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{•ler K» col lection The vex* human wrpcfc I renv^mW was that of r rmn tf middle age, a hsndHome, genial fallow of about 5 end 80, He had whan does not; fall to the share of ©very good looking man, a very good looking wife, and two remarkably beautifai children, a boy and a, girl. They were as bright and cheerful a family as yoa could find anywhere m oar favGtirad land. Tois roan was a very kind husband, and had only the fault of ' liking company,* he was a good man of business and io ' easy i ctrcnmstatioea.' Wons of his friends j thooghb that s taste for drink was e?er to 'undermine his prosperity, and that of all connected with him. Anxiety was at firut aroused by sudden attacks of illness, which rendered it impossible for him to attend to his' business for days at a time. Hia wife like many another noble, much endar ing woman, recived the sympathy of • enquiring friends' without giving the faintest clup to the real nature of bis deadly malady, but; as the days and months and years Went on, and these ' attacks * became more frequent and more prolonged, people remarked the change m his wife, that her anxiety on his account was making ia her ap pearance. Tht bright smile which had «o enhanced her beauty, but eeldorn lighted op her face, a fixed look of melancholy fewane habitual, and before very long it was impossible to hide from any one the great sorrow, which had overtaken her, and which she had concealed ho untiringly. Here was another case where every advantage of health, comfortable naeane, charming home, and family love, and the pleasure of tree friendship were all sacrificed for the paltry gratification of a taste for brandy and gin and whisky ! Jsn't it almost incredib'e that a sane man can become so besotted, as to greedily pre fer « bottle of brandy or a pint of whisky, to a loving wife, and two lovely children? If we did not see it done over and over again, one could not be lieTe it to be possible. This man too, like the first of whom I (old you, sank rapidly, bis constant wife most heroically standing between him *nd attsr desti tution. He became embicile-—a hope less slobbering idiots—and so passed to the grave and gates of death. Prohibi tion wovld have saved this man &nd his ©ace fair home. Then, later on whea I was m my tpens comes No 3. One d»y Aunty »Bked me if I coold drive her out into the country one line afternoon. I arranged to do it The day fixed, proved to be one of those supremely lovely dayß we get la late summer, when everything m nature seems to have reached perfection, and to be at peace with nil its Rnrround ings. When the beauty of earth, and sir, and sky, make it hsrd to realise, that there »re soch things us sorrow, and sin, and death to be reckoned with, As we wont a'ong, Aunty told me that she bad had a very sad letter from an old friend, who wrote telling her, that her j eon had gone out to New Zealand a year vt two ago, h*d at 6rat been staying far from up, but now had gone to live on * ■ farm belonging to eH servants of hprs, who being very much attached to her would be interested m her dear boy," about whom eho waa very anxious indepd, because he had given way to In'euoper&'icp at Hqik s and his parents having tried many expedients to break him of his habif, at last fo' lowpd the advice of those who rr-com nipnded thorn, to send him right awny from all his old associates to new scenes and new companions, This mother begged Aunt Tib to find ort her son and " be kind to him," and to write and let her know " all about him, how he looked, and what he Wis doing," for she had not, heard directly from him for some time, most probably he was too busy learning farming to write. Aunt Tib, as luck would have ifc, knew the people on the farto, and hid a very high opinion of them ; she felt very hopeful about the " poor boy' whom she remembered last bs " such a bonnie we© chap ;'' and formed plans of getting him down to town on a visit to father. When we reached oar des tination about eight miles out of town, the good farmer welcomed as among his barking dogs, anJ took the horso and • trap' away ; the good woman came ont and met as, bat I thought, did not seem very hospitably inclined, lor instead of leading the way In sht stood hesitating on the pathway, and, ia response to Annty's 'enquiry after her young friend, her face clouded and ■h© asked "Are you wanting to sr c himt" " Yes," answered Aanty, v that is my errand, he is the aon of a very old friend of mine. I have just heard from his mother, I would have come sooner ii I had known of his where ftboutß." l( Have yoa sefn him since he wae m New Zealaud," questioned the woman, still standing m the game spot. " No," said Annty, " I have not had an opportunity." Just then'the man cams back, »nd the woman hastily went over to him and spoke earnestly to him. He shock his head Badly and walked over to as with his wife and \ asked »a his wife had done. *• Were von ; wanting to sen him ma'am' ? •' Certainly i was, Is he veiy much occu pied"? " Nooa, but he's not very well, at present." AH the more reason for me to BC9 him then," asserted .Annty. The woimn looked at me and then at her husband and said to him. " John,' take the young lady to Janet's" they m an explanatory fashion, *o me *• Janet,'* my daughter, her husband works with John, ahe'li b» proud to see you." Aunty imme said, •* Yea, go chi'dl to Janet's and I'll come to you when I'm ready." So, John led me off, I was not best pleased and thought the woman a disa' ffreaable ereatnue. however her daughter Janet, made great amends, providing me with delicious "afternoon tea." In about half, an hour I caw Aanty approaching talking to the woman, and weeping as aha talked Immediately, I thought the poor, young man was dead, and that wap why they had not wished me to go into tb« farm house. I ro<e tap and went oufc to meet her. ;Shensadeno explanation at all. She would nob sib down, bafc drank »«op of fees Gtandins;. The man eood appeared with the trap, and before ions we were on the road home. No sooner was the little ffurry of getting av»ay out,, than Aunty gwe way to floods of tears and Bobbed as if her heart would break. I cried too from sympathy, and when poor Aunty prrew a little calm. I said. •• Poor fellow ! whendid he die 1 * "Die! eaidAunty"the child 1 would f&tfe©r have seen nim lying dead than as I

sa<v him ! Oh ! to think that any maa could so deacroy himself for the love of that vile drink. Oh 1 Ms poor, poor mother ! Could she see hor boy, a* I saw him tod' y, her boy once so bright, ; and clever, and full of promise, having to | be kept m a room without fa window, and t<> be sewn Into a sack. Child t a stoat H i?n sack. Drink has made a lan&tlc of him and these kindly people fro:n the lovo th 1 y bear their parents cannot make np their miuds.to send him to an Asylom. "H i ian'f so bad at times, she says, and we match and try to amuce him and inUres; htm then, but, though be Ia sp! lorn violent, hn mao destructive, he w mid not \ea\ a a wholn pa>e of glass m ! a window, or sheet or blanket upon Ida b-d, we cm only keen him covered with this .sack and John wraps him m ruga at night, or wht?n it; ia cold, for we cannot tier"- him <>v«n when w^ are beside him «ith fire, and we do hope co, he will get be-ior fi>- itinw can we wri-e to his mother when he's like this?' Well, after that, father »nd annty used Jo go out to the farm every now antf again to see him, but h« crew no batter, bat weaker and weaker, until having no strength to bear and break everything within his reach, he was laid to ailappnarnncos, much more comfortably m hi* bod but alat-! he was too far through then to realise any senae of oomfort, or anything else. A.unty says that he never gave any token of being aware of their presence, never said any' thing rational except once, when she had finished reading the story of the prodigal son to him, he murmured, 'Pretty, Ipretty, pretty, isgaln ' and she read it over again. About six months after cthat first vlsib come the end, a hopeless, awfnl, unspeakable end. And prohibition wonld have saved this man also.

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AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH : Head Office, Custom-honse Qnay Wellington. Local Board of Dirbotors : \ The Hon, Morg&n S. Grace, M.D C.M.G., SIL.O. (Chairman) The Hon. Charles J. Johnston, M.L.O (Deputy Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. The Hon. Edward Kichardson, O.M.G. M L.C. John Duncan, Esq. "^MEDICAL OFFICER" Dr. G E Anson, M.D., M.ft.O. England I"' HE Oldest, Wealthiest, and moat JL Prosperoas AUSTRALAN LIFE OFFICE ANJQ THE LARGEST MUTUAL OFFICE IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The oaly Mutual Life Office which de» clarea A BONUS EVERY YBAB The Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is of the most etrin^ent Character, and Ensures a larger Reserve to meet Liabilities than that held by and other Office i»i the Australasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS £16,500,000 (SIXTEEN AND A HALF MILLIONS) STERLING, ANJSUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £2,000,000 (TWO MILLIONS) STKIiLING. Policies m force 1^1,74 Sum Assured £'45,528,09 Cash bomi-^R Divided ... £8,815,73 BONUSES. Cash Bouhr for one year, 1899, £508,138 yielding Reversionary Bonuses amount ing: to £942,500, after making specia reserves. Cash BnnuHPP declared or last five yeara over Two Millions, yielding Reversion ary Bonuses exceeding Four Millions. ASSURE iOUR LIFE IN THE M.P, SOCIETY. And Sacnre a BONUS EVERY YEAR. pxpetiaes of Management—9 Fer Cen on the Total Income. Edward W. Lowk» Resident Secretary Branch Office— Custom Honße Qnay, Wellington. James Hair, District Secretary. District Office Cathedral Sqoare, Qhtißtchnrch .__ ._ —-~ ]?riase Competition. mHE " TRIAD " hae ia the prea«, and JL shortly to he published, a book entitled " What to see and Where to Stay m New Zealand. ' A prize of Three Guineas is offered for the most interesting and amusing article of about 2000 wards, entitled v What to see and Where to Stay :in New Zsslaad." ffo close 20th BEPTEM BEB. Puzz'n Competition for children under 14, see TRIAD CONDITIONS.: All that is necessary to enter for this competition Is to posfe your article {enclosing a receipt for ss, or more, from aay Tiuad advertiser* to " The Manager of the Tbiad, Danedio.' Ajax Washing Powders Anglo N.Z. Cycle Co. Auckland Forwarding and Parcels Delivery Agency Beraialine Bread—all Bakers Brioaley and Co.'a Raoges Bing, Harris & Co, Arrow Brand Bootß Commercial Hotel, ffi N Grange ; Oartis, F, Jeweller DunJop Tyree Gawne'a Sauces, Pickles, Vinegar, etc Uates, H A, Muaic seller Gregg and Co, W, Ooflfae, Starch, etc Hayward'a Pickles and Sauces Jouea, H M, Triad Agent Kirkpatriok, 8, and Co, X Jama Kharki Cigarettes, Eagle Go's Rozie Teas, all GrooersJ Lane's Creosoted Emulsion Loaaby'a Wahoo, Koolibah, Benjamin Gutn, and Cinnamon CureJ Maddins, G., Ironmonger N.Z. Clothing SWtory Nelson, and Co'a Tea Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corpo tioD, Ltd. Orr, A, Draper Sanderson's Sootoh Whisky Spring BloßEom Tea Suratura Tea Teed and Co., Corn Cure Tonking'a Linseed Emulsion " Tui" Extract of Boap Waltke's Soap