Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-04-15
MANIA A PoTu.
,,ir'd. wi,her'd.. bloody-eyed

QIey-heR q, WlaheH' ID, hI00dyseyed
ana 0'0ooy-handede ghas'ly. ehos'ly thing! ..
A thing Of horror, terror. wretchedness
and misery. moro fsighifhE than any other
aifiictlon known to poor k0maniiy. Is that
iearfnl re'rbutioa Of indulgence maaiG a
potm. Horrible Ito see mani noble in
reason. Infinite in koulty, in form, and mo-
wing 80 express and adinirabie"--to see
gifted man, intellectual man, tho image o.
his Creator, Frustrated Into idiocy and tor
turedi by blindfold pursuit, Of damninr
ruin ! Men seek forgetfulness Of care and
perple1ity, or perhaps sons unexpected
misfortune, by flying to the artificial exhil-
ration Of drink. Look at q naan in tina
agonies Of this hSrbi4 aflietinn, and aslk
the miserable victim IL he would not gladly
exchange his distress for any other, or aiE
other ills Of life combined. is il possible
Tor human nature to suffer more complete
aud lan'entable degradation Man, proud
man, made to walk erect in The proud con-
sciousness Of "a superior naturs-@tliis being
that stands lord of Gods creation creOcli-
ing in corners, flying from shadows, seeing
shapes SD distorted and hideous THAI sanity
can form no conception &c what they arc!!
o. misery Understandable I
BY an accident We yesterday stood With
child veins and staring eyes, Witnessing N
spectacle Of this kind. We wese in COM.
pany with physician at the moment when
ne was called upon to administer relief to-
the victim. In a corner Of the rt,oln We
found the tortured wretch, croUching and
peeping fearfully through the rungs 0f
chair, at a swarm Of flying shaker, which
he said were darling through the rsom in
all directions. Bloaled terror was in His
Ictuntenance. He sprang from the corner
and flew from one position to another in
agoniaing alarm. Devils were pursuing
hiHs--behind, before. above and below,
and aah aroSnd him objects oftere,,s sscr
daDger appeared, and instruments Of de..l..
menaccd him on every hand. His eve.
seemed siarting from their sockets. His
ordinations were 50 full Of misery Tia,
the heart ached TO hear them. Then again
his TT assumed ahoshep form, and be rsm,
Calling 10 us TS ssS 6 ;% %atRy eE sbsirs and
ing. Then he raved for liqsor, screamed
aloud, cursing the world and his OWE exis--
tence, demanded brandy with wild and flu
rious gesticulation, and sgain sunk into
grief and tears, complaining that aIE the
world was leagued against him, and even
devils were emplaye6 10 persecute him.
Suddenly he fell into sort Of waking
trance. Ho was lifted on the bod. and
there he lay, grasping a, the air, with,suchl
horrible contortions Of countenance, az
made our flesh creep upon our bones.
The unfortunate wretch has recovered.
as our friend, the physician. declared dam
ger TO be past when he left him, but who
may form a conception of his anguish en-
dured during that horrid paroxysm2 Years
Of the severess trials and misfortune should.
be considered luxurious ease In compare.
son with one hour Of such frightinl tor
ment Of soul aud body. II the condition
Of siernslly condemned spirits may be 70.
vcaled TO mortal comprehension, surely
the miserable victims Of this n,alady expe-
rience some f0Yetastc of the sinners Doom
All ibe delights Of the bacchaDaIiau through
long years Of gaieiy cannot repay him for
even one Of these frightfuf attacks. Tbs
victim seems for time to be abandened
into fi,e possession Of devils. AN that II
admirable in his Ratsre seems ~ leave
him. aud you look upon a spectacle Of
dcmi- damna.ion. Pity. pain, disgust, tar-
ror and profound sorrow are tho emotions
which are called forth by saeh sight
What the absotvte h0rvOT Of the cOndisioR
may be, 1t Is not likely any may cohesive
save the victims themselves. The misery
Of nightmare perhaps in some fains degree
resembles this extraordinary convUlsion Of
the human system. How mWst the wretch-
es envy. aud how happy must they desai
all those who know nothing Of the isrribls
disorder! How much they pray, while
returning to consciousness, 10 be relieved
forever fr0m such danger again. Hos
must they curse the fiery liquid that has
poisoned their blood aud robbed theil
hearts ofevery kindly sympathy belonging
to humanity.
"TW be nov sensible man, by and By
o fool, and presently beast !" and after
serving tine DENIM. Alcohol, as beasts lsr
years, ti,on the beasts change 90 devils
g o tlaou invisible spirit Of vine, ftheu
hast no name 90 he known by. les 90 cali
thee devil devil devil !'-N. q. PIC.
DoUsrE LEfTEAs--A pretty litsle maid Of Essn pss-
seued hessef as The crate Of ths Posi- Office The ohss
day, and handing In o letter. modestly asked how
much wss 70 pay. %. she said. tbs letter as % s'
mother, and sAs wished TO pay in sdsai'cs. Ins
clerk on receiving IT, asked the usual qiea''on san
ale or double ~ when shs replied wis the most Be
wheeling nsiv<,. ~ the same Tins bashina up 70 I'd
syes. doabis sis was married last week.
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