The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-10-03
MAN CURED BY WIFE.
Victim Of Drink Was Fast Going
Down Hill.
Result Which Followed a Plan Careful
Iy Thought Out and Carried into
Enect-Three Days Of Great
Anxiety.

Chicago magazine contains a
temperance document by a wife and
entitled How l Saved My Husband"
The husband was an able young
business man who began to neglect
bis wife and children and spent his
leisure time drinking. This went on
for a number OF years and gradually
the man began to lose his business
grip and self respect Younger men
were placed above him in his bust
ness and he was slowly but certainly
going down hill. Finally, at 1880
O'Clock one morning his wife con-
fronted him when he came home and
told him frankly that she no longer
loved him and that she positively de-
spised him. She told him calmly that
she had prepared a room for him
across the hall from her and that he
could no longer expect to share the
home with her From this point the
story goes on as follows:
The next three days are yet night
mares Of horror in my memory. Phil
ip left the house before breakfast He
came In late at night and went imme-
diately to his own room. He was not
in for single meal. l saw him only
once during the time-met him on
the piazza as he was going out in
the morning. He looked ashen and
haggard-eyed.
1t was all | could do not to throw
my arms around his neck, tell him,
In spite of all, l loved him, loved him;
beg for even my old dishonored place
in his heart. But resolutely l cruel
fed my yearnings-having staked all,
must | not stand the hazard of the
die?
There was no sleep those nights for
me. Had lost? What was Philip
doing? Was he drinking instead of
eating? | almost screamed at the
sound Of the doorbell or the telephone,
| was dry eyed. but such a physical
weight sat on my chest that often l
gasped for breath.
realized the feminine truism that,
no matter what a rascal, cad. Grim
inal husband has proven. 1t is only
him at his best that wife can see
lost However faulty held my mind
to Philips failures my heart incurred
its bridegroom lover and refused to
be comforted The children added to
my anguish by their lnsistent in
quiries about their father.
Those days seemed years. Was my
life to be like this?
On the fourth day answered a tele-
phone call.
'Is this Mrs. Austin?" assented
feebly. all a-tremble. This is Rags.
dale at the office. Don't be alarmed
but your husband has had a slight
fainting attack. No; nothing serious
the doctor says Just the heat.
suspect; he hasn't seemed himself
for several days. DR.. Murphy and !
are bringing him home"
All day sat by my husband. He
dozed heavily and occasionally NUT
tered words l could not catch. Once
| thought it was my own name. II
was nearing night when he aroused
You there, Rachel" he murmured
For answer | took his hand in both
mine and held it close, silently. There
was a pause before he spoke again
His voice was weak 81 remember
now-I keeled over In the office. TIC
tell you the truth, I've neither eaten
nor slept the last three days. 1 feel
like I've been beaten to a pulp. I've
been finding out that you are right
about my friends and-and the drinks
Please God, wife, it's face-the-other
way for me from this day on, and II
you'll stick to me III win back your
respect and love-" was on my knees
my arms about him.
you have them already. Philip
both" | cried wildly. while the de-
MED tears swept me away on such q
tide as you never have dreamed one
small woman could shed! The tears
on my husbands cheeks are sacred
memories.
That was three years ago. Today
Philip has his partnership, his sell
respect and the truest love OF his wife
and children