Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-07-01
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wlndow anu recogni~ed INC erooer
cart:
Ana wnat nave you seh' hoine no"
henry ,s
b9s pelore MI: esapuln LII, souiu n aus noned Il
the ooor y. lne sl.sns ioom ITS MaS opea F. and
anu one Vi Tic uon'e''ioo i"oAoU III anu
ASKED .u iii .bo dor,;;obns
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mum ,frs Sooh,,r,
DemYon III Ill and nj attanj
rut .nen a ~ Sns L. az h,,shand S
10 t4en, hat hana ,ou sent bono
denry; wnat nave YOU sens a., noine ~
now! me mlie asAeu' ai'ei 'ne uo
inesSlc was sone a hr.nd,u ron,;.d
some nice oid prahuy' replieo
4 eeorfn glanced up az the ciock
~ IH1 .eoseu 1om pon @ 'nG no;u n 80
insie Mss Sn SlIuS uPon Snt e,ath;nn Lei , J", Is,
ana IL WIS eViuent tnas s0ne.nius iay
heavily upon her heart. Presently she
walked 70 the wall, anu puiIeu Ihe oeIi.
cord, ana the summons was answered al sss oy
the chan1bermald, In;t.
roorh S p george ana ionAf'ss 'n''ne''
YES, ma'am.. 90 :. = .,,.., ,a.,. ., -
Tell them that it is school time.
two boys G entered ' the sitting room, VIII
their books under thelr arms and the. theil
happy, hafs " hearty f fellows, s With goodies
and the light of free conscience gleam.
ing in their sparkling eyes. George was
thirteen years ofage, and Charles eleven
and certainly those two parents had
reason to be proud of them: The boys
kissed their mother, gave happy good
morning to their father, and then went
away to school.
Come" said Mr.. Seaburn, some time
after the boys q, had gone' what makes
you so sober?"
"Seber" repeated the wife, looking
up.
Yes. You have been soDer ana mute
ever since the grocer came"
DO You want me to tell you Why
"Of course de-:
Well, Henry,d am sorry you nave
had the spirits brought into the house. "
Pooh! what's the use In taking SO,
Cora? You wouldn't have me do with
out it, would you%l
:. YES 4ss:" -. -, .,,.
az IpsaaIkhAtI I HooId cut clear of the
stuff, now al 1E5Fef<* M
But Cora. ou are wfld9 WHAT
should we do at our PARTIES without
wine N.Y. ;.ls y S%$
"D0fas otqefs no 435 y H9t
BQt>-u<fcy i.zHi1zs would lpeepie
say? ~ Xou afrald 1IePs no, won't
ask SO foc0shsA a question"
Ask II Henry 9EetQs speEk plainly,
now thAt re 0exe4 4a1rly Qommenced. "
Wei wa abQptfo ask1fyou were
afraid th4t kShQuzd drlpk TOO much Z"
That's'uo6 fhirquestion, Henry. l
was not thinking OF that at all. But L
will answer 1t by-and-by: You nave no
fixed appetite for it now"6
"Of couisen not."~
Tnen.H wonla not. cost you any ei-
fort OF VIII TO abstain from It's use T'sr .
Not partlcie,
.And you only have ~ IN your mouse,
qd@ne H 70 your frienas ana drink IL
yourself, because it; is fashionable or,
you deit because others do ltFt t'1'-
do 1t, because H-sald MI. Seapurn,
hesitating in his choice OF language,
because II yould appear very ODD, and
very niggafdiys and very fanaticai, not
to do it," This last was spoken en-
"But.1 pursued Mrs. Seaburn, with
the cainness and assurance OF one who
"you would net do what YOU were CON
WINGED was wrong. out of respect to any
such oonsiderations, would you 9''
HYou know I would not, Cora. This
question of temperance, 1 know, is a
eood one in the abstract. and I am will
ing to live 'up to it as I understand il !;
INT am no teetotaIer., -, ~
"Henry ~ said his wife. with an earn
est, look iiaio his face. twill YOU answer
me few questions s?-and answer them
honestly and truthfuliy, without equivo-
cation or evasion ?p ras5 Izs1.f..s : 81 II
Bless me, how methodically you put
it, Coral But 1 will answer" 11s6.