Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-12-02

expected. Knowing that she was in
rather Strengthened circumstances, en-
trely dependent on her own exertions
for livlihOod, he had felt sdre that his
own well.appointed home would prove
a temptation the lady would not dream
to refuse. But, instead of the CRATE
fully expressed yes he had looked for,
she replied:
May | ask why you have given me
the preference, Mr.. Winter p
Because | want mother for those
children who goes to church. mar
ried Emily on that account, and she
managed so well that | deter mined to
choose one of the same good Sort
Il commend the wisdom of your de-
cision. But you do not attend church
yourself p
%, it don't matter about me, you
know. So long as the mother is al
right to keep things straight at home
it don't make a bit of difference wheth'
er a man goes to church or not
In his own estimation, perhaps.
But have you thought, Mr.. Winter,
that your church going wife may bt
just as anxious to have a. husband
whose integrity of principle may be un-
der the saving influence of church at
tendance as you are in regard to the
lady of your choice If you desire tC
feel at rest touching your wife's con-
duct at home is it not equally desirable
that your wife's mind should be at rest
touching your honesty of conduct
when out of her sight p
Here was new aspect, and at first
he thought it was very foolish aspect,
not to say ridiculous. He could rot
understand the idea Of man being
amenable to the same rules of mora
conduct that are required in woman
And he said so. But TO all his argu-
ments and pleadings the lady turned a
, deaf ear. She would not marry man
who did not 60 to church (; that much
of safeguard TO the clean life Of tn {
mar she would accept must be given
in return for her own wholesome puri
ty and unblemished pr inciples.
At first Tom vowed to himself thai
he would not tie himself down to any
such unmanly giving way to woman's
foolish whim. AS he more and more
observed, however, that the lady wa'
possessed of precisely the excellent
qualities he especially desired in a
mother for his children, he finally gave
the requisite pledge that he would ac.
company his wife to church at least
once each Sabbath-day.
Poor chap y said his old chums
now he is shorn Of his liberty, tied tC
the apron-strings of a hard faced,
church going fanOtic. He'll be in lu.
| natic asylum In less than six months.
They were mistaken. Certainly, ;
great change came over him. Tha
was apparent TO the least obseryant
He was no longer the registering, free
and-easy Tom. The old card playing
ce-throwing, time-wasting haunt
lost his presence. No mare was ht
seen in the noisy, brawling, tippling
beer-gardens on Sunday. He nov
sought rest and peaceful quiet from The
cares of the weeks business within th'
blessed safeguards of his own fireside
And when, with wife and children, b,
walked to church, no more beautiful
picture could anywhere be seen. And
J as time sped on, and he found that tn,
influence of the church going he had
always seen to be so good for woman
equally refining and excellent in its eff
fects on a man, he blessed the impuls
that led his second wife to impel him
into the path of life's truest enjoyment
and. albeit, here were those of his OLE
chums who still wondered that he coult
have been led by the nose by a woman,
most of them were free to confess that
after all, he was more of man, bet
ter man, in fact, than he had ever beer
before.
To one who asked him how he eve
came to let himself be tied TO wo
mails apron strings, he said
IF the chief bulk Of married meI
could be tied to the apron-strings o.
wives who are anchored on founda
tation of church-going principles, we
should have a far greater number O
happy homes and vastly more peace
and happiness in the world at large.'
The 2Ov Was Safe