The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-06-10
more money, so have bought your
birthday present for YOU"
"IS it a doll, mafa ma?"

you no lies," Mrs. Harris answered,
laughing.
"When will you give it to me7"
"Whea your father returns
You can very easily guess Edith
was impatient for the return of her
father. While she is waiting shall
tell you how he came to send the
extra money home to his wife?
With his wife's repreaches still in
his memory, and his child's kisses
yet warm on his lips, he did not ell
ter a saloon on the way to his store.
hut about ten o'clock, being thirsty,
he went out to Jones' liquor store,
and called for his usual dram.
While the bartender was prepar-
ing it, the liquor-dealer's wife came
in, and stepping up to Mr.. Jones,
said in loud voice, ''Sam, I want
twenty dollars to buy doll for
KATIE
"Twenty dollars - he answered
good-humoredly, "isn't thai good
deal to give for toy3'
Eyes, but the child has set her
heart on one with real hair and kid
body, and want to get one all dress
ed. 1t is too much trouble to bother
dressing it."
Without another word, Mr.. Jones
opened his pocket-book, took from it
a roll of bill, counted out the twenty
dollars and handed them to his wife,
saying carlessly:
81 forgot to order the ducks to
roast for dinner; have Jim stop at
| Blander's and order them, and tell
him to be sure and send nice celery,
and some apples for sauce"
Eyes, 1 will. By-by - and she
turned and went out to her carriage.
Mr.. Harris locked after this richly
dressed woman, not half so sweet
looking nor so lady-like as his own.
She gave some order to the driver
and entered the carriage, and the
handsome vehicle, with its prancing
horses and gold-mounted harness
and liveried coachman, drove out of
sight.
Then Mr.. Harris came to himself.
He placed his glass of liquor upon
the counter untasted, laid beside it
the price which was due for it, and
went out of the dram-shop, saying to
| himself: .-..-....
II have tasted my last drop of in.
toxicating drinks"
THUS the man who had resisted
the tears and prayers of his wife and
the entreaties of his little daughter,
came to himself at sight of the rich
ness and luxury which his money
was helping this liquer-dealer to en-
joy.
Mr.. Jones INDUCED in carriage
rides; he must walk.
Mr.. Jones dined on duck and celery
and apple sauce they were glad to
get corned-beef and cabbage.
Mr.. Jones' wife dressed in silk and
velvet his wife had to be contented
with the plainest apparel.
Mr.. Jones' daughter played with
twenty dollar doll he had refused
to spend one dollar that his darling
Edith might have birth-d day gift.
Henceforth his money should be CIV
EN- to his wife and children. He
went to his store, and writing a note
to his wife, enclosed in it fve-dol-
lar bill, and calling boy, babe him
deliver it Immediately. And at
night, when he returned, Edith's
mother handed her beautiful wax
doll, with golden hair, and b'ue eyes
that would open ami shut, and all
dressed in white. with pale blue
sash.
"Oh, mamma it's perfectly lovely.
How happy ami" she said, kissing
her mother.
"Here is my birthday present,
daughter" her father said, handing
her slip of paper. ..
"What is it, papa? A letter.
Won't you read it, mamma2"
Then, in a voice which trembled,
the happy wife read
"I hereby solemnly promise that
will never touch smother drop of IL
quor which intoxicates, so long as L
live, God being my helper.
JOHN HARRIS"
"Oh. papa ! papa papa
That was all Edith said, but her
father knew by the tears which
sprang to her eyes, by the close clasp
of her arms around his neck, by the
kisses she rained upon his face, that
she was the happiest little girl in the
world, and that his birthday present
had made her so. 4see'H
"Alf this happened six years ago.
You can well believe Mr.. Harris
money does not longer go to provide
luxuries for liquor-dealers, when 1
tell you that last Saturday Edith was
sixteen. and when she came down to
breakfast In the morning, she found
beside her plate, in pale blue satin
case, lovely gold watch and chain,
a birthday gift from her father and
mother.
1t is a great mistake to think that
the secret oe good farming is only to
raise what will give immediate pro-
fitable returns, without taking into
consideration the way in which the
land is left, says the Rural Home.
Some farmers say that owing to the
price of labor, they can buy corn
cheaper than they can raise it. Bnt
by raising it Large quantity of fod>
der is obtained, enabling the farmer
: to feed more cattle, to make more