, 1874-02-08

! struggled to embrace him, and told him be had
| always loved him M brother aud 8 benefactor,
aad would be much Obliged with loan Of IS for
hack. The next t!ay WIS spent by Hank in
snmber, and the next in his bedroom. The next
day was Sunday, and Monday Hank crept to- his
place in the Office and worked sednlons1y to cover
lost time. Atuoon note YRS handed to him. II
read thus:
Mr DEAR Boy: Your conduct Thursday warrants
welfare to treat you ha1sh15. will give yo, tho FL
tcEnstise ot joining temperance organization or lesv
ing our SERVICE
Hank didn't see through this all at once. In
dcod it WAS two months before le realized bis
employers u:ilitarianisrn. Wha. he did realize
was this. Tho ''boes'' had evidently guessed
where the whisky came from; shonld he dis
charge Hank and hire successor, the success
sor might be more abeorptiye than Hank aud
not do his work so we'll. Dy keeping Hank to 9
pledge, he would ecouomize his Bourbon, and
| retain good MAIL
ANOTHER STEP DOWNWARD.
That same evening Hanks name was before
| "A1ua Pumps Pa1Ea Lodge No. 345 Apostles OF
| Freedom from the Enaryating Thraldom of the
Fiend," aud few days later he WAS initiated.
| A solemn vow was enacted Of him to trampla
| the Fiend under foot to drown him in cold va
ter, to laugh at his szzlinsH during this INNER
sioa to shun not only tie Bowl but also the
'rotaries OF the Bowl; to carry an enormous
badge bearing in front silver water-pitcher,
and at back pnlm tree blossoming with cups Of
water. Underneath the palm treo WAS q
| largo family OF naked boys, each carrying tank
ard, lost in amusement at the PROSTATE figure
of all intoxicated ape who was endcavoring to
| straigl,ieu himself ont in order to drink from
bottle labeled * Icll-hre." AL This Hauk Hworo
to perform. even to initiating tho little family
under the palm tree. Hank tsumpEantly showed
! his badge to his boss, aud the boss raised Lis
salazy $50 1nouth.-whch was about tithe
| Of his profits by Hanks rejection Of alcohol.
| DASIsuED FROM EDE-'.
! Things wont on smoothly for three months,
| during which time Hank never got tipsy. He
never drunk moro than wlnc-glassful at q tl1uo,
| nor mora than four OF these u day. Lnst Octo-
Der year, however, ho had driven his glri out
into tle country, and had walked back
morcd that he had fallen out Of the
buggy, aud an empty demijohn found under the
seat OF the broken vehicle by the livery man Gnye
color to the suspicion that he had been unusually
! glorious. The lady was probably drowned.
Hank never returned to the pill-shop, but Sc
cured more congenial occupation His mis-
deeds became known to the lady members OF
| Aqua Pumps Pura Lodge first, and afterwards
! to the other members. Hank WAS expelled. This
| made him very pcnitent indeed, and he resolved
to lead henceforth godly, righteous, and sober
life, to the end that he might attain everlasting
j6y and felicity His good resolutions had failed
! him. they hnd been cemented in with other good
| resolutions in the internal N'colson: his e1Pul-
tAtNAA-N
him from all he Was out of a situation and out
Of money almost.
| WHAT WILL lie DO WITH 1c2
He had rs cents. What shonlo he do with it?
He could get pile Of laudanum for IS cents.
but then ho would lose lots Of fun He could
have one last good spree on mathylated spirits,
| which Were cheap and exhilaratiug. He erejected
this however, because lie had read that one re-
covered from the effects III q drunk on this form
of alcohol very rapidly, and it WIS waste OF
1r1f
So he kept his currency and applied to Mr.
Southdown for situation. Mr. Southdown
asked him for biography, which he gave. Do
you drink?" said the person applied to:
THANK you yes, l don't mind T., IL do' SAD
Hank. putting on his hat "Iheres pretty
good place just opposite"
e. didn't ask yon to drink, sir, ssid r. South
down. "You mustn't dIiuk while you work for
me. You must swear off"
"Oh,'' said Hank, pulling off his hat; "Tll
inst 80 and swear OF where shall I go? I
know; there's notary has an Office just by
he7o.'
'sDo so," said aIr. southdown; 'tell him I
eent you and he'll do it hnlf-price. That's whero
the old man and somo OF the boys 50, some
times"
REsoRT1Nd TO NOTARY.
So Hank swore of. He bought piece Of pa
per covered with quotations from Scripture, i'll
which his old enemy the Fiend was spoken Of
in the harehest Of terms. A great notarial
teAAN 49, w
went away Us happy As II he had the title decd Of
The Courthouse Square aud all the property ad-
joining for half 4 mile in every direction. He
handed it to hl1. Southdown with slee, and was
told that tho first violation OF his pledge would
cost him his place. Assured Of a permanent
situation, however, Hank rusked down stairs and
took parting drink with the Fiend, after which
no went to work.
FALLEN ANGEL
Months passed away. The Sotarial pledge,
Thicl at oqe tine wns regarded with vencra-
zion, lost its charm. Hank drank often and sur
reptitiously. Partial abstinence weakened him !;
two beers would upset him three would keep
him upset. And Eo it was that very 1ato ono
night Ir, Southdo7n w'rathfully discharged
| him.
90 TO scUILT.
Hank was very sad, very deaPondent. There
was no power on earth could hold him nos to .
promise; lie was wreck his overcoat ras not
paid for, and lis girl wonld so back on him. He
wandered desperately round until he met Z friend
who worked il the same office Hank, said
the frienl, "southdoTn viii tass sou BACK on
"Svear OF" said the friend. :'Bless my soul"
said Hank, lolefully, Two swu5n of till I'm
sick of it. I've periured myself till I'm past all
hope Of rcdemEGtion. WHAT'S the use OF swear
aGo to Scully," said the friend.
II dare not" said Hank, in q subdued tone,
sthats too awful"
tsAa yon like," said his friend, and they parted
Now, tue proposition mado to Hank was,
indeed, a torribIe one. Hank had always
thought Of scuily as the embodiment of Justice,
and bis Court al second to none but that Of
Rhadamaathus. The awful majesty Of the
law froHncd from his brow; contempt Of such
q court Was impossible. To swear of before
Scully was dread Gel onouy; it committed him
irre7ocably to abstinence. But he made up his
mind, and swo1e oil, as the reporter could bear
witness.
But it must net be imagined that tho blessings
OF this systc:u are confined TO men or druuk.rds
only, as will more fully appear from that which
follows Tho reporter, after having Investigated
the McCaGcry case, met the ouatice and told him
what tbs result had been, stating that it was, in
his opinion. very curious case.
'sYes," replied the Justice, but not go much
so as a couple OF others which have recently
come under ny observation. The othor day
was in al3 office, and young and quito pretty
woman came ill., She seemed little embar
rasscd. aad, to relieve her, I asked wha. she
wanted. She hcsitated, but finally told her story.
It is one which he's been often told. and often
wr:tten,-- often tia: it is unnecessary to give
it minute1v. Take q young, unsuspsctlng, and
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