South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-04-17

'NOthlng IVAN replies MS vile, whose
spirit has long since been crushed down 10
the earth.
'Oh. as usual, trying 70 shield those mis-
creauts who is that l see behind your
chair Kate and Lottie, 90 to your nurse
~ at once, and don't let me hear your vol
ces again Suddenly he discovers two bright
eyes pceping from under the sofa
'Viyy, come out here N once
The child creeps out, and barely escapes
the uplifted hand by rushing GU; and up 10
his own room. The storm that had been
gathcring now burst upon the head Of his
devoted wife insult after insult falls from
those lips, until, tortured beyond endu-
rance, she speaks, fearless Of consequences
Vivian, have not done all in my pow
er to make you faithful, loving wife, and
teach your children to love and respect you
but it is your own fault that you arc not
loved, you drive them from you, you are
so harsh and unkind they hate and fear
you, and 50 do l. Yes, Vivian dearly rs
! loved you once, do so no longer, that
feeling has long since been crushed out Of
my body. Oh how | wish it had been
otherwise and with those words upon her
lips she left the room He remained sit
ting where size had left him, seemiugly OBJ.
livious to all around him, aud if in passing
the room ten minutes later YOU had gone
in you would have found him sleeping heuy-
ily, while overhead you would have heard
the unccaSing tread of that hear;-broken
wife and mother how had he acted towards
that precious charge consigned to his keep
ing one can hardly refrain from glory ing
in the thought that there is u day Of re;r-
button coming for all such
We must now leave them. Two years
after what have related here, while sit
ting in ono Of the hotels of one of our lead
ing cities, on picking up tho morning pa
per, piece headed Found frozen attract
ed my attention, and read
''!.a5t nigh; on one Of the roads leading to the
suburbs Of the city, II man was found lying in
sensible he was carried TO tc nearest station
where il found life x,iuct; in his peck
ct there a letter addressed to Vivian Hall. II
This shoull come under the notice Of any one 10
whom This name is familiar, they would very
much oblge the undersigned by calling NJ 81
George Street. joins BLAcR.'
went to the place mentioned, but found
that one had been before ne, MIR. Norris,
clergyman Of the village Of N. We both
started for the station, ard there found the
husband of our unfortunate friend, Clair
Willis; We provided means for his decent
burial, and on the afternoon Of the same
day he was laid 10 the cold grave.
Such was the end of one vino started out
in life buoyed up with great hopes Of sue
cess, which might have all been realized but
for that root Of all evil, ntempcrancc
Ny readers will doubtless wonder where
Clair was she also was dead she died
six months before Mr.. Norris atteuded
her death bed; it was from him | heard a
bout her, from the time We left her, until
'he died, she toilcd late and early FOR the
maintenance Of her children her last
thoughts were for them aud her cries were
heart-rcndlng
oh, Coz, spare mc for my children; !
cannot die aud leave them alone in lhiscold
world oh, spare Inc; spare me for my chill
dron.
AID with these mournful cries upon her
lips her soul winged its fight into the ever
lasting ages Of eternity.
kind friends took the children and pro-
ylded ior them, but ! am sure they often
felt the want # fathers guiding hand and
a mothers loving care.
Young men, those of you who arc fInd
OF the social glass, read this, and in the
truths you tud in its lines sec your doom
inevitably fixed 10 Gil a drunkards grave.
The years between fifteen and twenty-five
arc an awful important season What YOU
are ht the end Of that season you will prob
a'iy bc TOR life. | think it is a most la
mentablc sight to sec such number Of
young meu-meu endowed with so many
noble faculties, both Of mind aud body
made so upright that only the solcs Of their
ieet were allowed 20 t0ush the earth, debl-
sing themselves below the reptiles which
crawl beneath our feet But 80 IL Is they
70 on md on, step by step, never stopping
% THINK, satisfied if from 10 they derive 70
lew moments pleasure, but I avn pursuadcl
u They but knew TO what iu,crmiuablc mis-
cry they arc fastening, obey w0ull surely
re'raco their steps Young men, YOU are
"a.klng on slippery ground one flscs'cp
and you are lost forever YOU stand ON The
verge OF procipice which az any moment
you may fall over. In tho words Of Thorn
as Fuller: IT is dangerous to gather low
crs that grow on tho banks Of tie pic of he'll
Tor fear of falling in'
me Is lying fast away, and with IL
your sea on Of repentance Awful will be
TIE retrospect Of the past when j, can avail
you nothing, to think you lived a whole
Ute tme 10 the full blaze Of the gospel light
without prodting by IT, sincerely hope
add pray that you will be brought 10 real
ze that you have been acting in s'rictoppo-
sitlont0 God's commands bci5rcil is t1o lite
~ Il j. denied from Washington that
General Grant has publicly exprcse-cd HIM
sci in favor Of The conviction of President
Juhnson. The siaiemcnt. Enwcrcr 4. no.