Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-01-02

with me, your kindness will be thrown away and
Tom be as much of drunkard year hence as he
is now. The best service you can do for such a
man 8 family is to allow him to drink himself out
of their way. Ask Mr.. Madison what he thinks
of it."
IT have already done so, Harry; and, what is
more, that worthy man approves Of my contem-
plated action, and has proven his sincerity by
placing in bank, to Toms credit, nearly four hun
dred pounds sterling, which will be placed ut his
disposal as soon as we feel satisfied Of his reform
alton"
Poor Tom could hear no more; but diving both
hands into his pocke,. he hastily left the tavern
he went directly home; and entering unceremo-
niously into his contracted garret-room, exclaim-
ed, with tears streaming down hischeeks: Saved !
savedI-thank God we are savedl''
His wife and eldest daughter started, and CLAN
ced wonderingy and fearfuIy into each others faces
while poor little Minnie ran to her accustomed hi
ding place. rs t:r < sa..a
"Ohl Julial" again broke out poor Tom, clasp
ing his wife to his bosom, 'my own faithful wife
don't look at me through those dear reproying,
sorrowful eyes, And Fannie, tool' he said,
smoothing her dark silky hair, as she looked be-
wildering up into his flushed countenance, "my
own dear child swear, upon your head, and by
all my hopes of mercy at the hands Of my God,
that from this hour, I will never taste drop Of
the aecursed stuff that has brought all this SORROW
upon US"
Mrs Simmons raised hef head from his shouL
der and held him for moment at arms length
from her. reading the glad prophecy Of kindling
eye then, with an exclamation Of inefable JOY,
fell, fainting upon his bosom, and in his arms
stAnd where is little Minnie p asked Tom, as he
sat beside his wife an hour after.
The poor child was found fast asleep in the clos
ct, whittier she had betaken herself upon her faith
er's boisterous entrance. Many and many time,
in the days of the years which were gone, had she
sought refuge there; for, though rather young to
understand the noisy and unnatural behavior Of
her father upon such OCCASIONS she instinctivey
avoided the glance of his bloodshot eye and felt
mortay afraid of his boisterous and shameful con.
duct. What sad commentary upon the bitter
past
True to his promise, Joel Glover visitedthe fam
ily in the afternoon, and, to their unspeakable graf
iication, repeated the handsome offer made to
Tom the day before. The grateful family crowded
around him; and, with tears in their eyes, express
ed thankfulness and delight, which their tongues
strove in vain to utter.
Joel Glover was deeply moved at these first
fruits of generous, noble deed, the splendid har
vest of which he was yet to gather in the years te
come-yea when all the years were swallowed ur
in the unending eternity ahead.
True, he was unanimously declared to be foo
by every man in Manchester, who heard of the cir
cumstance; true, he was beset by would-be-proph
cts, who assured him that Tom was utterly pas
redemption and would abandon his good resolve.
as soon as his circumstances were bettered; but
Joel Glover shut his ears to all this Glamour ane
unchrstian interference, and went straight forwart
in, what he conceived to be, the path of duty.
j And what was the result2 :. .'i-
Five years AFTER one of the largest carriage fac
tories in London was conducted by Glover, Mad
olson & Co.-Mr. Thomas Simmons being tht
Go" alluded to, and the right hand man of tht
establishment. Five yearsafter, the name Of Thos
Simmonsmight have been seen upon the door-platt
of one of the coziest little cottages in the outskirts
of London. Aye and that little home was nearly
paid for too, and beneath its gothic roof lived the
Il happiest family, perhaps in all the kingdom.
Fl Whence this grand moral transformation
Doubtless, the faithful prayers of his wife anc
daughter, coupled with, and emphasized by, hi
bitter experiences, had much to do withit; doubt
less, ray of light from the source of all lights, had
revealed to him the precipice upon which he reel
ed and sported, blindfolded by his master vice
but, however this may be, who is prepared to deny
that Joel Gover's noble, disinterested benevolence
and generosity, was the prime agent in the accom-
plishment of this glorious work.
Is there, within the limits of Gods grand world
more glorious spectacle than this? A poor
wretched slave to this damning vice, groveling ii
the cutters and sinking below the level Of the brute
creation, suddenly arising from the mire and dirt
and, bursting assunder the chains of evil habit
standing disenthralled and morally transformed be-
fore the eyes of the world
1t was so in Toms case, it was 30 in thousand
others. And, whatever agencies may be at.work
for the consummation of an end 50 humane, SC
grand and good, every true phaanthropist should
pray for its triumphant success.
1t may add somewhat to the interest Of this
story to know that it is positively true.
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