Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-05-13
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they took q train that bore them to the
location of Philip Argyle's work in a
distant city.
Six years sped by, and the Ever
leighs had not been exempted from the
inexorable law of change. .
Maud, the proud, beautiful elder
daughter of the house, had married a
man of her fathers cholce-rich, inAu-
ential, misunderstanding desira.
BILE, so said the fashionable world !;
but ambition rather than love had act
uated her choice.
An elegant mansion on one Of the
principal streets was the gift Of Mr..
Everleigh to his daughter, and after
prolonged tour the happy couple set
tied down to the enjoyment of a life
that seemed most auspicious.
But there was never an Eden with
out a serpent, and Arthur LeaVen-
worth was not perfect, although, in the
estimation of Horace Everleigh, he was
model of manly virtue. But weak
ness, that sooner or later gains the
mastery when INDUCED, was love of
wine.
It was true that the table of Horace
Everleigh was always supplied with
choice wines it was also true that he
indulged in thobeverage himself; but
he was one Of the rare number OF wine
drinkers who are able to use it with
moderation.
Were it possible for all men thus to
indulge in the sparkling liquid, intem-
perance would not be national curse.
But Arthur Leavcnworth had an in
herited taste for alcoholic stimulants,
though he had held it in check till af-
ter his marriage.
There had been times, however,
when his cheeks had flushed, when his
steps had been unsteady, and intimate
friends had assisted him home but of
such indiscretions the Everleighs were
not aware.
There came a night, few months
after they were settled in their bcautl
ful home, when Arthur Leayeuworth
did not return as usual, and his lovely
wife grew frightened at his absence.
She felt sure that something dread
full had happened, and she waited till
after midnight, then retired to be awak-
ened several hours later, by an unsteady
hesitating step upon the stairs and the
fall of heavy body at her door.
She sprung from her couch, to find
her husband lying there, unconscious
and breathing heavily.
That he had fit she was certain ;
perhaps he was dying; and she was
about to rouse the house, when, as she
bent over his pale face, the strong fumes
of whisky were discernable, and she
sank down, appalled, at the discovery.
To woman as proud as Maud Leav-
enworth the revelation was more fear
full than though he had lain there be-
fore her dead.
1t was disgrace that nothing could
obliterate, and feeling of loathing for
the inanmate folm at her feet came
over her.
She had been so proud of her hand
some husband, and he had failen-he
was but common clay; and through the
long hours Of that night she sat there
fearless and despairing.
With the dawn Arthur Leavenworth,
reused from his drunken stupor, and to
the upbraidings of his wife he listened
in sullen silence.
Her harsh words only stirred his an
ger, and their splendid home was the
scene of bitter quarrel.
1t was but the beginning of a life of
misery. Instead of kind words, tha t
might possibly have lured him from
the downward way, Maud Leaven
worth's taunts and accusations onl y
added fuel to the fame that was con :
suming the better elements Of her hus-
bands nature, and he sank lower and
lower in vices that follow in the wake
of drunkenness.
Gambling dens enticed him. He
was a victim to be pampered and flat
tered so long as he had wealth, and he
became frequenter of those accursed
resorts, stalking largely, losing almost
invariably, and finally squanderlng his
entire fortune.
1t was the work Of several years.
Mr.. Everleigh kept aloof from him. He
would give no aid to a man who was so
wantonly wrecking himself and his
fortune; but to his daughter he offered