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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1879)
October, 1879. 300 THE WEST SHORE. MOTHER, WATCH THE LITTLE FEET. Mnlher! wi tli.- mi I.- t. f i . Cltnlilnf o'rr Um gardan wall, Ltouwlliiif thrnigh lha I'Up) atrial, lUnflrtf cellar, ehed tin! hall; Nsver count the moments lust, Never mini the llroa U n , Mule lest will go Mini, Oulde lln iip, mother, while you mai Mulbarl aratoh Um Utile hand, licking berries be the way, M4I1H1K houaea lii the tand. Toeehie; up the frairranl hey, Never dare Has qiiasUifi a.k , "Why to ma ihlt wavy leak I These earns lltlla handatnay pniTe. Mtaaangaia (if llrht and love. Mother! wilch tha Hull limine, Pratlllht aliapienoe and wild, Whaltaeald, MM what Is Bunf, In lha hat'iiy. Jnyoua chllil (kl.li tli- wonl WI1II.1 n )el unspoken, kaop thi low lialutc lla tirokan; Tha anna tongue may yal proclaim DlaMliiK In Savlor'a nalua Mother' watch the Uula hrui. nesting soft ami warm fur you; Wholemaii lumua now lnirV, K. r " 1 " i' ""' nsj haart irua, Kitrlaelhig every wesd, Ill si lag good anil precious aeed, llar'awt 11 h you than may see, klaNlii( for etemliy ONLY A HUSK. Tom I fan v. yet young man, hail grown to be wry hard on. At hurt lit) i I t inn been all mint t( bit hesd ami hu will hail Itctin all liilhti but these linn . Wing wrong, the whole machine waa going tu tha bail very fait. I ! u h than war timaa whan tha heart frit something of iU own tiutbliil yearnings. Tiim hail luat bis place aa fnreiuan n( the nn-al machine shop, ami what money ha now eemed cenie Irnm odd lobs 11I tinkanu wbiah ha waa ablo to ilo here kail there at private hotteee; fur Tmn waa a gr ii t ii a aa wall aa a mechanic, anil when hia head wee steady enough ha could mend a clock or aa elaM a watch wall aa ha could ' ami regulate a iteain engiue, ami lliia latter he oould ilo bat tar than an v ulhar man rvereinplnycd by tha Uoott Kalli Manufacturing oumiany. One iUy 'I'"in had a Job to mend a broken mnwinii mauluua aoil reaper, for which he n nivnl i: ami on lha following morning ha alerted nut for hia old haunt the village uv am. II" knew that hia wife aailly needed thr money, ami that hia two little children were in abaulut tunering (ur want ol clothing, ami that morning ha held a debate with tha better part of himself, but tha belter part hail Wr.imr weak anil ahaky, anil the demon n( appetite earned the day. Bo ewev to the tavern Tom went, where, for two or throe hours, he Mt the eihilaraling r( facta ol lha alcoholic draft, ami fainted hiuiaell happy, aa be could eingand laugh; but, aa unul alujiefactliio fnlloereal, and the man iln- I nut. He .hank wnila ha oould ataml, and then lav down in a oorTMT, wbtra hia comniout left bun It w aa lata at night, atmoat midnight, when the Landlord a wife oama to tha In Ui eeo what kept her huaband up, and the iuickly aaw Turn "Petrr." aaid aha. not in a idraaant moo.1, "why don't yon earn! that iniaarahlaTom Darcy borne Ilea bwaa kM(ing around here long enough. Tom 'a at u twf action aa not eound alcep. Th dead ooma bait left hit brain, and the "ailing of hia name atuun hia eenaia krrn atlrntion. Ma hmt an inaane love of rum, but did not love lha landlord. In other years IVlcr Timlar and himself had lovad tod wooed the aweel maiden Ellen (loss and ha won her, leaving Prler I" take up with the vinegary eptnatcr who ha. I brouhl him the uvrm. and he knew that lately tha la pa tax hail gloated over the misery of the womau wbo ba.1 oma diacanlral Mm "Win don't von atnJ bin home " drmandrd lira. Tuidai, with aa un pall ant a tamo vl bar look "Huah, Betty! He't got money. Let him lie, and In- II b ture to tcnd it Iwfore lie goea ! b. , .. ... ........ UUk, U.... bit wife may have the busk!" W lib a null and a map iny turnm away and ahorlly afterward I um Darcy lifted himself up on hit elbow. "All, loni, arc you awaac: 'Yet." "Thun rouao up and have a warm glatt." Tom got upon hit feet and tteadied himtclf. "No; 1 Mi.n i driuk any more to-night." "It won't hurt you, Tom juat one glau." "I know it won't!" taid Tom, buttoning up hit coat by tliu miliary button left " I know it "li t ' And with thia ho went out into the chill air of midnight. When he got away from the ahadow of tha tavern, heatopued and looked up at tliu aUra, and then hu looked down upon the rartli "Aye,' he muttered, grinding hit heel in the gravel, "I'cter Tiudar ia taking the kernel, aud leavinu uoor Klleu the worthless huak a hutk more than w.irthleta! and I am helping him to do it. I am robbing my wife of joy, nibbing uv dear children of honor and comfort, and robbing luyaulf of love and life iuet that Cuter Timlar may have the kernel aud bllon the hutk We'll teel' It wat a revelation to the man. Tho tavern keeper'a toech, meaut not for hia oara, hail MM on hit aenaei at fell the voice of the Kiacn Ouu upnu Saul of Tarailt. "We'll tee!'' he tanl, letting hit font (Irmly upnu the ground; and tiieu he woudud hit way homeward. On the followinu iiiorniuu he aaid tn hit wife: "Klleu, have you any colTm in tliu houte?" let, loin. She did not tell nun that her -iil. i had given it to her. She wat glad tn hrar him atk (or coffee, inttead of the old, old cider. I with you would make me a cup, good and atroiig. 1 here wat really luuai" in I oin a voice, and ilo- wife trt about her work with a atrauge llnttrr at brr In ul Tom drank two cupa of the atrnng, fragrant tb". and thou went out went out with a resolute ttep, and walked airtight to the great manufactory, where he found Mr. Scott IU hit Mm "Mr. Scott, I waut to learu my trade over again. "Kh. Tom! whit do yon mean?" "I mean that Ha Tom Darcy come back b the old place, aaklug forgiveiieat for the past ami hoping to do lietler ill the luture. ' ' 1 . in. ' cried the manufacturer, atarting for ward and gratpiug Ilia hand, "art you ii earmtt? It it really the old Tom." "lit what a left ol him, air, aud we'll have him whrfla and ttroug very aoon, i( you 11 ouly i t him at work. "Work! Ayr, Tom, and blast you, too lion- it an engine to I let up and totted tn lav. (.oiiio w nil me. tom'i hands war weak and unsteady, but hit brain waa clear, and under hit akillful auivrr vianm the engine waa art up aud teatcd; hut it sat uot perlect. There were mittakea which lie hail to correct, aud It waa late iu the eveulug when the work waa complete. Mow ia it now, loin: asked Mr. Scott at he came into tht leatlug houte and fouud the workmen ready to depart. "She's all right, tir. You may give tour v arrant without fear." ' ... i hires you, Tom! You don't know how Ilka aweel niuaic the idd votes sounds. Will yon take our place again!" "Wait till Monday morning, air. If yon will ollrr it U me then, I will lake it" At the little cottage Kllen Darcy't flutUring heart wat nuking. That morning, aftor Tom hal gone, ahe hid fouud a dollar bill in thr coffee cup She knew that he left it for her She hal l ru out and bought law and sugar, and flour and butur, and a b.t of tsndrr ttrak; aud all day long ray of light had base dancing and thimmering before her a ray from the bleated light of other days. With prayer and hope the had act out tho lea table, and waited; not tbe tun went down and no Tom came. Eight o chick ana aimott tunc Hark! The old atep! quick, strong, eager for home. Yea, it waa Tom, with tbe old grime upon hit handt, and the odor of oil upon hit garments. "1 liavo kept you waiting, INellie. "Tom!" "I didn't mean to, but the work hnng on." "Tom! Tmn! You have been to the old ahop." "let, and 1 m bound to have tbe old place, and "Oh, Tom!" And ahe threw her arint around hit neck, and covered hia face with kittet. "Nellie, darling, wait a little, and you ahall have the old Tom back again. " "Oh, Tom! I've got him now, bleat him! hleta him! my own Tom! my hutband! my dar ling!" And then Tom Darcy realized the full power and bleuing of a woman't love. It wut alianquet of the gods, waithattnpper of the houtehold godt ail restored with the bright angelt of peace and love and joy spread ing their wingt over the board. Un the following Monday morning lorn Darcy tiimed his nlace at the head of the irreat ma chine shop, and those who thoroughly knew Li I I m . i l a I. f . .. nun nan no rear oi nit going oaca into ana slough of joyleatneit. A few days later, Tom met I eter Tmdar on the street. "Kh, Tom, old boy, what's up?" "I am up, right aide up." "Yet, I iee; nut I hope you haven't forsaken , Tom!" "I hive forsaken only the evil you have in ttore, Peter The fact it, I concluded that my wife and little onea had fed on hutkt long enough, and if there waa a good kernel left in my heart, or in my manhood, they ahould have it." Ah, you heard what I aaid to my wife that night!" refer; nml I hIiiII be grateful to you for it at long as I live. My remembrance of you will alwayi be relieved by that tinge of warmth ami brightness. Tr.MrEnASck Work ruBPrri'!. In one re aped Ivnipuranoe work it like housework. Wo men are tometimos heard to with that they could get thit dutting and darning and dish washing doue up once (or all ; at a man builds u barn, oleara a wood-lot, or digs a wall, aud is through with it It it tedious to keep peg ging away at the aame hum-drum taak to-day, to-morrow, and the year round, aa long aa one lives si wayt doing it but never getting it done. Hut that ia what temperance people muet make up their minda to do. There ia no discharge in hia wrar Wi mav whiu in manr a skirmish and carry many an inlrenchmeut; we may burn the enemy't supply trains aud break up hit camps ; but ao long aa human nature it huinau uature, so long as men love aeii-iniiuigwam., hall have to keep a running fight wiln mit it l'o call ihit taak a " reform " is mialeading. If will not be like the crusade against ataer. That evil has been wiped out When intern pounce it wiped out we may expect to near a., irumpeU blowing lor the millstdBtwi Commay. "OcM, Jour, did you nivor hear "T I' speech afore the Hibernian Soeiety T No, howthould I! for ture I waa not on the ground. ' " Well, Jamie, you are I was called upon by the Hibernian Society foe a epeeoh, nd he jabera, I nee with the inihusiastoe "."' ibouaaodi, with my heart ovwflowwsg ems grstituds, and my SVtS tilled with ttawa, aaa diril word did 1 tpeak :"