The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-10

sIf nasn'rl get druak and so homs to turn
Their wives out DOORS tits their own concern;
But hate to have women coming to me-
With this twseale-dusn and that tweelle-des;
With their swollen eyes and their haggard
looks,
And their speeches learned from temperance
books;
With their pale lean children, whilnpering
fools, 80 -
why can't THEY go to the public schoclsi
aLet the huzsiss mind their own affairs, -
Dor never have intoffered with theirs;
No customer will turn aws!,
Who ID able TO buy and willing to pay;
For business is kusiness-Tee, he! Tee, hell
Ana lie rubbed his hands in his chueklns sles,
"ManY a lark have caught in my net,
1havs them safe, aud Pti fleece them yet
.Tee, he. Tee, ,ls!n Twas an echsed sound;
Amazed the grog g7seller, lock- d around, s.a..
This side and that through the smoke peered
Afxs hs, tsa1Fsf -
But nought bus the chairs eeala the greg-sel-
Ter see -fl.s
eHo,,hol He, he'll twas cultural mole,
It seem'd to havs come from an iron throat;
And his knees they shook, an his hair gan
And he opened his msuth and he strained hi,
eyes. -,
And lol in a corner dark and din,
Sat am uneouth form, with an aspect grim.
From his grizzly head, throp 81 his snaky hair,
sproutsd Of hard rough hons pair,
And dercely those shaggy brows below,
Like sulphureus names did his green eyss
glow,
And his lip vas cutled with sinister smile,
And the smoke belchsd forth from his moEth
the while.
In his hand he bore, if hand it was;
Whose fingers were shaped like vulture's
claws,
A thres-tinea fork, and It's prongs so DUH
Through the sockets were thrust OF grinning
skull;
Like sceptre he waved it, to and frs,
AS he softly chuckled, Aha. ha--ho, hor'
And all the while were his eyes, that burn'd
Like sulphurous fame, on the grog-seller
TUNED.
Ane how did he feel beneath that looks
Why, his jaw fell down, and he shivsr'd and
s. shook,
And quivered and quaked in every limb,
As an ague fit had hold Of him;
And his eyes to that monster grim were glued,
And his tongue was as stiff as billet of wood,
But the fend laughed on, .Ho, hol he, hc!''
And switched his tail in his quiet gsee.
.Why, what DO you fear, my friend!" he said
And nodded the horns of his grizzly head;
ssYou're an ally of mine and love you WELL
In a very warm country, that IAen call hell,
hold my court, and I'm proud to say.
That Pvs net more faithful friend to pay,
Than daar siy far work of evil:
May hap you don't know me, I'm called the
SCI Devil"
Like galvanized corpse, so pale and wan,
Up started instanter that horror-struck man.
and he turned up the whites of his google eyes
With a look half terfsr and half surprise,
And his tongue was lossed, but his words were
sssssi few,
aThe Devil you dontl" "Yes faith, do,''
Interrupted cid Niuk, 'sand here is the proof,
Just look at my tail, and my horns and nay
hoof.
"Having csne from warmer cline bels~,
To chat with frieHd an hsur SO,
And the night being somewhat chill, should
think
You might ask an old fellsr to take drink;
Now let it be strong, the clear, pare stuff,
Sweetened with birthstone, quart is enough,
Stir mp the mess in iron cup,
And heat by the Are till it bubbles up.''
AS Satan bade, so the grog-seller did,
Filling the vessel with gin to the lid,
And when it boil'd and bubbled Ger,
The fiery drausht to his guest he bore;
Nick in jify the liquor did quaf,
And thanked his host with gutteral laugh:
But faint and few were the smiles wesn
That on the grog- sellers face were seen;
For mortal fear had seized him then,
And he deemed that the ways Of living men
He should tread no more, that hi, hour had
come
And his master too, to call him home;
Thought went back to the darkened past,
And shrieks were heard on the wintry blast,
And gliding before him pale and dim,
Were Jibbering 6ends and spsctres grim.