He wanted to go with two or three companions a gunning, and even the vision of his young wife shrinking in the keen winter wind, was not sufficient to conquer this desire.
"I will go this once, William," said he, at length, with a long inspiration; "and then I will quit it.

I see and acknowledge the force of what you say; I never viewed the matter so seriously before." "This once may confirm a habit now too strongly fixed," urged his companion.

"Stop now, while your mind is rationally convinced that it is wrong to waste your time, when it is so much needed for the sake of making comfortable and happy one who loves you, and has cast her lot in life with yours.

Think of Ellen, and be a man." "Come, Harry!" said a loud, cheerful voice at the shop door; "we are waiting for you!" "Ay, ay," responded Henry Thorne.

"Good morning, William! I am pledged for to-day.