The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-02-04
Written for thc Register
AN DER TRUE TALE.
BY KARL.
TO De CONTINUED.
BY KARL.
10 De ooSrINuED.

~ ~ De WV iNSE Eb.
In the couras Of ten OF fifteen minutes
hc heard the hall door close and he
kuew the ladies had Tn; bad ip about
ten more minutes, asw6eI voice called
tos1 Mr.. Lanier c6me on
Hs5aauogei to g. down to the pstlor,
aaaslser talking some. ind listening to
Flers6es's sweet singing be called her
ohiM shh began IN this Strain:
'FlPrence Lee, siaosths moment l
looked into tnypure eyrssaud heard thy
sweet voice, knew, fslt.thai l loved
you u
PLEASE stop, said Florence,
L have tried in vain 10 teach myself
another belief; Ihavo sought TO know ii
was b6t1 fascinptiop, bu it will not b.'
peea down. within my fond heart some-
|tbidy spsoks and ptiers but this: Il. is,
- aNl g
l9ss5F Harry seek not to avoid " aud
lsfa ElOtsasa, that RlsRsgl tbEi
|IoS lsl 10 mo be q barren Rasss;
Imy eipE qsy, ssfT Sohl Erappsd ID
bsl !. Isis d 1, 4 S S.iSs,(6o., Silly
sb6If 6tgfgGf nS slaSaa, bas even bssa
Eiibgsd d,byyHs big y.f will moi say
you bave'ei,her,hy word or sclion ever
cacOurSssi this love. so that be your
dici,Iou whaiiI m'yI will attach no
blame to you, | have loved freely. blind.
ly, wildly tenderly aud now Florence
either make mo one Of the hnppiesI
mortals on earth or the most wsetched
creature in rxislance.' Speak dear
onc, am in agonizing anxiety
i ought not listen TO such declarations
Nj L,nier.
why OOI? You have some reason for
those cruel words
Il must be truthful with you. You
are under tho influence of liquor, and
what you say now you will remember
nothing Of 10 morrow; and as a lady l
opght cot to have acted 50 kindly toward
oao who SO far forgo. his sCltrcsPect
aud the respect due ladies' as to came TO
see me while intoxicated, but | am your
friend Mr.. Lauer aud could not do
otherwise than | havC,'
II am under The induosce OF liquor
know exactly what | am both doing
aud saying, and since tho subject has
been mentioned will tell you why
came here 10 the coudilion that you see
me. l very seldom drink so much thot
people can notice it ca mO. but to-day l
have been lhinking about you aud de-
termined to tell sou that loved you
and know whether or not there was
any hope for me. felt that could no!
when sober, osk the proud besuiy and
heiless, Miss FlOrouCo Ice, for her love,
lhad not the moral courage, | never in
my whole life met q womnO before you
that | would have been afraid 10 pro-
pose 10, but to you Florence, | felt thai
could not do so sober, now you have
the true reason OF my drinking today
Once for all, cannot listen 10 sucf
a subject from any from any person
while intoxicated, ifyou have not I
sufficient respect fer me to call TO SCI
me sober, | would much rather yot
would not come TO sec mo OF oil. Now
don't fly inlo a passion, l know that an!
man who chooses, can let whiSkey alone
/, does not make him more brilliant o
any hondsomer. but on the contrary /
bonumbO every faculty, renders hin
less able 10 appreciate worth, wbOr
worth is to be found, and is really bru
tolizlng 10 itS every effect, and you
own good sense will tell you the same
YOu know l am always glad 10 SEQ yol