The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-05-01

hearted old man and was not backward in
accosting him.
"Mr. Gallop, you were at the store were
you not?"
eyes, num-
edo you recollect just who were there?"
"Yes, mum; there was John Gustice,
Bill Badger, Tenant Biship and the Uptons."
''But Edward Upton was not there, was
he, Mr.. Gallop."
eyes, mum. He and his brother Tobe
had fight while was there, and lobe cut
Ned with knife"
Poor Violet reeled and would have fallen
had she not clutched the friendly gate near
which she was standing at the time. The
man thought her agitation was caused by
the fear that her father had been hurt in
the fight and FASTENED to assure her that he
was safe. Then she managed to ask how
her that the wound was but slight and that
Ned was laughing drinking and playing at
cards when he left. Niolets first impulse
was to 20 direct to the store and declare to
her father the relationship existing between
she and Ned, and take him away from the
man trap. But better Judgment prevailed
and she turned to pass into the house when
she noticed Peddler Jake coming up the
pike lie was gesticulating with his hands
to attract her attention. He had met and
passed the man whom Violet had accosted.
She fingered till he came up.
"Anything in my line today Miss Violet?
| have a splendid assortment this time for
my customers. Nearly thousand dollars
worth in this old pack.
She said: Nothing today, Mr.. Slime;
call again"
But he never called again, neither did
she ever see the old peddler But her
father did. Oh. yes, John Miller did, and
so did poor innocent Ned Upton. But the
vision cost Ned his life.
81 am going to the store to stop over
night Miss Violet" said old Jake, ''and
take an early start in the morning
And he plodded on toward the death-tr trap
Poor broken-hearted Violet passed into
the house, her beautiful black eyes emitting
great scalding tears of sorrow for the step
which she had taken in marrying an in
ebriate and gambler. She knew that Ned
was irretrievably lost.
Poor Ned, Miller's touts had harassed
him constantly since the day he had re-
ceived his legacy. Miller had at last con-
cocted a lie to the effect that one OF Ned 8
bosom friends from the city was lying at
the man-trap in state of delirum, but that
in his lucid moments was continually
calling for him. He knew that Ned 8 kind
heart would respond to call of this kind.
He also knew that if he could get the poor
inebriate to take one drink of his hellish
liquid he would belong to him body and
soul. But the getting of the would-be
Christian son of sainted mother, who had
promised that mother to meet her on the
banks OF everlasting glory, yes more, he
had even promised his mothers smiling
Saviour, in the presence of that loving
mother, Just after her spirit had taken its
everlasting flight from this sinful world, to
be forever in the Kingdom of God, that he
would follow very near to the King of
| Heaven, SO that he at last might be forever
with the spirit of that mother and in the
presence of that glorious King everlastingly
blessed. But the tempter had lured the
would-be SOBER industrious and loving
husband to his certain destruction of both
body ard soul They finally nyeiged
poor Ned in on the DEVILS territory and
the rest followed soon after. Will and
lobe had been completely lleeced by this
time and kicked out.
The cold, chilly winter has passed into oh
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