The Brookhaven leader., 1888-11-01


! they called the final drink The fumes OF
the liquors made me sick, and wanted ID
rush out into the free air again. and forget
what brought me to such place As
stood before the bar, my eye followed the
revolving faces around me, turned away
with loathing from the profane, obscene
jokes that rlled the room. And yet was
in the place where my father was most az
/ homC-a father who was once my pride.
''Mr. GrcgEs looked mn when he saw me
enter, and asked IA u foCular tone; WE'LL
my lad, what Gun do Ioy you; is taCrt
any thing in my line Of business that will
hit your tastci Perhaps your father has
sent you for littlo drop to warm him M
thisS9ld night
- yiuo how my pride was reused a:
those lccring words. The not blood rushed
10 MY temples; tho half drunken men
watd&ed me with drunken sieo. 1t was all
fun 'thcm At last, holding up my head,
] walked past them all, close up to the
dcsh. held out the bill and the money to
MIR. Grcggs. 'Ah" he said, with sre.'dy
eve on the money, your dad IS paying up
brisk this t."t ch.
Nj. GreEgs,' ] said, in rs firm a voice
as | could muster i have come to pay the
money my father owes you for last year
Here tits. You can count it and see that
every cent is here, and may IL rc the last
"Aud row ny spirit was up went
nearer the man. Thought Of mother and
HelcH. | spoke low and firmly. said:
Mr.. GgCgrs. | have orc thing to ask you.
Will you prcrlise me that you VIII never
sell my father another drop:
'ItUmphr he replied. "vo; mad better
go about your own business, Young man.
Don't be spelling my trade Your dad is
too good customer to give up as easy as
this
The tears sprang to my eyes, but |
dashed them away, and going behind tho
bar, said to him in a lower tone Of voice;
Mr. Grcggs, / know ;hat father pays you
a good deal Of money. | have thought OF
that l should like to make this agree
mcnt with vor; If yod will reckon up
what your profit is from the liquor you sell
father, Charles ANA | will pay it - you II
You viii promise not 10 scll hu Crop for
YEAR
lie laughed at my Proposition. At
first | was angry. | could have struck
hlm in my passion. but, somehow. ! was
80 filled with pity for IN ther and Heller
and even for father, that ny a:far all
melted away. was hvakon n heart, and
! thought 10 ac'ter This man by our great
sorrow. Somehow, didn't kucw ho'~ IL
was. n, plegdni with bir - nav awful
agony fen mon M Enpcs I ,IasneI NV
arms around ms fcct and r,;rIr h,tbnJ
then, with nv tcors nc bn,rrn, hin, no.
to ruin nv father told him ~ ,o,
mothers breaking heart noA or li;tIa
Hcleu's prayers. For q ,ao,rn-t -. .,yo ba
let lie lic thora ,rd',-,, no lirt,5 bic foot
oud snr,,,c.. mo with hi. h.o,.,. boot ua
ktsaa mo- ,G,n bn ga ,,.o,, c,,.fnc,
bahv ~ h,,-, mana ,f ,.1,,,. ,,iS,,s can4
and ,,,,,,,,nish +n.,rs ~ I'l,,,a n,,a toii
vorr mnthn,, t1at hor .o, IA y vol
snive1iing 10, a,l TN ,,n,,. sisto. th.t
not II .ho ,rc,,. I,..,, -, l'rt ,-,c,s a,I
,,rs,si -, ,,, "a
dad ali ;he arinl, he 1rants
when thoso crna1 words ,,oro ont no
cave mo q n,,sh ana drn,,o mo or. $40 tho
street foIIl,ving mo ,...;o fa,rfu1 oath
that rings - INV ear to mis- dav
-. Ion,t .no,v how, i.nrrI ,,-,,aorod
around in tho caIl hut 7 l5ro,, NV
tears pusbea ont Iil,a fopntains Of ,vator
and that Great snbs shn,l, mo ! eanE
down o,,ar9,r,,, win, ,rr.of ava Gov. n ,ir,3
! lost mvstlf
When a,roko,,ol ,,,, a.. nc no Ii,,o
brrni,,~ Goals and +, n}ara Of a boort 7
felt nc if = ,,rca. s+ono v,,s in INV hraas+
A., ,bn aeon, If tLat homo ao,,i~rrr
told mother AMI ChnrIas MI Inn h,,1
eyuerirnrrJ saw th.b. icars hut
nevar ,nirr1oi ~ -, ti,n,, tn.
fountain was d., Tho ,,ra,, $50; SON ~
fce!inp had ro,,n ami - -. - ,,,,nh an
NAL feal;no sn,,n,,, hat ~ W., ,fao -
rtter it %o,v INV. h.. 49,, 1-ra,,, 1,,t,
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