Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-09


up bad. But Dck begun on me just
ss before. without a woid.-l don't
know whether TO tell you all this or not,
.uanger.-Yes. | will-you won't know
all O. wha, a woman Dick Is. Il | don't
"well afvr the boys wen, away. and
Dick was workin' over me. got Wild. ]
rsved, aud tore round the house, broke
the furniture. drove the nigser woman
oa, O the house. an worsen all. IL
struck Dick Yes. | did. stranger
struck her rigt, over the head. with the
round Of char. and ca, a cash two
niche. long. ju., over her lefs eye. She
carries the mark O the blos TO this day
"Ihe blow knocked her dosn for a
minute. but she 10, up and never mind.
ed herself. bu, just tended TO me. and
the blood a.runnin' all down her face
Dicks face. you understand. Well.
when see the blood on her face it Kind
O. scared me. and after a while Dick 10,
me quiz; and of TO sleep, and then she
vent out and go, the surgeon. and bad
her forehead ,ewed up. aud then come
back home and "a, up With me all night.
Oh, you don't begin 10 know yet wha,
kind Of woman Dick Is That's wha,
she did stranger Therc aini one woman
IN millioa that would a done II. but
she did. and would a dons !, again. Il
she a had 10. ODD bless her
"When woke up in the morning.
Dick va. uoyin' 'round the room ifyin'
TO get a little br,Akfss'. loa see the
Niger didn't come back after dfovc her
out. and doa', blame her. rolled os-
er aud 70, on, o. bed. pulled on my
clothes. and chgcked my Zee, In,o an old
pair o slippers and shufl'd bvard the
door Dick says. Where are you soin .
Geofse I'm goin' out ,o ct a dnnk.
say. as harsh as | c.uld speak. u
never spoke 10 her like ,ha, whea ! was
sober. sfJrc OF since I'm gone to the
devil any hos. and | Nigh, /. well
make a clean JOB u Il vaile I'm al u.
I've bcen dnnkin' right Aloag ever since
I promised you TO quit. and | can stop.
80 nigh, a. well ~ fast. While I'm
goia'. add | started out. Then Dick
says. George. you neein 10 -. I've 20,
some whisky here. And she vent 10
the closet and took out quart aa'k. full.
and give /, TO me She 4 gone oui IN
ihs a,gh asd 81 hai boiil, Piled for H's
% doHk
"wsll, | drank aboa, half the bottle
without ever tAkin' ii from my Up and
between then and eigh, clock | drank
the balance. That sieAdisd me a little.
and "a, little breakfast. and then !
wen, and "a, dosn on the bed by Dics
I didn't say word VIVA, eluld | .sy ?
1 ja., st down and took hold of her
haad. Oh. my God, ,t'angsr IL
almost make. me iain, TO think o iha,
mornin'.
"Diek was pale. her head sn ban.
dagcd up. aud she'd been sii,in' up With
me all night, Bat .hs LEI me take her
hand, ana hold u. to-. And she never
said one word against me ior dnnsin, or
brsskin' up the furniture, OF ',rlsin' her,
OF anything And We sei there. that
way Coz about Eve minutes. no, Sym a
word. bat just lookia' dosn on the 4 Tor
and ihinkin'. And then Dick says. ql'ei
hke, George. you cant las, long a, this
rate. I've knowed all the time since YOU
come home that first night. iha, IN spite
Of al your promises. You was dHnkin' all
the time. and did wrong no, to let you
know | knowed IL. bu, didn't think II
would ever be - bal as this. Bat
George. even II you have X, 80 10 the
babN of drinkin that you can't stop.
can't you DO this get your liquor and
bring IL home and drink Il here. and no,
Try TO decsive me. or have those awful
msn bring you home % often from the
street
IL tell you. stranger, ,hA, lsi daylight,
through me. saw then that Dick
knew me through and throagh.-'hai
she knew whA, lyin' devil Id b,en'
and bad knowed IL all the time. Pretty
soon she pa, her arm. around my neck.
and said, George. you know I'd die In
a minute to save you Ipromised. when
maried you. that Ia stand by you. and
be true wife to you. as long as ! lived
and III do il for In your hear, OF hearts
yoa're the best man In the world. and |
can't bear 20 have you away from me
when you're Wild with liquor On.
George. George you must no, ge, away
from me. know il all You are a
noble mao. bat the hsnds have 20, hold
of YOU. and made you wha, yoa never
shall BE- for you and together will beat
them with Gods help aud blessing. You
mus, tell me everything after this. and
III do the same 10 you. II you mus,
drink. drink here a, home with me. and
never try 10 deceive me but love me
and trust me. and will you. and thea
we'll win, for God will bless our honesty
and love- That's VIA, she said. s,rkns-
er You needn't promise me ,ha, you
won, drink,' she says, only II you do
drink, come and tell me all abou, u. aud
jas, how YOU broke dosn, and we'll Try
again to make tha, weak place strong.
II you can help il. don',ever drink with
out A.kin' my advice about II. Don
make excuses why you should drink
without, tellin' me about them. and to.
ge,her we can do whs, We can never do
apart :,
"well. stranger tha, 70, me You
see, there wan, nobody, nor no,hin', ia
heaven or on earth. TIA, could a done
for me what Dick did. And she Ut
.sid another one o them little prayers o
hers. and then | kissed her, and prayed
the frs, real prayer ! ever prayed IN my
lis.-ja., prayin God to bless her,-ind
then went oa, TO my work. And alore
God. stranger from ,hs, day to this, I've
never pu, a drop o liquor between my
lips. and never will A. soon as see
,ha, Dick kno~ed il all. and made up
my mind to 70 to her when ! couldn't 20
alone-,hen was all right.
"And 50 | qOi,, and all hell couldn't
make me begin again, and D'ek kao~'
il. She never says anything to me about