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

lace anu SlIlCl SetNduCe VI tuo oiu
bath.
A nice looking woman, to be sure,
and steady, with not a bit of nonsense
about her. A rare good housekeeper,
too, who kept herself and all things
about her in the very best of 'apple-pie
ORDER That much was conceded ;
only, as one of the boys put it, too
laundering orderly \ nice time poor
Tom'll have now. We shall see him
creeping about with face as long as u
fiddle
This proved a mistake. So far as
outer appearance was concerned, Tom
lost none of his old-time jollity of
speech and demeanor, and he seemed
to retain all his old pleasure loving
disposition. When ever he met the
boys he was as keen as ever to have a
good time neither did he fall in going
to church. On the latter point he re.
marked once in strict confidence that
it was all right, and a mighty good
thing for woman to 60 to church, but
too slow for man.
Still, it was noted after awhile that
he was not the same Tom. AS the
years rolled by and three handsome
children began to accompany their
mother to Sunday. school, and who
were so neatly clothed and we'll -behav-
ed as to call forth the admiring COM
ments Of all who saw them, their faith
er grew trie more staid and dIgni.
fed, as one beginning to be somewhat
impressed with the more serious aspects
of life to feel that man was made
for something more serious than an
endless round Of careless frolic. II
was seen, too, that he was more care.
full not to let the good times he in.
dulged in. come within scope of his
home surroundings. This much, at
least, his wife's influence had accom-
plished.
Il don't 60 to church, he said apollo
getically to friend one day, hut it
wouldn't be the right thing to let those
boys of mine get to know their fathers
free didos. It's all right enough so far
as l am concerned, because l know
when I've gone far enough. But it's
best to let the children come up sort
of straight the way their mother
wants.
A most admirable woman this same
mother had turned out to he, as Tom
very we'll knew, and no little he was
proud of her. Yet not half proud
enough. Indeed, it was not vet IN his
apprehension to appreciate her full val
ue. 1t did not enter his conception
that the respect which had fallen 10
himself in connection with his excel.
emily ordered home was entirely due tc
bis church. going wife.
An especially sensible woman, too
Albeit il had greved her more than
words can express that her husband
could find enjoyment in pleasures
whicn at best were empty and frivo.
lous, if not positively wrong, by not
the;slightest petulant complaint had
she ever upbraided him or striven by
aught save the gentlest suggestions to
lead him to her own better way of life
There came a sad day, alas for him
and still more, alas for ;he three
beautiful children. The good wife and
mother was called away from them, land
they were left desolate indeed. The
blow was hard one. What now was
the bereayed husband to do g.? So faI
as worldly goods were concerned he
was amply provided. He had abun.
dance but not all the wealth in the
universe could have made up the loss
they had sustained. Even his royster-
luS COiD JdDlOIlS CUlil6SSeu W cdCu OlIl-
er that il was awful rough, you know :;
that in his case there could be no doubt
that Tom had stuck it rich' when he
got the wife who went to church.
What would he do ? A year later he
told bosom friend that he must Sc
cure a second mother for her children.
You will marry one that goes to
church p
More resolved on that than ever
But you don't go yourself p
No. The fact is. it's too slow for
me. l like to enjoy myself with things
more liyely and when I've got one at
home who pulls steady in the traces, as
these church-going women do, l can
feel safe and comfortable.
He found the woman he thought
would suit. A lady who had been
somewhat intimate with his wife, a
member of the same church, and alto
not har altar tho cama rjrht poinp NAT