Year: 1860

I casting at me at the same time, look full

 of meaning. The note informed me that his

 friends were ignorant of his fault, and she

 had only discovered it on the previous day;

 that she had buried the tell-tale book in the

 lake, and for the love of Heaven she abjured

 me to save him, and conceal the real cause of his condition. She further stated that

 they were soon to be married, and if the cause of bis fall was never known, she was sure she could reclaim him. True to that instinctive faith that ever animatss the soul of a true woman, she never faltered or turn ed aside, but pursued with woman's love,

 the object of her souls supreme devotiou- She watched by his bedside, smoothed his couch, moved his head on the pillow, cooled

 his face with fragrant waters, and breathed

 love and quiet in his ear. She whispered to

 his hope-"you will surely recover" A

 woman under the influence of love is an an- gel of light; her soul is faith incarnatcd, and

 no obstacle daunts her courage or -taras, Aas

 from her course. In few days Charles had so far recovered as to be able to sit up; tue cordial of hope and love had stilled his nerves,

 and reason returned to her throne, and the

 light again dwelt in his eyes when he learned

 the manner of his rescue. In few weeks lie led tLis heroic girl to the altar; the inno- cent creature took the fearful VOW to love Q man beset by temptation that has wrecked thousands on the quicksands of an ungovern- ed appetite. Their brilliant home was the resort of the polite and fashionable, and hap piness seemed secure to the two noble hearts that mingled into one like two jets of flame The horror of that glass hymn book crept like cold chill thro' her heart, and quick ened every euergy of an ardent soul that compreheuded its fearful task.

 On the banks of the lovely lake, new white cottage arose to view; it overlooked the landscape, and the sheet of still water, aud the gray mountuin side, and as it was near the native village of the young pair he divided his time between small farm and his law office. New walks and purterrcs and choice flowers continually appeared around the dwellings of the young man, and no device was spared that love could conceive to render the home of Charles the delight of his heart. J. made herself the most agreeable woman iD the world, was always watching for his return, always greeted him with smile and parted from him with re- gret; ofteu appeared unbiddcn at his office with carriage, and they made long aud gay rides into the surrounding country to visit the poor, to encourage the weak, to reclaim the wandering, and bind up the broken- hearted. J-kuew we'll the power of ap- petite, and studied to spread her table with the most wholesome food, that the diseased stomach and weak nerves of her intellectual husband might regain their strength and health, aud ill time remove him from the power ot temptation. Tue energy of her love ncver failed, bu, followed him day aud ng!t, and watched with a lIothers care for every return of temptation. Thus happy in his home. and blessed with uu angel wife, the manhood of Charles rallied, and the noblcr objects of life took possession of his soui-- He was happy. But single fear haunted the heart of J--, she khsw that tobacco served to keep alive the slumbcring appetite for strong drink, aud for months she thought of no device by which to persuade her hus- band to abandon its use. She had learned by reading, that young uen afflicted with that morbid habit are continually strength encd in their love for it, aud that it finally prostrates so greatly the organic powers, as to become dangerous to the offspring of such a futhcr She had also learned that appe- tites are often inherited, and she doubted not that his own fearful hankering for liquor was curse transmitted from his father this suggested to the faithful wife, that his tobocco might cause her the anguish of los ing the child her new found hope had assur- ed her would would gladden. her young heart. rhe idea, suggested in a woman's artleys manner. alarmed her husband, and his to- bncco disappeared trom his person; his soul was shocked at the bare thought that her child should be made the victim of it's effects on him. The good wife in her anxiety, had no thought of deception. but really supposed that her morbid feelings On her. husbands failings might be inherited, and sin fastened on all innocent immortal that k,iew no dan ger, and existed ouly as testimony of ths unfailing love of woman. .

 Time passed on. The young wife's great trial was short, but fearful in it's intensity, and proved to our high-sonled friend, how much faith had been displayed in his saliva tion, and how deep was the love that had hazarded life for him. He prayed God with all the warmth of young love to save his bright and beautiful wife and her child His cup of bliss was full, and now that he knew a deep and soul felt pleasure, the pride aud joy that he felt in his noble-hearted wife, and blooming healthy boy told him how trivial and worthless were the sacrifices he had made in couqueriug his appettes aud saving his manhood Three years passed, and l did not visit the home of my friends; brt when returned, and found them in their little shady paradise, on the banks of the lovely lake near the village of G., two slnil- ing boys had blessed the trusting wife, and confirmed the soul-felt gratitude of him who was now the pride of the bar n his native place, and the light of the church, whose doctrines he adorned by life spent in dis pensing mercies to the poor, and causing the heart that was sad to slug for joy.

 She whose eye may see this sketch will pardon me for having told you the story, for until now have faithfully kept her secret

 and watched with indescribable joy the pro gress and success of her iabors of love.

 l A true-hearted woman always walks by

 faith and not by sight; no matter that the

 world forsakes the object of her affections,

 that he stumbles and falls, and repeats his

 error, or that diversity overwhelms him in

 his career, she is always in the right place,

 her heart ever glowing with hope, and point

 ing to the future when all shall be bright and cheering iat