The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-09-23

| YOU hit success she kissed YOU. When
You missed 1t, She kissed you just the
same You had . little heaven of it for
four years Then continued prosperity
made You selfish. You got so far ahead
you couldn't stop to come back for the
love an the kisses of jamie. Sometimes
she followed YOU, tryin' TO walk abreast
with YOU, an trying to keep up the dear
old times. But she wasn't welcome-she
was in the way. You couldn't bother to
be fooln' an kssin' all the time, She
must settle down an be sensible. Doin
without tor Philip had been her sweet de-
light III the dark DAYS; bnt now, when the
go(den light shone around, your mean
spirit kept her doin' without Just the same,
that you might win more lands an stock
to put between your heart an hers
Then more money came. Money rep
resents power. You began to lord it over
your lellowmen, an at home YOU made II
slave of the woman who adored you. \ ou
ordered her about as YOU would your
meanest servant and gradually forced her
to take that position.
'N on never saved her a step or a bur
,len', weight You let her TUG away, toll
away, dic away. from mornin' till night
An You killed her. But over-worked
| though she was. that wasn't what killed
her She lost her round, red cheeks an
her pretty round arms, an her dainty
shaped hands drudgin' for YOU She lost
her gold, her bright gold hair toilin' an
GROWN old for You. She lost grace Of
form an grace of spirit draggin an slav
n' lur you. But that amt what killed
her II WAS neglect that broke her heart
A husband's neglect You starved her to
death Townsley's wife died from lack Of
love in the man who promised to love,
honor. an cherish her his whole lie long
You wouldn't treat q dumb brute rs you
treated Your vile You stop and pat
Bruno's head nm call him good fellow
\ lou pick up the cat an let her sit on your
knee \ on peL your horses an feed them
sugar; but YOU never looked back ut the
woman whose heart, bound up in you,
followed you so lovingly. You never
stopped to caress the tired head of your
little wife 1t took too much time to say ::
Darin,' love YOU An rs for drawin'
her down on your knee an kissin the
check -hoOows plump an the white lips
red-vou couldn't bother An YOU got TO
be The richest farmer in Tuckahoe county
bui YOU bfbkc your VIE : ncttll
jamie, lnurmnred luWn$ieY. ms
whole body qulyerlng, 'janle, wills
rcred ToWnsley, opening his dull, heavy
eyes "Oh Janie-Janle-Janle.
: TWon't do any good, exclaimed
krieIl', "to Shout after her. She can't
save Won You've GOT to come along with
me Yes | know remorse sits heavy on
You now but YOU can't skulk behind that
1T this late day an all the JAMES IN the
Land can't help YOU now"
But us time passed ON ToWnscy at last
became conscious of u third persons
presence-l presence which soothed HIM,
which came between him and that wait
mg soul He telt cool hands upon his
burning head. and u soft, smooth cheek
pressed close u his lie heard himself
called All manner of dear names, and once
ur twice trit hot tears dash over his face,
tn be cuickly brushed away Best OF all
lie felt that through the power Of love
Some one was drawing his soul back into
his body. and he knew that this some one
vas Ms wife. Days and DAYS it took but
il was i new soul that went back, and u
new body that covered it, Townsley was
4 changed man through and through.
IT,, savs Fmmcr Kickett4, IS" choice OF
His wife as Mr.. Townslev. He can't do
enough for her He'd let her walk on
him, :nt welcome. If ~ha wanted, Beats
all nature =
Ana If he means human nature, he IS
"iaht Bat Ricketts, doesn't know, IL vuu
and ,fn. how near Townsey came 10 be
iny one Of two wife-killers.
EnlroEo' TkouHLEs If we We're call
Ell upon to specify two of the most serious
annoyauces which beset The journalist III
his effort 70 meet the public demand Tor
the new and entertaining, we should un-
hrsit tn9ly mention the urgency Of one
ciass Of people for the publication OF mi
ter OF no special interest to the public
and Of another il procuring the suppres
Sion If news which is legitimate material
lor publication. The editor is frequently
sought 70 avoid all mention OF some oc-
currrnce which may have become the sub
| irnt nf General comment and the result