The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-10-04

"I fastened S1ck, and, Tiled my pocket
with cake, and crackers, rctUned, md tn
kinr the child in my arms, pushed throu-
oh tho snow in the direction indicated by
the child, to her home. And such ho-
me. Oh, that man should fall so low
All was dark, still, and cold. Not apci'
son to tell that hur, n being inhabited tho
place. no feeling Of warmth, nothing but
cod, dak silence But the child ran to one
corner of The miserable hut oyclaimng,
ooh ma, ma, wake M. The man has
brought YOU something to cat, Ma, won't
you wakop. And 81, sobhcd as if hor little
heart would break, She continued talking
in this strain to her mother maxine all ki.
nds Of onlcaring littlo speeches, and lolling
hor that they have some supper now, 'snd,
ma the good man has como to SEQ ~.
She kept talking and soLbinC; While ! :!
tho aid Of matches AMI ajaok knife, srccoo-
dcd in kindling little fro, which crew
and grow, till the room WAS lighted. and
some degree of warmth imrvtol, at
was terrible faciino ~ know that | was In
that wrotched abode with d2ajn uu0 uI1 TO.
ter. There was nothing that deserved tho
ulao Of furniture in The room. Nct . char
not stool, not q hanch, ovon excop. = cup
board in one corner, to indicate that II
Was "a human hatilation. C'aa by the
fire, on q NOT Of straw, waa tho cold, cma-
ciatea form of my sister Alice. What q
meeting was this, after iyc years ab}once,
took her hy 4 hand; il was cold SIS
death raised her mp. aud held her 10
fire, and ruhhol my hands rapidly over
hor wrists and temples, 10 imprrt warmth
Is sho d-all Oh, Ills must not 10! Look
at mo, Alec. | AN voar brother como %
snya you. could not boar tho thouy
that she wss dcad.
At length csmo tho reward Of my Ia
bora. Sho troathei, family, it Was truo
but lifa-no she was not dead Calmly
worked on; and slowly. vet surely, my sis.
tor ws' coming to Gfe Sha spoke, but hor
mind evidently sanlorel. oh, George
said sh" |, Am 40 glad YOU have come, aad
you sro So changed, thought | should
die, l WAS az cold and hungry. sont lit
Ito Alice after you, and you were 80 good
not to hoat her. had such sweet dream,
Oh, George, It il growing dark. | nm
diving - Is il |, Alce, look At me-
" She -wo,mol away, Nhsns,oi, Gasp
i"g for breath. Just lIoavon what i she
should iio now, NJ must ss,e hor -.
| went t. the door AMI g,t y handful o.
snow, and hy tho warmth impaired ty my
hands, ! succeeded in melting il, AMI,
applying fc" drop. to her lips, and bath
b., L., h., r.N,..,l all
eve na, cirar.calm snd natural, now. Nhero
Was Tho samo sweet look ~ Of .l' But
she WAS wi,ite-.oh, - whitr snl leathlika
She looked more like m snGcI fr'w tn
spirit world then the flesh and tyinE that
she really Wa. EEtondin: hsr h-nl tow
arl- NE, h" murmercd, ~ voice swoyt
in il q ftness aud -.ine,,
"'El"nrvi j. it Henry 2
Nc-. Alice, il ia Henry, como 10 TAX
vou homo t. your f,thnr Nnl mother
'Oh, Henry il i; pA.,ha? what y Dor
riI H,,mory And 'hc rrrssod her hands
Nvor her ryea, ~ il I, shut out ,ome hnr
ri jnns" of the na.,. But 1t is nov. -
| have .ocn d"sth angel am going soon.
Oh lord Jesus, have mercy on chill my
hesr little Alcr, Is not George here?
"'No, ho has not como vct i'ut don
think such thoughts, Alice. You ar, @ |
ing to die Cheer NJ; vou must c. home
with me-
'fiomo, YES am going hom, now
Hold mo IN your arms. brother dear, | am |
40 weak. wish th,t George was hero IT,
sec rlc dc-hc was kind ~ me once, but |
he wa' lcd away Rum d'i it, To did not |
moan t. so had. hut the hcat society drink |
here. lie couldn't drink little without
drinking too much. Tell him forgive
him. Tell father md mother I hsvo sitter
I'd, In. sm happy now, ! lonscd to write
and let you kn,r all, hut hopc for better
tjmos. hop, cvcry rcvcl wouI bc h4
last. But oh, the powcr-tho power Of
rum. George hss fsIlcn,--he is y victim
Tho world will condemn him, but tho
world will never know how bravo no ostroso
to break the charm. The world don't know
how much he has suffered. They know
ia sins his sufnrnC' they dr not wish
10 know. Poor George, there rs no rum
IN heaven 4" Sho continued TO spcsk, but
faint6r and fainter; till her voice died to =
whisper Henry, you drink. Don't d.
,eiyo mol DO not lovo you tho less, but
fear for you Oh, how have PRAYED that
ron might bo spared this awful fate. II
8 an awful thing to be s.lrunkard. .hsll
lilo in your arms. And As you love me,
Henry and ~ you wish TO moot mo in tho
pir.-lsnd, promise mo that yon will drink
10 moro. | cannot bear the thoughts that
-ou to will be drunkar. It i. the last
'ravcr Of your dying sister that YOU will
lovcr drink another dropof rum. VIII
'ou promi'c" dopromisc, Alic, novcr,
u hope for heaven, mover will drink syn
n.
ooh, thank you, thank ron, IIcnrt ron
no The Same nohlo brother. can die
ssy now. Tabo lillo Alice--givo her 10
athcr-tcll him to let her have her moth
RS place in his heart. BURY me in the
hurchyard with sister. Kiss brothers and
istors for mc--toll them to meet me abo.
g. Tell Georgo--'
" There was slight 1uivor---a gasp
nd the spirit returned TO God who gave
i" She sleeps now in the cold church yard,
he link that connects my soul with heaven.
" have kept my promise. Not drop
ne passoJ ms. 1i,C IA ,L;s Io, o-J I,, az,