Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-28
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bio -ly eyed

"a grly-h1lrSd. wihrrrI. h'o-ly eyed
"Aud hlpOiyiaudri. gIl,i'y. % silly thue
a thing 1i horror. terror. wrcirhriusss ana MISE.
~. more lrigh'ful than any o,hcr affection known ~
poor humanity, Is tina, fearful rrir button or indul-
gencc. Dagig ~ po,r. Horrible 90 $50 n nan, noble
IN Reason, indefinite in faculty, IN tarl aLl moving
80 cypress aud almirab!e'-,u see tiied aud in eli,e-
'ual man, the image % his Greater, p-nxratsl into
'dlocy and torture by a bliHdGld pursuit OF damniug
rum Men seek brgctfulness orcare anI psrpleNiI
or perhaps some unexpected misfortune. by aying {,
me artificial civilization Of drink. Look a; a ,aau in
The agonicso of his horrid aniction. and ask the m -.
rable victim ifhe would not gladly exchange his dis.
lress for any other, or all other m. of life c,nsired-
. IL possible Tor human nature TO suffer \ more com.
p!ete and larnentable dcgradation' Man. prnrd man.
mace 10 walk erect in the proud CONSEQUENCES offs
Superior a urc-,his being that s.rnds lord Of the
creation, c~rouching in orlcrS. living from shadows.
seeing shapes So distorted and hidcous that sanity can
''rin no conception Of what they are, o. misery, in.
dcscriba,lL
by an accident we yesterday stool with chilled
VEN and staring eyes, witnessing n spectacle OF this
KIND. We were in company with 4 physician at
moment when he was called rnon 10 administer re.
n'i'o tho victim. In a corn r OF the room ve found
The tortured wretch cruuching aud pccping fearfuliy
through the rounds ola ehai-, at a swarm OF hyin.
snakes. which he said were darling through the rom
IN ali directions. Blollsl terror was in hi. courte-
nance. lie srrarg fon the corner an lew from ona
position 10 another in agOuizing alarm. Devils were
PlrSung him-bchiad. before, above and below. AMI
Ni WA hiiuO iisCls ui terror aud dancer anusaatQ.
and Instruments menaccd him on every haad. lis
eyes seemed starting from their sockets. His sIclr.
nations were So full ogIniSery that tho heart sehgd 10
hsar them. Then sgais his III assumed another G,rn.
aud hs ran about tse room jumping over chair. and
calling us 10 see him walk upon iha ceiling. TLcn
he raVed for liquor. screaming aloud. cursed Inc world
ahd ms own eN silence, demanded brandy. with Wild
ana furious gcsticularion, ami again sunk into grief
aud tears, complaining hat all The world was lcagueI
against him and even devils were employed to pe.e-
Z Emfa him Sill LII. - a 4
trance. lie was lifted on The he'd, and ther. he lay.
Igraspng NJ the air with such horrible conioruoas
o' eounIshance rs maae our flesh creep upon or
5 bones.
The unfortunate wretch has res,vcrsd, n. our friend
me Physician, declared danger To be p.st when We len
aim, but who may form a conception of his ,ngni,,
endured during that horrid raroIism1 Years of the
ieverest trials and misDrtunes should be con,rdsre,
Injurious case IN comparison with one hour of suci
, iughuul torment Of soul md body. II The condition
OF eiernaiIy Condemned .Pi5iis may be revealed a.
mortal com arehcnsiou, surely the miserable v,ct.m,ot
4 lois mNiaiy experience some Gorciaste OF ths sinner,
doom. All The delights Of Inc bachan,li,n through
I,ns years OF ga.e'y cannot repay him for even on,
81 these iughtlul Stacks. The within ,ccn.
Tor a time 10 he abandoned into the DOS
4 session OF devils. All that is admirable in his natsr,
@ seems 10 leave him and you look upon a spcc.1cl. o
d contamination. Pity, pam, di-gusl, terror and pro-
iolhd sorrow are The emotions which are called FORT
Nv SUCH q siGht-WUat the absolute horror of Inc con
dinon may 5e, il is not likely my may conce,y. saw
ne victims themselves. The misery Of nishimtr
r. perhaps IN some faint degree resembles this c1iraord
l. nary conVulsion OF The hum-n system. How mus
ths "relchss envy, AM how happy must they deem
q all those who know nothing oC The terrible disorder
. How m lsi They pray while returning 10 Consciousness
to be relieved forever from such danger again. How
mus. they curse the fiery liquid that h,s pos mo
= Their blood aud robbed rhsir hearts OF every kind
sympathy belonging 10 humanity.
d 'Iote now u sensible msn. log and 10y \ fool. nm
I presently a BEAST AMI after serving tho Iap.n A
cohol Us b 'asts for wears, Iasn ths beast. change i
devils o thou invisible spirit Of wine, IL thou has
J NJ nlme 10 he known b. 10, us call ,hoo devil devil
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