Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
THE
DAUGHTERS STRATAGEM.
A FACT.

| Judge Rose lived in Belleville, on the bank
OF great River in the West Every year h,
went to Washington, and his voice was oftel
heard in the halls Of Congress. Yet thougl
he was called great, he was not good becaus,
he was not good, because he was fond of drink
ing wine, brandy etc, and frequented tn,
gambling so numerous in the CITY,
These habits gained upon him daily, until the,
conquered all his moral strength. His towns
men refused to send him as their delegate On,
more. .-,,,,..s IT,. ,.,.. i, s., -. :
Judge Rose had an nmiablc wife and three
pretty daughters Mary the eldest, was hi,
lespecial pet. He thought more of her than
OF himself, and no wish OF hers went ungrati
fled. She was of sweet disposition, and SC
obedient and respectful to her parents and
kind to every one about her, that she was be-
loved by everybody. And though her father
dwelling was the most elegant, and they had
| beautiful grounds, and servants, and horses
and carriages, and fine clothes, she never Out
| on airs as many do, but was modest and retir.
ing. MIR. Rose and his wife and daughters
were all members of Christian Church.
lie was often suspended from its fellowship,
and on promises ofrepentance received again.
His influential position in society, and the pi-
GUS conduct of his wife and daughters, caused
much pity for them, and elected much pa-
tience. They hoped by love and forbearance
to restore him wholly But all the love of his
family and of the church could not stop this
erring man in his downward course.
At last SO low did he fall as to lose all self.
respect and frequented the lowest whisky
shops in the town. Daily he went out un.
shaved, unwashed, ragged, aud almost naked,
and when drunk, would sing some low song
which would draw around him crowd of bows
to Jeer, and laugh, and scorn the once digni-
hedand respected Judge. In personal appear
ance he was now the lowest OF the low
1t is not to be supposed that Christians and
temperance men allowed such man to ruin
himself without effort to save him. Earnest
and persevering endeavors were nut forth.
pray rs were offered up, and his family left no
avenue to his heart unentered, But ill were
alike useless. His wife and daughters wept
and prayed, but despaired entirely.
Mary, his pet, often labored to save her fa-
ther from open disgrace, if not from private
sin. She became very sad, and refused to at
tend church, or go into society. When her
father was sober, he had sense enough to per
ceive the sorowful change in his once happy
Mary, and seemed to regret his course more
for her sake than hisown. -i..,.,r- qlf
q One morning he started as usual for the
drinking-shop. He was a horrible object, in
decent TO look at, as well as filthy. His wife
tried to hold him back, and get him at least,
to put on some decent clothing, but be would
not yield. Mary made her appearance BY his
side, clothed in rags, low at the neck, bare.
armed and bonnetless, with an old whisky
bottle ip her hand Taking her fathers arm
she said: Come, father, I'm going, too ,,,, q
"a Going whereg' said he, staring at her as If
horrorsstrnck. g., s,.o'f,.. -, -, =
TO the dram shop What is good for you
is good for me-" ,aJ. d. - - -
Then she began to flourish her bottle, and
70 sing one Of the low songs she had heard
her i'm -. ,.''. $3.50
"But ! am going, father, with you, to ruin
my soul and body, It is of no use for me to
be good, while you are going off to the bad
place, You'll be lonely there without your
Mary" 4, ams, i e.,5r 80, .i' ..- 4
!. go away, girl, you'll drive me mad" Il
But you have been mad for q long time.
md I'm going mad too, What do / carei INV
ather lis only q poor old despised ,drupkard;
u lis daughter may as well drink and lie in the
80 Mary pulled away at her fathers arm,
md went out to open the gate. He drew back;
till she dragged on and sung louder. A few
,oys began to run toward them, and then her
ather broke from her hold, and went into. the
l0uHe. There he aat down ami r,,tt;n, H.. II