Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-01-16
Sol. XXXVE.-Nh0le No. 1859.

! tivity. This being his state of mnd~-
/ conscious Of danger, and yet unwilling to
/ fly from that danger, he could not bear any
allusion 10 The subject.
Half an hour, passed in troubled
/ thought, elapsed after this brief interview
between the brother and sister, when The
young man left the house and took his
way, scarcely rejecting upon where he
was going, to one of his accustomed pia-
ces of resort-a fashionable drinking
house, where every device that ingenuity
could invent, was displayed 10 attract Gus
tom. Splendid mirrors and pictures hung
against the walls, affecting the mind with
pleasing though's-and tempting to self
indulgence. There were lounges, where
one might recline at ease, while he slipped
the delicious compounds the richly fur
uished bar afforded, never at once dream
ing that serpent lay concealed in the cup
that he held to his lips-a serpent that
one day would sting him, perhaps unlo
DEATH
Regular as clock-work, said ar old
man, friend of Barclays father who had
been dead for several years, meeting the
young man as he was about TO enter the
attractive establishment inst aIIudeJto.
How asked Barclay in a tone Of in
quiry.
Six times 4 day, John, is too often for
you to be seen going into one drinking
house. said the old man, with plain-spo-
ken honesty,
You must not talk 10 me in that way.
Mr.. Gray the other reioined slernly.
MY respect aud regard for the father,
will ever cause me TO speak plainly 10 the
son when think him in dunger, was Mr..
Grav's calm reply.
In danger of what, Mr.. Gray .
In danger oG-shall utter the word
in speaking of the son Of my old friend.
Mr.. Barclay? Yes; in danger oi-druDk-
enness =
Mr.. GRAY, cannot permit any one 10
speak TO me thus
Be not offended at me, John. utter
but the truth
4 will not stand TO be insulted by any
one . was the vonng mans angrv ranIy.
"a he turned suddenly away from his aged
friend and entered + 2 drinking house.
He did not 90 ND at once 10 the bar. as had
hoa, b;s beh;, I'M, ,bre,p b,,nsair do,,,,.
Wnon one Of ,be Iono%cs took ~ news.
TPnar anJ Jcon,nenceI ~ r,,I,sr anaa,raJ
Z, onn,,,o,oa ra,d;,r, ,bano, ho III No.,
~ E,ct 600 = le,Ier ~
Wbat viii yon have Mr. RarcIay p,
asLed ~ ofir;oys ,t,end,oi con,n,r m .
few moments atier he had entered - :
.Tn,b;nn inst now. u,s tho reoI,,
made IN love ,ono wbiio b;s owes r.are mr.
~, I;r,.d r.,,,, th, ,,,,,,..r,,,,o. ~ 49,
nIeasanf rederr;ons we're ihdse that nasxsd
tbrouoh his mind as lao cat ,bare Ais
no rose Nm on;cily &C if . resoIntion had
boo, snddonit fnyned and Ier ,ha ,Ia,.o
whore clustered so many ,rn,nf.,t,nns i,,;,,
hurried step.
Il want YOU to administer an oath he
said. epleriDg The Office Of an Alderman. .
few minutes after.
.Verv well. sir. I am ready rooI;eJ
the Alderman. .What is i,z nafnre ,,
r Il will give YOU the form
aWcII .
L John Barclay. do saIcmnIv swear
that for six months from this hour. / will
not taste ! droD Of any Kind or Iiouo, ih,t
intoxicates.'
Il wouldn't take that oath. vouno man.
the Alderman SAID.
WHY not .
You had better 20 and ioin . temper.
ance society. Signing the p!edgs viii be
OF as much avail
.No-I will not sign pEedoe never 10
drink again. I'm not golng 10 make >
mere slave Of myself. III swear of for
six months
tWhv not swear of" nernp,1aliv then .,
| Because, as l said, am not gong 10
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