Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-01


.Come now. fellowp said ono. inst ne ed.
wards came in. Mount this table and make
a first rate TEMPERANCE speecb,' ..t
do. and mi trent 'vou 10 the s,iffes,
glass of vhiskv toJdv the landlord can mix
added another cor perbauu. Won would like
&, a mint iulep or pin cocktail 'betteri Apv.
thing YOU D 'ease. Make a speech. and cal
! for the liauor. IN stand the treat,In ..t.
what dive ,ny. lapdlordi Shall he make
the soeechl said another who was eager
for snort. III I.l.rrlf uI I.........a n =
please Yourselves replied the landlord,
sond you'll please me, H..f ...ei I.....
.Very well. Now for the speech old Cel.
low! Here, mount this table, And two
or three of the most forward took hold OF
bis arms ..s..i -....tf ..., t4.r.ts ....I
| 'l'm not IN the humnr Tor making speech,
| said the tempefInce man. sbut. il IL will
! ,,aa.a all I,u.i,
p.@s' !ou 10 "''' ''"s yo" so"e
Give us song, then. Anything 10 ac-
cominodate. but come, let's liquor hrst.'
| Me- said the other firmly, Il must sing
the souy first II si,g N, an, .....
! .,.,
|. 'Dunt You thinK your pipes WEI De clear
er for a little to drink Of some kind or 9th.
al, :
o'
re,hapS 'nes wou'o' was replied 90
provided you have no objection, III take a
glass of cold water--ii such d thing is
\ lL,o,yn Il, Ali, ,i.oo, ID ..lf ,t.... .. %.
nv ''
| ne glass OF water was presented, and
then the man, who was some what advanced
Il, yoa,s. nr.oarad o., oi,o,,ho o,oo,i,oa so,,
lAli s,,oJ lis,.ninn at,on,i,a,v pd.s.ds
Lamong the rest" The voice of The old man
was Inv and ,reuu,ous 20, every word 90 ,s
l,u,or.d Jis,;no,l, .,d ,,,i,h ,.,bo. .,,t;oh
',..I r',. ,,,,,
Ic'm..'.. oas .".
,.Ip
,,s - a"' 49, ' 80 "'''
'v na Ina' 70 me o'os wos 50 uoa''
Where are tho hopes thnt my heart used to cheer,
Long, long ago--long agoa
Homes int cherished are nd tya,n "a a," now
am degraded, or ram was my loe--
i'o's' 'o's "s '--'Ois "go' ...
sadly my my w,le ',.. bowed & her beautiful head
Ion. how went when found shS WIS dead,
Lang long ago--Iong ago,
M"s my ai'se'-y ,i., IN, % iTv' hai my guide
Poor broken. hearted! twas well .hat sho died
Long, 'ohg oso--'ong ago ...
'Letme look back on the days OF my youth
was no 81 ."~eI '" ,p vi r,ue md ,E ,I,%h rk''
Long. long ago-Iong ago, ...
On ,or IN, 'he hopes ina. were pure as the day
Oh tor ,be h9urs hat We psannnderad AWAY
Long, long ago-long ago.
The silence that peryaded the room whel
the old mans oice died, or might rather b,
said, sobbed away, was the silence of death
His own Leart was touched, for he wipe!
his eyes, from which the tears had started
Pausing sacrcelv moment he moved
slowly from the room. and left his audience
to their reflections There was no, one o
them who was not more or less affected
but the deepest impression had been mad
on the heast OF Edwards. The song seeme'
as if it had been made for him. The secon'
verse particularly, went thrilling to the yer.
centre of his feelings: I,.
!, Sadly my vile bowed her beautiful head!
How suddenly arose before him the sor
row stricken form Of the wife of his you'll
at those words! and when the old man,
vaice faliered on the line ..
.poor broken.heartud, twas well tha, she died
The anguish of his spirit was so grea,
, that ne only kep, himself from sobbin,
!, ,,oud bv strong efor, of self.eon,rol- -
Ere the spell was broken, ora word ut,ere
by any one, he arose and LETT the house.
For many minutes after her fathers De
par,nre, Mary sa, weeping bitterly Tend
erdly did she love her parent, but this Low
y was only source of the keenest anguish
far she saw him swiftly usssino along III
road to destruction without the power Il
sove him. ...l..... ....... ''.-. '
Grief wastes itself bv its own violence
: So il was in this instance. The tears o
Mary were at length dried; her. sobs wer
= hu,hed, and she VAS about rising from he
J chair, when binding assb, oc liphtnin
:, :, glared into the room, followed instantly b
= !. a deofening Jar of thunder. -, he NJ H'
.Oh. if father we're homer she murmure
claspinr her hands together. ..,...,oa,. ''
Even while she stood in this attitude III
n forad ~
l. ,honoh, h., ,, ,,u or,d ho .f.,id Mar, m
Q cams ho.,e snid be in Lind voics