The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-01
A NEW YEARS TORY
.,LrAD Us NOT INFO TEMPTATION."


Mabel Clifton sat before one Of the win.
doWs of her fathers magnificent mansion.
A servant stood in waiting. She was
making out list Of articles wanted for
the next day. Coming footsteps arrested
her attention. She raised her eyes from
the paper and looked out, The crimson
flush deepened on her bright young face
as "Oh pin tone Of deep regret, escaped
her lips.
She turned, alter an instant OF thought,
and said:
John, am not Just ready to finish this
list, and shall not send for an hour yet.
Ifyou have anything to attend TO in the
meantime you can do IT,"
Mr.. Clifton had been reading in n dis
tant part Of the room. Hearing the door
close after Johns departure, he asked:
"You have not forgotten to send for
those wines l spoke OF, my dear"
"He has not gone yet. papa"
"Ah, well; do not mako 1t late. They
will be very busy tonight" her father
said, turning again to his paper.
"PapaW
"Well, my dcar2"
IA boon, papa. Promise 10 grant me-
this last day OF tho year, my boon"
"What is It, loVe|
"Promise to grant 1t first"
"Notin ignorance, my child"
"Trust me, father"
She had an earnest, eager, noble look
in her eyes that her father did trust in,
and he promised her.
swell, well; you shall have your way"
"Father, let US have no wines to'mor.
row."
"Whatl No, no; cannot grant you
that. No winesH Why, child, have you
gone crazyE For twenty-five years past
have offered my friends wine on New
Years Day, and never have felt that l
was doing anything wrong. What has
come over your"
"Oh, father, have never felt just right
when offering young men wine; and just
now, when l was making out the order
for John, I CHANGED to raise my eyes inst
as Edgar Livingston was passing. 1t
needed but glance TO see that he was
very much under the influence Of wine.
Father, his mother is o widow, he her
only child. All her earthly hopes are In
him. viii they not be wrecked, think
you, II he INDUCES in the wine cup? To-
morrow he will make many calls Beau
tilul women will offer HIM wine. He
will not have the courage, possibly the
wish, to decline. Tomorrow night, most
likely, then, he will return home to fill
his mothers heart with sorrow. l wish
net 10 contribute one drop to that bitter
cup"
my dear, whether we have wine or not,
with him It will be all the same, as you
say he will make many calls" =
"Father, If you had son you would
feel different. Think how many young
men OF the brightest promise have failed,
nay, worse, won truly disgrace and carly
graves from the love oil wine"
~ feel as II Edgar Livingston stood on
the brink Of a fearful preCipIce. Father,
stretch forth your strong arm to draw him
bAck-if only one step, and for q mo-
met. II VIC do notsave him, 1t will be a
comfort to think we urged him not tor
ward on his fatal course"
mabel, you arc very deeply interested
in the young man. Am l TO conclude"
Nothing moro than for his own and
his mothers sake. would endeavor to
save him, or any other young man In his
danger, father. Here will be one Of his
first calls. Possibly l can detain him
long enough topreVent his visiting many
places where he would DO exposed 10
great temptation Oh, father please
grant me thisT
"Really, dear, feel disposed to do as
you wish, but 80 many will be very much
disappointed. Besides, / have not the
courage to make this great change, and
set FIVE hundred tongues 10 work specu-
lsting about the cause Of 1t. Some will
declare I'm about 70 fail; Others, that l
have grown penurious, All, what Is It,
John Z"
Just then the servant entered and
handed an envelope, saying:
"A Telegram, sir"
"Mr. Clifton tore II quickly open, read
1t, and exclaimed:
Really, this is too bad But must 60
John, here" And hastily writing few
words for a return dispatch, he handed il
10 the servant, aud turning to Mabel
"My old friend Hartwell is dying, and
begS that l will hasten to him. / cannot
deny him. So you will have to entertain