Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-08-05


Fsme ibUg RoSsfl. o6E angel baby. Ga
fstst bern: + des Het' want TO pIeFce
ydnr huargwish no rbaux thoFns' Reag
lert; out must talk 40 you now; for un-s
less you change your purpose. We shall
say .good-bYe, forever. When you
Essed Minnie tot the last time you
made Ta5pFosmise-do You remembers
thatss Ir.knaw yoa do Il j. eugEaven
on your memory, Roberi, and when we
went with her alone. almost, 70 The Iit-.
tie grave, did SOU not tken again say
you would drink no more Now look
upon Eddie. sleeping in my arms. He
Is poorly clad. i do not complain about
mYself, Robert, bat an delicate and
cold, You hase hnt little moneys whXa
spend II Tor whisky Why carry i 70
your already poverty-stricken home :
Why make home more sorrowfuI. and
life mere haggardi Now, Robert, IL is
time for yon TO go. Is il still your de-
termination to buy the whisky You
hesitate. Has the demon so tight
grasp upon your Does il make YOU
forgot home and heaven. wife and chiids
Sill you hesitate. Well. here is my
band, Robert. The cold world is be-
fore me aud Eddie, but prefer Il TO
home with you under the influence OF
the demon. love you still; and when
am dying win offer a prayer for you;
but to 90 home again with the dread Of
such scenes as have made me prema-
turely. old--never, no never And
then the pent up emotions broke over
all resiraint, and the frail woman shook
like a reed in storm. Such scene
was never before Witnessed on Wash
ington street. Robert stood as if para
lived; his manly breast was convnlsed
with emotions that prevented speech.
His lite passed before bim ia an instant,
every scene as vivid as il painted with
Gre. Then he reached forth his hand.
aad catC hing his wife's arm as she was
passing held her as in a vice.
."No, Maiinda: no. no; do not 60
Do you see this Jug; just bought il.
was going 10 Gil it with whisky and
take It home, Do you see il I" Then
he dashed il upon the ice and II was
shivered int9 thousand fragments.
EMO, By all that is sacred-memory OF
Minnie, promise 10 your moihPT, mar-
rage y0ws, all--l will buy no more
whisky, Malinda. will bring the roses
10 your clerks again, Mshnda. ] will
make Our. cottage palace Of love and
conientment. j viii be man."
Then tiie words Chokeu him, and he
drew bis rough sleeve over hts cheeks
where tears were falling like rain.
Malinda stood, her faee radiant with
Joy, aad though number Of idlers bad
ga hered around. Robert and Mallnda.
in the rapture of happiness. were oil un-
conscious Of surroundings, and thus on
a, winter day, beneath murky clouds,
their new life was commenced with Q
kiSs.i Soon all were aboard and home
ward bound. fs. -. e4Irta-a- 81.
The Witnesses Of the scene fingered
si Bob sToper said, cid not be bplldozcd
thai Wsy byla woman." rse III slriagsr4
mo. said, q lille bcO;TblackS--7
YThat's what my dad said; aud now
he's troubled with snakes 10 bis boots,
and my mother has had nothing to eat
jim Whipple, who bad a large drink
ing capacity, which he generally inn
proved, quickly remarked, This show
has been, worth a thousand dollars TO
me, audta great, deal more TO my poor
family. Yon bet there'll be more bread
aud meat and potatoes in my shanty af-
ter this. I, too. will break the jugs,
and thank God that some good angel led
me 10 Washington street to-day"
We thought MaIinda talked well. and
we turned away, persuaded that for q
temperance lecture, quiet words OF al
lection will win, when scoldi1g COM
plants viii only make matters worse
TIE Lerer.