Holly Springs gazette., 1846-02-21


app excessively stthe fatal ins.rumenl fstch
he s,iil kelj la his other hand -for the
her.id deed he had .?erpet,a.ed. aud .he
~ildness ot hss present behavior naturally
awakened some anxiety Tor my personal
salty bat another glance at the old
mars & sset stricken couatenance convin
ced M thai there was nothing TO dread -
Gaziug at me for some momelts in silence.
he $ ID ~ last
.sDo You p;ty m~e''
II do indeed" answered !. iron my
very soul !"
"W ould yon make some sacrifice TO les.
sen my myse.y
Il wou 8 ANY hing in reason"
"fhea give me the consolation Of belize
wing thai have ind iced one human beiss
10 aban11a the use Of that accused bever>
age which prevented you from m.ak king
this eNc1'ing Swear that you- will never
touch Il aga,a"
srMbsts willingly. said I; and then. with
the impressive evidence oil the horros cf In
TEMPERANcE before me. with the blood of
one of It's siciims under my feet. and in the
presence OF a wretch who was even then
snff:nng the unspeakable agunies it hal
Inftic td, l made My first vow 10 total alb
siaence. Need add, reader, tha: it has
been reiigiously KEEP, Who caad f,rges
| the solemn ad,nonitI,ns of such a scene aud
such circumstances
Soon aiter.t stretched myself on a bench
which lemaIned in the bar-room, and
would have slepi, Cut the exciting events
| Of the e,enng-the moarnful sound Of the
wii1 that rushed trough the dIsmanti.d
building and especially the continued
walking 10 and fro ofthe peni,ent criminal
! his lamentations. seli-reproaciles and cries
Of aaguish-banished slum5er from my
uneasy couch. As soon as the. morning
dawnrd. prepared for my days journey.
glad TO eseape fromthe contemplation of
Sd mitch wrelchedness. Ca taklag leave
of nay un.prtuneaie host. | endeavored to
| offer s,ms consolation, but soon desisled
conyincedthat his was sorrow that no
human comforter could alleviate. He
wrung my handzas we parted. aud exciain-
d-.remember your oatal"
| The benefits OF the terrible lessonsl had
received that night were not con6aed to
lmyseK "A fewsd avs after. on my resurn
lahroug hlke pine foT6zt. 4 epcoaptered .ny
Ir.endk lde uesadcutteF. Wsith coualen-
/ snce full ofpallii aspeclatioa. he heard
Emy narrasiye. Issetated all the circum-
| Stances OF the fighsfnl interview in the
| u, per chamber, dweIt with emphasis on
Ell1e destruction Of the Hs1A Aof III. Nod
I how had been summoned 10 the scene Of
! tue mur.'er and repeated the confession
tlere made-but | Was careful nol 10 reveal
The secret which had been confded tony
keeping. Ofcourse l was obliged TO leave
the woodnanunder the impression that
the belng had seen aid coave,sed With
was re lily ghost. Finally l gave my
shivcfihg audllor an accoust of the vow
witch haI been required TO make and
I thea paused to observe the Effect Of ihs
com.nun ieation. He WAS evidently much
troubted at this part Of nay sto-y. ad
4 vssd him TO aler into siInsla: obligation
aud he was easily persuaded 10 do So He
kept the pledge. as 1 suas, qaenslg found
for. seve eial years afser. saw this very
man emerge from the hsld ofa WOO Iboat a
Baltimore ;-be recognized me aud gaxs
me 10 undri stand that thlngs had gone pros
r:ronsiy with him Since our last meeting
He was now the owner OF several vessel:
and svas driving a Iacralive business in The
:. wood l,ade Al this good f,rtune he Al,
q ibutsd to his Temperance engagement
in the pine forest. Obser rviag thai smilrt
my stef iousl y,-he proceeded TO iasprn "a
; ttidl tue " uoit ScCf 81 Wd> Jul l. 49, Cd1
body OF the ina keeper bad been found a
. the door Of his drealy habitatson. and Iii
circumstances had qaietef the super stiiiou
iears oi tae ueig ghbo, h,,sd. by eanvfociag
the people that the cause oftheir terror wa
. substantial aa1 nol merely visionary.
n Bu:. notwithstanding the woodman ha.
become tempe rate under the j tineuce q
Lsnpsr nalural Jread,-he had saificientiy
/ realized :he biess,ags of sobririy to max
! him secAresag ain st any Posssbii'ay OF a re
lapse s--a p:osf hat superstition sself ma,
! occaslooaHy effect soma good puI2 2ase.
i NEW AND MISUNDERSTANDING rtol
81 IN The Ar feDF W At Durinx- the Ia
k4Ixw months@a 1eries OF experimeuf< have zee
N made with new inventloo, originated oy ~
III McCary, genie man connected with the Nav
FYard al Bro0xfvu. These experiments were Q
fdered ~ the scvefalnent, aud Wituss~e o. a.
siag gNs<si~d PefsooSs ana we're e0nsidesed .
thetn Ia be the mott original and The mv$t star
i ling IN hayal and military point 81 We
fCoihmOdofe Stewart il Wiz Be rememf
spoke Of a pro;ect 81 which L. Would b PosetD
r 10 defsnd 5he uslole hssossf uf New 4Sfx
xainst the combsne1 derxs uf all Tue lowers
), ih~ woftd. TINS may aPPsz 10 be gssrona. ! !
bot ft5m 1ofosmat50h ~ hef has been furaiShe
= f&e u.s. wears fully asbure1z zshat1:o :om SiewaFs
/, las6afsion s RealseSY eofrcet sAd t.eral.
Yhe sclenudc EtQtiesnse o11uj1et stos ~ e: - 1z
CSftys Who Is nov cooneeted wHh tue rAs