The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-01-12

these, WIN staggering E''II, emerge"
from the shadow OF IL building, ana,
StcadylnG himself against lnihl-p''t III
the street corner seemed frying 10 cor
lect ms scattered thoughts tna' MAJ
loh'ed away on the FUMES 81 the l''gh''
po'atIon'' tie was picture OF misery
LOOKING up al 'N' buildings ana no""
the street "Iin an expression 81 pitlap'e
hcWIldcrH'r"l 'n MS lac'' ne th"u9ht Il
moment ANA Then mu'tcred u himself
rs, TINS Is the street. nave
walked along II many lIllic III OclIcT
days MY IIhD' were strong ana pore
me without feeling the weight oi th'F
burden then, Out no" theyHfe 'ot'crlns
and feeble. not from age, Tor am ohiy
forty. ! am tired and must rest here
on the curbStonc before J 20 TO my
lodge lodge: yes, that's 1t; only Al
miserable lodge. once mad hoW", !
but ! was n sober man then, ana worked
hard. Vet me see; Yes, it is just four
years since We lived in that bright cot
tagc on the street. 1t was a real home,
ana we I''cd 50 quiet ana happy -ho'h
wa" so c"c'riol whch came nome at
evening Ioof ltutl'' she mas ho'h "
good ana patient Wlc, ana deserved q
better Iot' Nhe Is not the same no" F;
she doht smile ana seem cheerful H. Slc
used TO, ANA sometimes she l. Il niue
JcroSS, bu' sue has enough 10 pear
hat hr''," oi " husband am
" lcS, that was happy home, ana
It was my own. these hands earned
the money, because PROMISED tuth
"hc' W" got married mat SIlc Sh"uld
nave Il good, comfortable home. these
'ah"S were h"I 10 pa'"'ca lh'h- 'hcrc
was NOT Il man III al inc town VINO was
stronger ana ought TO D" strong at
iorty, nut am growing weak curses
Oh Il'c "il''Ney IT mas wen illgI' pceh
my rum pu' ! am cong 10 quit !
swear D"t us II" use
81 have been going down hill ever
since Iriah Jenkins opened his saloon.
He and were friends from childhood,
and when h" asked me to come round
and spend evenings with him, | little
thought it would come to this. Now
he has my house ANA lot-and all tor
whlskcy Poor Ruth didn't know how
our home went And to think lrah
would drive me from his h"lS" like II
dog, because | wanted Il drink and
could not pay my last week blIl, Whch
! have no money to buy meat and meal,
What fool was to 90 there. kuth
begged me to stay at home tonight, !
will not submit to such treatment.
| rlah Jenkins shall know that ! ----
but what can ! do but submit to be
kicked about like football? used +"
have friends plenty Of them but now
j have none but linlh, poor patient
Ruth. Curse thc WhIskcy ! ! ought
to quit and take the pledge, but It's 50
hard. | conId have quit once, but
hush /! there's the police. I'll hide IN
in the shadow Of this building until he
passes Crourhlng and covering like II
4 hunted wild bcast-u pretty condition
for man to come to- Yes, man, for
'as one once, II isn't the police.
Stop--no, it's DR.. Brow, who waited ON
little Bessie when She was sick, He was
there the evening she died. She was Il
sweet child, and loved her 50 much.
remember now how she used to run and
meet me at the gate and say such queer
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