SATURDAY AUGUST 80, ls45.
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Why do you no, take your children, and
leave the miserable creature TO his own


wayr


Mother said che, as she looked up from
her work, he is my husband, the father oil
my little ones, and as long as my strength
enables me to earn food, he shall share il.


W hen We were first married be was kind.
even as you could wish; l was poor, he
was not rich, yet be had enough TO make a
home comfortable; of that home he made
me mistress. Through bad company. be
fell into vice. from which unkinGness can
never reclaim him. | have borne al for
four years, without complaint, but 90 >not
suppose without feeling. 9 nlother. when
L see him that | love, come home as he did
TO night my heart almost breaks! And Of
ten, as look back on our happy days, and
think what WILLIAM was then-the effott
make 70 suppress my emotion, can only be
eGualled by the fervency with which pray
for resignation


Tears fell from her eyes as she contin.
ued:


But wtll never desert him; his clothes
though old, shall neither be ragged nor
solled. | Will. as far as I am able. perform
my duty. The task is an easy one the
only reward that ask, mother, is an ap
proving conseience.'


The mother did not speak-she knew
Maria was resO.ute; and now that her excl
ted feelings were calmed, she felt proud that
she could callthat exemplary woman daugh-
ter.


Maria continued her quiet, meek. un.
way; still the same gentle
creature to her husband, the hard working
mother for her children.


William came home one day about sun
set. He had been trying to get work 70 en-.
able him to purchase that which had al
most become his sole existence, but was
disappointed; no one wanted help-at least
not such be could Offer.


He had thrown himselfupon a chair, with
an angry look; Maria was preparing the
evenings meal; looking round, she obsery-
ed the expression of his face and asked him
if he was sick.


NO. he replied in surly tone.


SIS there any thing that [ can do for you, |
Ii there is, tell me, and will do
il cheerfuly'


For the first time in mlny years he an
3wered kindly


No, Maria, you have already done more
han 7 daServo-i


Her gentleness had conquered. lie did |
not leave her. that night-but be sat by her |
'Ide as she sewed. and he read and talked |
until they were startled oy the watchman |
,aling twelve O'Clock. Evenings passed |
n the same way. William once more |
sought work, but with a different view-not |
o waste his earnings in intoxicating drinks, T
,ut to use them in support OF bis amily.--
He went to his old employers, told his sto-
Y, and they promised to give him what
hey had TO do. Slowl y they were raised
o their former station.


La a neat house, with all the comforts. if
lot the superhuilies of life. they may now
,e found. When he told Maria il was un
necessary to continue her sewing, he asked
Ter forgiveness for the many unkind words
lie had said to her in his diss:paied days.
10 you alone, he said, belongs all the credit
f my reformaton-Your meekness and for
earance have been he means of changing
worthless inebriate into worthy member
f society.