The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-01

unkind remarks, Il any one ieels IKE
making them. But ] feel confident that
ali who have sons will give me their
kindest wishes ioI Withholding tcmpta-
ton from their boys. And 10 the young
men shall try TO make myself 80 agree
able, and have our cook make the coffee
so very fine that they will go away quite
as well pleased, and with their brains a
good deal clearer than II had enter
tanned them with wine"
An hour after Mr.. Clifton was on his
way to the side Of his dying friend.
Mabel sat down and wrote:
"MY DEAR FLoRY Come help me
receive our friends tomorrow. Papa has
been called away. must have you with
me, as am particularly anxious to have
my reception success.
edgar likes Flory, l can plainly see,
and think she Is not wholly Indifferent
to him. Together l think We can manage
to hold him here tomorrow, and thus save
his mother great sorrow, most likely"
Mabel Clifton was one Of the lovellest
girls in p. Friends wondered that
her heart had not yielded to some one Of
her many suitors. They did not know
she had no heart to yield to any Of those
who sought 1t.
The first season she appeared in the SO.
lcct circle her fathers wealth and position
placed her, she met Ernest Addison. He
was a noble looking man, talented, with
mind and heart alike filled with good,
true resolves. To Mabel he had been very
attentive, and she grew to love him, feel
ing sure the time was not far distant when
he would come to tell her Of his love.
But months rolled BY, and he spoke not.
Gradually his visits grew less frequent,
until they ceased. What 1t was that had
come between his love and hers she could
never think; but she felt perfectly sure he
did love her, and so, hoping that time
would solve the mystery and bring Q
balm to her wounded spirit, she watched
and waited for the coming. :.
New Years day came beautiful and
bright Mabel and her frIeRd Flory never
looked loveller. Mabel had explained her
wishes, and fully infused her own spirit
into her lair friend.
It was impossible for an Indifferent per.
son not to feel their powers Of fascination.
To Edgar Livingston, who was one Of
their first guests, they were quite irresisti'
BILE. He fingered on, Notwithstanding the
many efforts Of young friend who &c
companiel him 10 draw him away.
"Do stay and help u.s." said Mabel, and
when Flory's beautiful eyes repeated the
wish Edgar yielded,
Few, If any, went from Clifton house
dissatisfied. Everything that heart could
desire or mind suggest in the way Of deli.
Cacles and Injuries of the season, Mabel
offered her guests. But as her father had
said, many tongues were busy specializing
about 1t, and in few hours 1t was widely
known that Miss Clifton was having
temperance reception"
Eagerly Mabels eyes sought the door
on every new arrival Of guests. She had
hoped for the coming Of one. But the
hours passed, and when 1t grew late in
the day tho hope faded and almost died
out. She had seated herself In an arm
chair, when the same greeting that had
fallen on her ears so many times that day,
"Happy New Year, Miss Clifton" caused
the bright light to return to her eye, the
beautiful flush to her face, as she rose to
receive Ernest Addison.
There was an expression in his eyes,
when he received from her the fragrant
cup Of hot coffee, that relieved the sus-
pense of years. Her heart was bounding
with new hope.
Edgar Livingston had drawn Flory to
the window. They were looking out on
tho passers.by. A few moments and
Keeling along the sidewalk, shouting and
singing a drinking song, came Edgar's
companion Of the morning.
Flory turned from the sickening sight.
Edgar followed, saying:
"But for yon and Miss Clifton, might
have been one Of that party"
And going up to Mable, he said:
miss Clifton, your slumber tonight
should be very peaceful. You have not
helped to cloud either the brain or heart
OF any of your friends to-day. Accept
my warmest thanks for having saved me
from feeling BOTH"
Edgar saw an expression in Ernest's
eyes that made him think II would be
quite as agreeable to all parties II he
would take Flory back to the recess Of
the window, to the piano, or anywhere
out Of hearing, just then.
A few moments after his fine voice was
blending with hers in we'll chosen duet.
Then Ernest told Mable Of the love
which had been'her's since he first knew
her:
II came one night 10 lay my heart be.
fore you. You had many guests and Of.
1araA fhoFn y.,;na Won yHnSfnad mt thok
l placed my glass untouched on the table.
/ left early. I dared not WOO the heart Of
one who held such a fearful temptation
before me; why you will know when l
tell you the terrible truth. My only
brother went down TO drunkard's grave,
the woman he loved urging him on.
For time mother and I had won him
from his fatal passion. He was doing
well. We believed he would fulfill the
bright promise Of early youth. He grew
to love beautiful girl. She was wild
and thoughtless; and one night, at party
in her fathers house, she urged him to
drink.
Zone glass. Every one but you takes
wine, she said.
"He resisted. She tainted him about
having to abstain because he had not the
selt'Control to use wine In moderation.
He yielded, accepted the fatal glass from
her hand, and drank first moderately,
then on and on IN the old fearful way, un.
til the end came-a ruined life and q
mothers broken heart.
DO you wonder that fed from you :
Every hour since yCarning to return, yet
daring not"
To-day | heard what you we're doing.
Earnestly thanking God that light had
dawncd upon you, l hastened here to lay
my heart before the only woman l have