Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-11-23

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all waited intent their great masters deois-
ion; when suddenly. from betting cliff. far
out in the burning lake. arose blae. lsn.5cnt
fame which, while they gazed took shape,
horrid shape, and stood before the assem-
bled tends.
1t was clad in vesture wet with blood; tie
gore hung heavy from its matted locks. and
the fercest fires of hell shot from its burning
eye balls. Even Satan started and turned
pale with fear. and Hell shrank back with
horror
Ha! ha, Ye fear me- then; Kissed the
horrid monster. Well might ye fear, were
not friend and an ally But thou knowes,
me not, o Satan. for | am an earth born
spirit, and have long hid myself--aye for a
thousand years-but now come to offer SER
vice and allegiance, and to claim the offered
prize. Fear not, but listen. and let me be
ruler Of the Earth, for none hath power like
me, in all thy dark dominions
Moloch and Belal and Mammon, and Apol-
lyon promise much but they shall be my ser
wants and subalterns. Their power is weak
ness compared with mine. 0 listen, till tell
thee of my strength, and bow will WELD it,
My shapes and names are legions, ard
change them at will, so that men shall oftimes
hug me to their bosoms as an angel of light
| will be the greatest of all hypocrites and
dece;vers, betraying ever with kiss; pro-
Tossing love and kindness, when my only aim
is ruin. / will be the patron and sole sup.
port Of the gambling den and Of her whose
house inclineth unto death, and her paths un.
to the dead" And | will through her por-
tails. bring the very flower of manhood, to
blight and shame and everlasting contempt
On every foot of earth and sea will | fol-
low my victims. Where discord and anarchy
prevail, there will be; where cruelty is,
there will come, and burn out from the
hearts of men every vestige ofmercy till they
become fiends incarnate, and devise unimagi-
liable horrors. will stand beneath the gal
lows tree, and even while the death rattle is
in the throat of the criminal, will drive men
to robbery and murder l will lie in wait in
the streets Of cities. and plan tie midnight
FIRE and assassination will plunge my vic
Tins into prisons and hospitals ] will steep
them in poverty and degradation to the very
lips | will cast forth their families to want
and wintry winds. and the babe shall perish
in it's mothers arms, with its tears frozen to
ice drops upon her bosom. will turn the
dagger of the husband against the heart o.
bis wife, and her blood shall stain the cradle
OF his children. Stimulated and urged on by
me, the father shall dance in maniac glec over
the mangled bodies of his murdered babes
ard laugh to see their fair locks dabbled in
blood; the mother shall forget her sucking
child" slain by her hand, and mock at the
tender years aud helplessness Of her own of
spring.
On whatsoever hearth stone my foot shall
be planted, the gladstone fire shall 20 out, tc
be lighted no more forever; and the roof tree
shall fall, and the voices of children be hushed
and all that men cluster around them, to make
their earthly homes so much like heaven, shall
vanish like wreath of smoke. and desolatior
brood over the ruins. | will point the sons
knife against the fathers throat, and bis gray
hair shall drip with gore. Where war and
vengeance are, | will rouse their fury to ten
fold rage, and blot from the soldiers breast
the last vcstige Of humanity. The incendi
ary's torch shall be my banner; the cracking
flames of burning villages, and the Shrek o
murdered innocence, the music of my march
Pestlence shall follow me as shadow
and will open unto him the gates Of mil
lion dwellings which else had been secure -
will spread famine and disease even in lands
of plenty and health. and will seal up the eye
Of all my victims SO that they shall not see
nor know that their next plunge will be into
perdition. will sweep whole continents o
their inhabitants; aud give woes and sorrows
and wounds without cause" to the Who'll,
race Of man. Yet, whatsoever is wounded BY
me, shall seek me as hid treasures to b,
wounded yet again. l will bind upon the
brow the iron crown Of suffering, burning Will
hell fire, that shall scorch and scar on. thei
brain. and heart and soul, yet shall they fal
down and worship me, and for my sake, par
with houses and lands and wife and children
and hope and heaven.
Let Jehovah send forth spirits. pure as tb,
snow flake, to dwell in earthly bodies; vii
seek them out, aud kindle in their hearts al
unquenehable fire that shall consume them
and the cherubim shall watch long for the
return at heavens gate, but they shall nevel
again look upon their Father in Heaven
The student at his books, the mechanic al
his tolls, the laborer at bis plough. will | de-