JIM BRADDOCK'S PLEDGE.
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"Don't trifle with me, any more, James /;
! can't bear it much longer, | feel that ]
can't" poor Mrs. Braddock said in a
plaintive tone, while the tears came to her
eyes.


H won't deceive you any more, Sally.
Pll sign, and III keep my pledge. III
could only have said-H've signed the
pledge yesterday, | would have been safe
But I've got no pledge, and Pm afraid to 60
out to hunt up Malcom, for fear shall see
grog shop"


oCan't you write pledge :"


"No. can't write any thing but bill,
or label for one of your pickle pots"


"But try"


dwell, give me pen, some ink, and a
piece of paper.o


But there was neither pen, ink, or pa
per, in the house. Mrs. Braddock, how
ever, soon mustered them in the neighbor-
hood, and came and put them down upon
the table before her husband.


"There now, write a pledge" she said.


81 will" And Jim took up the pen and
wrote


uBlister nv feathers if ever drink ano-
tber drop Of Alcohol, or any thing that will
make drunk come, sick or well, dead or
alive! JIM bRADDocK


"But that's queer pledge, jim"


81 don't care if it is l'l keep it."


ats Just no pledge at all"


oYou're an old goose Now give me
hammer and four nails"


oWhat do you want with hammer and
four nails


81 want to nail my pledge up over the
mantelpece."


uBut it will get smoky"


$50 will your aunty. Give me the ham
mer and nails"


Jim's wife brought them as desired, and
he nailed his pledge up over the mantel-
niece, and then read it off with proud, re-
soute air.


81 can keep that pledge, Sally, my old
oirl, And what's more, ] will keep il,
too " he said, slapping his wife upon the
shoulder. "And now for some breakfast in
double quick time, for must be at Jones's
early this morning"


Mrs. Braddock's heart was very glad, for
she had more faith in this pledge than she
had ever felt in any of his promises. There