The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-11-24
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: going TO form a temperance society,
and want as may men OF influence
as we can find TO help Us START re-
marked Mary, and Mr.. Lazelle
exeusing himself, followed his
wife to the sitting room, snd they
2 were alone.
what Is the nature Of the society
you wish to form? I shall have 10
investigate it before I con commit
myself on the subject. Is it secret in
any Of its workings >"
at has its passwords, grips, and sig
mails, which are understood only by its
mem Oersn
"Then could not possibly join it,
= for | believe when people are work
ing only for the good Of humanity
there is no reason for secret or dark
designs.u
''But you belong to secret political
societies"
"But they have a different object in
view"
''Yes, have no doubt, an object
quite adverse to the good Of humanity
hence { cir right to veil it with Sc
eret or dark designs"
but where do you obtain the au-
thority for your organization. The
most important of the secret sOciet es
to which belong gives an authority
as ancient as the Levitical Law"
'I must confess, Mr.. st. Clair, that
our society does not claim either
Moses, Abraham, or Solomon, as its
founder; neither does il invest itself
with any of the mysteries Of antiqui-
ty, or defy itself as a god Of mythOlo-
gy, and yet think that for mum bers
or influence it may cope with any or
der of our own or other lands, even
though it may claim an origin so an
cient that we are left to conclude that
the forming of a lodge must have
been part Of the work Of creation"
81 am sorry to find you engaged in
such an unlady-iike business. Do you
not know that such things are not
considered proper or dignified in
young ladies'"
''Is it not proper and dignified for
every community to lave a temper
ance society"
"Why, yes, it's we'll enough to have
the society, but then let the older peo-
pie, the gentlemen attend to it ifthey
want one aid II they don't care
enough for such things to see that
they are done properly, why let the
community 60 without"
"But they are not the only class
who need the benefit and protection
Of societies. 1t is the young who are
most liable to fall into temptation,
and the youth of both sexes that are
most likely to suffer from the evils
growing out of intemperance."
~ am so tired of this ceaseless tt
rade of words without knowledge
| You may talk till the end Of time, Il
will amount to nothing but a foolish
| thing"
"But where will you 90 to avoid it?
1t has become the music Ofthe spheres
and should you fly to the uttermost
part of the earth even there would II
find you, I am afraid, judging from the
cry that has recently come up from
| Australia"
"Come, Mollie, and listen to some
thing l have to say to you on quite q
I different subject. The Convention have
nominated me for the next Congress,
and as my lIame Is on the ticket be-
longing to the dominant party Of this |
Congressional District, there is snorea-
sOnable ground to doubt that I shall |
be elected. Besides, have a great |
many private friends in bOtn parties |
who are doing all they can for me, and /
a great many Of both parties will vote |
for me simply from the fact that am |
or have been soldier, and partly dis
abled during my service in the Union |
army. (The being disabled consisted |
of having received few buckshOt in 1
the left hand). But it Is not about /
the election want to speak farther
than to prove its certainty, but there
Mr.. st. Clair again thrust his fingers
violently through his whiskers)p but |
about-about the winter at Washing
ton"
'Really, Mr.. st. Clair, hope you'll |
have a very pleasant time among the
celebrities OF that metropolitan city,"
Z "AhemI I think must have TAX
en- cold last night-there seems to be
such dryness about the throat-but |
what l was going to say was-ahem !
would you notlike to spend the win |
ter at-ahem Our national capital |
also?"
"Why, am not elected to any such |
honor, my name is not on the tick
et."
"But you're election can be easily
managed. You hold entire empire /
over one heart, and the consent of
that heart is all that is needed to Sc.
cure you an honorable position among /
the distinguished of the worlds me-
tropolis," replied Mr.. st. Clair, breath
ing little more freely.
"Then why do you ask for mine?n
retorted Mary unfeelingly.
"Oh, of course, that is understood. |
/ cannot take you without your con-
sent, but hope you will not think
too lightly of the distinguished hon
or confer upon you. To be the wife
of Member of Congress places a wO-
man in a very enviable position"
Just at this moment the dOor-bell
rang violently, and Ben, who had
been entrusted with the new team to
take Miss Clara and Master Benny
out riding, stood terrified and almost
breathless before them, exclaiming,
"Oh, Lor! Missus, ,"-here his convul-
sive sobs completely chOked his ut
terance, and they could get nothing
more satisfactory from him than that
the horses-"theyn-. But Mr.. La
zelle understood in a moment what
had happened, and mounting the
tieetest horse was soon on his way to
the scene of disaster. Here a broken
wheel, and there an axle, and By and
by, carriage robe, soon confirmed his
worst apprehensions. But what were
these-these broken fragments Of a
glittering tOy-aye, they had not pew
er to arrest for one moment his wild
earnest attention for the safety Of the
treasured jewels he had to this broken
casket trusted. Still he found no ira
ces of the treasure sought. All where
could It be concealed? Surely the
pure spirits could not have fled, and
the spiritless caskets been dashed to
atoms.
Soon he came to house, where a
porter was watching at the gate, who ;
told him that his child was there, and ;
still alive. He put the bride in the
porter's hand, and with a choking ut
terance, babe him say to his wife the .
same comforting words he had spoken ,
to him, for there is comfort in know
ing there yet is life, to the heart sink
ing between fear and despair. When ,
Mrs. Lazelle received this uncertain
news, there was momentary FelaXa- :
ton of the clenched muscles, as if for !
joy; then she was left for an hour to !
the vague uncertainty Of whether it
was alive and well, or mangled and !
distOrted-perhaps expiring in agony.
Her suspense was, at length relieved
by the appearance of a hastily con-
structed litter, borne by the distressed
father and sympathizing physician ,
and some other friends, alternated by ..
the friendly aid Of many kind-heart- /,
ed neighbOrs.
Who can imaginethe feelings Of the O.,
mothers heart as she bent over the ..
child, unable to divine the extent of !
suffering it was at that moment en-
during, or the uncertain conflict it :
might be holding with the great de-
stroyer. The father mingled his tears /
with hers, but consoled her with the !
words Of the physician, that if she ! !
lived past midnight he thought there
would be no danger. That she was
from a stunning blow, and !
be could not yet determine now Sc
riOus might be the injury, out there !
was no external sign Of serious harm !
except the breaking ofthe right arm,
which would be attended to as soon
IS the crisis was over. :
With fearful, prayerful, anxious So
icitude did the fond parents watch
till such time as their trusted family Z