The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-07-26

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Yes
Look over tha city, and tel me Il il
8 net q terrible eyil Z
4 terrible eyil grows oul 81 Tie abuse
oi h. Cora
Aud Wit you ten me what good a,ts.
es out 81 the use ofit,
Really. love. when you coma down to
this abstract point, you have the field
Bat people should learn to govern their
appetite an things may be abused
Yes But will you tell ne the use,
the real good to be- derived irom drink
ing vine and brandy
As ! said beloTelt IS social custom,
aid Aias lis clams
All! there sou have il, Henry it
does baye It's charms, as the deadly
saake Is said TO haze, aud as other vie
Is have But see you are in a hurry.
Ii Is time was at the store
| viii det,dn YOU but Il moment long
or, Henry Jasi answer me few more
questions Now call TO mind all the
families OF your acquaintance, think
Of all the domestic circles you know
from your schoolboy days to the pres
eni, run your thoughts through the
various homes where you have been
intimate, do this, aud tell me, II in any
one instance you ever knew single
Joy 10 be planted by the hearth stone
lrom the VINE cup? Did you ever know
one item Of good 10 now to family
from its Use 7
No; cannot say that Iayer did, not
as You mean
And now answer me again. Think
OF those homes once more, call to mem
ory tie playmates OF your childhood,
think OF the homes they have made,
think OF other homes, think OF the fire
sides where all you have known dwell
and tell me il you have seen any sor-
rows flow from the VINE cup? Have
you seen any great griefs planted by
the intoxicating bowl upon the hearth
stone2
Henry Seabum did not answer, ion
the assed before him such grim spec.
tres OF sorrow and grief that he shud-
dcred 1t tho mental vision. lie saw tie
youth cut down in the hour of promise
he saw the gray head fall in dishonori
he saw hearts broken; Le saw home,
made desolate; he saw affections with
er mp and die; and saw noble intellectl
stricken down Good Heaven what
sights he saw MS he uuroiled the canvass
of his mem ry
Henry, whispered his wife, moving tc
his side aud winding one arm gently
about his neck, we have two boys. Thel
are growing to be men. They are no
Die, generous aud tender hearted. They
love their home and honor their par
ents. They are here to form thos,
characters, to receive those IMPRESSION
which shall be the basis upon whicl
their future veal or woe nstlstarest.- ~
Look at them, oh think OF them 2
Think OF them doing battle in the grea
struggle OF life before them. Shal. the,
IN the time to come fall by the wayside
cut down by the demon of the cup
and in their dying hour curse the ex
ample whence they derived the appe
tite Oh for our children our wv,
boys, for the men we wish TO see them
for the sweet memories we would hav,
them cherish OF then home, for tn
good old age they may reap, let us cast
tins thing out now and forever.
Cora kiss'd her husband as she ceased
speaking; and then lie arose to his, fee
but be made her no reply.
Henry, you are not offended
No, he said He returned her kiss
and without another word left tn
house and went to his store
How strangely did circumstance
work to keep the idea his wife had Civ
en- him alive in his mind That yer,
morning he met youth, son of on
of his wealthy friends, in state Of will
intoxicatiou; and during the forenoon
he heard that young Aaron c. ha,
died at sea He knew that Aaron bat
been sent away from home that b
might lie reclaimed.
After the bank was closed, and a
Henry Seaburn was. thinking of goin
to his dinner, he received note thro'
the penny post 1t was from a medica
( friend and contained a request that b
would call at the hospital on his wa
home This hospital was not much on
Of his way, and he stopped there.
There is a man in one of the lowe
wards who wishes to see you, said th
doctor.
Does he know me 2 asked Seaburn.
He says he does.
What is his name
He won't tell us. He goes by th
name Of Smith; but ! am satisfied thi
such is not his true name. He is in th
last stage OF consumption and deliriun
He has lucid intervals, but they do NJ
last long. He has been here about
week. He was picked up in the stre'
aud brought here. He beard you
name aud said he knew you once.
Mr. Seaburn went to tht room whei
the patient lay and looked at him.
Surely be never knew that man. Thel
was some mistake, he said
The invalid heard him and opene
his eyes such bloodshot, unearthl
! eyes
Harry, lie whispered. trying TO Ii
himself up on bis elbow; is this Hem
Seaburn
! That is ms name.
And you don't knos me?
am sure | do not And he wou
have said that he did not want to, on
! the man seemed SO utterly miserab
, that he Did not want to wound VIII
little feeling he bad left
Have You forgotten your old playma
! in boyhood, Harry your friend in oil
CT years, your chum in college