The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-15

lndia6a town. @WAs hosstly opened q
pight Vas coming on and . man va
thrust violently into the street. o. rsthss
road
The Dan who was elected wss young
and might have been handsome had i
not bses for the AissipaesA appearance
Of his flAtnrss snd ~ ueSidi1eo of hi,
drees. AZ tths nomsnshe uss evidently
intoxicated.
The man who elected him Was au
elderly gentie,nsn. whose face wss red
with honest Indignation, which slsn
showed itself in his voios aud Ian.
guaxe.
Albert wskely was q lawyer Of shil.
ity snd promise when be married John
Byrds daughter Mary. anhoanh b
Ehsd elrsady ee"trActed . fsedness soe
a Ii p.s.sSp did no. 1b.stSn4emar-
jiaIp, bet gssw upoo I'm, uAd - the
birth of his boy be had kscoms NO Bot.
ter than . losfer, shsltsring himself
with his wife in the house Of his father.
in-lsw. to whom his family looked iDs
ell the necessaries of life.
John Byrd was not the man 70 pA-
tiently endure his sou>in-iaWie. V61aA-
ltaGneD ard il-treaanent e IL vile,
and at last when Wskely came crawl.
iLg into the house after . prolonged
absence and debauch, he opsned the
door snd expelled him foscibly.
Go or be exclaimed with bis voice
full Of anger. Go ri. Alhsrtv vWaksly,,
and ssvse darksni my door saasin.
You have No longer . l,ons tess. and
you shalt never ct foot in ny house
sfter this
Wskely murmured something about
waiting 70 see his wife. v,sB
sShs don't weot 70 sse you. Go Of.
] sayl Nobody here osres what becomes
Of you
The old man went beck iat0 the
house and closed and lecked the door,
while the yoaSg one stu~bled mp the
road. his hat over his eyes. and his
faculties sppAssi,tly dassd.
He thus waudsred on, never looking
up. or elanci"g 10 the right or LETT.
stupid and pnTpos~lsss, until " resch-
ri the bahk of stream
Igooving the bridge. hsu would have
salkeA into the Wsesr If he had not
been seized aud forcibly restrxinsd BY
. man who had noticed his straoge
uovements. s .
What. Wakely, 10 thisr you 7 What
are you doins! Where are you GO
ing!
4 dou't know. was the sleepy reply.
where sm ~
You would now have been in the
water il l had not st.pped you. You
have been drinking. Wakely.. Cone.
let me t6ke you houe.
At this word Wakely Strengthened
himself up. raissd his hat and pushed
his hais from his eysa
'Hoser be exclaimed. 4 have No
hose a
In response to the wondering quss-
tions OF the other. he related, moro
lucidly thsa might have been expected,
the story At his expslsiou ffo@ John
.rtss's sothisr. hid lis slti,.d.
ACens % tewn wltA ne and seraiehteu
up. and il will - all right in the
@srnins.'
1t viii b ell sight, Mr. Hsodsrseo.'
replied Waksly. This il the end Of il.
I have bsen driven cut. a,sa 1'AAolSs
it. and I shsli naver Get foot in John
Byrd's house Agaio. This is kot oil. !
Nm pever drint tanothaga ayop oeasqQee
as long ss i've, % hstp 4s ktsesn r
.Doe't b tash. L y . eoed thise 70
quit. '6ut yca will. have % eass o.. you
know
Never! i will aos touch another drop
Il die fss Il. Izosss to leave here
and lead . new life usdef . new name.
II yoa really mean that Waksly. /
oau pat you In . way - oaks = Qsa
ofyeu1GDlE Isan ooine - Cdle1de.
Go vitA os AID INillpay ye1f Wy
10 life.'
II you will do that Mr. Hsndsrsso :,
yen will easn ny lifelong ensitude.'
When Joho Byrd rs6a9srel his hoase
hs found bic daughter Mary sebbing -
IL her heart would break.
What hsvs yea dops. -tatbssr che
asked. .Whas hsss yo1 1os9S9'
4 have drives him away. that worth.
lsss vagaboud. hs roughly replied. and
havs ordered Ain- .svee = dasksa -
aesf -. ma as,, ri,.5Ai. ..o.ss.
chance. he j. NJ Anshasa, and - =
- ohe1oR - ~ aA111.s s.s
He - hA6 ehance e1oaGb. H
IN - bsYUar knshes1 - los.
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