Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-07-27

friends, filedan application for divorce,
and as a cause could be easily shown why
it should be granted, a separation was le-
gally declared.
To complete my disgrace, at the next
Congressional canvass l was left off the
ticket, as unfit to represent the district.
left the country and State where L had
lived from boyhood up.
( Three years have passed since then.
For two years of the period, l abandoned
myself to the fearful appetite had ac-
quired. Then L heard of the Temperance
movement At first l sneered, then won
dered, hesitated, and finally threw myself
upon the great wave that went sweeping
onward, in the hope of being carried by it
far out of the reach Of danger and | did
not hope with vain hope. 1t did for me all
and more than L could have deemed possi-
Bile. 1t set me at once down upon my feet
once more made man of me-
A year of sobriety, earnest devotion to
my profession, and fervent prayer to Him
who alone gives strength in every good
resolution, has restored me to much that
has been lost but not all-not the rich
est treasure that proved myself unworthy
4 to retain; not my wife and children. All
I between myself and these, the law has laid
its stern, impossible Introduction. L
have no longer wife; no longer children.
though my heart goes out towards those
dearly beloved ones with the tenderest
yearnings. Pictures of our early days of
welded love are ever lingering in my i'm
Imagination. | dream of the dear freside
Z No1r / tka -,
I cid face Of my Alice, as her eye looked
/ into my own with confidence l feel her
arms twine around my neck, the music of
her voice is ever sounding in my ear.
Here the speakers emotion overcame
him. His utterance became choked, and
he stood silent with bowed head and trem-
bling limbs The dense mass of people
HBaT Ras RHshfB fBr6seH i here aud there by Iaf
stifed sobs.
At this moment there was movement
in the crowd. \ single female figure,
before whom every ore appeared instinct
lively to give away, was seen passing up
the aisle. This was not observed BY De-
lancy until she had come nearly in front
of the platform on which he stood The
movement caught his ear, and lifting his
eyes, they instantly fell on Alice for it
was she who was pressing forward He
bent toward her with sudden uplifted
hands and eager eyes, and stood like a
statue until she had gained the stand and
advanced quietly by his side. For mo-
ment they stood thus; the whole audience.
thrilled with the scene, were upon their
feet bending forward Then Delaney
opened his arms, and Alice threw herself
upon his bosom with quick and wild ges-
tUre. Thus for the space of a minute
they stood every one, by singular in.
tuition, understanding the scene. One OF
the ministers then came forward and gen.
tly separated them.
No, no. said Delaney, you must not
you cannot take her away from me-
Heaven forbid that | should do that,
replied the minister. BY your confes
sion she is not your wife
No, she is not, replied Delaney mourn
fully.
But she is ready to renew her vow.
again. Alice said smiling through hel
tears, that now rrined over her face.
Before that assembly, all standing. anc
with few dry eyes, was said in broker
voice. the marriage ceremony that gave
Delaney and Alice to each other. As tn,
minister, an aged man, with thin whit,
locks, finished the rite, he laid his hand
, upon the heads of the two he joined il
holy bonds, and lifting up his agede yes
that streamed with drops of gladness. hr
said in solemn voice:
What God has joined together, let NJ
! RUN put asnder.'
: A~s~% was>--~sy Tire whole assem-
/ bly,, as with single voice.