The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-02

did, and then made me strong cup
of coffee, and kept me by her to help
her she said, and when l would start
to go out she would take up the coffee
pot and smile, and tell me OF my
mothers prayers. and her parents, ami
her own, and how God was so good to
answer them, and she knew they were
rejoicing over me now, and so with
wonderful tact she taught me self-re-
spect and trust in God"
So ran week.
Then came delirium tremens Snakes
crawlcd along the floor, glared from
the wall, suspended themselves from
the ceiling and with forked tongues
crept up the bed; he called for help,
and no help came for no one saw what
he saw. He covered his eyes and they
coilcd around him Missed in his ears;
! ne opened his eyes, ha! they were
bed sndet Thfn ssy oof
young and evil-eyed; old and hideous,
and they erinned upon him, and he
knew they were demons, and he
shrieked, and they yelled in joy at his
terror. Then in giant size they tow
cred above, around, beside him, and
with long whips of many lashes faycd
him. He rolled and writhed in agony
Suddenly the whole room lit up with
lightning flashes; then a glare of light
ming filled it and the demons spoke,
told him they had come for him; that
these lurid lights we're but lew little
rays from hell. the door of which was
open that he might 60 in, and bade him
listen, they we're singing his welcome,
and he heard a million voices shout,
ha! ha! ha! ha!
| He screamed and caught hold of his
| wife and begged her to hold him close,
| that they might not get him.
The paroxysm ended. But he could
not drive from memory the fearful
scene, and felt in the words of John
Vine Hall. that Hell was yawning
wide to swallow up its victim and
devils anticipating their Internal joy"
His physician seeing that he wished
to reform, but would not be strong
enough to srappel with the temptation
sent him to an inebriate asylum, where
he was wisely cared for until it was
thought he could be trusted. The first
money he earned after coming out, he
took to Mary. She turned the Eve dol
lar bill over and over, and laughed as
she told how many things it would
buy, until he felt he might be a real
, JOY and blessing to his wife, and that
there is mine of wealth in honest
labor. And when she turned to him
with What shall we get with this
!, money Fred?'' q copy, Il whispered
r hoarsely. for l could not speak the
, words, "A pair of shoes She looked
, down at her feet and said cheerily,
j My shoes are rather shabby, | de-
t clare; | will buy pair with this, and
get that calico dress with your next
! earnings And then she kissed me
and ran to make me an extra nice
; cup of coffee, as she said. Oh! the
[ brave, true woman I had beggared and
j.. neglected, and-well l haven't told
!; you of that scar kiss every time /
see her" And he walked the room
g some minutes before he went on with
, his story. Il will tell you about my
1 first temperance lecture" he com
$ menced as he sat down. In the same
building with us was good woman
: whose history was not unlike my wife {
8 though her husband did not start at
: high nor had he fallen so low as l. On
5 my return from the asylum [ had a
}, long talk with him and he pledged
y himSelft TO reform. He kept sober and
). worked six days for 81 so per day, hi:
wife needed coal, but no one woulC
/, trust him for barrel. and my wife
3 lent them some Saturday at half pas
: Eve clock he was paid off and start
: ed for the coal. On his way he passed
i a drinking saloon. 4 decoy stood il
;, the door. How do you do? haven
0 seen you for a long time. What's beer
k the matterY
It Il have been at work
d walk in
d No, l can't stop.
n 'Oh! yes, come in a minute.
/. mo; am after some coal :.
l. "Oh, let me treat you to a glass TO
y auld lang syne, and then 60 and gel
o your coal.
I. I'll get my coal first, so as to hay,
g it sent round. and then I'll COM
m back.
l. Nonsense; it won't detain you tw'
d minutes.
ID He went in, took his glass, an
ID started for the door, met the owner
r How are you, glad to see you Shak
N ing hands. 'What'll you have?'
Nothing; l have had glass.
f. you have been a good customer.
ry must treat you when you call Il
is didn't need so much persuading thi
IN time. One glass makes man fee
v good, a second makes him generou
X and third makes him own all tn
ut city. so he in turn treated all his oil
1t cronies, and at midnight being nois
DO and pcnniless he was turned out int
to the street
IN THAT night child was born to hil
IS, aud after few hours died. Too We
ID bis wife knew what ,oRly.uG GsP i6e, t1nl an
n longed to go and bring him bacl
oe but dared not trust myself to 60 anon
Id them.
as 'In the early morning he ca,ne HON
and found his little girl crying.
to "Oh father! mother aud baby al
dead
re, He caught her by the hair an
lis shook her with, You lie, you hussy
mt "a woman took hold Of him an
lss led him to his wife. The sight of tn;
white, haegard face maddened hir
it He called her to come back to hin
r. he cursed God, and then seeing IL
can of milk and loaf OF bread my wi
ne had taken in for his children's breal
nd fast, he caught them up and went OF
ed and sold them for liquor. They a
ed called him brute, and worse than
lse brute, but l knew he was crazy, an
my wife went Tor him, and brought hi
~. to our room, and We kept him until a
ter the burial, and then he went to Il
ed asylum had been in. To-day th
ny man is an honest, Industrious tempe
ance Christian. and one of the kin