The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-06-01

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ing man, had taken in the ..whols case,
understood the embarrassing position Of
H, aud saw that nothing bus prompt
action could answer. He had tried pri.
vately to reach Harry O. but he vas
always SO under the influence ofspiritu.
Gus liquors that he could not impress
him. Y. -..,
HarryC.' was finally summoned be-
fore the Trustees of the. College, to
answer for his conduct. His case, to
the President was insxplicable.. He
stood SO high, aud his fall was 80 low
andsuddee. that no one could under.
stand it. A religious young man with
unusual prudence, stability, and in q
village where there were not the usual
temptations to vice, the case was one
that puzzled every one aud no one more
than the President, who in private had
done everything TO save the young man,
and only summoned him before the Trus,
tees, whom he became satisfied that he
was irretrievably lost. Harry @. was
just returning from his trial when he ac-
costed his friend Il. aud requested assis.
tance to get away, that at least in part,
he might escape the modification of
feeling which public expulsion would
bring upon him. He was now sober,
perfectly sober, and felt in his sensitive
soul, all the degradation of his condi-
tion. He had just made masterly, but
Intellectual defence of himself on the
grounds of innocence, hoped to escape
expulsion, aud determined to retrieve
his reputation by an attempt at refor>
nation, but the proof was positive, and
he must pay the penalty. His friend
H. sympathised with him deeply, and
at once determined to give him the
needed assistance. The plan was ar
ranged to wait until alter the hour for
the usual visit around to the roons, aud
when students and Faculty were all
locked in the arms Of sleep, quietly to
steal away to stage Office four
miles distant. A small cart and shabby
horse were engaged to take the baggage,
and Harry G. his friend II. and two
other students, started on the journey
of four miles on foot. The road was
good, the night bright, the atmosphere
balmy and the little stars twinkled on
the little company, as though they said
"we see you. These young friends were
to make the journey and return before
bell-ring next morning, so as to escape
being detected in absence from their
rooms.
While walking along, Harry q.
narrated his history as follows Said he
81 was born Of wealthy, creditable, and
religious parents, who resided ia the
lower part of the State of South Carroll
ma, having their rice plantation on the
Savannah river. My father was thrifty
planter, and though man Of large
fortune, determined to raise his sons
industriously. Being the oldest son, 1
was required to arise quite early every
morning, take the keys out of my
fathers bed room where they were kept,
and see that the stock were properly
fed. My father and mother were both
n,horo ock hn oh.,~o6 t.
father never drank. His habits and
opinions were all against the use of
Intoxicating drinks but he had some
brothers and brothers-in-law, who werc
very fond Of spirituous liquors aud for
their pleasure and that of other compa.
ny, my father yielded TO the rsigning
custom of keeping docanters with choice
liquors on the sidsboard, and whenever
company came in they we're invited to
have something to drink aud frequent.
ly my father would pour it out himself
and invite them to driuk. This I saw
so often that I thought all fashionable
gentlemen drank-that it was manly and
gentcol to drink, and when was quite
a little boy I used to wish I were a
man that might drink too. Every
morning l passed through the dining
room where the decanters were, aud it il
not surprising that with these childish
views they should prove source Of temp
tation to me. They did, and began by
pouringa few drops in vine glass and
slipping it. My foudness for it grew rap
idly, so that in little timo 1 could
knock off glass in as manly way a.
any of my uncles. This practice l con-
tinued regularly every morning, thou
began to slip glass during the day uu.
til in a comparatively short time had
formed the tastes, habits and disposi-
tions of an inebriate. I oraved slim
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