Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-06-13
DIVORCED.
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e. Hell 10 10 the dog now
OF course he will
" BY all means. Only see how he acted
when his wife lived with hum Now that
She, left linn. and all restraint Is removed,
he'll %, the rest of the downward way IN no
time
III give him Just one year To be buried.
P-hau Half that time Will finish
him
Well. ] pity him, too, but ! pity her
more.-lle brought the misery on both
S1eb WIS the gossip of half dozen VII
la,rer,. who stood in front of one Of the prin-
cipal store, one summer evening, while the
subject Of theiJ remarks went staggering
along on the opposite side.
Il was evident that he was trying to walk
straight. hlt such endeayors always seem 10
make drunken man walk more crooked.
However. it proved be was not lost to all
sense of shame. and still retained an aversion
to being riliculed and de-pi>ed
But Harry Rogers had carried ON at q fear
fal rate for a wear or two past. He had Just
nne yice-lrink. but that wa, enough. He
had married worthy farmers daughter,
Nettie Ray, only few wears previous. but
~uch had been his conduct during more than
a wear past that she had been obliged TO cut
him loose % pursue his pr5Aigate course
alone. and legal separation had just been
effected
Hauy'- home wa> on little farm, a mile
from town. lie owned it, but then it was
heavily mortcaged, and in another year fore
closure wa- certain. Ii was not likely his
creditors would spare him when he made no
effort t., meet his obligations.
\ week passed after that summer evening
ON which all had agreed in predicting his
early ruin-two weeks-a month or two.
What mystery Is here To the utter be-
wilderment Of the propheSying sages, Harry
discontinued visiting ;he tavern, and was
rarely seen in the village. When he did
come to the store he speedily transacted his
business and then went home-sober.
Wonders never cease when they get a
start. lie was next reported as actually at
work on his farm. Had but one man told
th;S in the village, he would have been mark
ed as lacking yeacity, but as several ladies
youched for the fact. it was worthy of cred
ence. The little farm began to look healthier
a~ the summer wore ON. The fences straight
eued up. the weeds disappeared the animals
looked fattcr and happier, and the little cot
tage looked neater.
Time Wore ON, and the great change was
more remarkable every dav. Harrv'> charit-
able creditors called and told him he might
have his own time To pay off the mortgage.
The tall came. and the farm Welded an
abundance of crops. and Harry found him
III BEGINNING f., jrif- aIon,, y-itt The ride If
ur,-perirv
And Ts--io had l,.,r,,, q, live ba- ,o,,r,
cir'hood over a,-aip. as it were under her
fathers r..r l,8t somehow II yr,s nat Ike
the baruv i,v,rs ,,irlbood or ,no,nor, II
wa- -.iar 5p1 opief now and sbe foII into
the train .f .,1-in,.. and srsrr now and
then there na-.eI rbr,,i,,b her mind n cert,in
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