The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-27
, waning Ctncsnnaaian Sees ""''s'
"a and Reforms.

ANA kS0f~n
frrom the cincinnati TimeR.3
,,.,;on through means Of 2 healthy
ne a y 20 ,, of unfrequcnt. a touch OF dearastm
sca ... ..,s has been sometimes more success
q! mi1 T., arrest;nv the downward feet OF the
.r,ntsrd than all the temperance lectures
in the world. A young man Of TINS Guy,
who shall be namcleSs, got fright the other
,;rht that NAV have salutary effect upon
him. although there was really nothing III
IL. he has a basement office on Sd street
somewhere between Broadway ana ELL IL
we won't be particular just where. ne III
been quite dissipated OF late. ana ser rsi on.
resorts to his Office Tor the purpose ,%bt "a
ing of his dcbauch. The other hsrh eavv
thor late no Stumbled In there with he"'s
load aboard. ,,.o,.;ro him
A Waterman ON the street knowing l,,,n
ord ohSnyvinp his movements, iolie"e"
a;m, onI looked In upon him over the uooi =,
fhe sas heing turned on within. Inc yoans
man WAS walking, or more prepee,t -
ocrino, M and down the office, mut'et,r NJ; :"
himself In apparent repe an uton 4. first
wont do ,O old S SSys,ll s Save EN-. my
'' III M that moment he Glanced TO turn
bio head. and caught sight OF the watch
,nan's face over the door. fie starten'
fnrned pale, then gave little forced iau2h'
"a much as TO say, 'PShaw. II no,
tbipp-only shadow and turned anu
walked on. 49,,
But he came back, looked again, ana
there was the face. He twisted ms he'',
one way to look at il, and theE ne lWlsleH
Il another. vet still it was there. lie viewed
II from one side of the door, and then he
walked over and took look at 1t from the
other-yet still there was the same pale'
steady. and silent face watching him. VILE
ueryo,is and trembling hand he then I'M
locked the door, opened 1t with smitihe
knees and looked fimidly. But nothing
Was m he seen, the Waterman 30 whom the
face belonged having quietly retreateh. =,
The Young man then closed and locked
the door, and continued his promenade.
saving, II was afraid it would come 10
th,s-carried things too far-got to seeing
thinps';-and with his pocket handkerchief
he wiped the perspiration that was starting
lreely from his brow. Approaching the
door again, there was that hated face, ITS
wild ewes staring in upon him through the
transom. Again he viewed it from all pos
sible standpoints, and endeavored to con.
vince himself that it was but the g baseless
fabric of a vision" But no 60. He I'M
locked the door more trembling than be-
fore, but as before nothing was to be seen
but the opposite building and the blt OF
starlit sky above. 49,.
This was repeated loT Tue tiliu 1bic'
when. unable to endure the spectre any
longer, he sailed out to the street. He
came upon trio of watchmen Zone OF them
his persecutor), and inquired whether they
had seen any one lowering around his
Office. None of them had, although they
had been there for ten or fifteen minutes
psst, He told them Of the face over his
door, and suggested that it might be a bur-
glar, hoping they would relieve his mind by
Saying it probably was. But no, they didn't
leave him that hope. They had been Oh
particular lookout for burglars that night
on Sd street, but there was nary = " burg"
At length his tormcntor suggested that
as he had been drinking heavily of late, he
had probably got touch of the '.jim-
iams.' This settled him, and he hurried
away to drug store to gel, something to
settle his nerves I; but didn't dare return to
his office, sleeping at hotel instead. And
he has slept there nights ever since. He e>-
capped the "jimjams that time, but he
hasn't touched a drop of liquor since, and
declares he never will, though the spectre
face Is mystery to him still.