The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-06
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- might have been 81 right n his bead
ahd IS swigl hsa only been ~ right; bnI
these being wrong the Whole mAehins
wss going to tie bad very fss, ,--ihoagt
there were times when the heart felt
somt,hing oflts old truthful yeArnipgs.
Tom bad lost bic place m foreman 10
the grpsf frathiue shop, and what money
7 be nov earned game from odd Jobs OF
fA@arlIk whicstc was sble 10 10, here
and Their, 1t pflsaie houses, for Tom
RAs gen.as AZ sell "a a lRech..nle, and
wbeu his bead was steady enough be
could mend a clock or clean watch ~
well as be could set up aud regulate !
steam engine = aud this latter be could
do better thaa ahy other man ever EN-
lployedhyibe Ssolt Manufacturing Com
lpaBs
d 0ne day Tom had job 10 mend bro
I ken moving ufsehTbe and feAIar. for
I which hs received five dollars, aud The
following morning he started out Tor biz
old hsnnt--thc village tavern He knew
I his wife sadly needed The money, and
that bis lwo little children were Ia abso-
lutte suffering from want Of clothing, and
that morning be held debate with the
better part Of himself; but the better part
llRd become very weak and shaky, and
the demon Of appetite carried The day.
SO away TO the tavern Tom went. For
two Or three hours he lelt the exhilarat.
/ ing effects Of the alcoholic draught, and
iancied himself happy, as be could sing
aud laugh; but, as usual, slupefaetion
followed, aud the man died out. lie
drank while he could stand, and then lay
down ina corner where bis companions
left hin. -
IL was late at night, almost midnight,
when tho landlords wife came into the
! barroom TO see what kept her husband
mp, and quickly saw Tom.
i Peter, said.sbe, ID mot a pieasan, mood
why don't you send that miserable Tom
!. Darcy homer He's been hanging around
here long enough
Toms stupefaction was not sound
sleep. The. dead comRhad left the brain
and the caIlfbg Of his maine stuhg his
senses to keen attention. He had an in
sane love for rum, but did not love the
landlord. In other years, Peter Tindar
land himself had loved aud wooed the
sweet maiden, Ellen Goss, and be had
i won her, leaving Peter to take up with
i the vinegary spinster, who had brought
him The tavern, aud he knew that lately
the tapster had gloated over the misery
Of the woman who had once discarded
him.
Why don't you send him home? de-
manded Mrs. Tindar, with antimpetient
stamp OF the foot
Hush, Betsy! He's got money Let
him be, and he'll be sure to spend 1t be.
fore be goes home. III have the kernel
ofthe nut, and his wife may have the
hnsk!
/ With sniff and snap, Betsey turned
away, aud shortly afterwards Tom Dar-
eey lifted himself upon his elbow
All, Tom, are you awake?
Then ouse up, aud have o. warm
glass.
Tom got upon his feet, aud steadied
himself. 80
No, Peter, won't drink any more to-
night. 9ffs nEEr sff
II won't hat you, Tom ,--jnst a glass.
know It WON'T, said Tom, buttoning
up bis coat by the only solitary button
left. know il won'tl
| And with this he went out into the
chill air Of night. When he got away
from the shadow of the tavern, he stop
i ped, and looked up at the stars, and then
! he looked down upon the earth.
I Aye! be muttered, grinding his beel in
the gravel; Peter Tindar Is taking the
Kernel, and leaving poor Ellen the husk,
I and ] am helping him to do it. / am
robbing my wife OF Joy, robbing my chill
dren. of honor aud comfort, robbing my
self of love and lile,-jnst that Peter
TiBdsr may have the kernel, and Ellen
4 the husk! Wen see
Il was arevelation to the man. The
tavern Keepers brief speech, meant moi
for his cars, bad come upon his senses as
fell. the voice Of the Risen One upon
Saul OF Tarsus.
Wen sec! he repeated, setting bis foot
/ Il My upon the ground. Aud then he
wended bis way homeward.
On the following nornipg Le said to
4 hismife:
I Ellen, have you any coffee in the
/ housey
Y9s, Tom.
She did not tell him that her sister bad
given tito her. She was glad to heal
him ask for coffee, instead OF The old, old
cider. "a
lwish YOU would make cupfnl, good
aud strong.
There was really music In Toms voice
aud the wife set about the work with {
strange lutter Ia her heart.
I Tom drank two eupfnls Of the strong,
fragrant coffee, and then went out, =.
went out With a resolule step, aud walk
cd s,rAigh, 10 theA great mandatory
where he found Mr. scott Ia the office.
Mr. Scott, | want TO learn my trade
over again.
Eb, TomI What do you meAns
mean that it's Tom Darcy, eomt