Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-08-30

his appeal In some degree restored
him to himself, and, indeed, she nice cup
of tea had done hinl'good-
II Never heed me tonight, Lizzie" he
said, tfI am tired and out of sorts. Tc
4. tell you the truth, I WAS persuaded to
take an extra glass or two where 1 have
been this afterooOn, and it was 4. little
toosnucll fer me. My sgeod supper has
NEARLY Aset me right however and a
i good nights rest will make all well.
What is the matter now. little woman 90
he asked, as she sat motionless, and
made. no response. 81 will treatsyou as
we'll AS 4 have done myself. Here is
the price of six glasses!"
| The money dropped upon the floor, as
with clasped hands she exclaimed:
/ fMv dear husband, oh, my husband,
will you not give it up, altogether? 1t
would be but little sacrifice now; and
oh, believe me, it is the only safe course.
Think of cur dear children. Surely you
will do it for their sakes?"
"No. no, foolish child, will not give
it up; but will take care to keep with
iai my taio~afsceiH fdrure. = Three igfass-
es day never harmed any one.'
His wife would have urged him fur
tller, but Look of inppatience checked
her. and with a secret prayer that he
might never again be led into temptation,
she locked her fears in her own BOSOM
Long after her husband slept, her tears
fell fast upon the pillow, as she looked
| at her little ones and remembered her
own miserable chillood, and her poor
mothers unhappy life and early death.
! This was but the beginning of sor-
rows. Fer another week all went well !;
then camea second excess. There was
still some good excuse, some peculiar
circumstance which he said might never
occur again.
| ( But the path down hill Is a slippery
one, and of quick descent. Before an
other year had passed, his unsteady
/ habits were known and .cofrlne nted up
on by those who had once respected him
| as thriving, industrious man. Several
times he had been seen in the streets in
state little short of absolute intexica4
ton, and Ills work was often neglected, ,
even at the most busy season of the
year. The parents had demonstrated,
and his wife pleaded in vain. Opposi-
| ton seemed to serve but as fuel to the
| flames.
| "We can but do our duty. and trust in
! God," said Lizzie, sadly, after the most
itrying scene that had yet occurred, she
took her children to her grandfather's
for an hour or two. thinking that a
change would be useful to them as to
| herself.
| 'tBut tell me, my poor child,' said the
mother, to whom the remark was ad-
dressed, sis my son very unkind to yeu
and the little ones? Surely, he cannot
| forget himself so far as to use personal
violence"
| tsNo, mother, he is rather more surly
than violent. At such times he dislikes
to be spoken to, and is angry if the chill
dren make a noise. The poor babes
used to spring with delight when they
heard his steps. Now they shrink from
him with fear. Last evening when l
bade Willie say his prayer for poor papa
because he was very sick, the little fell
How wept and said, willie will say his
prayer for poor father, but father don't
love Willie any more.'"
/ Tears fell fast from IIizzie's eyes as
she spoke, and the mother wept also.
4 William was her eldest born, and had
ever been her pride and delight. 1t was
4 hard indeed, to know that her noble
1 husband had thus.gone astray.
! "And is there no hope for the future ?
Will he thus wilifully pursue the road to
ruin, until it is too late to retrace his
steps ?" asked the mother bitterly.
eve know not the end - replied Liz
| zie, "but fear that things will become
| worse. MAY God help sus!'
I I4lzzie's& fears were but TOO well
grounded. The dark cloud about them
became more dense. Dissipation led to
4 tidleness; work was neglected; debts
1 accumulated, and poverty stared them
+ Daene,. nrav tho sh.do,, ,,o, +bo
i hrow Of ths old h, act smith as ha % ,v.t..h-
81 ,,,o d,raIr.l dacI;n frn,, ,,;rt,,o ot h;e
son. For hoars he & would sit at the
!. door of his own cottage, apparently in Il
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sa, as hn sronsaa Nm snIfL .a ' n ;s s;Ia't "ua
now the h,aei.S,n;th'S hsmn,ar - no
move heard I'm the old shon oh m y
how NV how Won,S- that F could have
stood beside thv grave ere had seen
thee thusuw s"' A'o' -'oe'' "a
( Snddanlv be seemea to bave forned
4 so,,,a ,,e,v resolution P;S;,m ona No.
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sars.ai .,.ears he fool the ,re,i. .Inars,
eross-nafb s to the - sbon' For" a nomrn
u ha nanSad irrssoInte an,1 than' ,vaila1
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dooorIS 80 y. y w. '.'As -
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