The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-03-13
Or was it really pIaintiveness-a sadness

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III the expression of her music
To me it seemed at times as though tht
organ moaned and wept. 1t was like the
waiIing of the daughters of Zion by the
rivers of Babylon.
When the services were over and We
went out from the church | saw Mary
face 1t was pale and wan as though she
had been sick. What could it be? Was
she suffering as | had suffered The
/ thought flashed upon me that some one
might have told her something to my dis
advantage. | had enemies who envied
me because I had Inherited some wealth
aud l fancied enemies who envied me
/ the love Of Mary Granville.
/ Another week passed and | became more
sad and lonesome My business was irk-
some to me, and my books and papers af-
! forded me no respite. To fact l could not
read, for my mind was never upon the
page before me. Another Sabbath at
church I saw Mary again She was paler
than before, and her eyes looked as tho
she had been weeping.
During the succeeding week | received
visit from my old college chum, Jack
Stanton, who had Just opened law office
in Berryville, After supper, as We sat IN
the cosy parlor smoking our cigars, sug-
gested that a bottle of wine, would not be
amiss. Jack shook his head
"No, Charlie" he said, well leave the
vine Tor those VINO need II,
/ GU used TO drink II, JACK .,
I Is, 0u' II never uoos ul7 a a9y soou,
"And DO you tuInk II ever uld you auy
barn
AS TO that l VII! no' say 10 no'9t
snail do me narm. know II NaS l'a'ai9u 10
others, VINO was stFou9 as l am' DuV nF
the way Oua'''7' ISn N1"'y 0'"u iiIV
here
es, said l. -.
"Do Vol kno" her
l turned away my lace auo pretenue"
to nave heaFd some'n'1S i, a, Tue u, ".uuo"' L
/ nave seen heF' LeP'eu' "'''u !
had compo'ed mysei' one P'ay' 'n0
organ IN 'he churen' 8,
She and were scnooima'eS, pursued
Stanton ana speaking OF VINE p,In5a "', =
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49, Laan
nSGr EGrrl,nrirIo vos N Tho habit If
drinkino wine and the habi. grew upon
him until he felt he could not live with.
ont his hrandr
ale was Of a social disDosition. aud 10
time :. oa,,o =, rass that he wqs oftan
grossIv ;ntovicated, OF course. under
.ncb circumstances one oftwothiDc must
bonnon-tbe r,an mrst rof,rm or he must
sin Mr. GranviIJa aid not reform and
GRO nonr 7o,rs 70 died drnnkard's death
Iaoying bfs f,miIy in novertv vapd nfFar,no
Thomas the son was fTur wears older
than Narv became di.inatr3 and At the
400 of aig5tao, was killed in . street f.bt
in New York Mrs Granville survived
her son but few months-absolutcly dy-
ing, the doctor SAID, of broken heart
Poor Mary, thus left fatherless and
motherless, without brother and sister, at
the age of fifteen, was forced to earn the
bread which she ate-aud nobly has she
done II. If Won know her. Charlie. you
know one of the DobIest women that ever
lived. B1t-what's the matter? Why
bless me, you look as pale as ghost
I struggled with myself, and told Jack
| had swallowed let Of cigar smoke. l
rose and opened Que OF ;h8 easements
stepped out on tue e4lcony, where the
fFesn ar restored me-
1t q late hour Jack departed t0r the