The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-06

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| gov club of young men, which, from extreme
prohigaey OF its members and the Righteousness Of
| their orgies, was commonly called the Hell Club.
| Besides their nightly or weekly meetings they held
one grand annual saturnala, in which each ired 10
excel the other in drunkenness and blasphemy; and
| on these occasions there was no star among them
whose urd light was more conspicuous than that of
| young Mr. Archibald b. who endowed with brilliant
talents and handsome person held out great pro.
mise in his boyhood, and raised hopes which had
been completely frustrated by his subsequent reckless
! designations #..
One morning, utter returning from this annual fes
tival Mr.. Archibald \. having retired to bed, dream
ed the following dream;
He ianeied that he himself was mounted on a IA
yoritc black horse that he always rode, and that he
was proceeding toward his own houss--then a
country seal cinbowered BY Trees, and situated upon
a hill, now entirely built over, and forming part Of
the citp-wh-n stranger, whom the darkness of the
night prevented his distinctly discerning suddenly
seized the horses rein, saying, Yon must 60 with
mel" "a.,
"'fAnd who are you = exclaimed the Young man,
with volley Of oaihs, while he struggled to free
himself
"T bat yon will by and by,,' returned the
Other in tone thar excited unaccouniable terror m
the youth, who pluneing his spurs into his horse,
attempted toofy, bu in vain. However fast the an'.
nal flew, the stranger was still beside him ill at
length, in his desperate Efforts to escape, the rider
was thrown; but instead Of being dashed 10 the
earth, as he expected, he found himself taiilnp ~
falling falling sill as II sinking into The bowels Of
The earth
! At length period being put 10 this mysterious
descent he found breath 10 inquire OF his companion,
who Was s hesde him, WHITTIER they were going.
Where am Where are yon taking met he ex.
claimed.
"To he'll !" replied The stranger, and immediately
interminah!, echoes repeated the fearful sound ''To
hell! 10 hell to he'll !"
Al length light appeared, which soon In.
creased 10 a blaze; but instead Of the cries and
groans and lanenling The terrified traveller expect
cd morning met his ear bul pounds Of music mirth
and ti,iiy and he found himself at the entrances of
a snerb building far exceeding any he had leen con.
slricted by human hands Within, TOO what q
scene No amusement employment, on pursuit Of
man on earth but Was there being carried ON with
vehenlence that excited his Vulnerable ama2eueri
There the painting horse sill bore his brutal rider
through the excitement Of the uoaded race There
over the midnight bowl, the inlermnale still drawled
ont the ,yanton song or maudlin blasphemyt The
gambler piled for his endless game and the slaves Of
Mammon ,oiled through eternity their bitter tasks I;
whilst all the nagnifrence of earth palled before thal
which now met his view.
He soon perceived that he was among oh ac-
auaintances whom he knew to be dead and each he
observed was pursuing the object whatever IL was
thai had formerly ennrossed him when finding him
self relieved OF the presence Of his unwelcome con-
ductor he ventured to address his former friend,
Mrs. D., whom he saw sitting as had been her
wont on Carh absorbed az loo requesting her TO rest
from the game and introduce him 10 The pleasures
Of the place which appeared 10 him 10 he very unlike
what he had expected and indeed an extremely
agreeable one But with what cry of agony she
answered that there vas no real in he'll that they
must e?rr toll on al those very pleasures and hmm.
mtrable voices echoed through The intvrminnhr
vaults. There s no rest in hell /" while throwing
open their yesfs each disclosed IL his bosom an ever
burning fame These they s,id were the pleasures
of hell the choice on earth was rhe. incvitah,y
Idoom, In the midst " the horror this scene In
spired his conductor returned, and, OF his earnest
enreaty, restored him again 10 Garth bur as lie uu.
led him, he said Remember in a year and a day
We nee, again,n
A, This crisis Of his dream the sleeper awoke fe.
dream or OF hs preceding orgies he was so un@ell
as TO be obliged keep his bed Tor several days. dl-
ring which period he had Time for many serious re.
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