Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-12-25

"!sn't it time YOU were of, Tom"
questioned his wife. "lou KNOW II
is quite walk" Il
YES. Jenny, but somehow don't
feel like leaving Nou alone
"Oh, am used To staying alone
So she was, poor thing. And you
said YOU would be home early
"Gcs, yes
An active. sober man WAS he, ana
skilled performer. He had been
trained To the profession from child .
hood-knew no other, aud under
ordinary circumstances, could easily .
"kcep his head above water But
the "tcn,ing season" had closed eX ,
cepriollally early, the winter was
hard, money was tight aud every
place of amusement suffered III
consequence. To these things were
added sickness, and brave.hearted
as he was he could not suppress
shi>er Of anxiety AS the future stared
him in the face.
He passed along the narrow
street, through more pretehti"uS
onrs-passrd the houses OF million
aires. and entered broadway.
I That. at least, was brilliant ana
gay, asst there WAS nothing of pow
,ri\ or human suffering III the
worId-as il none in the great city
were familiar with. hunger. ANA
cold. and sickncss-as IT there neN
er WAS to be amy awakening from Il
golden dream of luxury and pleas
urr. ,
"Ah, thoughtlcss wealth and
fashion," he muImurcd. bitterly,
as he saw fur clad forms, ana pam.
pcrrd stcris. and richlN.monhtri
harness. aud glldcd slrighS, ana
costly robes dash along, chow mnch
We will have To answer Tor III TIE
day of final reckoning, for neglect
, ing Your poor. toillng, suffering
brothers and sisters.
But no time had he To lingrr-
the clock in II window told nm
that. and, with Il sigh that his VIII
and little ones should not have ihrl
quota ot the good things oil IN
world, he passed on.
Suddenly confused crN-a WIZ
tumult-lhr drawing away OF team
unon rither side. or daSh,ng INT
cross stlrrtS-starilcd him, and II
knew something unusual was 'a'
iur ulacc. Then came the "shol
of "runawaN. runaway. ana !
felt that life OF property. or Dot
were being whirlcd on IL destlu
ton.
Are YOU mad. Do you want
hr killed. hnrrirdly asked msi'
as they ran to places OF safety, ~
he remained standing upon II
curb stone. 80
he He rave no heed tn the warnln
he He had hra,rd death far too "i''
ed 10 shrink from II III any event. III
hr most certainly when at such Il 81
'rd taucr. HIS eyes were hNrd up y
.aN street upon Il team ut noble VA
ot that were tearing along, mat VI
Il fright. aud Surgiug the sleigh ire
side To Si,lc-welc running at 'h
or. utmost sprrd. each STRIVING 10 ~
nld do the other. siralnlng every hri
he -wrIr running away diiNci'e
Had that been all he would
his hay, troubled himself. deep rs "
lrr. his affection tor blo"lrd strtuS'
icir he WAS not M the moment phiti
larly in sympathy WITH wealth
ing was quite another matter u
il IL chained him.
M Al IN, tIst cutlery he had sprl
IN and half climbed "A lamp p'
for and so obtained IA clearer \ltN
the nm. that thrilled his heart 10
l." VERY core. caused his breath &c
but more deeply drawn and his p'
lrrs to momcntarily cease Ia beat.
,uch I'm the sleigh was II Young
bcantitul woman, pale with ter
.,iI, and claspiug two lovely chlldrel
H.. me, breast. Orion thought OF
his Jenny and their little ones, aht
.onr solved to save. The impulse
,,rI, noble. but how was it 10 I've acc
!, plishpd, Far beyond any hu
u,.r control were the frantic horses.
tn Il attiIlt w "'N' ~ .,
dashed past, and to stop u
dan. would he ma,lness-would I've
~ he dragged down and trampled
Id m death. lie sd" ''''s-" !
due, course oi Tue n"iNrs "" 'n "a,
;. the them dirtc'iy "po" ''''"' ""' ~
more the crowd turiouslv warned
>, no. back and warned him OF his da'
amily he s'irred ho'-o"l! ", So,
most muscles anu "'' We "
teeth with determination.
n one "My G~l." exclaimed a
M do who, bolder than the rest. ~
mr. ac. forward, grappled and would
drovu him aWaN. You WI