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.L15!. M KALEIGII, C.., SATUEMY, MAT 0, ,1876. .
; -AUtJIiD MAN'S SVABl,
U- ; v 4M ilrw? 'aanger just aheL
And it you fle bouifi to o-o. .
. Just wait and let nie tell ytu wliat
. - Im. 8u?fcl .wgttt to know. . ' V
I've beeashiffb Peraition'ajrate -
. - As anr mortal man .
- er would agaja, , ,
AW tbSsivery track, my bdysjv f",
t -xtode with liffhtnmff
tTkoUorh loved Ories raiftlid A. wrniir
I - V i A was just aVstSODg ant blithV .Av
. x. Jy wuiu uo wamiuf nea.
?tfti& d;liaye jtueref jbnlhe one.
--f.natto my level . tendscU:-'
Sl
r-1 Arid TlftriOf. TlP!lfl Wopo minal
I did not! see the burning fiends
That stir the Bparkling wine. . - -
the tempting demoriJarcd' me on, ' ' 1
:. Bejoicing whea l fell, ' "5 - .
And when I struggled with iny fate,
' I pouldnot breafeithe spell. 1 ; -..
I prized the hard-earried laurel blooms ' v
That rowned those haleyon days '""
But oh ! the blighting fumes from hell V
; Have withered all my bays ! I -
'.1; bartered all my purest joys, . -For
"passage on this route.' - ' '-;'V-
Look at my. bony palsied handsJ ;i
My shattered, toitering frame,
And don't go where I've been, my boys,
I ask you in God's name. ' . . .
j , -
The price we pay is far too dear ,
4 For what is in the bowl, 1 : -4And
all the Devil wishes is .1 s -'
" :. To get your priceless soul. 1
0, may God give you strength, my boys,
When strong temptations come; ?
And save at last you'precious souls, :
And ruin Satan's rum. ' 1 4 . ,
torh
THE EEDEEMED.
A Sad Tale from Ileal Life.
It was a quiet spot where the cot
tasre stood, separated from the high
road by a field, and only attainable
through a long lane, which led to
that habitation alone. .Any stran-
ger coming within sight! ot it
i'or
the first time - would--have
been
struck by the curious contrast be
tween the appearance of the house
itself and the rather large garden
surrounding it. For the former,
although outwardly bearing marks
of the same care, yet evidently be
traying signs of borne sinister inflltf
ence within doors. The blinds
might have been cleanerl and not
pulled away, and the same, thing
could be said ot the windows and
their drapery generally.
On entering the cottage one
could not but prective an entire
absence, of the order and tidiness
which are the chief charms of a
happy home; and although naplace
was exactly dirty, yet it was on the
wholej. very dreary arid uncomfor
table looking Awhile te arderi
outside was beautiful ? in its neat
ness alone, without mentioning its
wealth ot roses, lilies, polyanthus,
auriculas, arid flowers of alltsbrts
and of every hue: its hedges of
sweet-briar, arid the noble beeches,
which formed an avenue frorii the
other side of the hot-house build
ing to the stream which run-about
a hundred yards off, f ;r I
In the rear o the dwelling was a
well-stocked kitchen garden, and in
a corner of this last was a man who
I -i1 ;1 V'And darlip children lisped my.nanie,
h V -1 - s And blessed my humble life. I
, ; i ;u uope- oi neaven, ana nappmess, r V
had apparently just finished work
uuuiw aire, vwnose 'fianns
wu&eiy ooraenng
upon:8adness.' After looking around
rr for a minute, he . muttered m
fsome wonder. "Narlv thr.o
o clock. ; and. walking, slowly to-
wards the noose entered th3 kitchen,
but, findingonly his youngest .child,
a, ooyof five years . old there,, he
weht on to the foot otjthe; stairs,
ca liner .-. innp- .hno 1 ' r i
Jt
a j il r."T"
.a-Wirned feitues.work.a look of
t aiu.auwer came, nowflvflr.'nnn t o honnnn KA'-Ur.i. ,7.? v.:.
the onleffecVof his words; wis. ,to industry andiieht durance rb1
bJmf tpsether the -sma Utrqoof of 4 delir apnbfee t w werfully
iamtising Uiemselve8s -best ;tbeyioribrrown4 setf-repic fch'. to her
inn" W& -"""fyftpeari as sbq jiad nevetftMt, before. t
. Where is your mother. ;0Ahce tTMrs. Harding leV:tK childreii
wish she was here, I'm so hungry."
t ..Y?UB"MU.U Huesi'
tions,.bot striding up the untidy-
looking , stairs, entered hfs : own
chamber, and here, in a great .old- tea. was over she put all but Joh'n
fashioned-armchair, , he - found f his; and Alice to bed- calculating that
wife fast asleep., - All attempt -to by the time she; had cooked his sup
awaken her he knew, by, experi-. per.. James Hardin c' wild b at
ence,' would be in vain, and -with a
wunum muerie in nis- Heart
!J f U:.i...-.l' ' ! -1
no cut-uyyvMam. auu caueu ine
sailed the I
diVlfllflg J
some uread-ana-cneese,
all that he found in the" cupboard,
among them.
'tWhy don't you eat some your
self father?"asked Johnjhi's son. "
f-tl wanWnone, myboy'rlied
thman, sorrowfully "Wbenjour
mother wakes 'Alice, tell Tier that I
have been obliged -'to-ifowithout
my dinner arid that I shall be home
;i !Are you going) to leave ; us ?"
inoriired Alice, wondering! y. '
'I am obliged to do so, mydear,''
he answefed; "you must lake care
of Yourselves for a little while until
vour motberwakes it will not be
loig, for it is getting late, I ought house intending to go to the rail
to be ofF now," and quitting the way-station lrom which her hus-
children, he sought his room to pre-
pare for his journey. ' '
Returning in about twenty min-
ut4s. he set off, leaving many in-
junctions to his family not to go
from the house, or get into any mis-
chief. For seme time after his. de-
partnre the little ones amused them-
selves with' speculations as to the
place where tbeir father had gone,
and whether fhe would really oe
home again that nightjbuas the
lipbrs wore on theybegan to feel
very lonely and desolate. :
To their mother's absence they
iwere alas ! becoming somewhat ac-
cusiomeuj uuu tuau , vucii wiuw
should be away from his work in
the garden: was quite an unusual
thing, and ; although no j longer
hungry, there crept gradually) into
their minds the most doieiui iore-
boilings that their mother sliould
ridWrS come ' to them, and "that
something wouldhappen to prevent
their father's return. ,
AUce who was - a - sensible ;little
girl, tried to soothe the others, but
alherargumerits failed to convince
them and the younger ones at , first
riP.fl dismallv. until sleep over-
,orr, ?ntW'mT!i-.fnf lihftir
tt net. . . . t -
It was not nntil Isevenfo'clock, i
nearly lour.nours since oer uwuauu
ha4 gone, thatJane i pHardirig)
awoke ?" from her heavy ' slurnbers
and eam clown stairs;-;;Feeling ill
and erosSj'aridquUeprepairid vto
?ur'e her,
F, cur iufgiiMJJ.gf; sua ; intended
Mourner, and her nfcJU tW, W
dinner shouid beoMv- at one
o'clock, but, fi ndi f& M child rn
huddled together in Vfirl irlor
oil oi.--i. u"tif
therecollection came frlir mikitfe
her m6re incomforablei sfill. j Had
her husband ; been home, 'she
would probacy 'hivS3rpieved' no
more than she usiiallfi(f on these
!;. t.' ii- i-t: .v-? . l , -
I occasions, rvbrTt;
ihii; unwonted
the fire-, while! she' went Jnto . the
vmag to ouy lood. When she re-
turned jshe found thenV ail awake'
and ovrinvprl 'tn pp'.p an
homf , frlarllv.- sha
with th dntv' fpp no . frt ha
partial relief -from, the-Xressue ot
tulied up'the ' roobi, "pi'epairga :m&
favorite dish, and set the table, and,
he was still absent , , ,
It was now long past nine, . and
she began to be seriously alarmed,
as she knew1 of ino business likely to
detain mm, but she twaited as -pa
tiently as she;could, fearing tctdi-v
tress the children. The hours went
slowly by-untilthehurch dock in
when atmbs -ild iJwith fear arid
anxietv she roused Alice and John
from their half sleepand. telling
them to put onHheir outer clothmg,
j carefully moved everything from
the vicinity of.the fire, and left, the
band had started.
They traversed the garden , in
silence, the children leeling too
i much frightened even to cry, and
had passed the .gate and reached
the middle ol tne lane, wnen tney
heard the sound of many approach-.
ing footsteps, falling regularly as of
those who carried a burden , In
very terror they stopped until these
came on, and then they understood
aU. There had been an accident on
the railway, . and James Harding
was one of the victims. '"-
i;hilled to stone on mat nignt
did Mrs. Mardmg toliow- the bearers
. .z , Z
home which he had let in health a
few hours before. She beared that
he was alive but that ribs and arms
were broken, alter the tear that
uau ueset uci iua. m mo one duuuiu
see jiim no more.
l But if I had not taken too much
tp-day, hew would have gone; by an
earlier twn and escaped valUthis,V
she said to herself in agonyi ;
Theyjbrbught him in and placed
him oma bed prepared hastily for
hirn.in,the parlor, then waited until
dismissedl)ythe-docteT,rwhajaa-
f cdmiaiamed themr $ 1 t7W;ft
companied, them
Jane jbuld4 nevei tell boh r:th0
rest oltBatlrilght ;passedi re2aJeptr
mat lb W&3 lUS-UUS yiucr,uiia
nraver to God;" She - only r reeeol-
lected Ecrupalouslyobeying Sthei
doctor's orders'and in the intervals
of attendants earnestly begins the
in
Almighty to restore her kind and
patient husband, and to help her in
her ' endeavors to overcome her
grievous fault. ". ..
It was some weeks before James
Hariirnawas wellerioughe to per-
ci ve the change in his wife, and
the rieroses had faded, arid au-tttmn's-jteign
.begun-before he was
sufiiciently recovered to leave the
house. f But his character had won
for him many friends, and the gar
dens, (the ehief source v of support
for him and his family) were as ef
fectually attended to as jf 4ieVhad
been well, lhe railway : fcompany,-
too,; had to pay hini a round Isum.
so that his circumstances were even
better than before the accident hap
pened. . v-t,V. W J
But the best of all to him: was
tlie. knowledge that his' wife had
conquered her failing and "that
with God's help the discomfort in
the house, which had ..arisen, from
that cause would now cease. Many
words of penitence did Jane ! ad
dress'to him when at jlast f he 7 was
able to hear them; and many times
he had to assure her of. his hearty
forgiveness for" the nast.
He was sitting one morning in"
the pleasant sunlight at the cottage
leaving
came softly to his side. "
What an earthly paradise, our
house, is, even mow," he said, :when
the winter is so near."-, r. '
,' tf Aye,", replied Jane; with a sigh;
and the bad influence has, I , hope,
left it forever. Remembering what
a source of misery arid , distress'fl
haye been, to you, I sometimes won
der how you can forgive me."
IIush, Jane, I wish you would
not say such : things ; ; we are all
sinful, and need mutual forbearance.
You have never asked me for any
account of the accident."
"Xo," she aid, shuddering, "I
have never had the courage to do
so." : ..,..',...,- - v.. ,
. "There is not much to tell,, dear.
I remember that I was talking to a
fellow-passenger, . when suddenly
there came a crash, arid t knew rip
more until I found myself in a room
At thp station here, and the doctor
setting my arm. I suppose the pain
had roused me, but, I must have
fainted againfor the next time I
opened my eyes, I was in bed. t.
"What was Mr. naies tening
T " T O'J rA
you yesteraay, uauics t u.avu
Jane, after a pause.
"About the late ol three or lour
other people who .were unfortunate ,,
ly in that same train, dearjhe re-:
plied. . r -
"Were they Killed ri ,
"Two of them were, I am . sorry
to say, but that- isconsjdereil a
moderate number ndw:.on snch .an
oecasibn." ? Li't? -t'tflm. -&&& -i
"Poor, things;" said Jane, earn-.
stly. wdid Mr. Hales say .nothing.
tnore ? f . : r : a f
i What makes y o v"; ask so particu
larly ?T u f i u r.c .
r'Because," hesitated i Mrs. Har:
ding with?a deepjfcblttsh I , "".partly
overherd it."- ?r .-.. J.t
i WelljTane, said her r husband,
'perhaps it is right thatr 1 should
tell ;jbu, although it will not be
pleasant !fo'rlyou .to hear, lut "VL . it
strengthens yoa in Ijotit resolve to
abstain- f rbm intoxicating Jliqaors;
arid leads you' to t be ; more earnest
still in prayer and BripplicatibnVto
Jane leaving her household vork,
God to'.keep you ffom thrs'sad and
degrading vice, it wiir be useful.
. "Mr.JIales told me that there
was every reason to believe that the
cause of this mischance and loss of
life, was the intoxication of one or
more of the men employed, . but
whether it was the stoker or any
body "else, bejdid not say and I did
ribfc ask hina. ' " - '
" e'And so, ; Jarief he concluded,
for he saw her '"tearswere'-fiilBng.
fast thinlc no mere, of it, except' at
any time when you may feel temp
ted again. . :
. Be thankful to God that in His
mercy He has stopped such a career,
even by such means and trust to
Him to help you in your endeavors
to sin no more." " 5
: Mr. Harding Nras spared to his
family thou gh some what crippled
for the remainder of his life. But
his home was a'most happy one, for
his children had learned to attend
to the plants; his wife had been re
deemed from the dire curse that
had made his house a place of sor
row now a place of rejoicing for
in. their home now was reared a
family altar, where father, mother,
and children all bowed in humble
reverence to the God of their sal-
Mr. and Mrs. Harding and their two
eldest children, and the others are
being led in the direction of the
cross. ' What a blessing it is that
Crist is willing to save to the utter
most even the drunkards, who by
their drunkenness have been the
cause of so much misery to others
as well as to themselves. Truly.
God is : , merciful, . and the saved
should ever praise Him for His lov
ing kindness and tender mercy, ever
looking untb Him for grace to keep
them." Thus shall they conquer all
evil, and at last gain ..Heaven.'
Good Advice. "Now, boys,"
said Uncle John, "I want to: give
you a little advice.' You Jmust not
be intimate with every boy you
meet, but choose your friends,
choose your friends, boys. Never
go with those who speak bad5 words,
or take God's name in vain, nor
with those who lie or deceive.
Avoid the boys who quarrell and
fight, and break the Sabbath, and
disobey their parents and teachers.
And do not be found with' those
who mock the aged or afflicted; or
who are cruel to. any creature God
has raadefGoiwitthe boys who
read thelle andpray-and ?love
Sunday-school aud church. Those
who fear Gou and keep his com
mandments will be safe friends for
you.- ' . - - - - J,
, ..Better. haye one such friend han
a, dozen wicked cb mp anions. JSS2-
1 sis srl
Si-
ki Ha who remembers the . benefits
of his parents, will be tbbriiuch oc
cupied with his recollections to. re-s
memoer ineir iauits.
y -The blossom cannot tell what be
comes of iis odor, and no man can
tell what;beeomes. of i his, influence
and example -tliat rolljway from
him. and go beyond his ken or their
mission. I - ." --
t XV.
Hen of money lacking principle
4.' -
are lar interior to men- ot poverty v
possessing; princijple.
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