Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-11-25
From the New York Ledger.
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BIZ sYLvANUs COBB, JR.

burn, as she heard ring at the base
ment door.
'Ah--it's Marshall returned her bus
band, who had looked out at the window
and recognized the grocer's cart.
And what have you had sent home
now, Henry?'
But before Mr.. Seaburn could answer,
the door of the sitting-room was opened,
and one of the domestics looked in, and
asked
'whafn I do with the dimejohns,
mum?
DemUohnsp replied Mrs. Seaburn.
Let them set in the hall, and I'll at
tend to Them interposed the husband.
Henry, what have you had sent home
now?' the wife asked, after the domestic
had gone.
Some nice wine, Cora, and little
choice old brandy, replied Henry.
Cora Seaburn glanced up at the clock,
and then looked down upon the floor
There was a cloud upon her fair brow,
and it was very evident that something
lay heavily upon her heart. Presently
she walked to the wall and pulled the
bell-cord, and the summons was answered
by the chamber-maid.
Are George and Charles in their
ROOM
Yes, ma'am.'
Tell them it is school-tine.'
The girl went out, and in a little while
two boys entered the siuing-room, with
their books under their arms, and their
caps in their hands. They were bright
happy, healthy fellows, with goodness and
truth stamped upon their rosy faces, and
the light of free consciences cleaning in
their sparkling eyes. George was
thirteen years of age, and Charles eleven
and certainly those two parents had
reason to be proud of them. The boy:
kissed their mother-gave happy
'good-morning' to their father-and ther
went away to school.
Cora, said Mr.. Seaburn, sometime
after the boys had gone, what make:
you so sober?'
sSober9 repeated the wife, looking
up.
Yes. You have been sober and mute
ever since the grocer came.
do you want me to tell you why?'
'Of course I do
We'll, Henry, I am sorry you hav'
had that spirit brought into the house.
Pooh What's the use in talking 50
Cora? You wouldn't have me be with
out it, would you?
Yes
v,' Wny-what do you mean !"
i mean that I would cut clear from
the stuff, now and forever.
But-Cora-you are wild. Wha
should we do at our dinner parties with
out wiue?
Do as others who have it not
'But-mercy what would peopl
say? Are you afraid-But no-I won
ask 50 foolish question:
Ask it, Henry, let US speak plainl
now that we have fairly commenced.
Well was about to ask if you wer
afraid that I should ever-drink to much
That is not fair question, Henr,
I was not thinking of that at all But
will answer it by and by. You have 4
fixed appetite for it now
'Of course not.
Then it would not cost you any effo
OF win to abstain from its useT
Not particle
And you only have it in the hous
and serve it to your friends, and drink
yourself, because it is fashionable ?-c
in other words, you do it because othe
do it?
4 do itbecause, said Mr.. Seabur
hesitating some in his choice of langua.
- because it would appear very odd, al
very niggardly, and very fanatical, n
to do it. This last was spoken emphat
cally.
But, pursued Mrs. Seaburn, wi
the calmness and assurance of one wi
feels the sustaining influence of rigt
you would not do what you were co
WINGED was wrong, out of respect to ar
such considerations, would you?'
You know / would not, Cora. Th
question Of temperance, know, is 90,
one in the abstract, and l am willing
live up to it, as understand it; but a
no tee-totaler.
Henry, said his wife, with an earne
look into bis face, will you answer \
a few questions ?-and answer the
honestly and truly, without equiyoeatic