The Wingham Times, 1895-02-15, Page 34
W. Ca T. U. COLUMN.
(cam:we n) nx 3'1117 \WINDHA I nu?..seli.)
Par Crory afa'l 2T43mc' and Natieo Land,
Weil call the at,ention, of the >uothers and sisters
to the feet, that the Woman's Christian Temper-
ance Milos ntectS the third Monday escry month
at three o'cln.tk drtr,t, fermi() hour, at Alns. Helot's
residence, l':ttrielt street. All ladies are mad., wel.
oomc,
$s Vie Editor has kindly given Ila part of his
Spam for our work, we ask friend 4 of th.i cause to
send amus of interest on all moral quu.,tlons of LSO
(tat' to any of one members.
.
•filrplOrnt
OI B STRAND OF TEE BOPI .
FOUNDED ON VAC r.;:
JIY M.:1. PAULL (1111S. JO1iN Rr1'LEW),
Author of "illy A'listres'c the It ne•eu," "Tho
Children's Tour," etc:., co.t
She was thinking (>f Monte,, and
,bow strange her present surroundings
'would seem to then all, if she could
picture it well ; and thinking still
more of her husband, the one strong
tie that made her willing and even
glad to leave her old home and her
native country to shag 7 his Indian
quarters as sergeant of the regiment.
' She Was proncl off her husband ;
he was at fine stalwart inan, and any
woman must have admired hint for
MS physical appearance; but the'
wife thought happily that she only,
knew 'the wealth of love in his
nature, the tcndornes' he showed
her, the character that was only
completely Manifested to herself.:
They had been very happy, almost
always—always in England, in their
first taste of home in barracks,
where he had taken so much trouble
to smooth dowel little differences and
difficulties incidental to their style of
life, tl:at are more apt to trouble a
soldier's wife than the wives of other
leen. And as to India—well, if it
had not been for the effect of the
`hot climate, when he had had a.little
pirit, just his daily ration, she would
it
ave had nothing to complain of
here. She wished the Government
wouldn't give spirits to soldiers in
India; the sun was t'>o fierce and hot
to take it with safety.
THE A 1'1' Jeal GHAM TIMES,
S,}
terribly unkind, co cowardly. so :
I cruel to her, his loving, his faithful
1 wife. The speechless remonstrance
on those marble lips was more 00 -
'glint than any words the living
:Amy could have, spoken.
The morning came, and with it an
awful revelation to the sergeant.
'1)itiily, vaguely, tete weight of the
' heavy fetters and his locked, wrists
macre.1111n realize that his drunken- i
ness, which he could remember,
must have led to crime, which he in
vain tried to recollect. What am I !
Isere for ? he asked quietly, of his i
guard, dreading yet curious to know
the answer. I know I was drunk I
last night, but—what did I do ?
Do ? said the guard; don't pretend I
not to know, i1ie1kshaln, you shot I
your poor wife, and killed her.
But the guard felt extremest pity
for his disgraced and guilty comrade
as he watched the awful agony that
erept,ovcr 1xls face als he listened to
the accusation made against' him,
and. saw how drops of perspiration
came oat upon his brow, and his
poor lips quivered, and his hands
trembled in their prisons. Strong
men seldom faint, bat Melksham
was near fainting when the guard
dashed water in his face, and felt
himself compelled to try and break
through that heart rending spasnl of
mental anguish. Speak, old fellow,
he said; mince, you mustn't incrimin-
ate yourself, but say something, • or
you'll go mad.
The poor fellow gasped and groan-
ed rather than uttered the words,
" Oh God! my Amy."
Had you any quarrel, Melksham ?
asked the guard. There, there, I
haci better not question you.
Quarrel! said the sergeant; no,
we never quarrelled in our lives. I
loved her as I love my own soul,
God knows. It's the drink. God
help me, it's the cursed drink.
A few weeks later the condemned
murdered sat in his cell, and beside
hila his captain, who good-naturedly
visited him to say good-bye. Melk-
sham had generally been so steady
and well•spolen, so persevering a
soldier, and so smart and orderly,
that all his superior officers liked the
man, while Amy was universally re-
spected by their wives. The tragedy
had naturally awakened immense in-
terest in the barracks, and, indeed,
in a wider circle, wherever the regi-
ment was known.
Captain Mudie was a fine, dashing
(young man, who put his naturally
heroic, courageous nature into his
j life so fully as to inspire his men
with a good Ileal of his own enthus-
iasm. It was a bitter disappointment
to hint. that Sergeant Melksham had
disgraced not only his colors as a
soldier of the Queen, but that partic-
ular regiment and that special com-
pany. Yet, on. the other hand,
Melksham's repentance and remorse
had been so bitter, se terrible, so
true, that his captain, whenever he
came to see him, did all in his power
to comfort hiin; and being a Chris-
tian Ivan, assured the miserable iaiur-
derer that God would accept him,
vile and lost as he felt himself to bo,
• since he rested only in Christ as the
sacrifice made for the sin of the
whole world.
And now the eaptain and the ser-
geant met for the Iast time on earth,
and their hands were clasped, and
they looked once again into each
other's eyes, and knew that a few
[hours would close Melksham's earth-
ly career.
Oh ! said the poor fellow, I meant
Imy life to have been so different, sir
—a blessing to Amy, and an honor
to my regiment and faithful to my
captain and my Queen.
Then sobs choked his utterance,
and the captain dashed his hand
'across his own eyes, for they Were
slim with unshed tears. -
Ca
Can I do anything for you, Melk-
sham ? asked Captain Muffle.
Yes, sir ! will you tell the regi-
Inert after 1 am gone that drink is
the rope that hanged. me?
Very well, Melksham; anything
else:'
If yon would write to the old
folks, and to her home, niy poor
Amy's. and let then know as gently
as you Can, sir, about the end.
And so they patted, the` captain's
-1 voice broken and tearful as he strove
• ! to comfoirt the sorrow -stricken pris-
1 rfor
hours, sand
oriel the last few 1 our ,
-1 their dreaded ending.
Melksham was dead. The second
It life had been forfeited to the drink
d ' fiend, and Captain Thuile turned
r over and over in his mind the ser-
e geant's message to Ida comrades.
He had often talked with his Wife
She walked up and down the ver-
andah, wishing he would collie. The
soft breeze, waren and halmly, re-
freshed, though it could not cool
her, and she longed to share the
quiet evening hour with llim. Be -
•i sides, whenever he was late, there
"N was the " little. cloud " of anxiety,
" no bigger than a man's hand,"
perchance, yet it presaged to her a
possible coining storm. IIow beauti-
ful the night was ! She had never
�'' ead tt Lallal, Rookh;" site knew noth-
"ing of Indian poetry; but she felt
something of the exquisite charm ' of
Eastern repose even in that not very
sentimental kind of' place, the sola-
' ler's quarters.
Alt! a footfall; he was coming,
then. But the step was unsteady,
staggering; alas ! for her bright
hopes. If she could only have fore-
seen ! Poor Amy Bevan. How was
she to guess his savage mood, this
fresh development of his drunken
state, his fierce impulse, his mad
anger ? She had done nothing to
vex him, nothing but what had hith-
• erto pleased him, when she waited in
the verandah to welcome him to his
home.
This night, nothing was right
that she had done, or could do. 'No
longer maudlin or merry, as she had
often seen him, when the senseless
mirth had made her turn disgusted
away, but cruel, tyrannical, desper-
date: if she dared to say a word, he
threatened to kill her; and ' before
she had understood the threat al-
most = certainly before she had
fully comprehended him--thetragedy
w•is enacted, his hand had raised the
adly weapon against her, and fired
ry lus rifle and shot her—dead.
The sound collected quite a little
crowd in a few moments. What
had he done ? Why did lie kill
her ? Ile eould give no reason; he
�' chd not understand the question.
Poor, unhappy wretch, he did not
yet know his misery. lie could give
no sensible answer to any of the
Anany . inquiries that were poured
upon him. Had you any quarrel?
Did she vex. you? What did you do
it for? And each of those who ask.
ed could have told the only reason,
better than he knew it himself, " bo
%use he was drunk." Ile was hur
d away to the guard room and
' ht heavily fat
u for the night, ' .ked l
f
tered. And, Amy's'sbody lay stil
and cold in their neat bedroom, wit
a: wistful wonder on the gentle des
face that was piteous to see, as if he
deist thought was a dread surpris
that he whom she loved could be so
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vr:1 t o y t.tiv',id ritt1, 4. f. i: i �;'. iao1 .,,
about the sergeant and poor Amy;
but lie had not told her of this dying
request. There's something Melk-
sham asked me to do, dear, he said
one clay, and I don't know bow to do
1t.
What is that? said Mrs. Mudie,
greatly wondering.
I haven't courage for it, said her
husband, sitrinkingly.
Why,' Fred, I never knew you
could, possibly fail in courage; you're
the very soul of bravery.
I don't feel so about this, love, he
said; that poor fellow asked me to =7-7
tell the men that drink was the rope
that hanged him. Now, if I go on
drinking I feel that I ani taking one
strand of the rope.
Then why not give it up ? she l
asked
What! give, up' the drink alto-
gother ?
Certainly, 'she responded; and 1
will, too.
The captain put his arm round
her, and kissed her tenderly.
Darling, he said, you have solved
niy difficulty, and I feel you have
decided aright. I will give the men
poor Melksham's message, and tell
then also what I felt, and how you
reasoned, and our resolve. Per-
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getting wrecked as bis was, and
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