The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-08-21

sen duct.
Then Ernest told Mabel Of the love
which had beeu hers since he knew
her.
"I came one nisbt to lay my heart
before you. You had many guests
aud offered then vino. You noticed
not that placed my glass untouched
on the table. lolC early. dared
not WOO tho heart Of ono who held
such fearful temptation before me;
why, yon will know, when tell you
Tho terrible truth. My only brother
went down to a druutard's grave, the
woman te loved urging him on.
"Fos timo mother and l won him
from bis fatal passion. Le was doing
we'll. We believed no would fulfill
the brigt: PROMISE Of his early youth
lie grew to oyo beau, Sful girl She
was wild and ihoughtless, aud one
night, at party in hor fathers house
sho urged him TO drink.
"Oue glass Every one but you
takes wiue,' she said.
He resisted. She tauntcd bic, about
haviog to abst,iu entirely because ho
had not tho self control 10 use wine
in moderation.
"Ho yielded, accepted the fatal
glass from her hand, and drank, frs,
moderately, then on aud on, in the
old fearful way until the ond came
q ruined life, aud q mothers broken
heart,
Do you wonder that I fed from
you ! Every horr since yearning to
return, yet daring not.
"To-day heard what you were
doing. Earnestly thanking God thai
, light had dawned upor you, hasten
ed here to lay my heart before the
only woman had ever loved. viii
you be my wife, Mabel p
Her heart was too full OF joy -sh'
could and tell him 10 words how hap
py she was but hor little hands lay
still in his.
She raised her eyes moment, an
be saw the love Of y'ars bcaminS there
lie needed no answer.
Judging from tho low tones int
which tie voice in the other room
had fallen, | think some other heart
must have found their mates. Blu
, the pairs were separated or rathe
/, Joined again, by the return OF Mi
Clifton, who entered, calling out
mabel, dear, to me these room
look rather dark Let's have the ga
a turned on, il you please"
"Certslly, papa
Aud when there was light enoug
= for Mr.. Clifton to look into h'
iaushter's eyes, he saw o bright lish
shining there. Another moment whe
!, Flory came to greet him ho said wit
a smile
"Ah see why you young folk
= know nothing OF tho surroundin
- - iarknels-guided by the light with
), iu. Well, have you had a plcasat
% day p
! "a happy day, father. there arc q
- - regrets to steal in aud mar it," Nab
s.ii, win q Drleht sm'i'.
;, IL am glad ofit-glad OF your re
4 \ solve Mabel"
y How clad you will know, when
:, tell you that this morning l close
y. he eyes of father whose only sc
. was away in some drinking salooI
=. How my heart ached Tor that father
~ Aud what Il balm it was to think
that lime my daughter was not hold
-, ing tho fatal glass to any yonn
20 =, man" said, Mr.. Clifton, his volt
- trembling.
=, Before another New Years da
- Mabel and Flora each presided ov
," an establishment Of their own.
:, The happy remembrance OF the
~ reception is never clonded by I'll
q thought that they have added o.
-, drop to the cup oil bitterness whlc
- =. so many wives, brothers. mothers al
!. ~ sisters have 10 drink-the cup OF so
y" ~ row which is SO often prepared Il
81. 90 them by sister women.