TIL E w HITE GOTTA G. r..

. A TEMPERANCE STORY.


BY RE VERA.
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!" Charles, Charles, talk not thus, or you
will drive me mad did not mean to re-
proach you. Liquor you shall have-but
dear Charles, hope it will be the last that
will ever pass your lips"


(" God bless you, Clara will not pro-
mise-but get the liquor quickly, if you
would not see me maniac.O


The liquor was procured, and the unfor-
tunate man, after partaking freely, was put
to bed, in the hope that sleep, that great re.
storer, would calm the agitation Of his


nerves, and restore his mind to some degree
of calmness. His wife, in the meantime
agitated by alternate hopes and fears, endea-
vored to school her mind into preparation
for the worst. Her husband, she was aware,
had arrived at that point at which reforma-
ton must commence, or eventually sink in
to that hopeless, helpless being-a cofrm-
ed drunkard. Hope, she did-but it SEEM
ed like hoping against hope-yet she did
hope, and prayerfuIly and fervently did
she raise her heart and voice to Him, to
whom all things are possible-that she
might not hope in vain-that her husband
the father of her chldren-might be re-
deemed from the slavery of drunkenness,
and occupy the station in society which he
was so eminently qualified to fill with Gre
dit to himself and profit to the community.


"Mother, said her son, the stranger whom
| told you of, promised me that he would
call and see fathsr-perhaps, mother, he
may induce father to take the pledge. Oh,
if he would-how comfortable and happy
we should all be. Do you think, Mother,
father will be better tomorrow am sure
the stranger will call tomorrow, and
and


"What, my son "


"Why, Mother, ! want him to converse
with father-he is Son of Temperance
and will do good, doubt not"


Let us hope for the best my children
bring the Bible, Charles, and read a chap
ter-it is now bed time. | will pray that
your father may be restored-pray with me,
nv children, that this heavy calamity may
be removed from u.s."


A short, but fervent address was made
to the throne of grace, after which the mo-
tber and her children retired to seek repose,
hoping that the morrow would bring bright
er prospects, and encourage them to look
for the realization of their cherished hopes.