Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-10
DECEMBER 10, 1861
The Wan Who w 9G}s 9G}e,le, i 3 on N.,isip1 sipree. e

The following is fromthe Richmond Ee'
|, d1RiRer 9 90 Hit 81 3T 9mOa ui .l11
There is class of men of peculiar habits
I in-every community, not only in the popu-
! lpus city, but in nthetquiet and peaceful
. coHntrylvllage,Cw hearts are open TO
generous impulses, and whose minds sarenot
unfrequentIyu iendowed with genius, dai
: whom the iPhaTisee points the fingergot
/ scorn, and iforawhose shortcomings and
|, fhilings society in general has but little
1 sympathy. We allude % to Jhe habitnal
l spteer-thel man awho getteth up. -betimes
3 in the morning and cOCktailethd and res
peateth the dose. an indefinite number of
I. tmesyuntil his brain whirlethy his legs re-
1 fuseth their office, and heisinketh down on
/ the soft side of the pavement, a!helpless
i victim to the wiles of Bourbon or needles
y gun whisky, as the case may be- Such men
often keep pisober tor many weeks, andt
under the influence of. the times,g fancied
misfortune, or well7fllled purse, think
they may venture to take one drink. III
7 will dispel care, raise the spirits, and set
them on their feet again. The drink is
taken, and this drink begetteth an appe-
tite for another The spirits begin to rise,
and warm feeling of prosperity warns
up the heart ri The devotee ofJOhn Barley
corn has commenced his practice at, the
/, bar int earnest. A party of jolly
fellows come in, and be treateth
and is treated in return. His little pile
p of currency becomes small, by degrees
7 and beautifully Less So long Sit lasts
he is generous, and never, lacks for s'a
friend" to Join him in a drink, Finally his
legs begin to get drunk, but his brain is
sclear. He knows what he is about, and
bwil stop when he has got enough. Another
drink, and another, until a search of the
innermost recesses of his pocket fails to
2 bring to- light, another dime He asks the
5barkeepcr for credit. 1--WE don't do
business in that way, is herfady reply.
By this time he Is pretty drank all oyer
staggers out and falling into some friendly
doorway, sinks into tue arms OF natures
sweet restorer, balmy Sleep" If he hap
pens to escape the notice OF the vibgaut
policeman, he awakes at a late hour OF the
night minus hat and shoes, which have
been taken possession of by some wayfart r
b whose necessities doubtless drove him to
the act. Hatless aud shoeless he goes to
his lodgings, and attera troubled Sleep
wakes up with burning thirst. He has
mo money, but must have adrink,Y and he
gets it. In fact, a man can, manage by
shrewd engineering to get whisky when he
can't get anything else. The experiments
of the previous day are repeated, and kept
up, perhaps, fora week, when heJ0lly chap
! becomes sick, takes medicine, sees the folly
OF discourse, makes marvellous resolutions,
and swears he will never touch another
drop. And generally speaking, he never
'does-until the neXttime. Upon the least
'1rising or sinking of the mercury in the
mental thermometer, he is off again, show
ing that fair promises, like pie-crust are
easily broken. Hl '' -t'.'o F' 9.7 ai
There are many young men ofexeellent
business qualifications, who will doubtless
recognize their own daguerreotype in the
picture we lfave drawn. IL is this class
who ought never 10 taste q drop. Your
old soaker can take his regular drains with
no immediate perceptible effect; but itteTs
on him in time, and the man with the po-
ker gets after him, sooner or llater- But
the young man who has acquired a habit
of spreeiig, can never drink without get
ting drunk, whereby he loses the conf
h dence of his employer, plunges his family
into the depths of woe, and finally becomes
an outcast from society, and the associate
of bummers and vagabonds. And, having
brought him to this level, we close our brief
sermon on the man who getteth on, a
spree. l,,.. -. ~. ....;....