American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-11-15
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of the bottle, and was then cut off forever
from the vine that had cherished it And is it
not thus Peter, with doomed drunkard7-
Does he not enter the bottle in the grcenness
of his days, and though he may again and
again escape from the thing that threatens to
enclose him, at length is it not impossible for
him to get away Habit makes him swell, and
there is no hope for him; cut off from the ge-
neral world, he has no other dwelling place
than bottle. Verify, Peter Rubygill, Bac-
chus-lSe pickle merchant--has his bottled
cucumbers, and you are of them
And yet, Peter, ! would fain hope for you.
In the name of all that is great and beautiful
in the world, why seal your eyes to its gran
deur and loneliness, why walk with your drow-
sy brain in fog, when, touched by the light
of beauty, it might answer the touch with
most delicious music? What, in truth, can
You know of the bounty and magnifcence
showeied about you? No more than silly
fly, that, finding itself in the palace of king,
sips and sips, and tumblcs headong into the
first syrup it may light upon. Have not seen
you leaden-eyed- clay pated-almost dumb
with pain hammering at your templcs-dc-
graded by nausea Juggling at your stomach
your hand shaking like leaf--your mouth
like the mouth of an OVERLAND your tongue,
! am sure Of it, like burnt shoe leather! And
for what, Peter Rubygill? For some six hours
madness the night before?
You were left comfortable competence
Where is it now? Gone. The bottle is the
DEVILS crucible, and melts all! You were to-
leraby good looking. And now is your coun.
tenance but as a tavern sign; where number
less little imps--fberatcd by drawn corks con-
tinue to give daily touch of red, proud of
their work, as portrait painters TO the devil
himself
There was time when your word was true
as gold. And now, upon whom can you pass
it? From the mouth of a drunkard, the most
solemn promise is no better than the bcst-madc
bad money it may pass for q tme but is GER
tain to be nailed to the worlds counter at last.
You had friends. But there is moral fever
in the reputation of drunkard, and sober
men wisely avoid it.
You have wife. Has she husband? No.
She vowed to love man, and you are a liquor
cask. Can you expect her Affection You might
as reasonably expect her wedding-ring to hoop
wiue-barrel.
You have children. Poor things They see
a satyr sprawl and reel before them; and, in
their innocence, blush not as yet to call the
creature father.
But, my dear Peter, there is yet hope. Learn
to love home. Avoid the tavern. 1t is in the
tavern cellar that the devil draws up his army
array against the brains and good resolves of
men. 1t is there that he views his legions Of
bottles and prepares them for the attack upon
weak humanity. But, arm yourself, Peter;
meet the assailants with cold water; and in the
fight, you shall have the earnest prayers of your
old friend, CoRYpoN RIVERS.
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