Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-01-21

strong for aught of earth TO changed GNld
any thing short of The Omninolsgl go
havah un4elher that holAS
We shall see in our fuTuTsfC haptes
CHAPTER III.
What viler thing upon the earth, than isnds
Who can bring MODEST minds to basest nds
ShGkshre.
In a decorated saloon there are a1ered
many lively ones. The animated dlscslon OF
a party of learned young men adds aYelier
zest to the scene The company that gath
ered there are O the upper class of the ahmu-
nifty. no vulgar ones are there, but first
order of talent shine in the characta Of the
ones our pen is now to touch. There van at
Effectiveness about the saloon that has a range
action upon the mind; a peculiar and 1an2e
enticement that seems to sway the will ease.
The gilded mirrors, the sculpturai statuYRnd
the rich paintings all unite to hold the tor
in a spell-bound snare. The ringing lap the
witty repartee, the social glee Of the ba hat
is gathered there, all unite to the sanekl
The choice selection OF the Literary HOdi-
Gals of the day, the learned gentlemen, idle
evenings all utter the same voice OF entity to
stay and veal away the tedious momtB OF
idieness. The sanded floor, the cushioneeats,
the painted shades, the brilliant ligl the
crimson curtains, all utter the same p that
the hand of hospitality has spread alls for
the comfort of the weary visltor-'hel Sde
uith as.
Reader, YOU are in one of the most fsDna-
BILE drinking saloons of the city Of P-..ook
around you and guard we'll your best NESTS.
The man who, by his officious acts tell that
he is at the head of the establishments a
young man, and if his face does not bs his
talents, he is qualified for any station life.
There is none of that low sensualty zen
upon his countenance which Is so .oftseefY
in the persons of men in his capacltye is
possessed with all the apparent ~attributeIthe
gentleman. He is elegantly dressed, athe
cold chain that g%litters across his vestsue
that he is a man of taste. At firkt slgpu
would scarcely believe that it was This blfss
to stand behind that marble-coyered cdr
from day to day and measure tofhe GENT
the sparslins champagne, TIA
spend his. time in displaying the choicSIds
Of the wine vet such is his e~mploymennd
such the mode he chooses to provide aelf
with the comforts of life. At a seconght
you note a responsiveness connected wthe
man which is not at all agreeable-a ain
secret seems lurking there beneath thaile
which speaks of a debased moral feelingl a
hypocritical heart. He is very polite andh-
es the coin in his box with a careless raL-
ant air. as if it was the last part of his this
or his studied Business.
He is a fashionable liquor-seller and iu-
~cratiye business, but his precious coinot
to be envied; he has bought it at a prime
whitening curse of ruined men come bng
up its voice from the past, the cries ofsh-
ing children and the shrieks of pered
wives unite in a solemn dirge of inve
against his name-the groans of the ed
haunt his midnight dreams, and the eng
/ bones, the gaping skulls Of his victimsle
about his feet in the imagined flights of is
! turbed sleep! He is an unhappy mar is
the Iiouor-se!ler-envy him not!
, It is night, apd a late hour is rlngDm
f the bell of the clock that sticks against all
. of the saloon. In one of the curtaineAfs
there are two men whose actions and we
f are to note. On the little table are gland
decanters Of wine. The one has raism
s his seat and is in the act of starting, mis-
companion is still seated and urging to
It stay.
i: Stay a little longer, Neuville,' sails,
Why in such haste to leaYe the sociefne
e gay?'
] must return home,' said Eugene Ne;
,r { for | am not in the habit of staying tie
e from my family, and my wife will be u
i Pooh nonsense said Davis, she Bre
D reason and discretion, | am sure, thaTve
g herself any uneasiness concerning youhe
IL knows that gentlemen must at times a
few leisure moments with their old frN
THAT MAJ be, but | have too mudkct
~ for my wife to give her any unnecessea-
le siness upon my account
O. We'll, Melville, if you will go, takler
glass of wine-it IS a CSF~
a. Yes, it is acapital article, Day
he object to another glass. Indeed it sad
e by the way, l believe that DurHCo.
so keep none except the first rate brand
he None others, and | can aSsureghat
If there is no place in the city that a nan
a can more agreeably pass a couple of1han
he in his saloon
Ter "A very pleasant place. replid sIe.
BY the way, what do you sat9ing
I'D here tomorrow night again"
50 why. friend Davis, | reckon nsoo, as
other engagements will be pressintrRust
not fail to meet with you at somene, re-
a turn your. compliment of cracg stle
= of Madeira
With this the two parted-thfmnnd
the tempted; the first to return to e mad
er, vanced in sin around the gaminSle, the
ier. latter TO his peaceful home and f~sona6fe.
~ Il was a late hour when Eng%each his
Ilsf home, and he perhaps felt a Vof rerse
It's when he saw the bright light lmingom
ere his cosy sitting room where Elias pant
oily ly and anxiously awaiting his IL Hem
tered the room, and to his morton, heaw
his, his wife's face wet with ted the
pangs of bitter sorrow wer9ed on,er
lie countenanee. She raised heAming YES
my to bis and exclaimed
oh! Eugene, the frst WIN dfefE