The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-10-15

tne truth. "All, all has gone for Ia.
tery tickets. The demon tempter lnred
me; ne held up glittertng gold in his
nand' but he gave me none of it. Oh
no not chide me! You know not what
1 nave suffered-what hours OF agony
nave passed-and you know how
cotd Is my heart now. Oh, nv wife
would to God ! had listened to youP'.
"Ah!' calmly whispered the faithfuI
"lte' as she drew her hand across he,
nuspands heated brow. Mourn moi
1or what Is lost. will not chide YOU
1t Is hard thus for you to lose you,
scanty earnings, but there MIGHT te
many calamities worse than that Cour
age James; we will soon forget it."
| And Mr.. .Rowse will foreclose the
mortgage. You will be homeless !,
murmured young tanning in broken
accents.
mo; will see that all is SOLE In
that quarter" added Hannah.
AT that moment the baby awoke
and the gentle mother was called to
care for 1t. On the next day, at noon
Hannah tanning gave her husband 8
receipt for fifteen dollars 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 p
asked James, gazing first upon the re-
cetpt and then upon his wife.
Never mind"
"Ah, but 1 must mind. Tell me
| Hannah"
well, I have sold my gold watch. II
"Sold It'll"
but can buy it back again. The
man Will not part with 1t, If l want it
But don't want it, James, till we are
able" Perhaps I shall never want it
You must not chide me, for never did
derive one iota Of the pleasure from
its possession that 1 now feel in the
result Of its disposal"
James Lanning clasped his wife to
his bosom, and he murmured a prayer
and in that prayer there was a pledge
Two years passed away, and during
that time James tanning lost not 9
single day from his work. He was
as punctual as the sun, and the result
was as sure.
1t was late on Saturday evenina
when he came home. After supper be
drew a paper from his pocket, and laid
it upon the table.
There, Hannah" said he, while q
noble pride beamed in every feature
there ls my mortgage. 1--WE paid it
every cent This house is ours; it ID
cur own house. I've bought it with
dollars, every one Of which has been
honestly earned by the sweat Of my
brow. am happy now"
Hannah Lanning saw that her hus
band had opened his arms, and she sal
down upon his knee and laid her head
upon his shoulder.
"Oh, blessed momentr she muir.
INJURED.
Yes, it is a blessed moment" re-.
sponded her husband. do you re.
member, Hannah, the hour of bitter.
ness that we saw two years ago
The wife shuddered, but made no re,
ply.
All" continued the young man, ~
have never forgotten that bitter les.
sen; and even now tremble when |
think how fatally I was deceived by
the tempter that has lured so many
thousands to destruction"
But its horror Is lost In this happy
moment" said Hannah, looking W
with a smile.
"E's terror rnay be lost" resumed
James, "but Its lesson must never be
forgotten. All, the Turing lottery ticket
has dark side-a side which few see
until they feel it."
"And are not all It's sides dark p
softly asked the wife. IF there Is any
brightness about 1t, 1t Is only the glare
of the fatal ignis fatuus which can
only lead the hayward traveller into
danger and disquiet."
you are right, my dear wife. You
were right at first. Ah," he contin.
ued, asNhe drew the faithful being
more closely to his bosom, "If hus-
bands would oftener obey the tender
dictates Of the loving wife, there would
be far less misery in the world than
there is now."-Waverley Magazine.