The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-08

orders, de- should be made payable to the order Of
E. B. MURRAY & Co.
REUNITED.
The front door of a neat house, of mod
crate pretensions, Just outside ofan In
diana town, was hastily opened as night
was coming on and man was thrust vlo-
Iently into the street, or rather the road.
The man who was elected was young,
and might have been handsome had it
not been for the dissipated appearance
Z of his features and the untidiness OF his
dress. At the, moment he was evidently
intoxicated.
The man who elected him was an ell
derly gentleman, whose face was red with
& honest indignation, which also showed IT.
( self IN his voice and his language.
Albert Wakely was q lawyer of ability
and promise when he married John
Byrd,s daughter Mary, although ne had
already contracted q fondness Tor drink.
This passion did not abate after his
marriage, but grew upon him, and at the
birth Of his boy he had become no better
than q loafer, sheltering himself with his
wife in the house of his father-in- law, to
whom his. family looked for all the nec-
essaries of life.
John Byrd WIS not the man to pa
tiently, endure his son-in-law's worth-
lessness snd ill.treatment of his wife, and
atlast; when Wakely came crawling into
the house after prolonged absence and
debauch, he opened the door and expelled
aGo offW he exclaimed with his voice
full Of anger. eco of, Albert Wakely,
and never darken my doors againl You
have 10 longer . home here; and you
shall never set your foot in my house
after this.n
Wakely murmured something about
wanting to see his wife.
ssSha don't want to see you. 90 OF, !
sayi No body here cares what becomes
y of you.n
: The old man went back into the house
and closed and locked the door, while the
Young one stumbled up the road, his hat
over his eyes, and his faculties apparent
Z lydazed.
He thus wandered on, never looking
up, nor glancing to the right or the !eft,
stupid and purposeless, until ne reached
the bank of . stream.
Ignoring the bridge, he would have
walked into the water If he had not been
seized and forcibly restrained BY q man
Who had noticed his strange movements.
~ ssWhat, Wakely, is this your What
ara you doing? Where are you going u
ssI don't. know Ras the sleepy reply.
nWhere am I7'
.ssYon would now be in the water if I
had not stopped you. You have been
drinking. Wakely Come, let me take
Z. you home" ;.ss st
Atthis word Wakely suddenly straight.
sned himself up, raised his hat and
pushed the hair from his eyes. #
$ aHome!' he exclaimed. II have no
) home"
In response to the wondering questions
of the other. he related, more lucidly
than might have been expected, the story
of his expulsion from John Byrd's house.
aThats nothing" said his friend.
"Come to town with me, and straight
en- up, and it will all be right in the
morning" ~. ;,
sIt will never be right, Mr.. Henderson" |"
replied Wakely. "This is the end Of it.
I have bean driven ont and i deserve it,
and / Will never set footin John Byrd's
house again. That is not all. Twill
never drink another drop of liquor as
: long as I live, so help me heavenp
aDon't be rash. Its good thing to
quit, but you will have to ease of, You
know
tsNever! Twill not touch another drop
if I die for it. I mean to leave here and
lead new life under new name
IF you really mean that, Wakely, I
can put you in the way to make g man
Of yourself. I am going to Colorado.
Go with me ard I will pay your way
and help you to make your own start in
life"
itIf Won will do that, Mr.. Henderson,
you will earn my lifelong gratitude"
When John Byrd re-entered mis- house
he found his daughter Mary sobbing as
ifher heart would break.
"What have you done, fatherP she
asked.
aWhat have you done?"
aI have driven away that worthless
vagabond," he roughly replied, "and have
ordered him never to darken my doors
again.
sYou might have gave him another
chance. He is my husband, aud ne is
the father ofmy child"
nHs has had chance enough. He
shall not be your husband much longer.
He shall torture you no more. I will
get divorce foryou."
~ want no divorce" sobbed Mary
"You don't know what. you want
You need q divorce and you shall have
it. I have taken this matter into my
own hands. Worsham is ready and
anxious to marry you."
Six years have passed since Albert
Wakely was summarily elected from the
house of his father-in-law.
AT the mouth of canon in Southern
Colorado, where the tortured torrent has
passed through the cleft in the mountains
and becomes q placid stream as it de-
bouches on broad and fertile valley, q
single 'sprairie schooner" has stopped
and its driver, a.rude, red-shirted fellow, i
seen in conversation with an old man
who is evidently expostulating with him
in vain.
'It's no use," said the driver at last
"I've gone as fur as your money
will Justify, and furder, and here mean
to quit. If you mean to stop anywhere
this is as good place as you will find
If you want either work or help General
nbonce Ia likely tn piye Il To yonn