Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-02-18
From the 81. Louis Reveile
II A T L A ST U L E p 20
A Short Temperance Story.
BY SOLITAIRE.


H A T LAST JU L E Pr
Short Temperance Story.
BY SOLITAIRE.
MOI Many years sihce, in one OF our Mis-.
slssppI river cities, the landlord of noted
hotel, IN spite of a good fare served upon his
table, took an aversion to his food, and cons
timing himself to the fluid exclusively, drank
himself clearly out of existence He was a
jolly specimen of publican, and had endeared
himself, in his latter days, TO a couple OF pro.
digal young boarders, by frequently inviting
them IN 10 what he called "a comfortable Ca
rouse"
! These little reunions, as we before stateds
were brought TO close by the principal sud
denly dropping out of the set. and being no,
longer able TO "stand up'' to his share of the
liquor. The deceaseds wife being absent
from the city. his friends comfortably packed
! nm III zee for preservation until her return.
The feelings of the hopeful young conviHias
lists were sadly shocked at the idea OF soiour-
ming in the same house with the inanilnaie
body OF their regretted companion. 1t was
all well enough when he was able 10 stand
the liquor and drink his share Of it, but the
thought of him being packed away in such
cold quarters made them shiver with strange
apprehension which even brandy failed 10
dissipate They had, nightly, to pass the
room where the body lay TO reach their own.
and every time they were forced 10 do so, the
feeling of horror grew stronger. until at length
the sad example of the deceased landlord be-
gan to have its effect in winning them to tetff-
perance. At length the wife arrived, and the
publican was consigned to his long home; but
we regret to add that with his departure the
desire for another comfortable carouse' be-
gan TO manifest itself
"Only one more, Bill" said the eldest, "iust
by way of a 1cake for the old feIlow-he de-
serves as much from us to his memory-and
then it shall be an understood thing that we
quit"
The last little party was agreed upon d
few good fellows were invited, and on the
night succeeding the burial they assembled in
a room but few doors from the former apart
ment of their dead host.
"What say you TO julepS, boys'" inquired
Bill.
considering the state of the weather, we
acW go juIeps," said guest, "juleps all rootndr'
''Hurra!. for cooling drinksr' echoed the
whole party.
Sam, negro servant, was summoned, and
a positive order issued forthwith for all the
concomtants necessary 10 make good Julepi
The brandy came then the rum, then the mint
, fresh from the earth-then the sugar
CHOW, Sam, the ice,'' was the next call, and
off started their attentive waiter. He soon re-
turned with towel full OF the material, bro
ken up fine, and in proper order, and streight
/ the revel begun. The lueps were delicious,
: and with sleeves rolled Up, shirt collars open,
and straws in hand, they went into them with
perfect gusto. Song, toast and sentiment
carried them gloriously into the "few short
hours" by which time they were all getting
rather comfortable.
'Here is hoping our old host has, before
! this experienced a comfortable change from
his ice bor.' roared one of the prodigals.
GA little more ice, SAM shouted another;
eve want enough to make parting drink
Sam vanished.
> "Boys, what say you to holding little pou.
lror around the fellows last tub? Come, we
-, will wake the old cold quarters with what he
used to call comforabe carouse,' just TO lay
his spirit, and keep it from searching about af-
ter nocturnal drinks
This proposition met with shout of appro-
val, and, glasses in hand, they proceeded in
{ procession to the ice box chamber, into which
they burst singing
''Oh, ain: you coming back Stephen"
What was their alright and horror, on en-
terlng the chamber, TO see dark figure, with
hammer in hand, seated inside of the recent
! receptacle of the deceased. light purched
upon one end of the box cast glimmer upon
the ice inside, which was reflected in numer-
Gus pale sreaks upon the dark figure and the
wall beyond. Of course the first impulse was
to retreat, but familiar voice arrested their
footsteps:
"What de debil is de matter, gemmen p in
, quired Sam from the tub
There was pause, and then the inquiry,
:; "What the ID are you doing there, you
black rascal"
!, IS POundj1' non some ire for d1f I0ss i,LIeD -
> "What? An! Oh-o-o-o-ughr %
Misses tole me gemmen, TO use dis up
: first, kase de article is scarce dis season! ~
A shower of pint tumblers, ice, mixed iu-
leps ana all, saluted the darby on this an
nouncement He kicked over the light and
with heaving stomachs the jewellers hunted
for the dark cause of their nausea TO use him
up; but in the struggle he escaped, and the
uncertain movements of the party brought
them into several collisions before they found
out they were pounding the wrong customer.
i 1t is almost unnecessary to add that this
}. last " comfortable carouse," made few Sons
}, Temperance Bill, ever since, insists upon
Il taking "warn drinks to avoid even the pos
sbity of there being in his fluids partical
e OF Second-handed ice!
l. The Cholera All accounts from the old
IS world show that America must inevitably be
i visited. AMI that shortly by the terrible scourge
is of cholera and, as yet, nothing is done either
by National, State, or Municipal authorities,
to prepare for it. Most of our readers will
remember that the cholera of 1928 was
Il preceded by remarkably mild and humid
e winter ike the one now passing. IT this be
O not proof of what may be expected, 1T certain
IL is a remarkable coincidence, as in both in
# stances accounts of cholera in Europe reached