Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-27

help. i..--lsst. Z s. 80. 3.tH 81.
Il could not stay away he whispered,
rather than spoke. as he crept toward the
fire. and thrust ont his long hands to
the genial warmth.a ar had no other /
place to go. ! am starving. have been
driven from place to place; and where
else could / go, unless his voice sank |
even lower than whisper sto my |
grave 9rss s.ssszs s.BssA
Mr.. Cheeryble had thrown aside his |
paper, and was striving hard to appear |
indifferent;- but his voice was much |
softer when he spoke again.
'And what do yon expect of me, AL
-sHelp, Mr.. CHEEKY Bile. I want you to
try me Just once more IIl
What! have not already given you
three triaisv exclaimed Mr.. Cheeryble,
completely asConished. How did you
repay me for my kindness, sir
sOh, Mr.. Cheeryble! know all that
Bot did try-oh! yon never can know
| how hard until you sink as low as 1 was
then, which God grant you may never
am not quite strong enough by myself.
| T. believe ii some one would help me
little, might, pefhaps,A break away
| from the demon. I don't know that l
could. but should like to tryfit again.
| sAnd You want me to give you the op-
lportunIty p said Mr.. Cheeryble with "a
discouraging smile. irs .asl4s
Yes, Mr.. Cheeryble. If you Will
give me a situation- ANY ything to keep
me busy, 1 will try. / dare not promise
to drink no more, but 1 will promise to-
try with all my strength, to abstain.-
Perhaps If you could help me little,
/ ni0if conuuer ,essf 50 f19ssizs i'sa
M. Cheeryble did not answer imme-
Idiately. His kind heart prompted him
i to listen to the poor mans supplications,
but that stern teacher, Experience,
whispered: Sit Is no use. Yet
Alfred Blackmer, his sight ten times
keener for the rebuff he had met, saw
the doubts which perplexed Mr.. CHEEKY
BILE, and took courage. - -.
81 do, believe, i can ,siicceed, Mr..
!Cheeryble. do not expect any respon-
Isible position. A porter's place should
not object to-. You think You might
give me- such a place ?'ss = ! u =
Mr.. Cheeryble saw the yearning look
in the hollow eyes-saw the wasted form
bent .forward-saw the +thin-clad limbs
trembling with eager hope, and yielded.
aI will try you once more, Alfred; and
only once.' sssii - as s..lt.l .lIsno -sae-
seemed to expand with hope. Then all
Ibis good resolutions had not been for
naught. Once more he could put his
foot on the round of the ladder which
leads up to respectability, which leads
to independence, which leads to happi-
iness, yes, to everlasting life. What
though the ascent were difficult. and the
goal 80 very, very far above him? 9th
ers had ascended safely Why not he ?
All, If he only had a helping hand to
/ lguide him in his weakness-to aid him
until he should have become strong
m Ra nj alone I
sOh, Mr.. Cheeryble he. exclaimed,
Forgetting his rags, his hunger, his
Thirst, his degradation. sYour Kindness
L has saved mel Only, an hour ago !
stood on the rivers bank, the most mis-
erable man in all the world, Tie water
| was deep and switch / can see II
now--but there was rest beneath it. II
you had sent me away, that would have
been my only hope. Oh, i never CAL
thank you enoughf
Il hope you will not repay me as you
did the last time,' said Mr.. Cheeryble.-
He meant it kindly-meant It as warn.
ing to the erring man, but the words fel
like a leaden weight on the young man.
heart. Tie brightness of his face wa'
tdimmed, but he was not discouraged
not quite. sssErss
Il hope shall not, he said quite sad
jly.e ST was liquor that did it. I neve
tOuCLCO - CCAt bAldk w a. uOU NY oWh oh
tai that time. and believe 1 never shal
again. taiIiS es'e1 isaa 7-aeo
well, hope you WON'T repeatet
Mr.. Cheeryble, thoughtlessly; but
Alfred looked up, dreading the word
THAT were to follow--sI have very littl
faith in you, Alfred. You have the max
ing of man in you, but you lac
strength do not want to discourag
yon, but If you hold to your good reso
lutions month, it will be a wonder
All! what mistake that good MI
Cheeryble was making; yet he coul
not see it. He was surely undOing tn
work which had commenced SO ausp
ciously. He was removing every proI
but the single one of pride. Alfred
panied, yet determined face, shove
that. And would pride alone stlstai
the frank, mirthful, social Alfred Blacl
mer? All, no! TO be sure, many on
has been saved froma drunkard's lgrav
by pride alone, but they were not lik
that can saYe one human being from Sc
abasement.
Yet, Alfred. / hope I shall be disaI
pointed, resumed Mr.. Cheeryble. 'Yo
must strive-strive hard. 'If sinner
entice thee, consent thou not Sho
the world that you can be a man.
Il shall try answered Alfred.
But there was less heart i'm his word
less confidence in himself; for he fe
BILE had been very kind, but he had M
promised all that he had asked.
IF should yield p asked Alfred ju
once, Mr.. Cheefyble?' Il Z :. J!
you must not, Alfred. Stand up lii
man, and say you soitt not. Think
the consequences. 5a
But Ii shoMld yield?' -
'Then slialllose all hopes of yOu.'
Lose all hopes D. Then for Heaven
sake what can be expected Of the pot
3drunkard? No more hope if he maxi
4 one mis-step? What hope is there ther
IL he. walks in the right way for.
month, for a week, for even one day,
there no ground for hope that he may
even better than tfat2 Yes! yesi YE
Thank God there is hope while there
life. 4.. ,a4 s,y.....
ss Alfred Blackmer was well known
fa Jonas Cheeryble's employees. The
had been a time, and not SO very los
ago, when he held. a very lucrative p
sition in Mr.. CHEEKY IS counting-rooI
Then came the temptation and the ia
followed by several vain attempts at I
formation. Mr.. Cheeryble helped hi
lin his way. He took him back VIII
everybody else refused, and almost su
feited him with advice. That he did :
ai That any man COuiu 90, anu more Iii
. anybody else would have done, was t
,as general opinion; yet it was all
his naught.. 81 uu
yer When, for the fourth time, Afr
he went back with Mr., 'Cheerybie, the
Try was considerable surprise manifested
sCheeryhle is a saint, if ever one liv
ry-. ON this earth, 'said tlie jobber across
of way. But he might just as we'll tiir'
salt pearls to swine. That Blackmer is
I'm ! gone case.'
ev- u And that was the unanimous opini(
to Alfred's old acquaintances gave him
rn- welcome, and hoped that he would /
vas here to his good resolutions, with mu
"a other exeellent advice easily given,
the sometimes hard to follow.
the He derived but little benefit from tn
pn- well-meant words. They stood uf
ary the shore and told him how he mi,
hen reach it,. ii he only had the strengl
'wn but they threw him no plank to br
,rds him up; they cast him no line; ii
ohd reacked him no hand, when, but a S
ing from safety, he looked up TO them
mute appeal and he struggled OH alo
de- For nearly IL month he dragged