St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-06

heavy boot. BY that time the folks i
the house had got police and he wa
arrested. The judge sent him up fo
thirty days. That was heavy pun
ishment for manning woman for life
wasn't il ?
'1ln day or two Posy was born
As soon as l could move / sold what
had left to sell and raised money t.
hiring me here. | was afraid he wOui'
kill me if I didn't get away before h
was let out of jail. I'd bad "a frien,
living here once, and | thought she''
lIel p me may be, but when | got herr
she'd gone away. However, we hav'
got along very well. Folks have beer
good to us"
tried now To keep P0sy constantly
with me, but the little creature shOwet
| all the cunning of an old drunkard
| She would elude me, steal out and run
to some of the salOous and, having haC
her drink, return and stay quietly will
us for the rest of the day, often doceiv.
ing me completely. But, as the sum.
mer wore on, the wicked men were not
content with giving her beer alone
Stronger drinks were mixed for her
which the child drank eagerly, mucl
to the amusement of the fiends wht
tempted her.
And now poor Posy often came tC
me hOpelessly drunk. Many time
she staggered into the house and un-
dressed her and put her To bed to sleep
the drunkard's sleep. 1t was pitiful
and we were so helpless
! asked her mother if she could not
take the child away, but she said
GLOW can 2"
"YOu see," she continued, ~ am
working under ii contract. If | leave
before my time is up, | forfeit all |
have earned, but if | hold on until
September there will be good bit
coming to me and l can afford to give
my time right to Posy."
This was unanswerable. My hus-
band demonstrated with the saloon
keepers. Wolcott was courtesy it
self. al assure yOu have already put
ia stop to it in this place." he said ~
cannot afford to have anything of that
sort going on in my rooms"
This was true enough, but the other
saloon men were less careful of their
regulations. One of them laughed out
right, and said he "did'nt care d-n
who drank the stuff if it was paid for"
So there seemed but little hope for
Posy. | could only redouble my
watchfulness and trust that September
being now very near, her mother might
yet tie able to save her. But it was not
to be.
We had planned one days drive to
a mountain canon IL few miles distant.
with dinner i'll the open air and a re-
turn in the cool of the evening. POsy
was to go with us and came in the
morning, freshly dressed, happy at the
prospect of the days pleasure, to Join
us. When we were just starting Posy
had disappeared. We could not find
her, and we knew only too we'll that
she had slipped out to get her drink at
some saloon, and we knew by past ex-
perience the hopelessness of looking
for her. We could not put off our trip,
for friends from ii neighboring town
were to meet lis at the canon. SO I'M
willingly we drove away, stopping to
tell Mrs. Rhinehart of Posy's disap-
pearance, our days pleasure married
by this mischance.
We had scarcely returned when |
was summoned. so please come at
once, POsy is dreadfnlly hurt and they
think she'll die"
GLOW did it happen p | asked, pre-
pairing hnrriedly to go to my little
ny "u sec, osTin0 ........
who treat her knew you was out of
town and they kept on giving her
whisky, mOre'n she ever had before,
until she was so drunk she conldn't
see. And when she started for home
she walked right over the cliff and fell
'n the rocks below. She's terribly cut
mp and bruised, and the doctor SAYS
Ter back is broken"
IL was all true. | found poor little |
'osy IN a stupOr from which she would |
lever rally. The bright little face one |
mass of bruises and cuts, the little
'ody frightfully mangled. Her mother
at watching her with set features, her
ace hard and white. "They've done
heir work, you see," she said. alt
will be over in few hours. She don't
nffer any, there is that to be thankful
Dr. She was like this when they
licked her up"
Side by side we sat and watched the
reclous life ebb away. Together we
ressed the tiny body for burial. Peo-
lie FASTENED to show their sympathy.
he little casket was covered with
eautitul flowers. Every one was
hooked and grieved and longed to
1miOrt the poor mother. But she ::
]uld not be comfOrted, for her child
was not" She seemed utterly broken
Parted, and yet she knew it was best ;
81 know | could not have saved her. :
lie moaned. ''It's best as it is. She -,
as cursed from her birth. But | :.
we'd her so ; loved her so. She was :
had to love. All that the rum /
Hers had left me, and now they have :
bbed me of my child"
Christian men and women, this is
It fancy sketch POsy Rhinehart r
'ed and suffered for the sins of her !,
Their. How long are men to he al -
we'd to sell the poison which DESTROYS ;,
It'll soul aud body aud works its de- :.
'uction even in the unborn babe p :,
IniOn Signal. u
One day very pious clerical friend, -
10 had consumed an hour of his val -
hn Il iSl, I