The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-27
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the end of three months the little bank was
empty, and James tanning had the last
ticket in his pocket. Oh, how earnestly he
prayed that last ticket might draw him
prize He had become pale and careworn,
and his wife, poor, confiding soul, thought
he only repined because he had lost twenty
dollars. When she would try to cheer
HIM, he would laugh and try to make the
matter light.
"James, said his wife to him one day
it was the day. before that on which the
lottery was to be drawn. in which he held
the sixth ticket-"Mr. Rowcs has been
here to-day after bis semi-annual interest.
l told him that you would see him to NOR
row."
Eyes, / will" SAID James, in faint
voice. ''Yes, tomorrow shall pay him"
Young Lannng thought of the lottery
and of the prize. This was his sixth trial,
and he felt sure that he should draw.
The morrow came, and when James Ian
ming returned to his home at night he was
penniless All his goldsn visions had faded
away, and he was left in darkness and
misery.
"James, have you paid MI. .Rowse his
interest yet?" said Hannah.
The young man leaned his head upon his
hands and groaned aloud.
"For heavens sake, James, what has
happened p cried the startled wife, spring
Ing to the side of her husband, and twin
ing her arms about his neck.
The young man looked up with wild,
haggard expression. His lips we're blood
less, and his features were all stricken with
death hue.
"What is it.? ooh, what?' murmured
the wife.
600 look in our box-our little bank -
groaned the poor man.
Hannah FASTENED away, and when she
returned she bore an empty box in her
hand.
"Robbed! !" she gasped. and she sank
tremblingly down by her husbands side.
Eyes, Hannah" whispered the husband,
81 have robbed you."
The stricken wife gazed upon her hus-
band with vacant look, for at first she
did not comprehend but she remembered
his behavior for weeks past she remem-
bered how he had murmured in his sleep of
lotteries and tickets, of blanks and prizes,
and gradually the truth broke in upon
her.
al have done it all, Hannah" hoarsely
whispered the condemned man, when he
saw that his wife guessed the truth. "All
has gone tor lottery 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
have passed-and you cannot know now.
Oh, my wife, would TO God had listered
to you" - Sat
"-eh," calmly whispered the faithful
wife, as sine drew her hand across her hus-
bands heated brow. "Mourn not for what
is lost 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
"And Mr.. Rowse will foreclose the mort
gage. You will be homeless" murmured
young tanning, in broken accents.
mo; | 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 a receipt for fifteen dol
lars from Mr.. Rowse.
'Here," said she, ''interest is paid. Now
let us forget all that has passed, and com
meDce again"
"But how-what has paid this ?" asked
James. gazing first upon the receipt and
then upon his wife.
"Never mind"
"Ah, but must mind. Tell me, Han
nah."
"Well, have sold my gold watch.
"Sold it !"
''But can buy it back again. The man
will not part with it. But don't want It,
You must not chide me, for never did / de-
rive one iOta of the pleasure from its pos
a,.asi,p that | fual in ba itlf ,,f
disposal"
James tanning clasped his wife to his
bosom and he murlnured prayer, and in
that prayer there was pledge.
Two years passed away, and during that
time Jane. Ltnning 81 not a single day
from his work. He was as punctual as the
sun, and the result was as sure. r
1t was late on Saturday evening when he
came home. After supper he drew paper
from his pocket, anu laid it upon the
table. ' ln. ai lt
'.There, Hannah, said he, while doutle
pride beamed in every feature, ",here is my
mortgage. I've paid it every cent. This
house l. ours; il Is our o." n hou c I've
bought it with dollars, every one of which
has been honestly earned 10y the sweat of
my BROW. am happy now" ,. ..
Hannah Lanning saw that her husband
had opened his arms, and she sat down
upon his knee and laid her hand upon his
shoulder.
''Oh, blessed moment !" she mgrmured
eyes. it lisa blessed moment" responded
The husband. "Do you reme,nber, Han
nah, the hour of bitterness that we saw
Two years ago?' t
The wife shuddered. but made no reply
"Ah," continued the young man, Il
nave hever forgotten that bitter lesson, and
even now trembe when think how IA
ally was deceived by the tempter that
mas lured so many thousands to destruc-
ion"
"But its horror IS lost in this happy mo-
nent," said Hannah, looking up with a
smile. 9su
Its terror may be lost, resumed James,
but its lesson must never be forgotten.
All, the Turing lottery ticket has dark
idea side which few see until they feel
t."
"And are not all its sides dark? p softly
lsked the wife. IF there is any bright
hess about 1t is only the glare OF the fatal
gnis Jatuus which eau only lead the way
ward traveller into danger aud disquieted."
You are right, my dear wife. You
we're right at first. All" he continued. as
,e drew the faithful being more closely TO
lis bosom, ''if husbands would oftener
,bey the tender dictates of the loving wife.
here would be far less of misery in the
world than there is now. a'i
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