Smyrna times., 1870-11-30

tlen.anly young mate had acquired unusual
lalor IN the eyes OF the p0rtly commanler
Cartaln Hume, who had first aiken ths smart
hsie black-cycd fellow, with his neat taypau-
I'm and tily bundle, as hi> cabin boy.
OHe night the young maH with all the other
officers were invited to an entertainment at
the Captain S house. He went, and to his as
tem'hmen mounted the identical steps that,
TWO years before, the brightest vision he had
ever seen passed over "a vision he had mover
forgotten. Inump, tlIuinp, went hi, brave
lhieart heart aS ne was u,hered iuio the par.or, and
Ike sledSe hammer it beat again when Cap
tam Hume brought forward his blue-cycd
aaaughter' aI,! and with pleasant smile SAID
hlS young lady was once inlghted to your
Kindness Tor safe and dry walk home.
Ills eyes were all ablazc and his brown
checks flushed hastily as the noble CAPTAIN
Hume sauntered away, leaving Grace Hume
at his side. And in all that assembly was not
so handsome couple as the gallant sailor and
the pretty lady
1t was oniy year from that time the second
mate trou the quarterback, second only in
command, aud p art owner with the CAPTAIN.
not only in his We ,sel but in the affections of
his dauehte gentle Grace Hume, who had
always cher> he'd respect, to say nothing of
love, for the bright-eyed sailor.
ttlS h0mely but earnest act of po|teness to
ward his child had pleased the Captain, and
though The youth knew it not, was the cause
et his hr>t promotion, 50 that now the old
man has retired from business, Henry Wells is
captain, and trace Hume is according 10 30
lite parlance, Mrs. Captain Wells. la fact,
the honest Salor IS one OF the richest men in
the crescent City, and he owes. perhaps, the
greater part OF his prosperity to his tact aud
pohteness III crossing the street
/
WHAT FALL.-A minister Of the GospoI
! told me in lS47, one of the most tbrilTsr IN.
cldrnts | ever heard IN nay lie a member OF
Ms congregation came home for the first time
III his lie Intoxicated, and his boy met him
upon the doorstep, clapping his hands and
/ eXcialmnS: Papa has come home :" lie
seIzed that boy by the shoulders, swung HIN
around, staggered and fell in the hall. Thai
minister said to me | would give YOU hi,
name II nec' ssary,J Il spent that night in
that house. | went out and barred my brow
That the night air might fail upon and cool it
walked mp aud down the hall There wa,
his child dead; there was his wife in stronc
commissions, and he asleep A man but thirty
hYe years OF age asleep, with dead child il
the honsc, having blue mark upon the TEN
pie where the corner OF the marble steps haC
come IN contact with the head as he Hwuns
hln around. and a wife upon the briuk of the
grave " Mr. Cough, said my friend, 81
cursed IT, drink. Ii told NE | must renail
llil h" awoke, and did When he awoIe, ht
pass his hands over his face and exclaimed
What is tie matter! Where aln |? Where
Is my boy! You cannot see him. 'StanC
out OF my way. | will ses my boy! T1
prevent confusion | took him to the child
bedside, and as | turned down the sheet ans
showed him the corpse, he uttered shrek
All nay child =" That minister said furthel
to me, : One year after that he was brough
from unatic asylum to lie side by side viii
his wife in one grave, and | attended tn,
funeral. The minister of the Gospel wht
told ms that tact is, to-day, a drunken hostlel
in stable ia Boston Now tell me wha
drink will do! /, will debase, imbrute anc
damn everything that is noble, bright, glorious
and god like in a human being. There is moth
ing drink will not do that is vile, dastardy
coward!y, sreakish or hellish We are united
brethren, are we not, to fight it till the day o
our death ?-John g. Gouqh.