The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-19

allowance in future. Three glasses a day
never harmed any one"
Lizzie would have urged him still fur
ther, but look of impatience checked her,
and with secret prayer that he might
never again be led into temptation, she
locked her fears in her own bosom. Long
after her husband slept, the tears fell fast
upon the pillow, as she looked at her little
ones, and remembered her own miserable
childhood, and her poor mothers unhappy
life and early death.
This was but the beginning Of sorrow
For another week all went well then came
another excess. There was still some good
excuse some peculiar circumstance which
he said might never occur again. But the
path down hill is a slippery one, and of
quick descent Before another year had
passed, his unsteady habits were known
and commented upon by those who had
once respected him as thriving, industri-
Gus man. Several times he had been seen
in the street in a state Of absolute intoxi-
cation, and his work was often neglected,
even at the most busy season Of the year.
The parents had demonstrated, and his
wife pleaded in vain. Opposition seemed
to serve as but fuel TO the flames
"We can but do our duty and trust in
Cod said Lizzie, sadly, as, after the most
trying scene that had yet occurred, she
took her children to her grandfather's for
an hour or two, thinking that change
would be useful to them, and to herself
also . f,.,,
81 But tell me, my poor child said the
mother to whom the remark was addressed,
sis my son very unkind to you and the
little ones? Surely, he cannot forget him
self SO far as to use personal violence" d, A.
NtNo, motleyr he is rather more surlyi
than violent. AT such time he disli5es TO
be. spoken to- and is angryif the children
make anoise. The,Ypoor babes used to
spring with delightwhen they heard his foot
steps. Now they shrink from him with
fear. Last evening when bade Willie
say his prayer for poor father because he
was sick, the little fellow wept and said,
'FWire will say his prayer FOR poor father,
but father don't love Willie any moie."5
Tears fell fast from Lizzie's eyes as she
spoke, and the mother wept also. William
was her eldest born, and had ever been her
pride and delight. 1t was, indeed, hard, TO-
know that he had thus gone astray. " |
sf'Andis there no hope for the, futufe?',
she said Bitterly. '"Wil1 he thus Yillfhlly
pursue the road to ruin, until it is too late,
to retrace his steps?'' snitssI - Dno'' @'Al
n"We know not the end,o replied Lizzie,
''But Ifeaf that things viii become worse.
MAY God help'u pn) 7ah hilW bjIiIi bnir
Lizzie4efears were But too qwelI2 2ggir6oanded.I
The DARK cloud about them became more,
| dense. Dissipation led to nidleness Z work
was neglected. debts accungulated |; and
poverty Stared them in the face a'E EJ +" g, ~
Deeper grew the shadow on the ihsow.
of9the old blacksmith, as he watched the,
gradual decline from virtue Of his SOIL rFek
houEs he would {sits in the doorof Ids eotz
tagas apparently in, 81 stateobf moody abs
| strRctiops and then muurnfhlly shating, his
head, would say as he carousoH himself,
GAN is silent. new; the dblacksmith's s ham
mgr iSin9 m9ge heard in the old shpp.bi OH
my boy, my boyk Weuld that i Geald lhaSs1
st99od beside thy grave, ere had seen thee
4 Inus !iEi Oi 9uiOs fgigis .omcl dbl
Suddenly he seemed to have fogmedsemei
new resolution. Rising one morning
| earlier than had been his,wont for several
! years, lie took the; wsll -kH9Yp lGrqss5pathS
| to the shop oi1t was closed Nnd the epJ
traTpcpeq, YeH1seeqred, i.FRr M mqmqntl hs
paHYesd1, ,iirreSplpte and then walkedlIwitbo
quick steps to small house in the neigArl
| pofpoop. od oi Il 9i3l! sal s.0i 1giisI %
|,isiMr, Rich in2p, le.inqqirea 9ef the.
| litae boy who answered his, lspeehIaS the
doQrif % om iiie ay B5y IsJ % 9IdRi ed
HIS man in question who hadIl0hg beeIf
inc james ,emploS Immediately ostePpedL
ffoEwpTdusL 19i4iS (" ssn0 oliiil adi b1sF
diThe shop isdOcKedy osip Aosaid she Old
gentleman. "Have you the keysP" 'm9h
III yhayssswa the, replHF' ] but Mr.
I Wnliamisi 80 nseldoh at his1 work, lnow9'
I that never awith0utr hisooifiershoDi
am about seeking a situation in Clydep
7 WoEking one ldayuin seyspf wiilanotf Sup
,portra, familEd59ss siiliW baa sisaiI eIiii
/ at will not, indeed, Mr.. r.lRiehs; yButoif
l,you will, rely upon me, Il wip ,ase that you
|, are paid dsnspab; Qpep tAe, ,shqR at iioiiee,C
apdl be ready for whateEermay oissik omoi
"But ] do not feel myself quite ceafpa-
stent to takethe wholeIollaige, MsgJahes,H
N.