The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-02

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me; he held up glittering gold in nia
hand, but he gave me none Of it. oh,
do not chide me. You know not what
l have suffeTed-what hours of agony
have passed-and you know how cold
my heart is now. Oh, my wife, wouIe
to God l had listened to your
"AhP calmly whispered the faithful
wife, as she drew her hand across her
husbands heated brow. Mourn mo-
for what Is lost. I win not chide you
L is hard thus for you to lose youA
scanty earnings, but there might be
many worse calamities than that. Cour.
age. james; we viii soon forget it.
'And Mr.. Rowse viii foreclose tie
mortgage. You will be homeless :"
murmured young tanning in brok or
accents.
no; VIII see that all is safe in thai
quarter" added Hannah.
At that moment the baby awole, anc,
| the gentle mother was called to cars
for it. on the next day, at noon, Han
nah tanning gave her husband re.
ceipt for So from Mr. Rowse
Here" said she, interest is paid
Now let us forget all that has passed
and commence again"
But how-what has paid this"
asked James, gazing first upoa the re.
ceipt and then upon his wife.
"Neyer mind
"Ah, but l must mind. Tell me, Han
nah"
We'll, have sold my gold watcIl."
"Sold itt'
"But | can buy It back again. The
man will not part with It, II want It
But / don't want it. James, till we are
able. Perhaps | shall never want it.
You must not chide me, for never did
/ derive one iota Of the pleasure from
its possession that now feel in the
result Of its disposal
James Lannon clasped his wife to HE
bosom, and he murmured prayer, and
in that prayer there was a pledge.
Two years passed away, ana during
that time james tanning lost not sin
gle day from bis work He was as
punctual as the sun, and the result
was as sure.
1t was late on Saturday evening
when he came home. After supper, be
drew a paper from his pocket and laid
it upon the table.
"There, Hannah said he, while a
noble pride beamed in every feature,
"ihere is my mortgage I've paid it,
every cent. This house Is ours; 1t Is
our on house, I've bought it with
dollars, every one Of which has beer
honestly earned by the sweat of my
brow. l am happy now"
Hannah Lannlng saw that her hus.
band had opened bis arms. and she sat
down upon his knee and laid her head
upon his shoulder
"oh, blessed moments she muir
INJURED.
Eyes, II is blessed. moment" re-
sponded her husband. DO you remem-
Der, Hannah the hour OF bitterness
that we saw two years ago."
The wife shuddered, but made no
reply.
"Ah," continued the young man, 81
have never forgotten that bite. lesson;
aud even now | tremhle when I think
how fatally [ was deceived bX the
tempter that has lnred SO many thou
sands to destruction"
"But its horror is lost in this happy
moment" said Hannah, looking up
with Il smile.
ITS terror may be lost" resumed
James, but It's lesson must never be
forgotten. All, the Turing lottery ticket
has dark sidea side which few see
until they feel it,
Are not all its sides darkg" softly
asked the wife, IF there is any bright
ness about IT, it is only the glare Of the
fatal ignls fatuus which can only
lead the hayward traveller into danger
and disquiet."
you are right, my dear wife You
We're right at first All" he continued,
as he drew the faithful being more
closely to his bosom, III husbands
would oftener obey the tender dictates
of the loving wife, there would be far
less misery i'll the world than there is
now."-Waverley Magazine.