The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-12-12
A GRAND SUCCESS.
How msy and : DOT Ned IN sign the TEN.
peraaes Pledge.

stern and yet 40 sorry, and mamma
was sick, and Cousin Clare's eyes we're
all pink with crying.
May and ! didn't know what II al
meant, only we guessed that Brother
Ned had been doing something very,
very naughty for he didn't come 10
breakfast ill VIZ were most through;
and then, papa was 80 angry with him,
though be didn't say much.
Ned Just drank q cup Of coffee for
bis breakfast, and as soon M he could
get away, he went of for a ride.
After awhile, Cousin Glare told us 10
put on our things and we would take a
walk together. She wasn't u bit like
herself that day, for she walked along
70 quiet and solemn, and only said
yes and mo" 10 what May and |
said. Pretty soon Ned rode up behind
US, and he got OF his horse and walked
along beside Cousin Clare.
May didn't pay much 'tention; she's
a little thing-only six and n half; I'm
eight. and listened 10 what they were
saying, and tell you twas awful! |
"'aiu WV say;.
49, "a"' W Nnow Jus, how IL was !
,hIIna ~, gov I" "' po''o" VI 'his
She just bit her lips as II she were try
ing TO keep from crying, but she kept
still I'LL he said:
.. "' 'eo' '""' Sho" inc very
"y Ths
NV =" spvno up reai nrn'' 'houRh
w. .o,o. ue"'p'eui
49,. mere Si..lnB up when
W. mcaru y NOISE Oh summing ana
ssWvunnng, anu .neh the ocll rang
h,I n, ,no aoor was opened, 20" were
INV, ~ W .wo Ut 'nree men al Oh
MUM ,,Psyi anu wheh you got INSIDE
y ,eli uoMn NV, a.,
Say out, ana Ned real excited
81, wss ueau urumk, Or oeas'iy drunk-
"STa'eso, you can y"
Lo n,a,e KIP. sun, nough .he Dig tears
"'p, aloPPing 70 .ne grounu.
W mother-take-
!" ~ u very wora hnrt MN
on ,nough, at irst you were hurt
OF SICK out when she found Il was
worse, sue eiasped her hands and
'ooN.u ~, sue wanted 10 uie'
nen, ne saiu, u hadn any idea
yhas ! was taxing more nan usual, but
isaPlPose uid' made q o OF my
ser,
INA, Jus, VIVA, ne SAID, truly. Myl
ou' ! uiu leeI padiiyl told May when
"pso' rone, anu we Just cried and
en.u. nen we went 70 Cousin Clare,
anu hsa q long Yak WIN her about i.
NV .oiu US .nen 'het the wrong was In
.as'ng All. MAY M was sur
P,'seu y. .na., ior uiun papa have his
B,ass OF sherry every day after dinnerP
put o'are = : ,hat u no one tasted II,
no one Womb ne q drunkard.
we Dot sara we'd never, never
.ouch u, ana she wrote out a pledge.
anu we put u names down, and so
aiu she, thkc Cousin Glare; I'm 60
ing 10 DC young lady Just like her
"nen l grow up
All ~ once may ooked az me, n l
looked ~ her' we 10Th thought the
'anns ehing;
why couldn't we try TO get papa and
Ned to put their names down. toof
we 'ook the paper TO mammals
room, she Kissed u.s. n said we
as,gn. uy. nu,, oeior. we went she
had US kneei down with her, and she
prayed ms. Tod would ave her boy
ana nn'p Us All 70 40 right
teii you we felt solemn' We most
wanted 'e 70 give ap-thst L. ! did; but
May said she was going 10 go. anyhow.
nna Icy. snamed 70 have a little thing
IN uns. pea. me- 70 we waited I'LL
ai'er o,aner, ana went 70 the uining-
TOO" wneh every = vas gone and
pspa was atone WIN MS bottle and
g,ass VI sher..y. ne stonished
wnsh we walked IN ana laid the paper
snu pen sna INK before MN, and then
we .nougn. ne was angry, he looked so
.ol m'nu'e' l wanted TO run. but
said--
IT. . ave brother Ned, papa"
linen ne pu, MS mead down on the
no'e anu orieu, ana SAID so dreadful
nke, lustas u MS q was BREAKING
I'm, my son. my son' would to God
i1tu died lot nee
wouIu nave gone away. but he
nNan sgnea ye. May kept her arm
ove, ms neck ana s'roked his hair and
pe'.sa MN ios-she's the lovingcst lit
NC .a'ngi
Nv ana hY, when pnpa rnland his |