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Show He'was in the morning of manhood, y? Hbi8 eye clear -and bright, his skin of a 'warmvruddy glow, hie step bduyant 1 ' v.: :-and elastic, and his spirit bounding !'0,i:.and;hrfffUhfuL Said a friend to him: 1L.:r - Gome inHarry, and take a drink." ' r r4,No, Tom, Us,; too exnenaive. I ; " can t afford it." . -i"Ov pahaw' Gome and drink with -.ft 'me at my expense." :',No, Tom, I wouldn't drink at -r - . your expense if I could; but that thing ' cannot be done. He who prinks must sj ' do so at his own expense." V- "Nonsense! If I invite you in to , -drink, and pay for it, what's the ox- pen'se to you, Harry"?" H ? v ' Ay,5 Tom, dear boy, I wasn't H i,' v thinking of the money part. (As for H :; ' that, I fancy I could afford the ex-! H ' ' pense better than you could. No, no, J tht) expense which i cannot afford H is of another kindi The peace and S happiness, of my mother I cannot sac K 8? , ' "rifice;"py own health, and strength, H: V i jntal and moral vigor, and my H m " self respect, I cannot foolishly expend H 9 and oast away. And, dear Tom, H M there is another God bless her! I yoiiry sweet" sister; Mliej--have. I a riht,' since our: betrothmnt, to endanger en-danger the neart and the ' life I have pledged to herP" A tear stole down TomV cheek. He took Harry's aim, and walked away from the gilded saloon, conscientiously conscien-tiously reflecting tibon tiio better way of life. . . . "c. |