Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-07-20
Chronicles es.-CHAPTER /.

/. Now 1t come TO pass IN the tenth month
of the second year after Reid was made Gov
ernor over the lands. that the Law givers as
sembled themselves together iu the city of
Raleigh, which is called the city of O4ks, that
they might make laws for the people.
2. And it cam to pass also about this time,
that the people were sore afflicted with an
evil, even the evil of Intemperance, that caused
the land to mourn for her dead. And there
was great distress throughout the land because
of this evil
8. Therefore the people met and communed
together, and consulted one with another, as to
what was best to be done for the removal of
this grievous evil.
4. And. they said among themselves: If we
will go up and lay our case before our !51::w-
givers, perady We Eture they will hear our prayer
and come to our assistance.
5. And the people gathered themselves to-
gether into the city Of Raleigh, even unto the
city of oaks, from the mountains unto the sea-
board by proxy gathered they themselves, to
the number Of fifteen thousand.
g. Now when the Lawgiyers lifted up their
eyes and beheld the people afar off coming
unto the city, they were sore afraid. And
they lifted up their voices and prayed to their
God, even unto Bacchus, that he might not
suffer the people to take away from them their
whiskey and their Brandy and their wins, which
was their fayorite drink.
7. And Dacchus answered them by his pro-
phet Hassel, even by Hassel his prophet an
swered he them, and said unto them Fear not,
for am your God, and so long as We shall
cOnstrain the people to serve me, We shall in
no wise be deprived of your brandy, and OF
your wine
8. Now, when the Law-givers heard these
words they were glad and reioicei with exceed
ing great joy, and they fell down and worship
ped him.
9. And when the people had come unto the
city, they presented themselves before their
Law-givers and prayed unto them saying: Ye
have heard how that our fathers after they were
delivered from bondage, even from the yoke OF
Great Britain, commanded US saying: Behold
give unto you all this land, and it shall be an
! inheritance unto you and to your sons forever
! 10. And it shall come to pass when ye are at
| f1icted with any sore evil or in any wise dis
treased, that ye shall of right present your
selves before your Law-givers and pray tt
them for redress of grievances, and they shal
in no wise refuse to hear your prayers.
IL. Now ye also know that the land il
smitten with direful curse-the curse 0
lntemperance-which is cutting down ou
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making desolate the land, and bringing th
gray hairs of age with sorrow to the grave.
II. Therefore we humbly pray you to reac!
forth the strong arm Of the Law, and remove
this evil from among us; and it shall CONE
Ito pass if y5e do this thing, thet ye she'll b
long remembered among the Sons Of men.
/ 13. Now when they had made an end o
speaking, behold there arose division among
the Lawgivers, as to what manner of answer
they should give the people.
/ II. And while some among them were IL
favor of hearkening unto their prayer, other
rose up and answered them roughly, (beinG
filled with wine and with whiskey, saying
Why come We up unto US and do this thing
know ye not that if we doit, we should no
again be selected to serve the people ?
10. Go to, get ye gone why come ye IN
to us ye are not the goodpeople ofthe land
Is. Andw the people heard these thing
) they were filled with Indignation, because {
! the way their servants treated their prayer
yet said they nothing, but departed each on
to his own home
. IT. Now when the Law-givers saw the PEI
pie depart without having taken away froI
them their favorite drink, they reioicad ,.-it
! ltrTTu Jupy entered INTO the Temples
Bacchus and there fell down and worshippe
him, and they gave thanks unto him an
bowed themselves down before him mornin
1 and evening. A. |.
: r. r. SPRINGS, n. c.