around his
neck and held on tightly. It took quite an ef
fort 10 remove them
= As Marston shat tho door af- -his dwslliag be-
bind bitfs And commenced walking rapidly away
In tks direetion Of The church at which the pray.
or nesung was to be held, he was conscious ol
an unpleasant pressure upon his feelings. What
did this meant He began at once searching
about In his mind for the cause. AT frat, he
could see nothing clearly; but gradually thought
went back to the home he had Just left, and "a
ma pale weery,ioeking wife and children, grisv
ia this rightT The question came suddenly
npon him, and almost arrested his steps.