The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-01-27

pledge, Will give you SnotneI TRIAL, Dul
If you disappoint me again5 you and
/ have done forever"
/ The countenance of Jarvis Frightened
up instantly. He turned quickly away,
/ without reply and hurried off to the shop
of Mr.. Robinson, the Secretary ofthe So
ciety he had joined. The certificate was
of course obtained
"And you have joined, sure enough,
ohm" Mr.. Landlord said IN changed
tone, as he glanced over the certificate,
= Indeed 1 have, Mr.. Landlord. "a
"And you seem in earnest.
eff was in earnest in anything IN my
| life, am n earnest now us
"Keep to your pledge then, John, and
all will be well. While you were sober
man, preferred you to any journeyman in
my shop. Keep sober, and you shall
never want days work while am in
business.n oi 4imsaj 3iiH3gsh
"By the aid of Him who knows how
much in earnest am, will be true to my
pledge" Jarvis said firmly and in sol
emn tone aaI 529T37 bite8 vi AHtai
"Only trust in Him, John, and He will
give you strength in your weakness s9.r
'I will try" was the humble answer
The poor man was now shown his place
in the shop, and once againhe resumed
his work, though under a far different i'm
pulse than had for years nerved him to
action. But his nerves were all unstrung
His hand shook so that he could with
difficulty use, with the required skill, the
| implements of his calling. He expert
enced likewise sinking, sickening feel
ing and at times dizziness and obscuri-
| ty of mind would uddenly come over him,
exciting the hveliest emotions offear lest
nature would not bear up under SO sud
den withdrawal of it's accustomed slim
illus. Gradually, however, as his mind
became intently fixed upon his work, and
his body felt the impulse of manual activs
| ity, a slight reaction took place, and the
whole machinery of his physical frame
moved on with something approaching
to healthy tone. His hand grew stead
Ter, though it still trembled.
1.-TWO hours brought his regular din
ner time, when Jarvis, who began to feel
the want of food, returned home with new
and strange feelings about his heart.
One impulse was to tell his wife what he
had done and what he was doing. But
then he remembered how often he had
Knocked her new springing hopes how
often he had promised amendment, and
once even Joined temperance society,
only to relapse into a lower and degraded
condition. "No, no" he said to himself
after debating the question in his own
mind as he walked towards home, ~ will
not tell her now Il will first present some
fruits of my repentance; l will give such
an assurance as will create confidence and
hope" 4o .fsh. ar
Mrs. Jarvis did not raise her eyes to
the face of her husband as he entered
The sight of that once loved countenance,
distorted and disfigured, even made her
! heart sick when she looked upon it.
The frugal meal passed in silence and re-
straint Mrs. Jarvis felt troubled and
oppressed, for the prospect before her
seemed to grow more and more gloomy.
All the morning she had suffered from a
steady pain in her breast, and from a las
situde she could not overcome. Her pale,
thin, careworn face told sad tale of
suffering and privation, confinement,
and want of exercise. What was to be-
come of her children she knew not
Under such feelings of helplessness to have
one beside her who could take much of
her burden from her were he to will it
who could call back the light to her heart
if only true to his promise made in earlier
and happier years soured in some de-
gree her feelings and obscured her
perceptions. She did not note that some
change had passed upon nina change,
! if marked, would have caused her heart
to leap in her bosom.
As soon as Jarvis had arisen from the
table he took his hat, and kissing the
youngest child, the only one there who
! seemed to regard him, he passed quickly
from the house. AS the door closed after
him his wife heaved long sigh, and
then rising, mechanically, proceeded to
clear up the table. Of how many crush
j ed affections and disappointed hopes did
that one deep, tremulous sigh speak!
Jarvis returned to the work and APP
i piled himself steadily during the whole
afternoon. Whenever desire for liquor
returned upon him, he quenched it with
!! a copious draught of water, and thus kept
himself as free from temptation as posi-
same troubled and uneasy silence perva-
ded the little family as at thesupper table.
The meal was scanty, forMrs. Jarvis in
cessant labor could procure but small
supply of food. After the children had
: been put to bed, Mrs. Jarvis sat down, as
usual, to spend the evening in sewing. A
deep sigh heaved inyoluntrrily her bos-
ON as she did so. 1t caught the ear OF
L her husband, and smote upon his heart
He knew that her health was feeble, and
that constant labor fatigued her excess
lively. @
81 wouldn't sew tonight, Jane he
said "you look tired rest for one ever
/ ing"
J, Mrs Jarvis neither looked up For re
piled. There was something in the tone