Litchfield enquirer., 1847-08-26

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that wine had been introduced in the
presence of ladies. 1t was resolved to
try whether the influence OF the fair sex
would not break a resolution which
more than one felt to be rsproach on
himself. How the scheme succeeded we
have seen.
No pen can describe his emotions
during The instant he hesita,ed before ta>
king the profered glass from the bride.
He was chivalrous to fault in his de>
meanor to the sex, and never had been
known to refuse favor asked by a wo-
man. The bride was the daughter of an
early friend cherished treasure, that
he had many Il time handled on his knee
and whom he had never done anything
to slight or pain. He stood as we have
seen, irresolute for moment hesitaiing
between fears for the result and u
dislike to disoblidge his favorite on this
her wedding night. But at length he had
fatally yielded.
Little did the young bride think of the
dreadful issue of her tempting words g.
smile. Little did the young bride think
that the hankering love for wine which
had once reduced her victim to- the
verge of confirmed inebriacv. would
awake again the taste of that glass, and
rage with more violence than ever. She
young, happy and thoughlless looked on>
ly at tn, presen, triumph, without con-
sidering the result. How then was she
surprised 20 hear few months after her
her marriage. that Colonel Warren
was become an inebriate-that he rarely
retired 10 bed unless in a state of intox-
ication-and that in consequence, his
fine person was become disfigured and
his large fortune wasting away. She
shuddered, but still did think of her own
agency in the matter, and when next she
met him with the privilege of youth and
beauty venlured to plead with him on the
subject.
Madam said he in reply, and the
melancholy and somewhat stern tone in
which he spoke never let. her memory,
Its too lale-l was once as I am now
I rallied and took q resolution never to
drink again-I broke the resolution. you
know when and where and how-and
now am hopeless inebriate.'
He turned and left her presence Her
eyes were openei. Oh! how bitterly
did she reproach herself for having spok>
en- those fatal words. For nights she
could not sleep. She sought again and
again to see her victim. but he avoided
her presence. They never met again
but once. Reader, would you know how
they NETS
Several years after, on a cold bleak
morning in January. a travelling sleigh
drawn by two splendid horses, was DASH
ing along between Norristown and Pills
adelphia. There had been snow storm
during the night and the fakes lay piled
against the fences and banks, where they
had been driven by the icy wind which
swept down from the hills beyond the
Schuylkill The sky was still overcast
the wind ye; ragged more violently and
it was intensely cold. Few scenes could
be more desolato. Houses, barns, trees q
hay stacks were covered with snow, and
the cattle covering in the sheds, seemed
everywhere 10 beseech the sky in vain
As the sleigh with its merry bells, Sid
down that long hill tina. leads 20 the Man
yunk turnpike, the horses suddenly shee
nearly precipita,ing the vehicle into al
opposite snow bank. A lady slight
Ily screamed and looked out Of 'b'
furs in which she was enveloped, bu
seeing no cause for alarm, she was abou
to order the driver &c proceed, when he
little boy, pointing to the object which
bad startled the horses. said
Mother, what can that be in the road
surely 1t 10 q mans hat!'
The lady turned. To the centre Of In
highway was pile of drif,ed snow
little niger than human body. On
end of the pile had been blown away
disclosing as the boy said. mans hat
Gracious heaven . she exclaimed. zeal
it be possible, some poor wretch ha
frozen to death. James, and she tuIne'
TO foOtman, go and see.'
}. With intense interest the lady watches
while the servant brushed away tn
snow. 10 . few seconds it was indee'
apparent that a corpse was there, ant
it was not long before the cause
the mans death was evident in an emp
" Jug beside him. The spectators al
brea.hlessly awaited while the icy fake
we're being removed from the face
for the lady was within abort distance Q
her home, and thought that per haps, sh
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