The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-25

GAIL that's bright must fade,
The brighter still the heetest,
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest"
"No such thing" exclaimed my hus'
band.
"Ivy, give me something lively before
I 60, you know hate sad songs"
ran my fingers lightly over the keys
of the piano and sang comic negro
song, imi 'ating the negro to perfection,
so my husband said. A knock at the
door.
"Char'ieI" exclaimed.
"Yes," answered Girls, and kissing
me he turned to the door, but Charlie had
entered saying.
"Good evening and good night, too little
sister"
"Come, Girls. Ivy we'll be home by
eleven"
They both kissed me and went out.
heard the hall door close after
them, went to the window and watched
them down the street till they passed
out the moonlight into tie shadows and
I could see them n" longer. ! turned
away with sigh: my husband and my
brother (my only brother) knew where
they were going. Down to the saloon.
"The Royal Palace Saloon" The only
bar room in our little town.
Tney went there regularly six nights
out of seven, and I,poor coward, dreaded
a scene too much 10 beg them to stay
away. All my life have been weak de
pendent creature.giv up to Charlie in
every thing, yet loving him SO intensely.
I would have died to save him trouble
Girls. my husband, was only higher
idol. / think gave him deeper love.
looked up to him with more reverence
th IN ever did to Chaili..
Sometimes 1 wonder if men ever ap-
preciate the passionate love we bestow
ON them.
NY husband and my only brother,
| whom I loved far better than my own
| life, have made mine to be a blighted life
| with no ray of hope lighting up the
dreary future To day week will be the
first anniversary of my marriage-one
year-and l have been SO perfectly
happy.
| About three months after was mar
ried The Royal Palace Saloon" went up
| in our town aud for the last five
months Charlie and Girls have been con-
i stsnt visitors.
At first 1 made a feeble effort to re-
strain them.
went ta Girls, timidly. because / had
never interfered with him before, and
asked him if he would please not go-it
was wrong.
How Charlie laughed!
"Don't be goose, little sister. Put
your hand over her mouth, Girls
i But my husband put his arm around
me and said:
i "Is my little wife going to boss me
about and not let ne have any funl
Not 70 60 down to the Place with Charlie
for : quiet game of euchre7'
4 Oh how Ihate to hear of . woman who
tries 70 "boss!D 1t sounds 20 decidedly
vulgar and then to have Charlie call me
goose, it was too much, and gave W
without another word; they kissed me
and went away to the Palace
II During the last few months have
often seen CT and Charlie, oh! can
i Isay drunk, il sounds 90 badly, but | have
seen them intoxicated-it means all thu
!, Isamr.
i knew, though would not own it g
J any one. on earth, my husband and
brother were fast becoming drunkards
u did not have thec0urage to speak q
! them. wept over it III secret, but nc
/ lone ever knew IL
II Girls told ma not to situp for him and
+ be thought obeyed, but always un
{ dreased, and sitxins AL alone by the win
], dow wntched for them r. o0me from
D | the shadows into the moonlight ane
u when they came, retired; they neve'
= knew how { watched and wAited f0
; than. Tuerer drexmed III the tr-grd,