Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-03
"FrecdOm of Inquiry and the Power of the People,"


goaded race There over the midnight bowl, the
Incorporate still drawed out the wanton song Of
maudn blasphemy The gambler piled forever
his endless game, and the slaves of Mammon toll
ed through eternity their bitter task whilst all the
magnifcence of earth paled before tina, which now
met his view.
lie soon perceived that he was amongst old &C
Quantances, whom he knew to be dead; and each,
he observed, was pursuing the object, whatever it
was, that had formerly engrossed him; when find
ing hrEself relieved of his unwecome conductor,
he venured 10 address his former FRIEND Mrs
D, whom he saw sitting as had been her wont
on earth, absorbed at loo--requesling her to rest
from the game, and introduce him TO the pleasures
of the place, which appeared to him so very unlike
what he had expected, and indeed an extremely
agreeable one. But with cry Of agony, size an.
swered, that there was no rest in hell that they
must ever toll on at those very pleasures; and in
Vulnerable voices echoed through the interminabe,
"there is no rest in hell" whilst throwing open
their vests, each disclosed in his bosom an ever
burning flame! Those, they say, were the pleas
ures of hell their choice on earth was now their
inevitable doom! In the midst of the horror this
scene inspired his conductor returned, and, at his
earnest entrea,y restored him again to earth but
as he quilted him, he said, Remember in yeur
and day we meet again.
At this crisis of his dream the sleeper awoke,
feyerish and i'll and whether from the effect Of the
dream or Of his preceding orgies, he was unwell
as 10 be obliged to keep his bed for several days;
during which period he had time for many serious
reflections which determined in resolution TO
abandon the club and his licenous companions
altogether.
He was no sooner well, however, than they
AoCked around him, bent on recovering so valuable
a member of their society; and, having wrung
from hlm confession Of the cause of his detection,
winch, as may be supposed, appeared to them
emnentIy ridiculous they soon conrived to make
him ashamed of his good resolutions. Tie Joined
them again, resumed his former course of life, and
when The annual sulurnaIia came round he found
himself with his glass in his hand at the table
when the president, rising to make the accustomed
speech, began with saying, "GenlIemen this being
leap year it is year ard day since our last an
nWcrsary," SC. SC. The woids struck upon the
young mans ear like a knell but ashamed TO ex-
pose his weakness to the jeers of his companions,
he sa, out the feast, plying himself with wine even
more literally than usual, in order to drown his
intrusive thoughts till, in the gloom of winter
morning he mounted his horse to ride home
Some hours afterwards, the horse was found, will
his saddle and bride on, quietly grazing by the
roadside about half way between the city and Nj
BE- house; while few rods off lay the corps,
Of his master
Now, as have said in introducing this story, i
is no fiction; the circumstance happened as hert
related. An account of it was published at thu
time, but the copies were bought up by the family
Two or three, however, were preserved, and ,h
naryllive has been reprinted.