The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-02-28
HOW He WAS SAVED.
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"Hen Hanlon has got to be perfect
brute; no more fit to provide for and
protect his family, than to attend to his.
business" 5aid Jack Lape, as he and his
friend Hincklcy we're esuntering leisure
Ily down the street. and met man reel
ling along the walk, on his way home
ward from the village tavern.
"Yes," returned Hincklcy, II knew
him ten years ago for as steady and
promising young man as any in town ;
but he's too Tar gone now, to lift up bis
head and be anything but the drunkard
| he ie." aa.8
.sNo, he will never be any better than
he is. I ps*y Ms poor wife and child, :"
was the r3joinder, as the two men pass
ed on.
Henry Hanlon was, indeed, the worse
for liquor that night; but he had enough
of manhood left to hear and understand
/ the disparaging remarks of his two
old acquaintances. 1t cuts any man to
be called brute-to be pronounced an-
fit to care for his family, and Henry
l -
Hanlon was Tar more SENSITIVE 'nan
many men. !,
$50 that IS tne way men TAX OF me- s
he said. "Jack Lape. you don't know
what you are saying when you say / am
a drunken brute. unfit to provide for
mary ana our cnlid' 10 l 40 Il, OF 90
l nots Ism my mouse as vel, furnish
sa US NOSE ol my iei'o" wutkmel =
Doesnn y, Hsry oress ~ wen As tne'r
WIVES =.
ne paused lot mpment' waking
'nougn.,ulfy onward. inen ne acaeo ]
Msyoe you re Hgn.' ysch; Lape--
sualve YOU ie llsus' j, uon : oe'.e'e - ny !,
r a"nl y g WI prosluss ~, p oaI,
W ooa OF Jim DarWln :, Les, yes,
JACK Lape' you re more tnan nan right )
out 1t $ the last time III give any man
cause 70 say me same 200 neipins
me, It's the last ume. me- S., ,.s,,
Henry hanlon kep. on nis ,nolneSarel ON ro
way, sooerer ..ah 'neh ne 'cll .,.e uiala
snop: ni1een minutes DeloIe M n.s nea.. .
was iuh oi MS goou ,esoise, anu slsa' a.
Tears rolieo doWn ms cheeks as ne
thought OF ms poo. VIE ana cnllo q =
nome' awal.'nS' ~ suey nau uone maI.
times peiore, .he tlme "nen nc snou'u
stumble INTO .aeir presence, unuer tne
ipnuence oi nquor-,percnsnce ~ speaA
harshly to them as ne had done more
thafl ! once; once, n 8. nus msd, "a drunken !. x q,
irenzy,ne naa lalsed nus nsnd anu ssluc1 |,
ner.nis Whe VINO was suuer'ns ~ laecn
ior MIN, uncompia,mng'v.
mrs. RAMON naa prepaIeu ,hell scsn'
y supper ana ses II on tue oiu Hhe y,
0ie, with ner lew cracheo, piue-eugeu
dishes, ana SAT down on rlcke'v, ORC,
Ken backed cnair, 70 AVAIL tue return ol
the husband and father.
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inc no9r ~ ner ,..s, !ee., ana uesah ~ PssJ ss
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