Weekly Calaveras chronicle. (Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County, Cal.) 18??-1874, 1868-01-04

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cried the tboughtless Fellow w:;
"He can't make speech on cold
w.teEs fdsfYhin sid cns of the
lumber.
my frisnds,'s began WiItoI., s
"Hear hear !? he's really in for it
now" cried young man, whose flush.
ed oheeks gave ,pislfII sign Of his idSso-
ton to tho bottle. 1sWiitdh is on his
feet.r 49, 4.z4o ..,7s1, ..-.,,~s,
The comrade they called Wilton was
q young map oil, some twepty-tbree
years n sge. Bpod his face, within
his eyes, q settled meiadcholy rested !:
his manners were as grave as those al
an old man. He was called "Wiltonf
the steady on account of his adher-
ence to principle. 80 'ssss-zao
.Jhey head partper of the firm in
WHOSE employ Milton Ms, gave q crest
party opce.sa year. and it was to this
gathering Chat Wilton had been per-
suaded to come. In vain his conpan.
ions tempted him with, the wine that
flowed freely. The ''frm considered
themselves gold Christians, as indeed
the world did generally. they gave
VERY largely to charities and to their
church, where their seats we're seldom
empty. They did a great deal Of good
with their money, yet in placing this
fiery temptation before the young men,
some of whom were yet without fixed
principles, they cowH1aseds gross aud
almost fatal error. Looking about him,
Wilton saw already many faces flushed
almost to inebriation; many eyes, des-
pite of their fash and sparkle, moved
with difficulty, and that dire unsteadi-
ness that marks the .incipient stage Of
irppkenness.
my friends he said.; and. then he
paused, as if to give greater effect to
what might follow, II am going to
make aconfessien.p,e BIS Nre!s 7g9 ~.
Some Of the company smiled at'this,,'
but by far the greater number were
|awed by the sad but e:frnest tones of
his voice. 10 5lonia p34M 2
"Fiye years ago had a brother, q
bright, beautiful lad, in whom the hopes
of large family circle conferred. He
was called a genius. and be : was one.
Sensitive, gentle-hearted and generous
to a fault. he also gave promise Of great
vigor of mind One night several boys
in the village where Iowas born resolved
to have frolic.. The party was to be
a secret one, and we were each to carry
from our homes, if We could, provisions
and wine. 1t came off With success
There was good cheer, there were bright
aud flowing liquors, we were all young
and buoyautD MY brother had never
ed'wine. Whether it was disin.
clination caused BY natural, dislike, Or
whether his munitions led him to avoid
Fit as dangerous to him, I'know not. l
only know-and the recollection is at
this moment barning in my brainAthat
We all thought if we could get Herbert
drunk it would be fine fun, Fiends
could not have set themselves more in
gcAiously to work to compass this object
than we did. 4 was foremost in the
attempt. / will not excuse myself or
in aught palliate my conduct. l Knew
he had a manuscript poem at home, that
had been pronounced remarkable by
competent critics. knew he could
improvise almost without ineutal effort,
and expected that undef The stimulus Of
the fiery serpent--whose sting l dread
more than / dread death-his brain
would be quickened, and We should be
charmed, perhaps amazed at the exhibit
tious Of bis rare gift. At last NE pre-,
vailed, but ipsteads Of guickeuing the
viue stupe6ed his. faculties. A few
glasses reduced him to a state Of utter
loepTlety. o, 49, sssds = ioi .sosiAsi.tfs
sThe party broksup. We were wild
with drink aud excitement he alone
was immovable and sqnite insensible,
There was 10 arousing him from the
state Of deathly sleep into which be had
fallen. / dared not take him home that
might, fearing that our frolic might be
found out in. consequence of the trouble
we should have in getting him ito his
room. So we left him there lying as
closely as We could place him, his hand
some face flushed aud almost purple,
bis active brain, for once completely
stupefed. - '7' -. - s
.'In tho morning was awakened by
THE sounds of sobs. a. white. scared
!:face stood over ME a trembling, weak
voice cried out saraaq..9 ~
go, Philip, your poor brother !!
81 sprang from the bed. My friends
knew the truth soon enough. Herbert
had recovered consciousness in the night
sufficient to mislead him. He had fallen
from the window, . hight Of twenty
feet. lie was sti1l living In vain my
prayers, tears, and anguish.' His
voice fa!tered. sAti- ~ 81 +
"Young men, hesis living yet, but
AN IEcuRABLE IDIor. Nov will you
ask me to take the; accursed stuff !?
Yes, the curse of the living God rests
upon it. It has ruined as noble 40 in
tellect as ever was ready to do battle
with the faults and follies Of the world.
Do you still laugh and jeer at me be-
cause I will not be jorial I ] tell jon if
lii was . living thing I would straugIe
| it : and there IS nothing on earth | hate
With such . deadly hatred"
{ ALADY having accidentally broken