FATHER, COME HOME
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Last night about nine o'clock we noticed a
poor man on the Avenue, who, under the in
fuence Of strong drink, was scarcely able to
walk At short distance behind him was a
little boy who had not seen twsluA ann,s,sero,
bareIooI, and as shabbily attired as the adult
In the clear moonlight we gazed upon the
picture. <3'st.1 .tt


Father, come home. said the son implor-
ingly; bur on staggeIed the drunkard, paying
little or no attention 10 the voice Of his off.
spring.


Ali who can tell the condition Of the indivi-
duaPs family in their wretched abode The
boy, and at this season, had no shoes on his
feet; and it is reasonable to suppose that those
at home were alike uncomfortable Probably
there was an insuficiency ofcovering to pro-
tect them from the cold and dampness Of the
season, The wife, child, may have been
sick, and hence the boy implored his father TO
come home sta -ia1