Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-26

When ne saw tnat MS vile nad guessed
the truth. can, all has gone for lot.
terry tickets. The demon tempter
lured me he held up glittering gold
in his hand, but he gave me none of it.
Oh, do not chide me You know not
what / have suffered-what hours of
agony 1 have passed--and you cannot
know how cold is my heart now. o my
wife, would to God had listened to
you |"
"-sh |" calmly whispered the faith
full wife, as she drew her hand across
her husbands heated brow. "Mourn
not for what is lost. I will not chide
thee. 1t is hard thus for you to lose
your scanty earnings, but there might
be many calamities worse than that.
Courage, James we will soon forget
it."
"And Mr.. Rowse will foreclose the
mortgage. You will be homeless, 1"
murmured young Lanning, in broken
accents.
"No; will see that all is safe in
that quarter" added Hannah.
At that moment the babe awoke, and
the gentle mother was called to care for
it. On the next day, at noon, Hannah
Lanning gave her husband receipt
for fifteen dollars from Mr.. Rowse.
Here, said she, interest is paid
Now let us forget all that has passed,
and commence again"
"But how-what has paid this p
asked James, gazing first upon the re-
ceipt, and then upon his wife.
"Never mind"
"Ah, but I must mind. Tell me,
Hannah"
"Well, I have sold my gold watch. p"
"Sold itp
"But can buy it back again. The
man will not part with it, if want it.
But l don't want it, James, till we are
able. Perhaps 1 shall never want it.
You must not chide me, for never did I
derive one iota of the pleasure from it's
possession that I now feel in the result
of its disposal"
James Lanning clasped his wife to
his bosom, and he murmured prayer,
and in that prayer there was pledge.
Two years passed away, and during
that time, James Lanning lost not a
single day from his work. He was as
punctual as the sun, and the result was
as sure. .
1t was late on Saturday evening when
he came home. After supper, he drew
a paper from his pocket, and laid ii
upon the table.
"There, Hannah" said he, while q
noble pride beamed in every feature,
"there is my mortgage. I've paid it
every cent. This house is ours it is
our OWE house. I've bought it with
dollars, every one of which has been
honestly earned by the sweat of my
brow. lam happy now."
Hannah Lanning saw that her hus-
band had opened his arms, and she sat
down upon his knee, and laid her head
upon his shoulder.
"Oh, blessed moment I" she mur.
INJURED.
eyes, it is a blessed moment" re.
sponded the husband. "Do you re.
member, Hannah, the hour of bitter.
ness that we saw two years ago ?"
The wife shuddered, but made nc
reply.
"Ah," continued the young man, "1
have never forgotten that bitter lesson
and even now tremble when I think
hew fatally 1 was deceived by the
tempter, that has lured SO many thou
sands to destruction"
" But its horror is lost in this happy
moment" said Hannah, looking uI
with smile.
It's terror may be lost" resumed
James, "but it's lesson must never bt
forgotten. All, the Turing lottery ticke
has dark side-a side which few Sc,
until they feel it."
"And are all it's sides dark ?" softl,
asked the wife. eff there is am
brightness about it, it is only the glar,
of the fatal &gnis fatu1s, which can onl,
lead the wayward traveller into DANCE
and disquiet."
"Yeu are right my dear wife. Yol
were right at first. Ah," he continued
as he drew the faithful being NOR
closely to his bosom, eff husband
would oftener obey the tender dictate
of the loving wife, there would be ia
less of misery in the world than ther'
is now."