Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-06-01

when q young man, he had crossed the At
lantic with ajoyous heart, unstained by crime.
de compared his feelings and positions then
10 what they were now, and the comparison
sent q hill torhis heart Guilt, deep guilt
is now upon his soul. He did not repent. bat
cursed his fate, as if he had not. throuoh his
own weakness, been the cause.
Visions of the past rose before him. of that
gentle, lovely wife, whom he had crushed. of
the happy fireside .hee,had, extinguished inf
his beautiful child he, had driven from him.
de felt relieved at the thought they would
not know of his guilt and crime, fer his as
sumed name would prevent that. But when
thoughts arose of what his own weakness and
sin had deprived him of, he gfoaned in his
agony and remorse. He had no books with
him, no companion, and each hour seemed
q day as it passed. Sleep seldom visited his
plilow-thei innocent alone rest serenely.
lie reached France, sunny France but
II ala not seem thus to the poor criminal
All to him seemed shrouded in gloom. He
proceeded to Paris. Reduced almost to a
skeleton, miserable and poor, he wandered
ABOUT till exhausted, he fell in the streets
a KIND Samaritan came across him. and had
nm taken to a hospital. Monsieur Lamoir
was a wealthy banker, and a very benevolent
man, greatly loved and respected by all who
knew him.
Forest lay raving and i'll for MANY weeks.
and then, though his body slowly gained it's
strength, his mind was gene. A shattered
wreck of Gods own creation A noble in
tellect destroyed by liquor; the curse of
curses the worst of evils!
Then the kind Partisan, who had been as
good throughout his illness, reported his case
among his friends, and thus raised a sufficient
sum TO send him to an asylum. There we
must for the present leave him. A sad shad-
ow of departed, glory A maniac who rayed
of Ella and Minnie till their names became
associated in the minds of. those who heard
him, with the poor ~ldnatic. He also speaks
of Edwards, and in eloquent speeches tries
his W case. Men OIL intellect who visit the
asylum sigh and turn mournfully away. to
think of such an intellect being lost to the
world, and wrecked Of it's brightness.
Let us now ~retrace, and visit the saloon
where we left Jack Edwards" living. to all
appearance, dead. The act was so Sudden
so unexpected-for none knew Forest was
even armed-thath he escaped, before the look.
ers-on came to their senses. Then cries n
murder! catch him p reseunded on all
sides. They rushed out into the streets with
the same cry, and soon a crowd was collec.
ted there to learn the catastrophe. A nbv.
stefan was summoned, who pronounced the
wounded man-for he had then revived
very badly hurt, but, he thought. not dan
gerously.". He had barely escaped though
as the shot was very near the heart. Police
men were on the search; they at first went
to his residence, but, of course. found hin
not, and all things there undisturbed. They
searched the city, but in vain. For days
aye, weeks they continued their efforts {,
find him and then it was over, and forpottey
by the crowd. Papers published a thrillint
account of the affair, and then speedily con
signed it, with the 'dramatis persOaaen t,
oblivion. Such is lifei And such it vii
ever be until time shall cease. and all thing
mortal perish.
For weeks Edwards lay i'll and sufferinp
Then as convalescence came, instead of rails
ing his soul in gratitude to Heaven for tn,
preservation of his life, he felt no such emo
ton, but cursing Sawyer" the author O
the deed; he vowed revenge dire and deep
An! could you wish for greater vergeanc,
than that Heaven had inflicted upon tn.
wretched man? But, of course he knew no
this, neither did he care, but sought for re
newed strength and health wherewith to seeI
and destroy him when he hated with dee,
and utter hatred for. shatred is a slow cor
tinuing crime, d fire in the bad mans breast
AT length herecovered,, and again .haunte,
those "dens of iniqdity J" but now with
d""hie r"-r~e" s~s~.L -4~nIca uSso,
room as he entered it, and sought for his enc
my in every part of the city. Emissarie
were despatched by him to many places, VIII
sought diligently and well, but in vain. Fl
could not be found. Then as months fec
and he could see or hear nothing from Saw
yer" he left the city, to pursue the scare
farther. But it was a blind search. No clu
had he to his destination, but with COO
scheming brain, brought forth all the r,
sources of his mind to guide him in his war
behring's, and to work the certain ruin of hi
foe.
Thus had 'liquor" caused the ruin of a M
BILE mind, the destruction of a soul, and tn
hatred dire of a wicked man. Thus had COZ
science made Forest a maniac, dashed him fl
riously, as a murderer william, STEPPED i
the blood of a fellow-mortal-a fellow ran
bier, and a co~mpanion-when both sha
stand on high to receive the final sentenc
And this is but one case among thousand
just as bad, nay, worse cases have truly O
Cured in real life and all from the use
intoxicating drinks.
IT'S almost useless to relate, though E
pose for Sawyer" he never found him \,
ever foiled, ever disappointed. he drank mo
deeply of the Intoxicating cup, plunged dee
er into the sinks of i%niquity. and died II
death of the d~runkard, scorned and contem
ed by men.