The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-07-12
Don't be angry with mo, darlipg,"

"Don't be angry with mo, darling, !"
she spoke, softly. CT don't mean to
hurt your feelings. wouldn't do it for
the world. love you too much for
that. I don't mean to reprosch you for
anything you may dot is only that it s
killing me to see you destroying you1-
self and iDjuring your family"
Jasper made no reply, though his
looks were far from inviting.
On the following day he visited his
child's grave with his wife. It was well
would never have found the grave, so
uncared for was it. On his return home
Jasper resolved to do something about
having his boys last resting place prop
erly attended to. For few days he did
not see his companions, and hope
sprung anew in the devoted wife's heart
that change had come at last. But,
alas week or SO later his companions
again proved stronger attraction than
his duty, and Jasper receded from his
temporary reform.
Once more the thick clouds of misery
gathered around the loving wife's head,
lntemperance again made home desolate;
and the children cried for tho very bread
to sustain life.
One evening when jasper had failed
to secure the money he had asked of his
wife, he upbraided her for what he
termed her extravaganza, and for spend
ing all the money.
You ought to save more" he said :;
cannot afford to give you my money,
and then find that you have spent all
when l want a few cents"
You've given me less than ten dol
lars week, to pay rent and all, for the
past two months, darlingl I'm sure
don't spend cent foolishly."
But say that you must treat your
self when I'm away from home," he re-
piled, angrily.
His wife cast on him n look of deep
rcproach.
Oh, no, papa" spoke up his re-
old. mamma gibs you all do goot
things; mamma eats only try breat."
The child's words seemed to 90 deep
into Jasper's heart, but he spoke not.
On the following Sunday the
three members of this unhappy family,
two of whom had so suffered through
the result of evil companions, wended
their way toward the cemetery wherein
lay the remains of the dear little one.
The father was sullen, while the mothers
sad features were family lit with the
pleasure of some expectation, and the
little boy clung to his mothers skirts on
the side further from his father, once
in a while casting a glance ut tho latter,
as if expecting a reproach, if not loud
imprecation.
Thus, silently, the trio reached the
graveyard. Jasper remembered the To-
cation of his child's grave, and at once
struck ont for it. Arriving ut what he
thought was the spot, he stopped and
looked around, but failed to recognize
the place he was in search of.
"Where is Eddie's grave 2" he asked
of his wife.
=" There" she said, pointing to neat,
shady spot.
Jasper followed the direction indicated,
and saw neatly trimmed mound of
earth, surrounded by flowers and COW
cred with a handsome crown of i'm
maorteIes. The grass around the grave
had been moved, handsome rustic
seat stood on one side, and at the head
pretty headstone, surmounted by an
A9nus Del, and the inscription:
eddie. son of jasper
He read no more. One look at his
wife revealed the author of the wonder
full change in the looks of his child's
grave since he had seen it.
1t was you who did this" he said to
her, and you went hungry, while feed
ing me on the best, to do it."
Eyes, darling," was all the answer, as
both husband and wife, with their child,
dropped on the rustic seat to weep.
"Then here" said Jasper, very earn
estly, 81 swear by the memory of the
dear one gone before to shun bad COM
pany and become better man %
And so he did. His early lessons,
those taught him by his good old
mother, finally won the battle with evil
counsels. He abandoned his companions
in dissipation. became temperate and
an industrious man, and found that,
though he had swerved from the path
pointed out to him in his youth, he could
still return to it, and scorn the sneers of
those who revile duty and laugh at
sObriety,