The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-02
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filled, that's a good boy"
And John Burling place the article
referred to in the hands Of his tcn-vear
old son, little thinking Of the great evil
waIch was to come from one action.
For John Burling, an Industrious and
hai dworking mechanic, and a good man
III the main, was possessed of one fail
inc-a failing that has caused more
trouble aud sorrow in this little world OF
our, that pen may ever hope to tell--a
love Of strong drink.
True, he d,d not use il t. 'Ec cN'. nj
Justify known as excess but, as he sad,
n,' considered it an indispensable arti-
De t, have in the house" for when he
WAS unusually tired, there was nothing
like it TO revive his tainting energies
aud ds,iraie the sense OF WEAKNESS and
Ianguor which oppressed him. And,
consequently, Jenny had heen fire.
quenty sent on similar errands before,
so that by this time he had come to
know pretty well the nature OF the
liquid he was expected to bring.
Tonight, after obtaining the liquor,
he fell in with another boy few years
older, who was also much older in the
ways ofsin, and learning what Jenny
had got, begged him or a taste of the
vile pois,n.
OF corr-e Jenny sratitied him, lut
instead q taking Just a taste, as he
had said, be drank rather deeply, lower
ing the contents of the bottle so much
Jenny tttause alarmed, well knowing
that his ather could not tail to no.
tice it, and call him to strict ac-
! count.
"I'll tell YOU what to do, said the
elder-bOy, ''let s drink it all, and throw
away the @le, and then You can tell
the Old NAL |. dropped it accidentally
But tina! would be telling lie,'
said JemmS "aud besides, don't
drink"
You are a milksop," retorted his
evil counselo; and | stump you to taste
Of the rum =
II don't want to.
Yes you ia, only you darsentr
Il amt a lit afraid, only don't want
to-.
"You needn't try to fool me, for You
cant l know, you're afraid to.
at isn't good for me.
How do YOU know? If its good for
your father. 1t sands to reason it's good
for You"
WHY Nor2
Jenny put tie bottle to his lips.
"Take a good ong pull now" said the
wicked 10y, TO show your independence,
if nothing more.
And Jenny did. y
81 wonder whert Jenny can be-
I'm sure doal know. Didn't you
send him ont on at errand?'
Il sent him to Socumb's after bot
tie OF liquor, but lie should have been
at home long ago"
Mrs Burling started a little and
sighed. She was already beginning to
fear the effect Of her husbands exam
pie upon the futurelife and welfare OF
her boy. Bat she said nothing.
Perhaps had better 60 out and see
where he is2' SaidJolin Burling I'M
easily.
Perhaps YOU had.
Down the street lttle way he met
four men bearing something silent and
motionless upon shutter.
One of the men recoynizcd him, a.
| they met leneath the glare Of gas-
light, and called him ly his name.
What is it? He asked, stopping
for a moment and gazing inquir;ngly at
tie burden they carried
There has been anRccidrnt," said
the man, sadly. a DO, has been run
over and killed
"A boy. Whose boys
"Bs brave, John Buring. said the
other. B
"Be brave, and bear ycbr sorrow like
a man. 1t is your own son whom we
carry on this shutter" -
All! it was a fearful sight, to see
that strong mans agony, The men
lowered their inanimate burden tender
ly, and bending over it, his form was
shankcn, as the wild gale shakes the
stout old forest oak But he never shed
a tear-his anguish was too deep, far too
deep for the blessed relief tcars have
power to bring.
How did it happen ? lac cried,
wringing his hands, as ;hey again took
up their burden.
Il do not know-well, after all, per-
haps it is best to tell you the whole
story" said the man, as theI moved
slowly along toward John Burling's
stricken home.
"You see, as ! came home from work
tonight. saw a little shaver come out
of Slocumb's saloon. and, as We were
going the same way, kept my eve upon
him, and soon saw that it was Jenny.
I.wondered what business he could have
had at the saloon, but it was no affair
of mine, though thought would just
take the trouble to keep him in view as
far as went.
ave had got only a little way when
he met another boy. and l saw them
talking earnestly together for a few mo-
ments, and then your Jenny pulled a
bottle from his pocket, and the other
boy seemed to drink They then con-
versed few moments more, and | saw
your boy drink also
Here John Burling gave atte-apee to
hollow groan. 7ly.g
Il suspected the contents Of the bot
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| thought would watch your boy all
the way home. Before we had got to
my residence, saw the rum had risen
to his heed, for he walked 'unsteadily,
and | quickened my pace in couse-
qaence, thinking to overtake him, and
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