Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-07-14
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THE LONE L MAN.
ny 7. 8. ARSacR.

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pleasure Of It's owner. Choice roses and fragrant
hcney.suckles ~clamberei up the white colt mns Of
che porch, prodigal Of sweetness; but the vigorous
shoots Of the one, and the long, twining branches
OF the other, swayed in the air, or dropped tow.
ards the ground, vainly seeking for repose. Evi
deaty not for months had the pruning knife or
training hand been busy there. Near by the en-
trauce-gate stood two cone.like cedars, tall and
clearly cut--but dead; their brown, noedle-shaped
leaves, %shivering down under the touch Of every
paeoiug breeze, and covering the verdurcless
ground beneath. Grass was s~pringing up in all
che pleasant walks, and the u%ntrimmed box Dor,
ders were ragged and neglected, Vino trellises
had broken panels here and there; all over the
garden were seen weeds and tangled underground
Dolly q single shutter in front Of the cottage was
unfastened, and that stood always open, early or
late. Twice had | gone by without seeing any
evidence of life about The neglected dwelling; but
10 passing the third time, l observed a
white-haired old man, walking with his hands be.
hind him and bis eyes upon the ground, backward
and forward, slowly, in ono of thu grass'grown
walks. There was something in bis appearance
that was inexpressibly sad. Hooked at him fol
a few moments, and then kept Oh; but SO fixed was
bis image in my mind, in that brief period, that
the vivid impression still remains.
P, numbering one thousand inhabitants, ali
told, had three taverns, or places of entertain
ment for man and beast and twelve shops for
the retail of liquor. These last we're oil kept ty
Irishmen and Germans. At one of the taverns-
The best in the place, and that isn't saying much
n its fsvor-i was staying. The bar was well
furnished with plenty of bad liquors, and the
bar'room never free from id,ers and tavern.loun-
gers, mostly belonging to the village, as could
readily be inferred from the tenor of their CONVEX
sation. | did not fail to remark that scarcely one
OF these persons spoke half a dozen words without
an oath or profane expression; and l also noted
thai they were never SO animated in their CONVEX
sation as when referring to something obscene,
vile or cruel. At temperance and virtue they
secuted, and even went SO far as to allege scan
dals against a clergyman in the village, whom l
knew to be one Of the purest of men. Worst of
all was the presence Of two or three lads in tho
bar-room, who listened to the corrupt conversation
eagerly, and drank in all that was said with too
evident pleasure.
VIII lives in the brown cottage at the upper
end Of the street, on this side p l asked of the
landlord.
Judge Williams p he answered, coldly, and
turned away.
'WhO is Judge Williams: p I inquired, soon as l
could get the landlords car again.
He's one of our Judges was CURLY replied,
and again he turned from me.
This only piqued my curiosity,
DO you kno y Judge Williams? p asked of a
rough looking man whom had observed loung-
ing about the tavern ever since my arrival there,
and who bad just turned from the bar where be
had been drinking.
4 ought to know him-curse his picture p an
swered the man, frowning.
lie looked at me for a few moments, evidently
TO see whether meant to insult him by the ques-
tion, and then turned, muttering something that |
cosld not make out, AND left the bar-room.
No good blood in him for Judge Williams
said a man who had overheard my question.
Why notT was my natural inquiry.
The Judge gave him a year in the State prison,
fOS Biting of his brothers. eur in a drunken quar-
rel.'
'Eh that explains it. Blu. what of Judge Will
liams ? There's something wrong about him, is
there not p
The man shrugged his shoulders. AS he was
about replying, some one called him. lie left me.
just then q boy came in and scattered half q
dozen small printed handbills through the bar.
What are them 2 grufiy asked the landlord.
There's to be a temperance meeting over at the
Lyceum Hall, tonight replied the boy, looking
sideways at the landlord as he spoke. Won't YOU
GOMEZ Judge Williams is going to speak,
There was impertinence as we'll as humor in the
boys manner. The landlord, hot with uncontrol.
lahla an0ar on tho instant nttarad N ,;ol,J -.
cation, ard then hurled an empty glass at bis
head. The missile passed him within an inch,
and striking the wall, was shattered into a hun.
dred fragments. AS the now frightened lad scam.
pered away, some of the bar.room inmates laugh.
ed. come looked grave, and one or two rebuked
the passionate man for an act which might have
resulted 10 murder.
Give me those bills said the landlord, coming
hastily from behind his bar. Gathering up al
many of the printed slips Of paper as he could gel
his hands upon, be tore them into shreds, with
violent gestures and oaths, and then threw them
into the street. Tive or three remained in posses
sion of those who, like myself, declined YIELDING
thsn 10 the incensed individual who considered
himself particularly touched by their intrusion on
his premises.
wa NehSg nc q buNuIhl EtbulN, q QlHCu66lOl
among the bar-room ~loungers, of the temperance
question. The landlord was too much excited to
think clearly or talk coherentlyi SO be only used
prolane explosives. Some ridiculed the whole
movement as prepOsterous; some cursed the lead.
ers. and some made themselves merry at the ex-
pense of the cold water men. Nearly all present
bad INDUCED their particular humor on the sub
Sect. and conversation was beginning to flag, when
o yODng man whom had noticed as sadly fallen,
get retaining traces of better condition and higher
jntA!isenss than any around him, arose up by q
table at which he had been half crouchiug, and
extending ons hand in an energetic manner,
said
You may talk sc you please, but I see no hope
but in the temperance REFORM
There, now, Dick Thomas, do you Just hush
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