The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17
THE WIPE'S APPEAL.
" Remember JaHe, isSO Dent Str'he
Jsha The S~aSina Of Human alice
t.ans-A strange ~rrnr,

Remember JaHe, issO Den't s'TIhe
Jshh The S~aSina Of Human Hhre-
ttens-A strange ~ccne.
Don't strike me-, John" said pru~-
trate wife in tones of uputterabie tender
ness remember June, 1889. and the
upraised srm and clenched fist fell Imp
and powerless by the side of strong
man, and the wrinkles and sco~ls OF
anger softeue,i, knees tremAled, theiurm
swayei. the human triumphed, the
fountain Of affection WAS reached, anu
the manly chest heayed with emotion !
ewes long strangers 10 tears, were
moistenel again, and with wild gref,
mingled with remorse, shook the
stalwart form which bent beneath the
blast like a resd swayiug IN a tornado,
Gods what scene Children looked
ON in blank amazement There was
silence, disturbed only by means and
sohs and prayers. There were remorse,
shame and poverty. There we're hunger,
cold and nakedness, aud there was,
besides. penitence Better still, there
Was forgiveness, uttered III tones AS
sweet as angels whispers. strong
man prone on his face, sobbing ike the
rain and moaning like the night winds.
A wife bending over him and IN gentle
words repeating her forgiveness. LATHE
ones still standing aloof, but hesitating-
", approaching their parents, every
look and gesture an inquiry. u, the
magic of those words, " Remember
June, 1859 !" What memories they
called up The home the flowers the
aged parents the altar the phghted
vows the minister the wedding (;
life's morning the bright hopes the
glowing prospects the friends Of
youth graves Of loved ones How
they came rushing through the mind oil
that poor penitent man-tOOk possession
Of his brain occupied every chamber
of his memory overwhelmed his soul
and bore him 10 the earth. The case
we recite WIS one of peculiar misfortune,
/ Of sorrow, Of wretchedneSs. The man,
4 mechanic from New England, out oi
work-days and months destitute oi the
means n provide food-dlsappolnt'
ments following each other IN steady
succession, until at last all is gune-no
| food for two days-insane-the cup
ma luess, strife and pandemonium-at
last. attacking tho mother OF his child
rem, and ready 70 deal blow that
might have resulted III death. but
saved hv the words " Remember
/ June. 1859" In the midst OF this terri
| BILE scene a neighbOr calls. The agony,
I the erief, the remorse, the penItence,
had clothed the man in his right mind |;
I but he had a realization OF what he had
I done, aud he at once unburdened hiB
soul TO his neighbor. The wife would
/ have shielded him with her love but no,
| he would confess his sin, anywhere, every
where, before man. God, angels, IL was
/ the language of sobs, OF unutterable
contrition. The gentle wife would
/ apologize. "No, Jane, let me tell It
! all, and he went on. He told OF the
nld home, nesting among the far-aTay
! New England hills; OF church and
| school how he wooed and won his
1 loving wife Of happy years; of the
/ irst sorrow when Bobby died anu
they laid him sway among the daises on
the sunny hillside how others had
name 10 brighten their home and how
| he had struggled and nc last fallen, and
| then the floods Of grief were renewed.
| The neighbOr was n man with great
heart and generous impulses. He had
little house, presided over by wife, his
peer in all things good and kind.
/ Taking in the surroundings, he said ;
John, come; pick up and go over TO
| nv house tonight, and maybe tomorrow
something viii turn up 10 your ad
vantage The invitation was accepted,
and in a little while the family was
beneath a hospitable roof. The good
wife prepared supper. and the surround
ings we're 80 pleasant that woe seemed
/ to be forgotten. The next day, most
Unexpectedly, employment was obtain
al. Some advance Of wages was secured,
and the desolate home put on new
and brighter aspect ct-Endidndpoiis Sen
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