Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-10-14

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az! Icron ] ever net. whoa sks
y ln ''mpany. sbr has . usosle of Ad
dress which is very Iasasiug 10 thos'
Who mst, her. ! will cay "a you
however, chat sho has n ,crribls
tesrev. Shs does cot sAsw "a be
i"rr sthcrs, but whca We are alone
hor t"sgus russ mcc-.anty, l,e
- hs' | ~iiI, I sanuos DO anything
jasl r1ght."
II ti'iWk you eKaEEcrato. Per
hals your head ls not always clear
When n man comes half or. two
thirds drunk. 30 not wonder that
u siirs up a woman's tsmpor.
should expect my wile would storm
II ! should enter my hosse reclinr
from drink"
"lfit vas only whcn I was drunk
] would not LAY anything. Its just
the same when ! am sober. in fact.
Tum' tins was the rtry thing thar
HTsf sef NJ 70 dr'akiag | could not
take any comiort at home, and 10 I
went doNn TO kris-lcr's. IIe had a
a good Gre and room tall Of com.
pany. We smoked, aud talked, aud.
as the evening vas nearly spent. |
took same beer aud went home
Then | had % listen to another
TRADE. Things went o. frum bad
10 vOrsc. drunk or sober, il was iuzi
the same. When We have company
my wife will have the tea out uf the
way before work hour. are over.
and when ! yet bomc the lcayings
are placed before me. generally
cat anil clear ou. II say any
thing sho will give Il back faster
than ! can. Since her mother came.
thing- arc different. The old lad,
Is = gpoI woman, and really take
comfort At home. 4 rather think
she has been talking 30 my vile, Tor
she says bat little; bat What she
docs say V IN much better temper
than usual. When was ~ your
house, the other evening. and saw
how your wife aud children treated
you, ! fairly enyied you. Then I
looked II the pictures aud the books
and thou 1t that II ! had not spent
~ much for liquor might have had
things as nice As you"
Il am sorry for you, Ned; but
don't be discouraged. lhope things
will come out all right in the end"
"DOn't know about that can
earn good wages, and could pay Oh
my mortgage in tho coarse % time.
Still, except "a shelter from storms
and place to eat and sleep, my
house affords me- no comfort"
How long i your mother.In law
TO rvmain with yOug7
Il don't know. Why
because want her 10 come and
see my wife. Ask her TO call on
Monday"
Il presume she would like 90 call;
hat attn afraid even she will, IN hcr
heart, reProach me bitterly When
she sees how much nicer every
thing !. at your house. will tell
her, however. You won't say any
thing about what ] have told you
Cor don't want my matters mad,
town talk"
Il have little plan IN my head
aud ! cannot carry Il out without
] tell my wife the substance of whal
you have told me. She will keep 4
10 hersolE"
On Monday the mother-in-law o.
Mastorton called on Mrs. LArncd
Aftcr ss'me conversation on unirn
PortAnt matters, Mrs. l.. told ths
old lady the substance of what her
husband bad related. and asked her
ifn was true. She said she did not
doubt u. She added: Il have told
Henrietta that she is running Ed
ward He is naturally irritable
and she loves 90 provoke him. I had
not been there two hours before
saw how matters were going.
talked seriously with my daughter
and told her that she must relraln
from saying bitter and irritating
things. ! am thankful | can see an
Improvement Once she went so
iaE - 20 gay that she feared che
shoaid Be drank out Of house aud
hone. told Der that II she would
make hume pleasant Edward would
isel strong desire 20 keep Il for
her" She said, mother, ifEdwarl