Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-09-22


of those who knew him. He took pains to
be of service to his kinsmen and used his In
fiuence for their benefit in gaining custom to
their mercantile establishment. He still con-
tlnued to come in possession of large sums OF
money, bat of this there was not so much no
tlce taken as formerly; he was now consid-
cred moral man and as deserving the con
hdence and eountenance of his neighbors.-
lie still was in the almost daily receipt Of
casks OF choice liquors for the supply of the
increasing demands at his fashionable bar.
all bearing the brand of eminent manufactu-
rers of distant city Wingfeld's," as il
was called, was public place at all hours
might haye been seen sseores of individuals
/ gathered there and coming and going, and ii
/ was not unusual to hear in a back room
strange and discordant sounds and oaths. as
II there were madmen shut up there and fight-
ing. On oneoccasion an old, decrepid Indian.
who had been left behind by his tribe, and
were now far in the wild west, was seen to
hurry out of Wingfeld's tavern and hasten
downthe street shouting at the top of his voice
and evidently frightened g Fire water =
The red mans evil spirit!''
The Indian had been attracted within the
walls OF the house by the strange noise he
heard there, and seeing the cause of it he fed
/
OF his innate fear Of the evil Spirit that
he had seen destroy as many Of his wild
brethren.
On another occasion the Tavern was the
tocale of q fearful strife; some Young stu
dents had found their way there, contrary to
the orders OF the preceptoTs Of the College to
which they were attached, and had become
lntlamed with the liquors that Wingfeld ira
ded upon and grew enfaged among them
selves and fought-=classmate warning with
classmate-which ended in one of the party
selzmg heavy glass from the marble board
and with all the power Of his arm dashing it
with whir ring hurl in the face of fellow
student The riot at Wingfeld's was fear
tul-the strife was stern-the students were
mad with the poison they had swallowed and
the blood OF their veins curdled and became
-cold and lifeless coagula at their feet The
glass had proved to be dangerous weapon
1T had telled its victim to the floor and he was
msenslble of the hot blood that was oozino
from the lacerations in his face that the bro
ken glass had caused. He was carried to his
room where he lay for weeks under the So
hcltous care Of men of the healing art and
when he at length arose he was manned for
lie an eye was the irreparabIe forfeit Of his
dissipation and riot
Cl aIiotlIef occasion q miserable decrGpId
old soldier was seen to tot1er in the door at
"mgheld,s, and after remaining there a
couple Of hours was seen to come out AGAIN
bending on his staff and trembling in his
eTn door s ne Il Esa9Y W 99 fa - nt3 the Jaws
and upon ceasing to hold to the door posts
staggered across the footway, stumble over
the curbstone and fall on his face In the mud
dy street, and when he arose after many vain
efforts, it was with his languishing blood
yelling out from his face and chasing itself
along the wrinkles that age had chiseled in
this sad plight he arose and tottered away
with wicked curse trembling on his thin
/ lips against his God
/ On another occasion handsome young
man was seen to rush out of Wingfield's and
stare and shout at every passenger, while his
dry and fiery eyes seemed to be rolling in the
agony Of an incurable frenzy, the foamin2
blood from his lacerated tongue spouting out
Of his mouth, running and yelling at every
bound as if chased by some maddened fend
I-shuning and overrunning children and tbs
citizens who essayed to arrest him, andWheI
arrived at his fathers house rushed in anC
crept under bed, declaring that the Devi
had been chasing him all round town with ;
Yelling pack Of blazing hounds That mar
uttu NlGlIll HlIIl TIC uC1IIU1G poiISo 4hulCICt
by the Delirum Tremens
On another occasion poor woman was seer
: pacing the streets in hurried, distracted man
: ner with her eyes fixed upon the ground, am
: when she came opposite Wingfeld's, and tn
shouting clamor of the drunken rabble within
: falling on her ear, she stopped suddenly an
q q raised her eyes to the door, and then startn
= back nervously while her slender finger quiy
cred as it pointed to the sign, and her dar
eyes flashing the fires of intolerabIe hatred sh
exclaimed, and her shrill voice was thrillin
. too
% Yes yes; by the glass-by the quantity
= yes, yes, engine of He'll, hide your face !
- Base wretch-rogue-Al Wingfeld che;
\ children of their fathers, wives of their hu
: bands-men of their Souls Fill jallS an
- pauper houses with wretched beings! Max
- honest men viler than your corrupted self!-
: Load the ereaking gallows, break down ii
r. dread scaffold and people Hell with yo'
a. wretched victims! Twas you, Allan Win!
"a field, sold my miserable husband that last qua
.r of Rum that run him mad with It's debaslr
re infaming fire, and prompted him TO kill n
or child-his own son. our little Junius, and #
IA which he must strangle- die-DIE on the c.
prit's gallows Friday come week May Coo
So wrath rain on you, Allan Wing6eld!" Al
Il the wretched wife soon to be widow, we
nj. away chanting prayer for the rest of t
,,s soul of her husband and for Gods judgemel
Ie on his destroyer
,os Many such scenes were witnessed abe
ev Winofeld's, but enough have been related
oy give the reader a sample of what the Tave
> was in its day. Allan rarely seen or hea
al. this himself, for he was either enjoying
; a riches in his gay mansion or off in attendar
tba to other matters; but he was the fount
to spring from which flowed the poisoned wat
pc- of the Tavern-he was the pr ime cause of
,ev the misery it originated, Notwithstanding
M or this, Allan Wingfeld was called a moral m
i and his influence was sought for by chur
men! Allan proved his friendship to his ki
of men by sending to their store and to th
vss houses fine bottles of wine and carefully
and TILED spirits This he done with his o
in hands and his own serving boy, always v
: il his compliments, and for which he would
be- ceive no remuneration. This was stral
pin- and agreeable to his brothers; for they W
convinced that Allan was becoming more g
erous and open hearted, and in return for
advances they sent him such articles Fl
their stock as they thought would be use
Bar and agreeable to Allan. All this was tai