Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-04-19

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Little did tli when unpiuione the
arms o. the highMayman, who could have
takcn my life ID Tie Lnely woods between
Canton and Stouaht,n, that should live
10 see his life printed, and bound in llis cwn
skin
Tot Beyond tie Power Of Love.
Mr.. Cough, ia one Of lis recent lectures,
proc eded toconlute the idea that drunkards
are 50 far brutes as TO be beyond the power
ni CITis'ian love saying:-
No. they arr not brute. | have lahored
eighteen years among them, and | hsvc
never found brute. | have had men swear
at me havc had 4 man dance round me
as II possessed OF a devil. and spii his foam
ln ny face but | never found man I
would give np. 1t may take a long time To
reach his manhood, but he IS not BRUTE
think 1t IS Charles Dickens who saw.
Away up great many pair Of stairs. Ia I
very remote corner, ensily passed by. there
door' and on that door is written, .Won-
an. Ana So ~ the heart OF the vilcst
ouIcas', away mp great many pairs 81
stars IN remote corner, easily passed by.
here is door on which is written, MAN.
lLere Is our business---to find that door
itnay take long time; but begin ma
knock. Don't Ct fired; Lat ren,en,h.~
GODS long suffering to Us. and keep knock.
ins loag time if reed be- Dun't cet we..
~ i there is no answer; remembe- Him
whose locks were wet with the dew. Kn6r&
on-7just try it--yosi try ii /; and iu1t g s11v,
by and by viii the quivering lip and ri6f1l
TIA, tell you that you lave been k6fE in
Al the heart OF Il man, and luot cf itrvlS
II Is because these poor wreiches IRE rsen
aaa not bruies, thai VIC have hopes for
them. a
! once picked up man in tl,a ms,;ssx-
place. They said, He is brute h;-
along. l took linn home with me, and
sect ne brute fourteen DAYS and niehts
through his deliriam; and he nearly frirhf..
ened my wife out Of her wis one nialt
chasing her all about the house will, boot
IN ms hand. But she recovered her wits.
and he recovered lis.
He said TO me:--
You wouldn't think / bad wife and
child, would you2
We'll, shouldn't
Il have, and-God bless her l;l,le heart;
my little Mary is as pretty little thing IA
eveF stepped ] said the brute
| asked -
Where do they llyc?
Two miles from here
~ hen did you see item last?
Two years ogo.'
Then he told me his sad story.
You must so back again.
! can't 90 back-my wife is better with
cut me- lave struck her, and kicked
her, and abused her. Can 70 back aeain?.
went with him 10 his house. knock
ed a. ihe door, and his wife opened ii.
Is this Mrs. Richardson 2
Yes. SIR
well, that is Mr.. Richardson. And Mr..
Richardson this is Mrs. Richardson. Now
come into the house.
They went in. The wife sat on one side
OF the room and the brute on the other
waited to see who would speak first; and
it was the woman. But before she spoke.
she fidgeted great deal She pulled NJ
her apron till she got hold of the hem. and
then she pulled il all down again. Then
she folded it all up closely and jerked it
through her fingers an inch at time, and
''ott ','ott "i.S 2ltiteu ~ an GOWN again and then
she looked all about the room, and said
Well William 2
Aud The brute said -
We'll, Nary
lie had large handkerchief round his
neck, and she said -
You had better take the handkerchief
off William, you'll need it when YOU 20
out
He began to tumble abo4 il, il,c lno,
was large enough; he could have united il
if he liked; but he said a
VIII gen unite il, Mary z
She worked away at il but her fingers
we're clumsy too, and she couldn't get it
of.
While thus engaged, their eyes met!--
the love-light was not all suenched-she
oFened her arms gently, and he fell into
them.
If yon had seen those white arms clasp
ed about bis neck, and he sobbing on her
br ast, and the child lcoking in wonder.
first At one AID then at the other, you would
have said -
III is not a 'irutc.' but a man, with a
great biz warm heart in his bosom'