The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-11

tnOESul Uf sutlC tO tuo1GAkG tuAk nc 10 whom they belong will die suddenly and violently. His mouth was small and sell dom tightly closed, while his chin, though dimpled. was neat and retreating. Allin all Harriatt's was comedy face. and it was weak one. His bearing. when he chose to make it so. was winning and courteous. Under more friendly circum- stances he might have become q noble man ; for his early training, that of a boy lei, almost without restraint. had been worse than none al all. He had been born too with stain on his name. for i, was said that for some terrible crime his father was ending his days in q disian, prison. The chances were, however tha, he would have become a member of the large class of mild knaves and rascals. which though often confounded with are q burning reflection on true manhood There was so much lacking in Mat, Har- riat;, so much that was weak and frail. that no matter wha; opportunities might have been given him. or under wha: cir cums,ances he nigh; have been placed he would have proved d moral failure What seemed so strange to the people Of Brookfeld was how he had won the a:fee- ;ions of Mollie Hobar,. or had been able : 10 gain oyer her an influence strong enough to compel or induce her to be- come his wife. Those in the emsloy of the squire remembered that when Har- riott was foreman of the mills. Nollie Hobart had been often in his society. and grown to know him we'll there were others who knew that since that time they hnf all tha, nature so delicate and sensitive as hers should do other than recoil from companionship with one so coarse. Then wherein lay the secret of their marriage :: All mavelled greatly, but to no avial. for these were things which those whom they mos; concerned never revealed Bu, had any of those so strongly interested pos sessed the power of knowing the secrets -. s-rSe ..9.. .. deer and searching knowledge of the wondrous workings of a woman's love. perhaps that which seemed lost in mist would have been made as clear as the sun on summer monday.
 Those who predicted that the young couple would leave Brookheld found they were mistaken, for they remained and took up their duties as man and wife leseemed unreal to those who had known her as the petted daughter of the village magistrate to see Mollie Hobart quietly and contentedly assume the duties of her new lite. A stranger doing business with the squire, at his home, had he seen her pass. carrying to her husband his noon- day meal, dressed in the plain and nea, Attire of a workingman's wife, would no, have dreamed that she had once presided over the very board al which he was a guest She seemed conten,ed with her lot, and at first, perhaps, she had reason to be. Her husband showed tha, he loved her dearly, and for a time forsook his old habits and companions for his wife and their cosy home. On Sunday they could be seen al one of the little churches. she looking almos, happy. and he neatly dressed and grave. As the months passed. noticing the change m Harrlat;. people began 10 pred!c, ,ha, after tune the squire would reien, and forgive hls daughter for what had passed Ni,h the young husband. howe, CT. the force of ha5i;was too strong. and i. las. he began to slowly drif; bacs, into his old habits. Eirs, l, was only an occasional drink, with friend or two. as he passed
 
 ind excuses which would enable him 10 sllp away and spend a half hour over social glass. When he married HArriau had determined to GU, loose from all his former associations but when he made this resolution he for 90, that he, of all men. could no, stand 10 be taun,ed and ban,ered A, irs, he drank only out of weakness and to please others but 1t was TO, long before he wondered why he had ever though. |, harm 10 take an occasional drink Soon. he again began to think free and easy life the most pleasing a man could lead. and ha, i, showed lack of m anliness 10 be under the influence ot any woman. And 50 between the ban,erings of others and his own poor attempts a, self-Jus,iti- cation. his half hours al the tavern heightened into whole evenings. and goodly portion of his wages went to nil the till of the landlord. After time he was only at home when compelled ,o be He knew. though she never reproached him and told her troubles ,o no one. ,ha, his wife was suffering and miserable. Her sad. wan. tear-we; face and the look. 50 wistiul and pleading. which often Net..S .AA>o HUI SyCS. Alltst GAt ~kIu nigh, and would not le, him res:. S:ill when year had passed Matt Harria,, was again the slave drink Eeneglec;ed his work, his dress began to grow ua- tidy: the husband and wife were rarely seen ln public together. and their home began to show tha, il was the dwelling place of drunkard.
 In some things Mat Hania,t differed from most men who are gwen to drink. Though he often seemed to forge. and cruelty neglected his wife, when with her he was always kind and never gave her a harsh word. One reason tor thls was found when she fell sick. and i, was known tha, she was to become mother. For weeks the husband was sober and grave. and spent every moment that he could snatch from his work. a, home. He was anxious and even fearful tor the comfor, of his wife; and frequently wen, far beyond his narrow means that he nigh, surprise her with some rare delicacy. During the long nights of suffering worse