“Magistratesandlawyers；relationsandfriends；enduranceofinjuries，patience，hope，andhonestwork——Ihadtriedallthese，andtriedthemvainly。LookroundmewhereImight，theprospectwasclosedonallsides。

　　“Atthistimemyhusbandhadgotalittleworktodo。Hecamehomeoutoftemperonenight，andIgavehimawarning。’Don’ttrymetoofar，Joel，foryourownsake，’wasallIsaid。Itwasoneofhissoberdays；and，forthefirsttime，awordfrommeseemedtohaveaneffectonhim。Helookedhardatmeforaminuteorso。Andthenhewentandsatdowninacorner，andheldhispeace。

　　“ThiswasonaTuesdayintheweek。OntheSaturdayhegotpaid，andthedrinkingfittookhimagain。

　　“OnFridayinthenextweekIhappenedtocomebacklate——havinghadagoodstrokeofworktodothatday，inthewayofcookingapublicdinnerforatavern-keeperwhoknewme。Ifoundmyhusbandgone，andthebedroomstrippedofthefurniturewhichIhadputintoit。Forthesecondtimehehadrobbedmeofmyownproperty，andhadturneditintomoneytobespentindrink。

　　“Ididn’tsayaword。Istoodandlookedroundtheemptyroom。

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