The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-08-12
PARTED BY HIS VIOLIN.
a TRUE STORY OF YOUNG LOVE
THAT DID NOT RUN SMOOTH

- HNG . Cfaf VT FOON0 LIVE
That DID NOT RUN SMOOTH
the Belle of North Haven MANY Years
Ago-Why the Coxy Home Was Broken
Up aud the Husband Is "A Wauderer
No one would nave suspected that
Sofia was shrcw She was of Medium
heIght. with bright brown eyes and
sweet face These with a fine form and
charming manner made her much sought
after by the young men of North Haven
She chose To- bestow her sweetest smiles
Oh Jullus Button, Il whole souled hardy
Young sailor, and all those who sought
Sofas hand felt a pang of envy when
julius lei her to the altar
The Young couple settled down to the
hurndrum life Of the small village in
winch both had been born and reared
For a time they We're as happy as ever
two young people who seemed made fo,
each other could he
Juiins had accumulated snug sum
of money and was disposed to take life
easily The apple OF his eye was his
wife Next in his affection was his
violin and with those two for conpanv
ne was content to spend his evenings al
nome
Although her husband PLAYED very
well Sofia cared nothing for music and
detested Il violin above all things For
while she said nothing Then she
wuuid leave Julius aud his violin and
would run over to one of the neighbours
10 spend the evening 1t dawued upon
julius that the strains he drew from his
violin We're not appreciated by his wife
Ihen Sofia began to show that beneath
sweet exterior there lay smoldering a
hery temper that when once let loose
was simply ungovernable and violent
ont bursts on her part became more and
| more frequent
Julius bore 1t all uncomplainingly. for
he loved hls wife dearly His was a gen
tie nature that never held malice and he
! knew Sofia loved him, SO he was patient
l31t all things must end some time, and
ms patience was no exception to the
rule
ANGER THAT CAUSED SORROW
One afternoon julius went home and
picked up his violin He had drawn the
bow but few times before Sofia ex-
claimed 4 wish you would stop that
! noise
Julius paid no heed to the request
| which had been made in such manda.
/ tory tone. Sofia became angrier as her
husband continued playing aud at last
shouted. Julius, want you to stop that
noise But julius only smiled and kept
on playing Sofia grew livid with rage.
and Selling a pan of water threw it into
Julius face
Then her husband put away his violin
and left the house In the evening he
came back and began packing up his
clothing Sofia had recovered from her
| paro&ysm Of anger and was willing to be
| forgiven, but did not ask it. Her WON
| an curiosity could not be restrained
however, and she trembingly asked
what II all meant
The only reply her husband vouchsafed
was that he had shipped on vessel
bound for Virginia after a load of oysters.
Days and weeks and months passed and
| the absent husband was not heard from
and Sofia went to live with her nus.
bands parents.
One day thirty-fve years later the elder
Button read of the arrival in New York
OF the United States brig cambridge
Captain Julius Button. Hesaid nothingo of
the great hope that had sprung MP in his
| breast, but FASTENED to New York. only
to find that the brig had sailed few
hours before But his journey was not
altogether fruHless, for he learned that
the captain of the Balm bridge was his
own son. 1t lifted heavy load from
the old mans heart, although he felt
keenly his disappointment at not seeing
his son, who had for many years been
mourned as dead
FORTY YEARS LATER.
Sadly the old man returned to his
home in North Haven From that time
he became close reader of the news
papers and at last, four years later, his
vigilance was rewarded He read The
United States brig Bainbrldge Captain
Button is expected to arrive at the
Brooklyn navy yard tomorrow. Once
more the old man Journeyed to the
metropolis He found the brig with DIFF
ticulty and was ushered into the cabin
to await the captain who was on shore.
Captain Button looked cuI1ously at
the gray haired old man whom he had
been told wished TO see INN but did not
recognize him Nor did the father rec
ognize his son Slowly the, old man told
his GRAND
ann Captain Button. sir responded
the captain
Don't you know me, julius: am
your father 50
1t was very affecting meeting, and
when it was brought to close the father
asked TREMENDOUSLY, "Julius. what shall
tell mother"
Captain Button hesitated for a mo-
ment, then, without replying to the ques
ton, he asked Where is SofaT
she still lives with us
Then you may tell mother that may
come to North Haven when come back
from my next voyage"
An hour later Button. Sr., was on mis-
| way home, and Button, Jr.. was on
voyage to China When he returned two
years later he learned that his father and
mother We're dead Sofia still occupies
the old homestead but Captain Button
has never seen her since they parted
! New York Herald
Floral Curiosity.
We have Just been shown a curious
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