South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-11-10
The Drunkard's, Dream.
seq 21f : r7--T b1s sf1cis sus:ia
NJ NARY A. L. LESTER.

country, aud tn 1t gentle,.bu IN cha . ,scms
10 prevatie the AIR on Chris tinas-ride, was
Esetiing over sitifthiDgs = bot in the great
cry alb was 'iight, and hustle, = aud, con.
fusion. Crowdss0f uailysa dressed people
ftSnlnged the brilliantly lighted tords aud
! streets. y.,-s.. a.. g,.-k a sr.s-,. 49,. .
p ifroin oueSofithe workshops ons-B-
tsireet, came among others one w no BY his
dress was evidently a fireaian. lie wns ia
The primo OF life, but alas .sthe run Gsud
hadss his Iuark upon his1,vic im.5, His
eyes had that blcared, vacant ekpressfi,n
That stsmpsthose who drain the pnisonnus
cup to the ydregs, while hisl sblnatcd face,
tatteied garments and shuffiiog tread, al
ttolt the sad tale,E Although among the
other ii~orkme1, he, seemed not, Of thers
and many q lance of contempt = nsi a few
ut pity were cast on him as b is f. lows bur
ried away.2nA few words float backita his
ear, as he shudllad along behind couDla'of
his cor~orkers. lo ~ BIO srrsy sslr a.
I Whatever dill the boss mean nv bring
ing that drunken. dog lfor anIss 3gi<tai,t
fireman Z asked the first Speaker L-EFfI,rs
picked him aap IN ia butter 'tllDarrsnt
| YOU o l1snstD usaiH'S bs;ufH grisf
"Yes,' replied his compapior renii,lv
Barton did fed him in the gutter. and a
lot OF vilhinous boys we're peltine him yyifl,
mud, aud like the man that he j. hn inst
helped him out, aud 'hrougln ifi..i a. the
factory, and when he was ,sbb4r -, Nm
to work hYou know MS onel'6f nj, hob.
biesto try and reclaim all A., tls,.us.rjl4 he
can D. t17d> SO sesi lw tt
The men turned OF iato one Of the sile
streets, butthe man Of whom they l.al been
talking shuffied along until hc cana to cne
Of these miserable alleys, whore En aud
shame dwell In hidcous coalprui 5nsh Fl, TO-
/ gethe. ttst Hra l-.r RGr moi.
Into alley he turned. walk Il few
steps, aud thenistopped shore bGfs ine #
those low groggeries that always iutes -
such streets, like huge spiders waiting TO
ensnare the weak aud unwdryg eF'
/ The man stopped and boxed faeinsly
into the brilliantly lighted win,hyws, his
days wages, and few dollars t>stra the
gift of bis generous hearted frien.l, were in
his pocket. 1s sct. 81 o..
| lie moved toward thcldoor bui So, tcd
lie Thought he hoard voice sly
/ Herbert LYLE, you promised ,puf l,itnd.
BOSS ''hnson that You would l.t l,.l "a
! lone, and Tomorrow take the ple,i,e . ar
T place Is athome with your t,,sily, sg1p
arc hungry aud cold enough, warrant.
Yet still he fingered, aud 1t Te7t Ipeuel
| The door and went ia ~ Trniyti$ ~ fan-
gel must have covered her face ana IS, p. for
| this man : fIlly.
The place was very fuIl, ADJ IL. uan
/ Lyle, Che had bce6a gentleman 5uce t51k
a seat by tile fire, to wait until tLutc vas a
| vacant place at the bar.
! He began tn nod soon, tut Hoibmght
/ he aroused himself and went 10 The bar
Once there, lie lost all scIfrcstraint and
poured down glass after glass nj liqnid pois
/ on, until he was half madlcnod, and vent
recling home 70 his suffering firmly. Ip.
up the flights Of richety stairs lie went nm
Ill he reachea the miserable garner he call
ed hume.
What a nockcry Of hat tender word
seemed that cold api lbcerIess garrett 40
Ere cleaned 10 die rusty CRATE but the
winds swept tLroHgh he broken roof ag the
two little shigeriug children, who hudiled
tgether uPdgr an OH ragged quit were
trying t6tind il s,atp short respite ftomi
cold aud hunger.
And she tire wife-IIcayen pity the wo.
man who lives to see her happiness turned
to dust and ashes, as this woman had done
you would never have dreamed sho was
once a beauty Want, aud care aud sorrow
had robbed her Of her hIonw, audesbe
cronched beside beriirelcss hearth. sGtipe
in vain 70 bud the sfaryine babe an her
breast, needless that in It's frantic efforts tor
substance it was drinking her very life
blood
Memory was busy leading this poor crea-
turo back % her girbood, when the drank
nrd stutn bled~ over the tbrcshipass 4 2
looked at BIN silently, and drew her Jabo
shuddoringly, closer to her heart
Her silence angercd him lfo vas 30. td
with drink. one blow, and she was 4, ,ag
dead at bis feet, aud her little ones were o.
wake aud caliing for her TO awaken. TLau
came tho gaping crowd, the inquest Ile
weary hours spent in thc celi, the trial
and thai, 100, was oyer, and hewqs eendelnr
ed to die ssa AfaFe
1, was the morning Of bis execution; alb
night long be rad been awake, listening o.
che sound Of banners as the carpenter.
went steadily on with their chastiy task
lie knew they woro building bis gal,.ss,
and now be could see IL looming up iu ,uc
gray morning light outside bis wiulou
be thought Of bic poor children, lcll oil 4c
20 meet life's trials. With no help b.. tie
orphans God ho thought Of bis murdered
wiie-then Tue sound of footsteps were
heard coming nearer TO bis very dJ.r.
They were coming 20 lead hIm 10 death
Suddenly great roaring filed his ols
and over att, The chime Of bells rang cod