Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-03-17

candy was IN such nice little pieces and was
so sweet and So fragrant. One day Gus
toner seeing this act of Amos, he ventured
to demonstrate with him for giving the chill
dren enough brandy in the drops to make
them drunk. At this Amos laughed and
twitched up his stifay starched collar, and
Just for good nature went and raised his win
dow again and handed out more of his In
fernal bait. saying:
Here, boys are some more-you are 6ne
fellows. indeed almost men already; why
| remember when you were but so high, and
now. bless me, you are almost men
With this he shut his window and wound
up his automaton again, and turning to his
reprOver, he placed his finger on his nose
and said -
! They will make men one of these daysp
\ In low room, or more properly speak
ing, In a low shed that was attached to the
back part of the building, was Amos pri-
vate council chamber and upon the occa-
sion of which we are now to speak, two men
fI alone were there and they were engaged in
low yet earnest conversation.
f About them there is secret, something
, that excites your feelings against them on
sight. That foppishly dressed young man,
with the malignant and fiendish scowl on his
forid face, is Ralph Pembrook, and, from
: the close attention he pays to his compan-
ions conversation, we judge he is deeply
, interested. His companion is Amos, the
: host of the Fox and Swan. We will now
note some of their conversation:
/ What effect has the drugf inquired
: Ralph
d The effect, replied Amos, is similar to
the intoxication produced by spirits, only
: more deadly it requires but small portion
in glass oC toddy to create the most beast
, ly intoxication. 1t is rare secret, that
purchased Of French gentleman, and it
has we'll paid me for my trouble for it has
brought many a good customer to my bar. ,
Capital, capital ! exclaimed Ralph, on
ly let me have portidR, for | long to bait
this bird he has beer thorn in my path
, long enough, and if can happily make a
= drunkard of the Doctor, why then Miss Ju-
liet will discard the gentleman, and Mrs.
Meredith will raise the hue and cry against
him on the score of religion, you know. All
won't it be capital-the drunken dogr
p Do you think you can get him to try q
ID, glass ? said Amos.
Easy enough, easy enough replied
as Ralph, but did you say that it had such
ty rare virtues as to create an unalterable thirst
ur for liquor afterwards?
ge That it has, said Amos, did not tell
= you that it had brought many good Gus
Z! toner to my bar?'
ful Aye, true, true but how do you mil
eal the liquor ? inquired Ralph.
he All! that is the nice point said Amos
is | find it the most unsuspcious way to place
n. the drug on the end of the sugar pestle ant
ch thus effect the solution in the toddy,'
re, Really, said Ralph, that IS an idea
1 But, continued Amos, you must b
W. sure and have it placed there before you in
icy vite him to drink, and be sure and mix hi
len glass first, otherwise you might be brough
ow to my bar yourself
my Ha! hal ha P=-chuckled Ralph, 'trus
ci me with that
IAN We'll, here is che drug, said the 6endis
M Amos, only small particle, you see tax
uc- it and try it. and my word for it, you wi
a find it rare drug. Get the Doctor to tr
all it and you will find him effectually don
the for
zen With this the two parted. The one to 2
len again inside his bar with Irish Barney
} of deal death to the throng that was scufain
Tin over the sanded foor-to deal death-naet
ton sure death to the fated customers that hun
the around him. The other to go and seek
'me victim from the world and lead him in Il
and bewitching path that leads to the fatal s,
! at ren's snare, to press with the hand ofpretel
the ded friendship the poisonous cup to his lip
the to stain his character with foul and corr
, so ding blotch of dishonor, to destroy his hope
me, to sap his physical energies with bewitc
the ing poison, to blast his moral attributes
Ean, destroy soul with inextinguishable, incres
lde, ing death. The envious Ralph sailed for
was from the den of sin on an embassy that scar
the fends would fain hide their blackened fac
re- in shame for the heinous act, if guilty of
the to destroy, to damn a human soul !!
hold Heavens, for what? Envy envy env,
mall Envy that withered at another's joy =
me Not only did Ral ph conceive the plot
ow ; drawing Dulaney into the thraldom Of hol
mos less inebriation, but he also resolved to .
be- son the mind of Juliet against him by in
SER nous falsehood. Lies, he resolved to DC
was into her ear, respecting him-les as bls
'our' as night. He armed his tongue with
tiles bane of SANDER against a character that '
US IN falrer than his own, and with this f
lting whelp of SIM he resolved to blast the ho
n his and the bliss of two gentle hearts that KIN
every no thorn of bitter grief But how CO,
ltom- the villain accomplish this base end?
chill could not gain an interview with Juliet
an at seclusion prevented this then how could
nd to convey to the mind of Juliet that her v
for shipped one was unworthy Of the h;oh ,
1ered exalted gift of her han6 An anonym
I'm to note must do this. In short time after
vern conversation between Amos and Ralph t
n, for place, note addressed to Juliet, by an
ricks, known hand, was left at the gate of the n
IS was sion, of which the following is a copy:
given Miss IrITRr. An Unknown friend wr