The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-08

|, yell. .psps will be able 10 get you onr. eel
J, Mrs. Ellery. ~ she drss the bed cloih'
), over The child. aud smcotbed Der bnrniu
l. bros.
n Like . long r~verbrrs,ins thundsrho
4 Tell thsss simple .ords upon the csr I
. Charles Eilery. For the 6si time he u
beasn 10 see The course be ~ss rursuips !
its true light He hsa never meant TO ~
he had never meant 10 wreae . hume
being. and In bis most excited moments O
n social frol,c. be never dreamed that harm
vas being the resuit His breakfast sa
, eaten 10 silence. aud promising 10 be hen
10 On early dinner be Sent 10 bic work.
Good Godi exclsimed Chsrles Ellery
- lie stepped on, into the open sir. j. 1
possible that ! have 30 long been sosipt
, che seeds Of misery 10 my family Yess.r
day my good, iind vile wanted three dol
/. Isrs to buy ssck Tor our dear child.
could not spare II. did think 20 then:
y "a not mean TO tell III, Add ysl les
evening 1 spent that full sum Tor nothing
~, worse than nothing. for even now my
hssd aches and my whole system Is on'
Of tune from last nights scrspe. Nov my
child 10 sick for the want OF that very i've
doIlsrs. Then how have | deceived aud
cheated myself. need new boots, and
yet bsve suffered 10 their want. because
| thought could no, afford il; and yet
what l spent last night would have bought
them. snd my money would have been .
source Of lasting good; but have made
II . source Of lasting evil
In such meditation walked Charles III
lery TO bis shop. A thousand scenes OF
the past came back to bis mind. and he
saw thousand pictures Of his ingra,itude
70 his wits, bis child and himself. How
many times had his wife wanted some lit
tie article Of comfort that he bad denied
her because he could not spare the money
how many times had his child begged
for some small toy which his scanty purse
obliged him TO refuse e--a and how often had
be seen some tfiaing article Of food, cloth
ing or ornsment. which bs would have
been pleased to purchase, but that be had
not money enough; and yet, on each Of
such occasions. be could distinctly remem'
Der having spent double the sum which
bis famil,'s comfort required for mere
nothiDg-for worse than nothing. Night
after higbt bad be spent away from homr,
wasting his money. his health and bis
strength, While bis poor wife wes lonesome
and sad al home. How much OF useful
reading he might have gained bow much
Of happiness bestowed upon bis wife - how
much money might be bave saved, and,
above oil. how much happier he might
have been bimseli, had those evenings
bern spent beneath bis own roof,
CbsrIes Eilery was not blind, and Of
course be saw his errors. Hs WAS not lost
to kindly feeling and domestic love, and
OF Course hs resolved to reform.
When Mr.. Eilery returned from his
day y labor Le found bis child quite sick
but yet not dangerously SO. Tie doctvr
had left word for him 10 go to the spoth
ecsris's for some medicine, aud after eating
his supper he had started of and though
be met hall dozen OF bis old companions.
each OF whom urged him to join them. be
had no, thought save to return immedi'
stsly TO bis home; aud the kind grateful
look OF his wife. when he returned so
promptly, sent thrill Of pleasursi to bis
soul such as he had not experienced for q
long time.
A week had passed away, and every
evening bad Charles spent Ut home with
bis wife. He had read and conversed, and
laughed and played with his recovering
child. and when Saturday night came he
felt himself to be the hsppiest man alive.
In vain WAS il that be was urged to join
again the ,ocial circles OF bis bacchanslisn
companions. but bis heart turned in loath.
ing away from their revelry, and he won
dered how he could ever have been 30
- to have given them the
preference over his own sweet home,
Sarah. said he. ~ be returned home on
The last evening Of the week, has Mrs
Robinson sold that sack ye'9
M Chavles Ii
Then her are five dollars. said Mr.. FL !
Iery, at the same time handing bis wife .
bill. You cat , nrciasr toe ssck and then .
you will hsvr twa dollars LEFT. which yen
san use as you tbiuk proper
Bot I'm sirsid ,ou canUot s6ord this q
returned Sarsh looking half
aud hulf iDquisitively into
her husbands Isce.
Afford II. uttered Charles. eszing ten
lerly INTO his sifs's Kind features. o. my {
iesr vile, il my psst neglect can be foi' :
rotten snd forgiven. l will sfford anything 4
hat can conduos to your happiness. In
'tead Of paying my money for useless. .
1urtiul amueepeuie, ! VIII use ~ IoI Tue
comfort Of my dear fa@ily. /
Charles. cried the sorsptured wife. ,
have never ionnd fault; but o If you will q
nske me happy BY your company thes~
ong winter evenings. | shall be bspi. I
indeed. *
And that COMPANY you shall have
90. 1 will be . husband and fsthsr. r.
urped Charles. with . proud, conscious
ook. and aud ou the ptx' moment be
olded bis wife 10 hrs bosom. Sue wept /,
,ut they we're tesrr Of ~ thai rolled down
ler chez II. aud sbe Thanked Heaven for
be bliss of thai moment.
TIE s,Dirr psssed away. and ths geu,ir
,rssth Of spray warmed the ssrh ioto
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