Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-03

A gray haired, withered, bloody eye!
And bloody handed, CHASTITY ghostly thing
Sardanapalus.
A thing OF horror, terror, Indebtedness and
misery more frightfu than any other affection
known to poor humanity is that fearful retri-
button OF indulgence, mania potG. Horrible!
to see man."noble IN reason, infinite in faculty.
in form and moving, so express and admirable
to see gifted and intellectual man, the image
ofhiS creator, Frustrated into idocy and tor
ture by blindfold pursuit of damning ruin
Men seek forgetfulness of care aud perplexity
or some unexpected misfortune, by flying to
| the artificial exhilaration of drink. Look at
man in the agonies of this horrid affection and
ask the miserable victim if he would not glad
y exchange his distress fer all other ills OF life
combined. Is 1t possible for human nature to
! suffer more complete and lamentabe deg
| radiation. Man proud man, made to walk erect
| in the proud, consciousness OF a superior ma
| ture-this being that stands lord of Gods ere.
alton, COUGHING in corners, flying from shad-
ows, seeing shapes so distorted and hideous
| that sanity can form no conception of what
| they are =! Oh miserable indeScribable!
BY an accident we yesterday stood, with
chilled veins and startling eyes, witnessing
spectacle of this kind. We were IN company
with Physician at a moment when he was
called upon to administer relief to the victim
In corner of room we found the tortured
wretch crouching and peepng through the
rounds of chair at swarm oftiylng snakes,
which he said were darting through the room
in all directions. Bloated terror was in his
countenance. He sprang from the corner and
few from one position to,another in agonlzlng
alarm. Devils were pursuing him-behlnd
before, above and below, and all around him
objects of terror and danger appeared; and IN
struments of death menaced him on every
hand. His eyes seem starting from their sock
cts. His EXPLANATIONS were so full of misery
that the heart ached to hear them. Then a.
gain his fist assumed another form and he ran
about the room jumping over chairs and call
inc to us to see him walking on the ceiling.
Then he raved for liquor, screamed alouc ours
ed the world. and his own existence, demand
ed brandy with wild furious gesticulation, and
again sunk into grief and tears, complaining
that all the world leagued against him. Sud-
denly he fell into waking trance. He was
lifted on bed and there he lay, grasping al
the air., with such horrible contortions ofcoun-
tenance as made our flesh creep upon om
bones.
The unfortunate wretch has recovered, a;
our friend the physician, declared danger tt
be past when we left him, but who may form
conception of his anguish, endured during
J that horrid paroxism! Years of the severes
i trial and mlsfortunes should be considered lux
urious ease in comparison with one hour 0
such frightfnl torment of soul and body. fifth,
| of 1v oOYdonauod NAV IL
revealed to mortal comprehension, surely TIT
miserable victims fthis malody. experience
some fore tase of the sinners doom. All tn
t delights Of the'bachannalian through the lon
wears of eaietv cannot repay HIM for even on
{ of those frightful attacks. The victim SCENE
!, for time 10 be abandoned intoIthe possesio
of devils. All that is admirable IN his natur
, seems to leave him you look upon spectacl
: CT demi dalnnation.-Pty, pain; disgust, terro
and profound sorrow are the emotions who
i are called forth by such sight. What
4 the absolute horror Of the condition may be
n is not likely any may conceive save the VII
tins themselves. The misery of nightmar
: perhaps In some faint degree resembles thi
. extraordinary CONFUSION ofthe system. Ho'
! must the wret6hes envy, and how happy mu
: they deem all those who know nothing of tn
; terrible disorder! How must they pray viii
n returning to consciousness. to be relieved 70
i ever from such danger again. How must the
! cursel the fiery liquid that has poisoned the
: blood and robbed their hearts Of every kind
? sympathy belonging to humanity.
aTo be now sensible man. BY and by
s. foo, and presently beast = and after servlr
d the demon Alcohol, as beasts change todevll
= aOh thou invisible spirit of VINE, i thou ha
5. no name to be known BY, let uscall the dew
evil! devil IN O, PicGyune.