Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-06-07

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be made in reference to o'her subjects than
drinking.
From the Sentinel of Freedom.
WHAT WILL YOU HAVE!
Afcr a davis work Of calculation and
copying, was under the mortilying neces-.
ity of waiting an honr in the bar room ola
low tavern, 10 secure the services OF mail.
guard, who was 10 carry parcel for my
employers. Amidst the smoke, the spit.
ting and the claltcr Of crowd Of inn.haun.
tiers, could not but find some subjects for
reflection.
The presiding genius Of the bar was a
bloated, carbunclcd, whlskered young man,
/ whom had long known as the abandoned
son of deceased friend. | sighed and
was silent. Ever and anon, as one after
another, or squads oftwo, three, or more,
approached his shrine, to receive and empty,
their glasses, and deposite their sixpenses,
| heard the short, peremptory formula Of
the Bacchanal minister" What wiN yon
hare ?-brandy? gin? punch? What wW
you hare?" And the victims severally
made their bids, for smaller, n cocktaIl,a
sling, or julep, as the case might be-
The cons ant repetition Of" the form IN that
case made and provided" set me upon
drowsy meditation on the pregnant ques-
tion-IVhat wM you hare? Methinks
I can answer the question, SAID | 10 myself,
as | cast a glance around the murky apari-
ment-and first to the young shoemaker.
VINO, with a pair Of newly fnised boots, is
asking for " grog." What will you have?
Young man, you will soon have an empty
pocket. .,
There is trembling. raggel man, wit,
livid spots under the eyes. He is ma
chinemaker, and has lodgings in the house.
What will you have Ali the bar-keep-
or knows without the answer; he takes
gin and water. Poor man! l also know
what you will have. Already you have
been twice al deaths door; and The gin
will not drive off that chill. You will have
yphus ferer. There comes my ncighbor
the book binder. Ills hand shakes as he
raises his full glass. All! Shannon
dread to say it-but you will have the p'f-
su. The glasses are washed out, not
cearsed, IN the sop-tub under the bar
shelf. Now, a fresh bevy comes up, cigar
in hand. Gentlemen, what will you hav;,!
7 choose to supply the answer for myself
thus: The baker there will have an apo
pzeny or sudden fall in his shop. That tai
lor in green glasses will have, or rather
,brcc ;dIer; in tI,r,y...:-..An and, | fear, the
epidemic that shall sweep off our refuse
drunkards. But what will that man have
who leans over tie table. seeming to pore
over the last" Herald :" He is scarcely
resolved what he shall drink, or whether he
shall drink a, all. | understand the Ian.
guage Of his motions-he is renegade
from the Temperance ranks. lie !as Dor.
rowcd money this week. John, you vii
have lodgings in jail! Sorry indeed, am
to sec in this den Mr.. Scantng, the
cooper. Not to speak Of himself. have
reason 10 believe that both his grown scns
are beginning to drink. He looks about
him snspiciousiv. Now he has pIucked
IN courage. lie takes whiskcy. You
will have a pair Of drunken sons.
The young fellow in the green frock
coat, and colorcd ncckcloth, is musician,
a man Of reading, and the husband OF a
lovely English woman. He takes his glass
with the air ola Greek. drinking hcmlock.
You will have Il heart broken ar'te.
What ! is that lad offftecn going to he
bar? He is and he tosses offhiS Cogac
with an air. You will have an earthy
deah
The old man that totters out Of the door
has doubtless come; ;hi cr to drown his gre.
His last son has died in prison from the
effects of brawl in the theatre. The ia
,hcr has looked unut;erable anguish every
sober moment for two years. Wretched
old man You viii have the halter O
!, Suicidc.
must take ice rest in mass, for it is
Saturday night, and the throng increases.
The bar-keepcr has an assistant, IN the
person of a pale, sorrowful girl Two Vol:
ces now rci.erate the challenge-IFhot s"in
uou hare! What wWyou hare? Msgg.
. ded friends. am greatly afraid You VIII
have a decth-Jcd withou; hope.
Nv man has arr;ycd--I must go-gla&
70 escape TO rurcr air; and still III" parr":
: note rnsounds in my ears. Uhoi m4H ro''
bore7 You will have a terrible juagem"rt
and an eternity Of such retributiOa as bcfts
your life: :,
AsI walked home across the common, |
though: thus and what will he have. who.
Gav afcr day, and month after month, and
year aficr year, dolcs out the devils boun-
ty TO his recruits. and received his siypcn.
ces, as it were. over the coflins Of his VIC
3 tins ? You, have TO say the least, hard
cncd temper, (ifmemory 1--we hereafter) will
have the recollection of your triumphs, an!
tho Vision of thcjr o,crnal resnls.