The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-02

slstIbly attracted towards the bottle by the
seductive odor OF the essence that escaped
from it. Influenced by some charm, he hcsi
tatcd at first, but at length his curiosity over
came his Judgment, and placing the bottle to
ms lips, he slipped: and slipped, and sipncd :;
but finding it impossible to come to satiStacto-
ry conclusions by such a dribbling process as
that, the fatal bottle became Glued to bis
mouth, and he swallowed copious draucht
OF It's contents. And Achvmy knew that he
had ImbIbcd subtitle spirit. for there grad
uaily crept over him 4 drow>incss, his ewes
rolled IN their sockets. his senses rcc,cl. and
the essence of the bottle rushed through cv
cry vein and artery Of his frame until he fell.
at last. insrnsible nron the floor
While he was in this condition. vision of
strange, awful brt indcfnit" form. hoated
before his cEes-a lai,!eous figure. that seemed
to hr neither man nor woman, appeared be-
tore HIM. lis face was H,oate,}. haor9rd
worn INTO deep tlrrows and r,!.s. and ,jj>tort-
cd BY maldeninc passions; and lis withcrcd
todv was 50 covered with Gltf and rags. tha;
It's sex was not to be distinguished. It held
drnkinr-rnp in is 'rcmulou~ grasp, Wiz
1t continually: applied with fierce thirst 10
its parclc,!, tcvcri>h lips; an! as it sieAcd
for more drink, is breath poisoned the very
Sunbcams
And Achvmy knew that he had liberated
an evil spirit; for soon at1cr. in his vision he
saw issuing out the neck of the bottle other
wicked and powerful demons. similar to the
one he had swallowed At first they came
forth in small nnmE'cr> but the, soon swc,Icd
into mvriar!> over HE earth. Ike waters from,
a gushing we'll
But what appeared mo-. !acomprchcns;llc
to A!chvmv was. tia: the footsteps of these
hideous hays should he followed Iv a host of
ohscIiouS wor~hi!pcr>. who lad down al
their most prized and cherished object, in
barter for drink out OF tbrir m i,Iicnr, cups.
''oyon> hearts. happy hemcs. health. honor.
nay. their yer, sous. were freely offered IN
"XoEan1e tor a rcrnripu> and ,l.rltv .,:>oY.
"''''' '''' ~ ''''' '''''" >'o'a INl"t'hri
~ >' ''''' - ''.' '''''''' "' '''''-' pare an"
beautiful. a> the p;':l,,> invader .. every hl;-
''.' '''>''" nay '''''5' " "r'o'rrd rs
'''''' at ''''''"''' ''"' '""'' t"e 'and
''o'''''>' WIZ" '''''.E' '!'irN - "nt crime.
!''' "''''' %. '.''.' ''l'S 'I'i""'d'' 70 war" the
i'"'' "''''''''' '''''h> o. thc tremendous sac
'''' { ''''F were n'!'!"=; TOR although the
>''E az - ''''''' "''H >'-n> ana "r'"i'i'on.
"'' '''' 81" upon every brow and coy
''''' '''' -" >''''> "''' ''' >..'ii 81 the tie
',''' n >'''''' '' '''' "''>'l!.'f> offered
''''''''>''>'> 'f III "''' 'o'ii' "i}h the a!iars
VI '.''>' ~" '~l"'i'S.
NV "'''''' ~ '"'h'a'>'''h'd agents pIici
'''''' - IL '"l ever! ""'r' N'ry spread Il
" ''''' '''' ''''''> '' ''''''l"F''' indulgence
'''' '''' INV '''''' (>o " appeared 20 A'tht I"y
''' "'' ''>''"' ny ''"''' o! "ti!'hs were sl>ir-
"''''' "' ava '''''-'"''! '"I'"! !r1, rn!lc.n@.
wa '"t''"-' AM recruiting '"r wasted rams
" '''' s'!5!'''''''' f'''''- ana i'ii'n drN":cc>
""' >''>' HIM. Win 'Vffi"ir '.i'fchcv, Ia"
'''' >''''' '' '''''''''' ''"A'
II "''> astonishing 10 Witness the elect o;
'"' '''"l cup upon ''''''.'A' ii''i'''u''>. IN
u '''-'''''' az :" Ia ''''''o''S' an! N"-
''''' '''' ''''''''f! o' "'f'''''' peace IN a
'''' 'i''' " '''i''' az. .cff''' I" TIC hit-
10 ''' W ''' - '''' '-'>'"'-'' loF II ware"
'"''''>S'H "l"" '''I''' ana all The sacred III
'cr'>'S OF ""''h nome Is the centre. Some
OF 'he poor. in'''itaicl "rct'iic', indeed. put
vi "h "'' % "o!>'ero"S h':lilncn Tor a time;
but 1t was s''rt-livcd, tor diap:oat!on and
rum spread all over them, an'! they were rap,
my pushed 'hron9h career OF shame and
SIN INTO graves "i liliany. In many the per-
hic'oaS dra"@hl brought on derar"emcnt of
ali their powers, and wrought them into an
unnatural rXr''enent. or dcHrum. Then,
wren 'heir hrains were ir'd and whiring
win 're'z>' they were ripe Tor any wild act
that iancy. 'itpr"'rd heart or the prompt
'"3S o' 'A' ''i' ''r h1:hf suggest. After
ra>N.n" through ;ii'> STATE, 'ht course a>>unl-
{" ""'''''r '''''; iof when the r'roA.v>m OF
"er'c "'s''f was past, 1t was usnlIiy suc-
''e''r' hy = m'"'y sul!cn >tnrctaction.