Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-12-05
A NICE LITTLE GAME.

Frank
"All right, Dollyl"
He sat before the glowing CRATE,
bis feet on one corner OF the mantel.
his chair tipped back. His young
wife looked at him; and her pretty
black eyes, which only a minute be-
fore had been brimful with tears,
emitted sparks OF fire Her rosy
mouth closed with firm expression,
and her dainty foot came down upon
the rug in very decided manner.
Il won't stand it," she said under
her breath; II can't-'twill kill me !!
To see him thus, night after night,
.besotted, degraded, running both soul
and body. 1 must do something-I
must save him for my baby's sakel"
Then she sat and meditated. They
had been married little over two
years, and the baby in the wicker
cradle was a thriving boy. No hap
pier woman than Dolly the wide
world held but for one thing. Her
husband would drink.
He loved his social glass, his wine
suppers, his club dinners. He did not
neglect his wife, but often he came
home in the small hours, in rather an
unsteady condition.
Dolly tried everything-tears,e en-
treaties, persuasions-but he only
laughed her of.
where's the harm. Dolly? Can't
fellow be merry now and then with
his friends?"
But Dolly saw the fatal evil grow.
ing upon him day by day, and knew
what the end would be. She shud-
dered, and her eyes filled with tears
but the minute after they flashed fire
ard she smiled.
"Pll try it," she said to herself; "if II
does no good, it can't do much harm.
Then she said:
Frank"
Her husband reused Up, and opened
his eyes with an imbecile stare.
"All right. Dolly"
Frank, you believe a wife should
follow in her husbands steps, don't
you?"
ITO be sure. You're a sensibl.
woman, Dolly"
And you're a sensible man, Frank
What's right for you TO do Is right fol
me, isn't it?"
Precisely, Dolly; just so, exactly
You're a wise woman, you are"
Dolly smiled quietly.
"yery well, Frank, II you go to the
tavern any more Of nights I'm going
tool"
Her husband looked up, half so
bered.
Nonsense. Dolly" he said, that,
running the thing into the ground
You'll do no such thing"
You'll see that / will, Frank!" sh,
answered, resolutely; II love you
and what you do shall do too? 1
you see fit to ruin yourself, soul ant
body. ahd shame your son, shal
follow your example. / care TO
nothing that you cannot share. A
/ you do, so will l."
His cheek paled and his lip quiv
cred. Her words touched him to th
quick. He sat silent for a minute
then he got up and said:
Nonsense, Dolly. Come to bed
little girl"
She followed him obediently. an,
nothing more was said on the sub
iect. For three or four nights Franl
came home punctually; then ibis oil
habit mastered him.
Dolly had his supper'a all waiting
and his slippers and dressing gov
before the fire, but he did not come
She waited patiently till 10 O'Clock
Then she called the housemaid an
put on her wraps.
"Sit by baby's crib, Mary. and whe
Mr.. Mayfleld comes home tell him
have gone to the Reindeer Ask n
questions, and take good care 9
baby, and you shall have a dollar ex
ira this month"
"Very well, ma'am," with wonder
ing eyes.
Twelve o'clock, one, and then tn
young husband let himself in with hi
latch-key, and came reeling into tn
sitting room. There sat the maid be
side the sleeping child.
Frank looked about him a littl
anxiously.
"Ah. fast asleep, fine little fellow,
he said, bending over the crit
Mary, my girl, where's your mis-
tress? Gone to bed?"
mo, sir, she's gone to the Rsindee
no tel"
He stood and stared.
what do you say, girl?"
"She went out at 10, sir, and bad
ME tell you when you came that She