The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30
rupsed Jerry. for l am the only party as Gw>s

rupsed Jerry, for ! am the only party as keeps that account"
 But who trusts you to do thatp" Nobody. 1 trust myself" replied 1 Jerry. The marks that were on your i door showed what did drink, and them marks on mine show what don't drink. | lords brain, and he had pretty good idea of what was coming, but he said nothing.
 "Thas night when you spoke 10 me about the chalks on the door being a standing disgrace to me, was the night of my waking" continued Jerry. No man could have lectured me better than you did, and thank you for 1t fiom tae bot. tom of my heart. As 1 left your house vowed to touch drink DO more, and came home and told my wife so, and we both joined in earnest prayer that might have strength to keep my VOW. The next morning ] w.nl over to George Stevens and asked hrm now i could sv aaoou; signing the pledge. He helped me like a man, and 1t was doue."
 | With his eyes wandering to and fro between Jeny and the chalks upon the door, the amazed landlord still remained silent. Jerry went on:
 l My wife wanted to work herself 10 death to keep me-" he said; "bdt l said | No. You do what you can to keep the children until my debts are paid, and then I'll keep you and the children, too So went to work, paying right and left and when all was paid of, began to do what l ought to have done years ago feed my wife and children. had enough and 10 spare, and 1 would have spent some with you. And many's the time I've been tempted to come-and I'm tempted still but when the feeling comes over me, l has drink of water or cup of tea, puts two-pence into the box I've got on purpose, and scores chalk on the door. All of them chalks scores tempta- tions and so many two-penoe saved"
 MT. Rewitt was still unable to make any particular remark bat he murmured n confused manner: You have got a lot of 'em."
 "Yes; there's a large family replied i Jerry complacently, and the more l looks at 'em, the better l likes 'em There's not much standing disgrace about that lot credit if anything"
 "Oh, yes-yes," returned the landlord I; but-dear me-this cold in my head is quite distressing. You must have large box for all of your wo-pences."
 "When get six together take them to the postoffice,' replied Jerry there's gives nothing out, but banks like that return you more than you put in. Until l began to kerp my own chalks l had no idea how much your till swallowed up You would not trust me for pint but can have my money out of the bank whenever want it."
 That's something" said Mir. Rewitt, tartly.
 "lt is everything to a man who has a wife and children to keep" replied Jerry The best of us have sickness and trou. ble and rainy days, and then it's great thing to have something to fall back upon IL is better to be able to keep yourself than to go to the parish. There's an other thing, too, about these chalks of mine-yours went down before my wife and children were fed; mine go down alter that's done and think my chalks are the better of the two. So say to all Chalk your own door,"
 MT. Rewitt had nothing to say {; he could not deny and would not admit it; but took refuge like other beaten men--in flight. With the boots under his arm he hastened home, and presented himself be tore his wife in rather excited manner
 "What is the matter, Richard :" she asked.
 Nothing particular" he replied, "ex. cept that Jerry Muddler has joined the temperance lot, and he seems so iim in it that don't believe he will ever touch drop again"
 Mir. Richard Rewitt, of "The Dram Arms,' was right And Jerry, who bears the name of MuddleT no longer, but is called by that to which he is entitled by right of birth, viz: that of Warden, has not touched drop of strong dri..k from the day of his reformation to this. His door has been filled again and again with the score which he records in his own favor and the beer he has not drunk is everywhere around in the form of a comfortable home, a respectable amount in the savings bank, and goodly invest ment in building society. Vey6Em 5at sapfenh, which being freely interpreted means, A word to you, my reader, is sufficient" "Chalk your own door."- ExeAangs.
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