The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-10-02
WinekWorlrs Murder.

lustratlng the effects of drunkenness than
the following wc have found in the Bos-
ton Saturday Evening Gazette. 1t is de-
o'dedly trcncLy, and may be equally, as
true. We hope all who arc in the hatit Of
scttings.ovcr the bay" wlread it, and pro:
lit 10y the lessor; at any rate, We hope
that when they do get."h come you So"
they will find any oiiicious friend to take
them up four stories and put them to bed ::
'WilI you read a sad story finebriation {?
Not OF Il poetic inebriation docs it ueat-
one ot those Sad and sighinS ones not
one of the Imagination which has emptied
It's glass to the dregs-one which keeps
even in its height, the name of the loved
one secret. No; it treats simply of a
worthy musician uf the orchestra Ola thea
tire on the boulevards. This fine fellow,
having toasted Bacchus for a considerable
period of time, returned home al two in
the morning, staggering and signing. Ar
/ rived ut his door he finds a drunken man
on his lresholL. lie interests himself in
! his fellow sinner.
Come, my good man." says he, "you
can't stop there. My bed is large-L oilvr
YOU my hospitality"
So saying he raises the man, who is
! lruukcr than him, and can't sustain him
self. Our inuslc!an, half pushing him,
half carrying him, reaches It. last the fourth
story lie opens his door, puts him i'll his
chamber, draws the curtains, and puts him
in the bed.
Tranquil then us TO the condition of his
new friend, lie says to himself, Its shame
iul, my boy. Heres fellow drunker
than You ur~. 1t ought not to be; re-
peat, it ought not to be. And it shan t
be-"
And reasoning thus he leaves his room,
and going through the street, stunbies a
yainst Il man stretched OH the ground. 1t
Is another drunken ll,a,,, druukvr than tho
first.
lie goes to raise lin, but he is so drunk
that it is impossible. by great efforts,
however, hssinalIy gets him up and car
rics linn lo III; rooln. He places him Oh
his bed, ami then goes out for something 10
drink, will, the laudable intention of being
as drunk us his guests.
Al his door lie fluids third drunken
man.
"Wt.at the devils this ~ says lie: can.
other one. Tl,crcll be three in my bed
No matter; they can settle it amongst
:!..!n- Gives
Ilc takes tie third Irunkarl on hi.
bac,;, carrie. h;;n to his chamber and
throws F.irl on his betl hscn, worn by f,.
:i.uc. fall, cl The arm chair ana goes to
Sleep.
Presently day b".irs To dawr. 4 fresh
Jrccz: awakes our musician. He looks 4.
round. His bed Is empty aud the window
open.
! ''llow ~ sail he, ''hare they gone with
ont saying good bye :. Must decidedly
won, do good action ,ngain."
lie rises, aud looking out OF the window
sees y man lying OH tho ground. '''Ncll,'
thinks he, this is :, night for druukards.'
Humanity induces him TO descend, ,s, and
he finds the man dead and horribly maiiied
on the pavement. 1t was his friend whom
he had thrown ont OF tho window three
times, intending to throw him on the bed
The Printer.
The Printer is the most curious being
living. IIu may have bank and quoins
and not bc worth II cent-h;ve small caps
anL lave neither wife nor children. 9th
rrs may run fast, but he gets along swiftest
10y sitting fast. lie may be making i'm
pressions without cloqucncc-may use tfit
" lye without offending, and be telling the
truth while others can not stand while
they set, lie can do both at the same time
-lIavc furniture, and yet have pQ dwelling
may make and put away pie, And never
see pie, much less eat it, during his life-be
human being and rat at the same time
may press IL great deal, and not ask n fl.
vor-,nay handle shooting iron, and
know, nothing about n cannon, gun or pis
:, tolS lie may move the lever that moves tue
! world, and yet be as far from moving as a
hog under mole-llI spread sheets with
out being a housewife p; he may lay hi:
form on. bed, and yet be obliged to slecI
Oh the floor lie may use a dagger wi,hon
shedding blood, and from the earth he
may handle the stars he may be of rol
ling disposition, and yet never desire tc
travel; he may have a sleeps foot, aid ye
no, be dclorned, never be without . -. case
aud nothing of law or Pbysic !; be alwap.
correcting his errors, and growing worse
d every day have embraces without eve
'baying, the arms ola lass thrown aroun.
him; have his form lockol up, and .at The
sanle time be free from, jail, ,watch house
or any other confinement .his Office may
have a hell in i, and not be a bad place at
Ter all he might be plagued by Tie. devil
and he Christian Of the best kind aY.l
what Is stranger still, bc lie honest or dis
honest, rich orpoor, drink OF sober, indus:
trioas or lazy, liz always stands up 10 biz
business. BUSINESS - -. .assss Va
pta ,ScEsE IN a, A,GnoG9Suep.r-tktwelkkho
:. colporleur in ;pSoulhcrn city, who labor
p l,faiiYr among tdls,lasscs, tbtis graplea.
.seenss ius slsichiie .!xns nm
ataater. s,{.syentss. iptoYs n ,tsprinkingrhohse
yl.erezWetst dsteensmsg. s NelH sgentle
: men, any bpekssfph ,ye,,sihiss moruing q
III No,y wss. ss.til@replg; st'll buy mp bosls
: from sins4tiet tJsat ssill saot4triHkx with ls,
ssBlle Hen r psaid' stliess y not 4 ,teI
s herS but would be- a a sorry 10 nee INA ltSa
. Sx1nSsaa me .ot(a IN 'a rasI w sScHHxtte1S