Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-10-06

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bond with a smile on his face and thanked his
victim for his punctuality in settling with
The carpenter was alarmed at the account
of the past year and In the presence Of Allan
he declared he must stop the use of ardent
/ spirits and 90 to work to pay his debts but
| Allan assured him there was no danger but
what he would pay all his debts and still lead
the merry life Of a tippler This was Allan's
view Of the matter, and as confirming testi-
mony of the truth of his saying, he gave the
carpenter 6onus Of a few bottles Of Brandy !
This the carpenter took with many thanks
and went home
1t may seem strange to the reader that one
proverbially SO close as Allan Wingfeld
should give bottles of Brandy" to custo-
mer but he had o reason for it, for he saw
his victim struggling to be free from the en-
tangling snare that he had tied about him,
and in order to riyet the CALLING chains Of
| appetite more firmly about him, he found it
serving his vile purpose to place in his hands
t5 fim fo give 7 aWay the addTs fF6m HIS his
Bar but it was In order to retain the unhap-
py being In his talons and prevent his escape,
/ by arousing and nourishing the appetite and
/ with it's debasing effects to dim and blot out
the single hope of reformation.
The cunning Allan was not mistaken in
the supposed effects of the liquor for it was
no sooner consumed than the carpenter was
seen at the Bar again, pouring down hot
draughts of the consuming liquid fire to de-
stroy him body and soul!
+ Time rolled on, and the carpenter became
deeply involved in debt he was drunkard,
and he suffered all the pangs and misery
consequent upon that miserable state.
! Allan saw the impending ruin that was
hanging over the carpenter and began tC
think it was time to secure his large deb
against him. Let us pause moment to droI
, single reflection here How Iamentabio i
I is to see the destruction that had come upol
:. the life Of the carpenter! His sun Of life hat
. arose clear and undimmed by a cloud, and err
itsnoonday shade was cast clouds and terri
: : 51e 7T775ss had blotted its golden disc
: Whal was the fountain spring Of this destrue
> tive stream, that had in the end proved a
! - overwhelming avalanche to swallow up an
: destroy every glimmering hope? The d.
y signs Of a wicked man-the cupidity Of a mis-
T. erly wretch, who was willing to rob men
Y their character, health and fortunes and Sc
= his own Soul, for few miserable dollars!-
le All! Allan Wingfield was truly mean ;
s heart! No other reflections here, and v
le now resume the narration Of our incidents.
va The carpenters wife came to Allan, ar
~ with tears, and sorrow, and grlet-chokt
eu words impl0red him to not sell any more
7r' quor to her wretched husband, and furth
nS that he would not sell their home from the
te andleave them houseless IN the world storr
-. she petitioned the nriser on her knees
OF this wise. but the demon turned her from
SIX house with q curse
eit One dav the carpenter was at the Tave
his and drinking as usual and had become gu
IN intoxicated. In the evening he started hon
- and it being cold, sleety day, when he sta
hal gered on the doorsteps of the Tavern
by realad and fell on the pavement, inficting
nd himself serious bodily injury, an importa
ioint being dislocated and bone of the low
OF extremity being broken. tie was CARR
ors home in this MANNED condition, where he v
ore waited upon by experienced surgeons,
ne, owing to the shattered condition of his phi
ore ical system, consequent upon his habits
0 at dissipation his injuries failed to be repai
VIC bv the *uis medjcdtrjG nat,na and he '
ectS left cripple for life, disabled for the act
av- duties of bis trade lie lay for weeks 0
de- languishing bed of affection aal throwed
rive entire responsibility Of proyning for the f;
d to ily upon his heart-broken wife, which We
car heavy task upon the poor woman, when
e Of fact IS considered Of her time being ain
the entirely devoted of necessity to waiting u
thin her afflicted husband, who was now rui
for for life bv the ruinous influence of arc
iece spirits. It would have been happy tt
This for the family if they could have had
for dollars laid up for this dark hour of aflict
,iece but alas it was not to be found the e
yari- ings of the carpenter were in the pocke
the the liquor seller.
rlee. Allan saw that all prospect of making
train thing more out of his victim was at an e
pen he@l5w felt driven by the fend of AyariC
rank his bosom to strip his unhappy crippled
vern tim Of his house, on the strength of the n
eated gage he held on the property. 1t was a
s. by wet winter day and the storms of Ma
suck, were beating cold and fierce, but Allan "
him. ped himself In warm cloaks and went W
seen Bill of Eiectment and cast the miserable
dis pie with his family in. the street, where
His rain fell and the piercing wind shrieked ar
" be- and beat them with its fury. 1t was p
# the scene; the wife wept as she crouched {