Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-08-08

The question now came up how they could
get it into the house where Doty would be
sure to find it. Ezekiel proposed that they
set up long ladder, and one of them care
fully climb up and drop it into the chin
ney. To this Joseph objected that it might
get lodged or burned. They thought of
dropping it by the door; but the wind
would blow it away, OF some one might dis
cover it early in the morning and destroy it;
so that would not answer.
'Zeke,' said Joseph, I'll tell you what we
can do. We can shove it under the door,
the bari DOM door, | mean, and the first
thing he will see in the morning, when he
let's in his old customers, will be this smys-
terious document
So it will, said Ezekiel sthat will just
do it.
They went Immediately and performed the
task by placing it at the bottom of the door,
and giving it smart snap with the finger,
which sent it half way across the floor.
Next morning, little earlier than usual,
on account Of the excitement the evening be-
fore, Phil Saxhury, Sam Laraby, Nose Whip
! pie and Job Ross, regular customers of Doty,
raped at the bar-room door for their bitters.
/ Doty, as was his custom, came and unbutton-
ed the door and let them in. As soon as
the gray-eyed man appeared the parch-
ment was discovered by Nose Whipple, who
remarked as he picked it up end walked to-
wards the bar, Mr.. Doty,'I guess have
found one of your bonds or mortgages, or it
may be your will
'0ne Of my bonds or mortgages said old
Doty, as he took the mysterious parchment
into his hands.
Whew = said Phil Saxbury, turning up
his nose; it smells strong enough of brim-
stone
Great Peterr exclaimed Sam Laraby, if
it had come right out of old Clovenfoot's
chest Of drawers, it couldn't have been seem
ted stronger
Doty slowly read, Doty's License TO sell
rum time in the primers, said he. What
does this mean 2
He took out his spectacles, wiped the
glasses, carefully adjusted them, and read in
the hearing of his customers, the following
mysterious production:
Mr. DoTY:-Sir: You have always been
true friend to my cause on earth for which
/ | respect you and feel disposed to assist you
in your present embarrassment. | was pres
ent yesterday at the meeting of the board,
and as soon as they refused to grant you Ii
cense, hastened back to the internal regions,
entered the council chamber of hell, called
: around my warriors princes, potentates and
, laid before them your case: whereupon it was
D unanimously resolved that you hare license
! do the following things, namely:
8. You are hereby authorized to create an
appetite for strong drink in all the virtueus,
: intelligent and enterprising young men that
you can draw under your influence; to in
, tstruct them in gambling, to make them
swearers and Sahbath-breakers. You need
have no nisgivinss if yaa discover they are
I becoming thieves liars, ROBBERS and murder
r ers, for this is your masters good pleasure II
any Of them marry, do ali you can to alien
r ate their affections from their wives, and make
}, them neglect and abuse them; and if, in three
d years time, you succeed in separating them,
is you need have no scruples of Conscience
4. Draw around you as many Of the middle
i aged as YOU can, especially of such as have
II families Induce them to whip their wives
g and if they kill them, no matter. Take from
e. them all their earnings, that they may suffer
Id for bread and fuel, and grow up without edu
) cation that they may become thieves, liars
s robbers, burglars midnight assassinsl By
n unanimous vote of the citizens Of Pandemo
N mum, you are authorized to make paupers o
I'd as many OF your customers as you can. Sent
y their families to the poor house, and let ten
II perance men support them. Make criminal
at of as many Of them as you possibly can.-
ed Send them to jail the gallows, and charg
rs the expense of trying and exciting them
IN your opponents.
al- All this YOU are licensed to do. and ar
cd hereby commanded to be faithful, as you eve
have been, and hold out to the end; and 20
at shall have yonr reward. Hearken not to thei
who would dssuade you from your work.
u, they quote from the Bible, . Woe unto hil
it that putteth the bottle to his neighbor
! ho1.1
nd not Tell them it is a false translation, c
to the Bible is not true.
Signed under my hand and seal,
he DIAB0LUS,
of CHEF Of the talEea angels aad Hiag ets the
bottomtess pit
Ter
The above was read in astonishment
The bottle was set down, and after the usui
draught was poured out and drank, the
he went off and left Father Doty to his own II
fiections.
1t was a great mystery how that thing
as he called it, came there on the middle
= the floor. No one had been there durir
,tv the night he bolted the door himself, WI
mt the last one in the room, and be knew it w
,cd not there then He rcvolvad the matter
zen his mind and could think of no Geld wat
rill fanatic who had been there during the ey
he HtnE aiiu HltdlS dNc IL ~ dS a fti wv e-ii
ere ma. That day he left the bar-room in t
NJ. hands Of his old hostler, Stephen Closit
yn which was unusual for him, and coahn'
ant him self in his bed-room.
About noon Nose Whipple and San Lal
= by come in for dram, and while standil
at the bar receiving their ratons, and II
the king change Laraby asked, Where is Do
to today
the HE is in his room, guess answered t
Su- hostler.
me His 'Satanic License didn'. make him 81
did it 2 inquired Nose.
lit / shouldn't wonder replied the kost
esk he hain't eat nothing to-day and he's as ere
ges, as forty she bears, robbed of their cubs.
cen acts as if he had lost all his friends
ing, Friends guess he hasn't many to los
hey said Laraby, as he passed out of the roo
Doty kept his troubles that day from
tion wife partly because she had always opp
sic. ed him in his business, and partly because
.nty thought.th that the least said about them
nd / sooner they would wear off and be forgott
arre When night came, he went round to all
doors and bolted them, and carefully exam
,und ed all the sash locks, which surprised
.hey wife, because it was something unusual.
sui why, Abjjah, why are you SO careful
examine the sash locks? Do you exp
ONE robbers to night?
No I don't expect them but want ii