Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-12-08
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For the Spirit of the Age.
Alcohol's Solillouuy.

Alcohol's SolillOquy. .
Mn. EDITOR Having heard Alcohol !
talking to himself the other day and as
l am a friend to temperance, and, also to
the church, l deem it nothing amiss to let
the public know what be said. Just as |
drew near to the room 10 which he was so
well secreted, as he thought, two good ()
steady @ men were passing by. All
said he, 'yonder 60 two of my best friends.
The world thinks them fine fellows. They
pretend to be sober but they spend many
a night till bedtime with me, and indulge
freely also" They passed by, and direct
ly two or three beautiful young ladies (O
came by. The old fellows eyes shone like
diamonds when he saw them. People
call them the bellies of this city, said AL
cohol 'but had they seen them at Mr..
Snipes' party after they kissed me SO often,
they would have thought that instead of
bellies (bells) they had all turned to clap
pers from the way their silly tongues rang,
and were trying the philosophy of action
and reaction against each other Pres
emily who should come in sight but old
Mr.. Wilson, a worthy deaconin the church?
Now, said | to myself Mr.. Alcohol, you
can not say a word about that good old
man : but what was my surprise when in
an undertone | heard him say, the old
fellow has not got his five gallon jug along
this time to procure a foundation for bit
tiers; | reckon he has not been at home
much at the time or certainly he would
have called before now, for all the liquor
he drinks, he pitches a dry broons-strau
or two into it and calls it bitterS.'
From that he branched out aud [ never
heard the like. 1t went like he was quar-
reling with the whole world and THROWN,
up to them every dram they had takel
from time immemorial to the present. JUS
hear him "If the few upright ones in tn
world could just know how the most Of th
people do they would shudder. One wi
come along to get a bottle full for his los
rolling but after awhile | can hear L
has had no log rolling. He has had a
, acknowledging, and he was the only han
5 he asked but he ought to have aske
more, for the work must have been heavy
for, from what | understood, he became
much exhausted that he was compelled
| lie GOWN IN 4 muu-nOle To rest. AnOIn
comes on with his jug complaining of
: sick family but luckily for himself
J., forgets his sick family, hides out his j
and ignobly steals to it till it is exhaust
q of its contents. Who could tell chur
Ie members from any one else? Some of t
worst drankards in the world are in t
ct church. Some women who will beme
y drunkards to all ~intents and purposes, "
s. drink heartily. And even some ministt
lie of the gospel @ will declaim agar
% drunkards, and slip in prioateIy with
tie brother and take a pull at it
s. Now, Mr.. Editor, could you blame
IN for disclosing so foul a Islander () agail
er our most respectable citizens and christ
Id (D friends? I believe he ought to
[ stopped from talking in that way, for so
one might hear it that would talk about
nd | have thought much on the matter, an
70 believe as good a way to stop him as
other, is not to go about him.
mt KITTY KAY
res Oak Bower, Hart CO., Ga.