Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-23
1NnuLARNARRATavE


ed in Glasgow a club Of young men
Thich from the extreme Profigacy of
Remembers, and the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF
their orgies, was commonly called the
He'll Fire Club. Besides. their nightly
or weekly meetings, they held n
gr,nd annual satarnalin, in which each
tried to exceed the other in drunken
ness and blasphemy,ra and on these'occa-
sions there vas no star amongst them
whose lurid light was more conspicuous
than that of young Mr.. Ar hibold B.,
who, endowed with brilliant talents, and
n hand some person, had held out a
great promise in his bOyhood, and rails
Ell hopes which had been completely
frustrated by his subsequent reckless
dissipation
One morning after returning from
his annual festival, Mr.. Archibald B.,
having retired to bed, dreamed the fol-
lowing dream .
He fancied that he himselfWas mount
edoh . fayorite black horse that he al
ways rode, and that he WIS proceeding
towards his own hoase-then a country
seat embowered by tress and situated
upon ! hill, now entirely built over
and forming part Of the city, when a
stranger. whom the darkness of the
night prevented his distinctly discern
ing, suddenly seized his horses rein say
in, must go with m e
aAnd who are you p exclaimed the
young man with a y~olley.:of oaths, whilst
he struggled to free himself.
"That will see by and BY" returned
the other, 10 a tone that excited una :
conntable terror in the youth; who.
plum ging his spurs into his horse, at
tempted to tly. but in vain. However
fast the animal few, the stsanger was
still beside him, till at length in his les
perate effort to escape, the rider was
thrown, but instead of being dasred to
the earth as he expected he found him
self falling-falling, still as if sinking ,
into the bowels of the earth.
At length a period being put tn his
mysterious descent he found breath to
inquire of his companion, who was still
beside him, whittier they were going
s'Where am Il Where are you taking
me p h. exclaimed.
ITO hell r. replied the stranger; and
immediately interminable echoes repeat
ed the fearful sound. ITO helll to hellf''
Atlength a light appeared which soon
In creased to a blaze, but instead of cries,
groans and lamentings, as the terrified
traveller expected, nothing met his ear
but sounds of music, mirth and jollity
and he found himself at the entrance of
= superb building, far exceeding any
thing ne had seer constructed by hui
man hands. Within, too, what a scene!
No amusement, employment, Of pursuit
of man on earti but was here being
carried on with a vehemencc that excl
ted his unutterable amazement. There
the young andloyely still swarm through
the mazes of the giddy dance There
the painting steed still bore his brutal
rider through the excitements of the
eroaded raceI There over the midnight
bowl the incorporate still drawled out
the Wanton song of mandlin blasphem;
The gambler piled forever his endless
game and the slaves of Mammon toiled
6. rough eternity their endless task
whilst all the magniicence of earth pal
ed before that which not met his view.
He soon perceived that he was among
old acquaintanees, whom he knew to be
dead; and each, he observed, was pursu-
ing the object, whatever it was, that had
formerIy engrossed him; when finding
himself relieved from the presence Of
his unWeieeme conductor. he ventured
to address his former friend, Mrs. d
-, whom he saw sitting as had
been her wont on earth, absorbed at
loo-requesting her to rest from the
game, and introduce him the pleasure
ofthe place, which appeared to him to
be very unlike what he expected, and
indeed an extremely agreeable one
But with a cry of agony she answered
that there was no rest in hell, that they
must toll on at those very pleasures
and innumerable voices echoed through
the intermible vaults, "There is no rest
in hell" whilst throwing open their
vests, each disclosed in his bosom an ev-
er burning fame These,they said, were
the pleasures Of hell; their choice on
earth wa now their evitable DOOM
9 In the midst of the horror this scene in
spired, his conductor returned, and AT
his earnest entreaty, restored him again
to earth; but as he quilted he said, Gre
member in a year and a day we meet
again ]"
Atsthis crisis of his dream the sleep
er awoke EeFerish and i'll and whether
from the effect of the dream or Of
his preceding orgies, he was so unwel
as todbe Obliged to keep his bed for sew