The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-06-22

! 10 ask when he eaffiazs shoaId -
! rive. as The door egesed sad ID
wsrd entered, followed By Harvey
BeIton.
IL cannot describes Harvey, bot I
thought him the Hdsomsst man I
had ever seen, and ~ be was can
see hIm now, a. be gracefully as
kn,wlsdged mothers remark that
she was pleased that hc bad sccom-
panied Edward home.
"0b. that happy, happy sssnr
merl Harvey was the liie u or
circle. Not picnic wss planned,
MT an excursion proposed buI that
he was on hand 10 Assist and add -
our pleasure.
"ln those days II was customary
10 keep wines AMI liquors on the
sideboardto be passed 10 all who
called, aud Harvey had not been
with us long before we learned that
his weak point was love OF strong
drink. Could il be possible thxi
amid so many noble traits one evil
habit could have power to blast the
happiness OF lifei Alas ! Il waA too
tue. f1.fE lWW Wgf
"Fsther had become much inter.
estsd in Harvey during the vacation
and he talked long and earnestly
with him on the evil tina. would
surely follow II he did not shun the
wine cup. He promised to try, and
when the Christmas holidays
brought him again into our midst,
we repiced i0 his reform
"Time passed on; he graduated
and studied law. A careful reader,
clear aud earnest thinker oil who
knew him prophesied a bsilkant "a
rcer iD his chosen profsssios.
"He and Emily had been engaged
la year, and during thAt time he had
never yielded to temptation. We
tondly believed that thee was 10
longer any danger. But We were
soon awakened from our delusisn-
| "A few days more and they were
to have been married. We were
busy arranging the Invitations. e.
ward and Harvey bad gone into tho
city to attend banquet given ~
Harvey's honor. lie hai just gained
a case which had been dragging IN
way through the eoarts whils be-
was yet In college. Il wins I great
Success. The whole country rang
with his praise. Obi how pFcBil
Emily was! She had given him her
whole heart, and loved him - few
men are ever loved. | rosembsT
well her saying, sOh, CIsrs, this
| vict, W seems u me 10 como " :
pledge Of his victory over himself;
for il he had not conquered bis love
for strong drink this triumph wvrld
have never been achieved. Now ]
can trust him fully, unhesitatingly.'
1--WE spent the evening tslking
over the future, and when Ileit her
ior the night ! noticed how full of
quiet happiness she seemed to NJ.
Ere day dawned how changed wss
the scene! / was aroused W my
mother, whose look Of apgmsh star-
tied ME. Starting UP, / ssIEsd what
was the matter Putting ~ nrsus
around me, she said, ssOisy Cha, how
shall We tell Emily Harvey Bolton
bas killed biz old friend sGd guar
d;an.p s
Il sscccsdsd VI Isngsh 10 learning
that ut the supper table, while tall
ing over the events 0f ths tral, Has-
vey, who had been drinking freely
sll the evening, took offence 1t sosne
remark made, and dared the spmkF
70 repeat II. The offensive words
were repeated, wl,ich - eAraeeli
Harvey, who waa heated With wine,
that he caught 4 decaDtsr Standing
mar him, and hurled Il u Nv Oien-
der. Iii llis mad frenzy he had
taken no thought of thmewho stood
between them; the decsntsr struck
bis friend On the tsrnple and hs
dropped dead. II 'seFl ai'
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