The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-05-14
ROUGHLY PARTED.

The front door of a neat house, of mOder-
ate pretensions. just outside of an Indiana
town, was hastily opened as night was com
ing on, and a man was thrust violently 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 of his features
and the untidiness of his dress. At the mo-
ment he was evidently drunk
The man who elected him was an elderly
gentleman, whose face was red with honest
indignation, which also showed itself in his
voice and his language.
Albert Wakely was lawyer of ability and
promise when he married John ByTd's
daughter, Mary. although he had already
contracted a fondness for strong 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 loafer, shell
terng himself with his wife in the house Of
his father-in-law, to whom his family looked
for all the necessaries of life. John Byrd
was not the man to patiently endure his SON
in-law's worthlessness and ill-treatment Of
his wife, and at last, when Wakely came
crawling into the house, after prolonged
door and expelled him forcibly.
"Go off - he exclaimed, with his voice full
of anger, "off, Albert Wakelv, and never
darken my doors again You have no long
er a home here, and you shall never set your
foot in my house after this
Wakciy muttered something about want
ing to see his wife.
''She don't want to see you. She is no
longer your wife. Go off, l say! Nobody
here cares what becomes OF you"
The old man went back to the house, and
closed and locked the door, While the young
one stumbled up the road, his hat over his
eyes, and his faculties apparently dazed.-
/ He thus wandered on, never looking up, noI
glancing to the right or left, stupid and pur
pOseless, until he reached the bank of 6
stream. Ignoring the bridge, he would hav,
walked into the water if he had not beer
seized and foTcibly restrained by man whC
had noticed his strange movements.
'What, Wakely, is this you? What ar,
you doing? Where are You going?"
II don't KNOW" was the sleepy reply
"Where am ~
''You would now be in the water if / hat
not stopped you. You have been drinking
Wakely. Come, let me take you home"
At this word WakeIy suddenly straighten
ed himself up, raised his hat and pushed TIN
hair from his eyes.
'Home" he exclaimed. 81 have no home
Inresponse to the wondering questions Q
the other, he related, more lucidly than NIGH
have been expected, the story of his expu
sion from John Byrd's house
to town with me, and straighten up, and
will be all right in the morning"
1T viii never be right, Mr.. Henderson,
replied Mr Wakely ''This is the end of i
have been driven out, and will never s,
my foot III John Byrd house again. This
not all. l viii never drink another drop q
liquor as long as l live, so help me God r.
Don't be rash. 1t is good thing to qui
but you will have to ease off, you know"
Never! l will never touch another drc
if die for it. l mean to leave here and
lead a new life under a new name"
eff you really mean that, l can put you
. the way to make man of yourself. l a
: going to Colorado tomorrow. Go with IN
G and | will pay your way and help you
make your own start in life
eff YOU do that Mr.. Henderson, you W
earn my lifelong gratitude"
When John Byrd re-entered his house
found his daughter Mary sObbing as if h
heart would break.
$ "What have you done, father ," she aske
Z ''what have you done 2"
- 81 have driven away that worthless vag
bond, he replied, ''and have ordered hi
never to darken my doors again"
''You might have given him anoth
;. chance He is my husband, and he is {
! father of my child"
''He has had chance enough. He shall n
be your husband much longer lie shall t
ture you no more. l viii get divorce
YOU"