The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-03-30
w. Q. II. u. Column.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. ". l.. HOBBS.
A Young Wife's First Expe-
rience With the Destroyer
Of Happiness.

IIcuCe WITH INC destroyer
Of Happiness.
She sat by the window, . smile o
welcome lighting her childish face
The blue eyes were those of . chile
who bad seen little of the hard reslitie
Of the world The curly brown hai
formed q fitting frame for . swee
face. As she SAT there the glory Of th'
dying sun lit up the window an(
formed Q picture the reproduction o
whose fairness might immortslize 81
artist.
The little assumption Of mstronly
airs betokened Q young wife. He
anxious glance at each group Of home
corners showed that she was watching
for him. As each car, now loaded
with its evenings freight Of wesrieG
toilers, stopped at the corner OF thu
street, she gazed earnestly, then turned
for moment with Q pretty pout o.
disappoi
An hour and . halt passed and still
no sign of her husband. In her place
the fair young woman watched the
night life OF the city, ever changing
yet always the came. unfold itself.
Halt an hour more The red shirted
men and blue gowned lsssies of a Sal.
vation Army corps marched to the
corner aud commenced sn open aiI
meeting They were REINFORCED by
an enthusiastic band.
Nine O'Clock struck. and the watcher
had not left her post. Visions OF dan.
ger to her husband filed her brain.
Fired always comes home at g." she
TO herself "Something ter
rible must have happened TO him."
Another dreary hour was nearly
over.
She had not moved from her place
to light the gas. and the room was ia
dark ness save for the street lamp and
the fsring torches Of the Salvation
lists. They were singing q defiant
BY mn TO tune known among scoffert
as I'VE Won't Go Home Till Morn.
ing" when she was startled by shout,
the sound Of which seemed strangely y
familiar.
"Whoop!" roared . thick voice.
"Tha's ri, ole feller wi the red shirt
hic. We won't 60 home till mornin.
H'ray!"
Through the crowd came the form
Of man supported on either side BY Z
friend. The woman at the window
stood upright, her face pressed closely
against the pane A dizziness seemed
to pass over her, and she grssped the
curtains for support.
Up the steps TO the door two men
carried the maudlin inebriate. He
sank Imply against the door.
Brace up, Fred. You're home.
Your wife 10 waiting for you"
"Bes' little wife 10 world said Fred
grsvely. you're oil RI boys. Ev.
erybody's oil RI. Lee have nurzer
with almost pitying hsnds tho men
opened the door and brought him in.
He WAS half asleep, and they turned
into the room nearest tho door to lay
down their burden. Still by the win
dow stood the little woman, her face
pale % death.
"I'm awfully sorry, madam" began
one OF the men apologetically.
Thank you, gentlemen. Ithink-I
think l understand. Good night"
Left alone with that which was her
hu sband, the wife burst into bitter
sobs. She went over to the half un-
con uscious mass that, smelling Of whis.
ky and tobacco. half lay on the sofa.
"Oh, Fred" she began.
"Whaxzer matter? I'm oil ri'," said
the man sleepily. "Gimme jus' one
more drink" And he dropped list.
lessly on the carpet, snoring in q
drunken stupor.
There were horror and surprise ia
the womsn's eyes. Never had che
seen such Q sight, and now Il was her
husband! This was the handsome,
talented Fred, always 90 bright and
cheerful. To this sodden thing, reek
Ing with the odors OF his temper, she
was bound for life. Horrible! Hor.
|rible!
Out on the streets the Army band
was commencing its last hymn-new
words TO 90 old and strangely swee,
the cornetist. followed ct 4
more or less lengthy distance BY ths
rest OF the band, was struggling with
the beautiful melody called "Home
lSweet Home" Its strains, stridenl
and inharmouious. seepcd TO mocS
1.-The mute despair Of the woman
lcrouched on the floor. her face buried
lin her hands. Chicago News.
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Education Is not Proof Against
Rum.
The injurious influence OF socia
drinking usages extends to the edu'
Gated 90 we'll 40 the uneducsted. DR.
J. w. Barrett. OF Australia, whose st'
tention had been directed TO the ex
tent OF the damage done to members
OF the medical profession BY alcoholic
liQuors, instituted % inquiry, making
liz % complete - be could, with 70.
gard to bachelors OF medicine OF th'
Melbourne university. Or those o
1882, the great majority OF whom
are now dead, he found that 13 pc
cent. had been decidedly injured b.
alcohol. those Of 83.4. 10, and OF o5.d