The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-09

equal yours" / replied laughing.
His face flushed little, Il beg
your pardon. sir,'' he said humbly.
sAh! every man to his opinion"
replied and SO the matter drop
ped.
had occasion to go down -
street one night about ten, the beau
tiful, dazzling street. have thought
of it since, how seductive it looks of
nights, the saloons with their insit-f
ing bars, and the bright-eyed wait
ers, how tempting it says to one
"come in.'
There was loud talking in one Of
them, a man came staggering out ON
the sidewalk. He was my copyist !;
the fine face usually so quiet and
gentlemanly, looked like tieild's !;
he raved tearfttlly, but I got him
home at last. and then it all came
out, the struggle of his life, how he
had lost wife and daughters, had
met a friend tl.at night-tiend rath-
er-who made him drink. and the
peace OF three years was broken.
left him quoted, but the next
morning lie came to tie office sub
dued, aid attempted to speak o.
the bitter struggle; but | would
not hear him; wanted no common
,lru.kard in my office. lie trem
bled slightly as | said it. / CAV,
| him his wages and bid him gooc
morai.lg, and in my spotless man
hood, IN my uicontamiiiated purity
turned him adrift. As he passet
down the street aid l caught :
| glimpse OF his haggard face, start
ed to call linn back, and tlleii chidct
myself for such folly.
But the conviction gradual,
forced itself upon me, aS.l sat i'll IT,.
| gathering night, that tl.at nlan'
soul would be required ut N,
hand.
/ Months passed, AID l did no
hear of' linn, could get 40 trace @
him. Was l,c sucked Into Il at fear
till nael.tr,n tl,at hides ut ever,
corner? Tlla;.k God, Il better fat
! awaited him.
\ womas.-an angel, rather
toui.d hinl, learned his history, NOR
tllan | had ever Known (tiiey ar
best .or such w.:rk), and Helped hin
up to a better manhood. Lad
note this morliii z from her tlat l.
, was dying; would come:
/ went; the man lad Charge
somewhat iii n twelvemoi.th tn
. same gei.tienanly courtesy, bu
death had laid his fingers OH thos
a aShen lips.
lumbly begged lis pardon ft
t the great wrong | did him, AID Ii
9 answered me that | did Tot kI:o,
; his need then for some kindly ha!.
L of help; tIat he torgavc me gladl,
a have Ito words to tell You Il
: story listened to by tl.at bcd-s;d
:. with the RELENTLESS shadows cree
!. ii.g over his face, and tie auge
d waiting To take him home lie ";
calm, but shook with an agony
- tears, he had fought the devil
% darkness all his life; it Lad Ike,
d 10 common struggle, for his was /
$ common soul.
lie poii.ted to volume on Il
d table; took it up; it was the o
e he had criticised SO sharply !;
$ opened it upon the tiy-leat., the col
X pliments Of the publishes were te
1t dered to him, the author.
All! how little we know of t
id skeletons that hang erinlIing
gliastly i'll our r.eighb1r's closet.
II The man before me was gem
OF no common type, and ! had tul
ae him from my door. Good 60
d and | shuddered at what might la
X been.
II But the end was near. "T
e. limb did not break; he sa
a quietly smiling ore of his o'
si- smiles, referring to the circumstal.,
ii when | first met him, sit will b
~ aud blossom by-and-by."
a A bit of sunlight fell upon !
face, giving it the look of ore
. Kaphael's heads. Tie angel i
nc come, and with the smiling bald