The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-09-01
WHAT WILL you HAVE,


After days work Of ejaculation and
copying. was under the mortfying me-
cessily Of waiting IN hour in The bar room
Of IA low tavern. 10 secure the service Of
mall-guard, Who was 10 carry parcel for
my employers. Amidst The smoke. The
splitting. and The cls,.et ofa crowd Of lon
haun,rrs. could not bpl find some subject
fof reflection. The presiding genius OF
the bar was bieased, esrbuncled. whisk-
cred Young man. whom I had long known
as the abandoned son ri . deceased friend.
| sighed and was silent Ever and anon.
as one after another. or sqnads Of two, thrss
or more. approached this shrine to receive
and empty iaeii glasses, and depesiis
their axpences, | heard the short. pc
remptary formula Of The Bacehanal min
,s,er--" H'haf tcM you haUe?-bfsndy !
gini puachi Whai ioiN you haUe?" And
the victims severally made their bids. for
q smsIler. q cocktail. . sling, or . jnlep,
ne The case might be. The constant rep
clifton ofihe q form In ihs, case made and
provided" &c, me upon diowsy medi'
,a,ion on The pregnan, quesiion-Baal
rN you haze?
Meihinks can answer the question
said to myself. as | cas-, glance around
The murky apartment; and first to the
Young shoemaker. who. with . pair o
nswly finished boots. 10 asking for srog.
What will you have! Young man. yo'
will soon have an empty pocket
There 10 q trembling. ragged man, will
| livid spot, under the eyes. He isa ma
ehine-msker, and has lodgings in lh'
house. What will YOU hsvel All! ih'
har.keeper knows without an answer
| Poor man! I also know whs, you vii
have. Already you have been twice
deaths door: and the gin will not driv
off that chill. You will have typu
fsusr. ,
There comes nv neighbour. the book
binder. HIS hand shakes as he raises hi
Inll glass. All! SHANNON dread TO sa
u, hn, YOU will have The palsy!
| The glasses are washed out. not clsan'
ed. in the slop tub under the bar-shel
. Now a fresh bevy comes Up, cigar
hand. Gentleman, what will you have
, I choose to supply the answer mysel
i. thus: the baker will hsvs an apop'erJ
or sudden fall in his shop. The tall
, in green gI4sses will have or rather HI
already o consumption; aud tear u
three oilers in their train, will have III
4 next epidemic tina, shall sweep off our II
Iusc drunkards. But what will tina. na
have. who leans over the table. seemin
!. 10 pore over the last Herald? He
A scarcely resolved what he shall drInI
or he,her he will drink at all. unde
}, stand The language Of his motion. he 10
i. RENE eade from the temperance ranks. Il
r has borrowed money this week. job
you will have lOdings in jail! Sorl,
/. indeed, | am TO see in this den, M
s Scsntling. the cooper. No. to speak
a himself, | have reason To believe tn
both his grown sons are beginning
N drink. lie looks shout him suspIciousl
% Hnw he has pIucked up courage. 1
take, whiskey. YOU will have P'
e, Of drunken sons!
IN That young fellow in the green froc
Goa, and colored neck-cluth. is q mu
:. can, a man 81 reading, aud the husba
ola lovely English woman. Tie TAX
ic his glass with the air Of a Greek drink,
hemlnck. You will have heart OrOk
in Wye!
. What Is tina, lad Of fifteen going
y The hat lie is! and tosses oa his cogni
a, with an air. You will have an Ell
,e death! :,
n The old man that to'ters out Of 'he d.
=, has doubtless come hither to drown
=, su+f. HIS last sun has died from The
f.r,s of a bra~l 10 the thestre. H"f
:, sr liza, looked unuttersble anguish eve