The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-08-29

THE END OF THE DRUNkARD.
A New York correspondent Of the
United States Gazette. describing an
evening on the Battery. concludes his lei.
ter With this affecting incident.
A crowd hal gathered near the gate al
The southern extremity ofihe Battery. and
several voices rose Al The sane moment.
upon the air crying for vengeance upon
. taitsrsd firm. that reeled into the en-
closurs, 10 beas1ly state OF inIoxica,ion.
lie was apparently about fifty years III
age. and was followed by young, beau
uful. and interesting girl. not Ou, Of her
teens. A moment before | saw him. he
had raised his arm. and struck this love-
ly being TO tbs earth. For this the
crowd was pursuing him. and would
doubtless have committed some sumna-
~ act upon the inebriaIed wretch. had
not The same delicate fnrm inierposed 10
prevent the eonsumnalion of the deed.
She approached Iimidly. and lontlly be-.
ged The munster 10 On home. lie swors
by the living God that he would never
return. .iule did he think, ss he uttered
the oath. tia, the vengeance Of that God
his sacrilesious lips pro(aned. was al that
moment hanging oser him. and that the
angel OF Death was waiting upon the va
lers TO bear him. with all his sins upon
his head, inlo the presence Of the CresIar
he had Knocked.
He shook the fair girl from him with
a curse. and staggered To the railing. A
clusife Of boats was .. some distance
from the shore. and lev voices were
singing one Of RussslI's songs. The
drunksrd eonlrived 10 Chamber On the up
permosi rail. and having seated himself,
called 10 The singers TO perform something
lively. or "d-n his ewes, he would
come out there, and sing lor himselir'
These were The last words he uttered.
In endeavoring tn change his position.
his loot slipped. and he fell in,o The va.
iers TO rise no more. Great exer.ions
were made by The boats 10 render him ss.
sistsnce, and mole than one daring EEL
low plunged into the sea; but all in vain
his body has not get been recovered.
The tide was running strong al the time,
aud We may hear Of his body being wash
ed up"n the opposite shore in Few days,
The poor gIrl was sl,nos. irsntic--shs
rushed to the waters edge. crying "a.
ther! dear, dear father! For Heavens
sake. save my fsthes!" Il was indeed
her father. tie had once enjoyed hand
some properly. but liquor ruined him
lie sold his house Zoe u. anil al last hi.
garments. His wife had died from wan,
and this daughter had supported him and
three brothers by the labor Of her hands
lie swore he would never again enter hel
house. because she would not give hiG
hquor--he cursed her. and died while
curse against himself vet hung upon hi,
lips. The daughter did no, leave Oh,
spo, beInre midnight. and her cries sp
palled the siouiest hearts around her
twenty dolIars were raised among III,
spectators. but when handed 90 her. Oh,
exclaimed. No! M! give me my IA
ther!"
Poor girl, she called in vain. Ths
father was 10 other presence. She VA
horne from ,h. place BY some friends
and when Ief. the spot. the lish,ness q
heart which had drawn me TO ihe seen,
had departed, and fell il almost sin Il
be happy amid the wrelchedness maj
makes for himself.