Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16
Vol. 6S.-347O. No. 2G.

as ever peat ~ human breast ln all the
uaJs O' our "oolng ne never would taste
oil VINE, but on our wedding night | pre-
vailed on him to take the first glass that
ever passed his lips Oh how many,
many times | have repented the foolish act
We had not been settled in our own home
more than two weeks before noticed that
be took wine daily, aud in little while he
was brought home to me so drunk that be
could neither talk nor stand. Then my
troubles commenced. Sometimes he would
90 for month without touching drop
then would hope for better days, but
alas he would commence again, and
drink harder than ever. At last our
boy was born, and then | thought for
as sake, 1t not tor mine, he would do
better but no After few weeks it was
the same old story. Then saw the property
that my father left me going, and we we're
Obliged to move into smaller house from
that INTO smaller one, and at last found
myself tenant IN an old house in a part of
the city where, in my more prosperous DAYS,
would not have dared to venture alone.
Oae night Harry came home to me, and
saw with horror that he was suffering from
delirlum tremens. | called physician i'm.
,ueuiaVe'y, put all tnat night and the nczt
uSy NO su"oIin8s were terrible. AT last,
reason came Y MN, ana he called me to
MS oous'ue ana sald be had something to
~ " nl' il' 'Viu uie lna' MS iather mad
ul'u ~ ~ oi uel'rlum tremens' and that
ne n'n'Sg'l uau an unnatural longing for
ss0ue u'inS ms notner died from the
sneess o' o,oW tnat MS iather had given
ner m 10 drunken irenzy ana she had made
marry promise ner on her death bed never
" , 'as'e ulop' Anu, sa'u Nc 81 never
u"' 1",i' uy "eu1ing ght' when to please
you uranN my mrs. g'ass Of VINE That
n's' g'a7s was iatal one 1t seemed to
rouse very demon IN me- From that
unv c1uiu not resist the temptation to
urink' i1 10 not blame you Madge,' he
saiu you u'd IL innocently' and you have
suffered enough ten thousand times over,
WITHOUT my casting feproach on you and
10" am going away 10 leave you aud my
ooy' anu may never see you again.
1u golng !" ,ry 70 De man once more. IL
: suooeeeu' l Wul come pack II not,
snA'l never 'rouole you In vain plead
Gu WIN Nun TO let me go too but he could
no. 'ninA u oes'; ana the next morning he
lel1 Us; rive years nave passed since then
anu u l nave never seen or heard IRON him 10
all 'na' Tune;
Il 'oled nara TO provide Tor myself
apu niue one ior whlle, and then the an
gei OF ueath came and bade me give my
precious one INTO his keeping folded the
niue nanus on the quiet breast, and closed
tne earring ni1e eyes without one murmur,
lor l u9ugn. ne nad neen taken while yet
pure %nd sunless from the evils to come
lney laid MN away IN quiet spot, and
went oack TO my old LIE, now made doubly
lonely oy the absence OF my darling.
nov | missed the patter or his little
rect ana the merry prattle OF his voice,
tnat had been all the music l had known
ior many uay L could not stay there
win nothing out bitter memories to keep
me company. Aiter time, with the as
sis'ance oil friends that had become ac-
quainied wita during Eddles Illness, | sue
ceeded 10 getting classes in music and draw
ing, ana by these l supported myself COM
iortaoly' and was enabled to lay by little.
received letters from home, but my
pride Kept me from answering them.
preierrrd that they should think me dead,
ra'her 'han have them know my sorrow
ana disgrace l kept waiting and looking
LOT marry out nc never came; and at last,
niied with an unsuitable longing to see my
OLD nome once more, l came back. On
arriving l heard mat there was to be
weuu'ng ucrc 'o-nignt, ana resolved to
come anu MAKE myseli known and think
l nave ior IL any that knew me In my
youthful days are here tonight, they will
sec Tue once gay ana nappy Madge Fuller
u tue paie' Sorro"iu' woman standing be-
ioie '"en'
~ 10 a'niost heeuless 10 say that the
wine was carried away untouched, and We
ga'nereu around Madge and welcomed her
oa'A win tears o' Joy intermlngIed with
sorrow Joy tnat she was with us once
holu' aue svrro" a' Tue unhappy ending OF
her ollsslul dreams OF welded felicity.
"s were Just beginning to get Gained
Gown al'er thls strange affair." when, as
uert'e salu, inc "ollma1 was capped BY
'he uoor Oh tne conservatory opening, and
OUT s'eppeu marry Clifton Il WISH said
ne, 10 corroporate the testimony OF my
wlie' ror nve years l have never touched
one urop OF any KIND OF liquor. -Four
years oil the time have spent in deliver
ing temperance lectures | returned to
weston, where ieit my wife and little
one. uuu nearing 'nat she had returned here,
ioi'o"ou immediately Not caring to
make hyse'i known to any one until L had
seen her' came up Inc back way, and en-
tered tue conservatory IN time to hear her
wnole story Ana now before you all, as
my witnesses, | wou,d ask her to take me
oavA again 70 her neart, and tonight We
wiz renew again those VOWS we took upon
ourselves ten years ago
NOT a word was spoken but Madge,
as realizing sense OF now matters stood
came over her' rose from her seat and 60
ins 10 nim' sne 'nrew her arms around his
neck ana saiu 'oh' harry, God has an
s"ered my prayer at last mi giving you back
70 me ana tnen sue sank insenslble into
hls arms, lie carried her into the library
ana lana her on the sofa. Aiter few mo-
lnen's she recovered sufficiently to speak