III E w HITE GOTTA G E.

A TEMPERANCE STORY.


BY RE VERA.
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AT the time the events we have described
were taking place in the town Oft,
the stranger, or Son Of Temperance, as he
chose to be styled, was engaged in making
converts to the cause of Temperance in the
town of P, ten miles distant. He had
engaged to lecture on the evening before
the sale of the White Cottage was to come
off: He had stopped at the railroad depot,
on his way to the place Of meeting to trans
act some business with the agent. While
in the ticket Office, man entered the room
and said:


"Here's chance for some of you. The
White Cottage in T is TO be sold to-
morrow at 10 o'clock by the sheriff." said
he, laying printed hand-bill on the table
"This was given to me by friend of the
family, who said that that old sinner, Ty-
Ter, was to become the purchaser, and in
timated that unfair means had been resort
ed to, to put the property in his possession.
! wish had the money, ! would buy in
the property for Mr.. Benson. There are
strange stories told about Mr.. Grandson
and him."


"How sop asked the stranger


"Why, Grandson, and a few more of
the same kidney, got Benson, under pre-
tence of some business transaction, into
his house, and made dead set at him to
induce him to break his pledge. They took
advantage of the man, and, he says himself,
he had a narrow escape, but he came off
conqueror after emptying his glass"


"Emptying his glass y said the stran-
ger, "you do not mean to say that he did
that -


Yes-sir-ee, | do say so--he did empty
his glass--not into his throat-but into
Grandison's face"


"Is it possible I "


at is that very thing, and no mistake,
and what is worse still, it is said that If be
had forfeited hispledge, he would not have
been disturbed in possession Of the pro-
perty."


"Good Heavens /! can this be true" ex.
claimed our friend. "However, will know
more before this time tomorrow, or my
name isn't -," said he, as he left tht
depot.


Five minutes before six o'clock on tn,
morning after the above conversation, eul