The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-01-24

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Alice was nj ~ell----s',e hsi nos se.n
hrt. only feeels~i aese sskiag bet Ii
take her class ~ the das.
"Sttanre. ran think IL na,hinr
Int Alieu narnrei the minis
ter
That evening. ehen the farmer AMI
his wife hal CONC i, ,l,emse',c. IL
church, Mr. Daniel rall,ns passing the
door AMI catching y e'iml~ II Alice
went H. With Ills Lluf AMI hearty
manner
al home Miss Alice" Va qaeriel,
mot sick ] hope, Why area my warl.
our little gitl II pale.
".Anl no wonder I am pale Mr..
Collins, " Alice rc,ortrd. turning az.
on him her flashing eyes. "you would
MT 500 me - my mother pale u Mr.
rcwfnl, IL you would IL. my fail,ur
alone. "
The man drew bark, aud changed
color.
Lot yonr father alone VII. what
docs tho girl mean" be exclaimed.
Il mean that you are always treat
Ing him Mr. Collins. II II wasn't for
that he'd never think II drink. Why
won't Il contcn. you 10 pa, pois II
into your own system, Why % you
want 70 ruin m, poor fail,crf'
Tho man was taken all aback, m tho
phrase IL. liz grew red. hc became
firm ~ h. seized lia hat ~ %, \
Your fathers y fool, young woman
hc SAIL, hir, ,,ce thick with passion
"aod III prove j, s,me day
liz hal better he that than a
wicket man like YOU, siil Alice
almost rassi 'aa,cly. anil ,..ea ~ Lc
went out. sat d,sn cried ~ II her
heart w,,,lt freak.
That sane evening t.u brother. Ii
thu 'l,nfra. r.naia,l ,ts,., The lie ~
the sar.ata Ly lie II ,,.si u ll,.lip
laii.s, Hni slcte AL ,hen l..vy stu.
ari. rising mal, conf, ,.ien in these
uurls;
'tliralhers. | have made mp my mia.l
TINT NJ man .nn be u Christian xnd
y'cli & temptation. Strong drink has
boon my enemy, and Tho enemy II all
tho s,naris. ~ some u sou. pfescnt.
knew. hut, ! here declare before ysu
MI. ~ witncssrs. TINT from ,.r night.
henecferth. | VIII neither touch, taste
o. handle the accursed thing.
Ife NJ, dawn III the middle u ~ IN.
pressise silence. Hin wife was wcep.
ing: many eyes were writ witt, ttarr.
Only the ministers face was radiant.
anil ~ had his own reas ,ns for il. IL
seemed ~ il Nil bin trouble hat VANISH
81. Little he know how Ltt.rl, peor
Alice bad suffered tina, hight. ~ dream.
al Of her RS ln,ion 10 lcaso her mother
ho'ne f'r while, 70 1.-Two with ~ OH
aunt : Hundred milcs away, ill IL. ~re
ache III her head should e.ase.
Tho old corner clock IL tho farm.
honse-kitehcn struck ien Alice VIM
'lsrel VI the M stay her parents
made. AMI trcnhlvl. she know ~,
why, Present., The an,e swung open
Alice lifted the linen rpyer from the
lAhle on which she had rprrnd little
simple reffrsll,nen,, Tie dnor opened.
Alice lonksd up. In eame her father,
hsr mother and tho minister. |
Davy Walked right up T. Alice
I'm > man again, darling" b. said
I've taken Wv before all
he church u taste MT. touch no, HIN.
alc nt VIII you I've me nyain.
Alice \"
I'D father T.
She threw her arms al,pnt Lis neck
md kixssd him on both chcekA. THO
came forward. There was no
ni1tsking his look she hal seen Il h..