South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-19
The Poor Mans Temptation.

his vile, AMI their siS-year-old danoh.
Ter, Flora. WARREN had been untortu-
nate. BY careful sa:ing from hi. in
come as clerk IN . dry gods store he
had built little house one storf and
half high, and there for four years
WIN h's wife and child he hal lived.
happy and contented.
Then the firm employing him failed
He looked about him perseveriuolv for
steady. honest work OF soma kind not
caring what but could not obtai, i,
/ One day n laborer who was o5liqe
to be absent from his place OF to:l-a
bank al earth which Was being removed
/ permitted him to act as his subs,i-
tute for ten hpnrs. Warren piled the
p:ck and shovel manfuliy AMI received
one dollar when his task was done
HIS health not being good, such heavy
work made him III. He could not leave
his bed Tor months What little mo-
ney he hal was all spent bv that time.
I lie sold his house, and with some of
the proceeds took passage for San
Francisco, Is stated, hoping there to
better his for uncs.
san Francisco, said his wife Mary,
thoushtt,l!ly. when they were within
two days sail OF that port. 1t is the
place where papa went, years ago to
look for Tom VI rstou, my poor broth
or, who ran away from home. But as
vow l.now, Ion Was never touni. We
never could learn what became Of him
AZ that moment terrible cry went
through the craft.
Fire! Fire! Fire.
The captain and crew did AL in their
power 10 save the vessel, bat in vain
Very soon the luril flames. roaring and
Lj>sug. cnveloped nearly every part of
tic ship. Down vent the boats, and
they were presently occupied by crew
/ and passengers
Warren had brought up from the ca
bin q tin box, continuing five hundred
dollars. which remained from the sale
of his house.
With his wife AMI child he got into
one Of the boats.
The petroleum" yelled tho first
mate
Poll away lively: The ships going
TO blow up
Tho boat in which Warren sat was
ten fa'hlIDs from The ship, when, with
a roar Like bursting volcano, shc flow
.
/ high into The air. Tie l,ishlcRci pas
scuIcrs made rush, which CHpsiZed
/ the boat. Wlrrcn's h3y Of none, sank
20 The bottom. lie could swim and cor
lr,vcd 10 save his wife aud child from
drowning hy holding them until one of
the other hoajs cauc and picked up all
;he persons Who were in tile water.
MY box = GroaneI Warren.
Oh ny !! cried his vile. turGing dead
/ Is pale anil ciaspng her hands.
/ 1t has g0He to the bottom Of the
| seSn he ssii wildly. his fingers twj,ch-
/ ing ncrvooslv, in his agony. II /
could swim FL dive and ge; it, sail
. Flora. Never mind. pspa, we can Gil
/ it Wis got, when We yet to the goid
town Ana taking piece of cake
/ from her pocket, She commenced TO eat
/ il. Warren bowed hs bead. H.. Took
ed white ami Iimp and gsspcl for
( breath. Then the true spirit shosel
itself on the part Of his wife. There is
/ II" describing bow she con soIcl him
/ She d!i il with the strange subtle pow
er Of ser sex. II was still grief olricl<.
+ CT. la, somehow The horror and dis
may caused by his loss were nearly
gcne
Before niIh, the passengers were
. picked NJ by a brig bound into tie
port of San Francisco And thus War
reu an his little family arrived there.
lie had rev dollars in his pocket
hook, and hc hired IoI1ings in small
house. near the out skirt, OF the town.
lie set about at once looking fpr cm-
. pioymen'. To bis surprise il was rs
dini,uIt hero IN obtain work ~ -, %.,.