The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-02-05

call upon him for counsel, an was for setting
up in good style-but shrewi litlle Kitty in
sisted plain way was best. She dio not
desire any such display as had been made by
some Of their neighbors, who had grown sud-
denly rich. One day as they were riding by
a miserable looking hovel, in the suberbs,
with broken windows aud doors of the hinges,
a mud hole near, and the pigs looking lhro
the door at a besotted man, as if they sym
pathizcd with him in his degradation, MI.
Thomas Gray said 10 his wife
"IIow would you like to live in such a
place rs that, my daer|
mot at all of course" was the reply.
"rhere is no knowing what may happen
said he; "my friend there, Mary Bell, was
three years ago to all appearances as well off AS
you are TO day; ; but her husband spccuIatel
high, lost, took to drink, and there she is y
Il cant help that" answered KITTY, ''no
drnnkard can put me into such place as
thai"
'Don't be to sure, deary,' said Thomas
Gray.
"Sure T. answered Kitty with spirit, 81 am
Just so sure as this, there is no man living
whose fortunes | would follow down so low "s
that"
"What would you do; pray let us know
the secret a.
cone thing wonl not do" answered. the
young nation promptly. "I would not be
drunkards wife.
"How woald YOU help yourself"
"Where there's will theresa way, said
Kitty, "but don't let US talk about that; sure
~ | shall never have drunken husband
and with deep shadow over her brow, that
came like n prcsenliment Of evil, the ride was
continued in siouco'
Two years went 10y, and Mr.. Thomas Gray
grew more and more easy Bad bargai
were made, spcculations entered into, conviv
ial companions drew him from Niles to the
capital. His well filled purse made him eve
rywhcre welcome. Kitty, gooi little sogl,
seeing things going liltla out the way, "o'd
persist IN giving mu.ic lessons, and 'eachinC
Tho Young gir, of Niles how to paint aud
then tiJtrd up - class Of rucst boys in Latin
for CoIlege-aII in her pretty cottage. all
ding dollar to dollar ike wise little wife,
Theu in the long evenings, when her husband
WAS with his club or DOWN street, easy fellow
that he was her fingers grasp "A good steel
pen, and many pleasant tale went forth 10
the world, well paid for, through Earten
journals.
To- make u long story short, tho crash Of
81 found Mr.. Thomas Gray and his father
the elder, exactly under 1t, and down they
went, So low th}t BAy ritch, the draymap,
declared he could not find enough left Of them
e. pay him for hauling the gods to the auc
tlnn ronns. Town lots, big houses and all
went together and Mr.. Gray the elder, was
{ und oHe morning in October OF 81, suspen.
dcl from a beam in his own baru-at the
end Of his w,Fe's palcut cl thcs line; and o
that eventfuI morning, Thomas Cry jr., lay
stretched his whole length upon the counter
Of a lager beer saloon. il not drunk, 50 stupid
''hc didn't get home ill morning
The terrible suicide happened on the very
morning when both families were leaving the
great house, to move into the hovel, which
two years before, KITTY had declared nho
could never be Brought to live in. Three
days before her husband said to her with n
thick t7Ugnc. 'y"u'ro got To como 70 it Kitty ;
after all YOU see talnt always so easy to keep
out Of hovc,.'
kitty made no reply, b with rsolute
will went on her way. When the faa'ral
was over, sho lei the weary, heart broken
mother aui wife, and the proud, para lz"d
laughter to their new shelter, and the now
sobcrcd husband followed.
But wha. a sight met their gaze, The
hoycl WAS a cottage every window pane In
It's place, the f),r clean aud bright, the pal
Ings whIlew4shcd, the mud hoIc gono and
the pleasant comforts Of an humble home on
every hand Into it they walked mute with
aStonishmcnt, to find the favorile furniture,
even to SdNan's piano.
"Whcre there's n will there's n way said
Kitty gravely-"l had anticipated trouble,
and wit the money have been laying up
for few years, have been able, by the kind
assistance of my husbands partner, to secure
this in my own nan e, and make it a comfort
able home for your mother and sister; now it
remains for you to say whether I shall he the
wife of man the wife of a druakdrd | new.
cr will be any longer than the law will COM
pei me-
al sh,ll hold the deeds of this property in
my hands. If YOU will we can be happy
here. Ny school is open for me, even from
the h0vd our child must not live to see or
know hcr fathers shame. Forsako your
drinking company, and will be faithful to
the enI. II you 90 o. as heretofore, will
take myself ani infant beyond your reach"
She Conquered, jus; Is she lll with the
big boys Thomas Gray has not been inside
OF drinking saoon since that memorable
day. Miss Susan is wiser and better wo.
man than before the fall. The aged mother is
only sorowiul that the dead man cannot re.
turn and see how happy c',ocrflness aud in.
du,,rv can make family.
knty still works aSay-hcr bluo eyes nd
golden hair, Ike ,ho blue ky and Spring
sunshine, shed ing light aud joy all ground
her. She sometimes says quietly to Susan
that she shall teach young Thomas, tho third,
that important lesson which has been her own
tail<man through life: "Thd. Vhere THERE'S a
uW there's way.P
Power Of the Human Eye.
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