Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-08-18

! litChtV VIC SIdfci. II was eho Otd
nest knock down | ever g6t-and
mally's the floorer I've had in m,
time fltom them college divils. Bao
luck attend them both night ant
day-the thieves.
/ WHO is the gentlemin? inquired
the apothecary.
sArralI! sorrl .oae Of Us knows,
was the reply.
/ Search his pockets, said the
leeci-' some paper will probably
tell.'
The Qnaker's coat forthwith, un-
derwent il Judicial investigation, and
divers mercantile documents at once
established the Identity.
Why said thd apothecary, 'he S .
son of Mr.. Pryme, d rich merchant,
a nun whom eryBody respects. By
my conscience, | have one comfort
for ye. If anything goes wrong
with the boy her es every man Jack
of ye is sure of Botany Bay-ay!
and1 the devil b rap will it cost
any Of you for the passage out
OH murder. mprderl calculated
sundry voices.
Whist said the doctor, iorl gave
a twist upon the floor, and mattered,
''Gll fair and be d d to ye.' :
Holy Briilget!1 circulated the
Chief Of the Charles -'if ! ever met
Il Quaker of hiB kind. He drinks
like fish and swaars like a trooperF
.Ah! he's coming round again, ex
claimed the Doctor. 'See,-the col
or oa his check | tell you what
you'll DO. Call 4 chair, carry him
home fax and easy, and if ye can,
smnggle him down the area steps, for
the ola gentleman wouldn't b e over
pleased to see hi i'm. Ill drip the
lal line or two il the morning. and
make all right for you
Instantly Charlie trotted olf,and
in few minutes | was safely ems
sdonced in Ieatliern conveniency,
now extinct, which at that time per-
forlned a double duty in transporting
Beauty to the ball room, and drunk
ards to their cribs
/ was promptly Conveyed to my
destination; aud, by some strange
fatality, new chief butler that very
evening had succeeded the former
.pantler,' Of. Mr.. Pryme, was, OF
course. personally unknown to HIM;
and having been discreetly slipped
down the steps Of the area, it was
explained that i was rather the
worse for liquor, and had been mighty
pdgnacious into tile bargain.
The butler took me on his back,
and without let or hindra nee, | was
cd rried to the cha mbef of the absent
Samuel stripped put to bed,
promised bowl of whey, and left IN
undisputed possession Of The dormi-
tory of the drunlenI Quaker.
Two or three hours passed, and
how the secret transpired | cannot
guess. | was buried in profound
sIeep. when lights flashed across my
ewes and awakened me- Through an
opening in the curtains | saw three
females beside the bed; and Ialso dis
covered that the apartment was a
strange one.
Surprise or fear will sometimes re-
move the consequences Of inebriety,
and men become suddenly sober. |
felt this singular effect. In mo-
ment after | awoke, | was conscious
tIE,t | had lately been a victim to
|the rosy god and that | was now,
in Irish parlance, '.jpst in the V cry
centre of a hobble.7' Dipping my
face beneath the couhterpane, mur
m ured in gro Wing voice-'Tfhe i
lightsl the lights my head! my
head
! Ruth, said the elder female; re
u,nve tha candles. Samuel, my son,
what meaneth this?f Art thou fal-
/ len?'
| Yes, i groaned; 4 had heavy
| fall indeed
,'Ah! Samael; would that that
groan were the groan Of sin, not o.
suffering; and that thy conscience
rather than thy stomach were moved
| Speak! How did the enemy over
take thee? Where did he enclose
/ thee in his net?
l dipped my head beneath tfe bee
coverings, and IN q husky voice NUT
tered
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