St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-09-16

'"" "ctTiHW H"u"o'. ! IME - SHhttd
9 nIyh, IL 3O-jEriIEo SoluS
Drunkenness - Sabbath breaking -
gambling III &c vices acquired in 81,
woek>-iwo weeks TO a-vicc II it zoe.
on at this rate, | suppose that in 81,
weeks moie | sh.il have accomplished
ctnreZzlcmcnt, tUrgery and theft. and If
six more, highway robbery. ar-on. and
murder. / was toll that New York VA,
= fast placy-in one direction. my pro.
grcss has been sufficiently rapid, | am
sure.
WIS couldn't have stopped where
was Ibis morning? God knows it was
bad enough. but it wa- norhIng com
pared with the situation now. owed
MRS. Moss ior board, $50; Jack Arms
~ Borrowed money!, IS; the cigar
store around the corner, S4.5O: livery.
@l2: besides small sums Ia ihe bows in
tLe store. | WAS under about S6O in all
len dollars week more than my sal
AIRY.
Aud tie worst Of it Is, they all want
their mCrcy nov. Jack has sent me
three nUirS, demanding his the cigar
man, whose place | pass twice day,
stands at his door regularly as | pass,
lpoAlng at me with iLiploring eyes; aud
yesterday morning. hc had in The door
way his three children. all of them poor
y dressed and with sore eyes, with a
view, doubtless, OF imprcs>ing me with
/ his Icce,sitic-. ! can't endure that
again, though | shall have to walk IA
square ont of my way to avoid it.
Tins morning, Jack. Jim Mason, ana
John Adams callcd-as they always do
Sunday morniugs-and invited me to
go out" with them. | went OUT. and
rot out 50 ia" that the Lord only knows
how and when will Get back
Jack had cigar- in his pc ket, and we
. lighted, each one, aud went out, pulling
up III lwcrty minutes, of course, in sa-
loon OH side street We took poses
sion Of hall-private room in the rear,
and Jim Mason ordered drinks Then
Joan Adams ordered drinks, and then |
ari,rcd drinks. wa~ni intoxicated cx-
acii,; hu; at;er the tir-t one | felt a
..i'Hh / owned the cas-: SIDE of the city,
4.d Wa rccclvir. l,ii$ therefore the
second one ave nn the wesj -ldc: and
tie third made me the sole proprietor, in
f., -imuir ot BrorlIvu Jprsrv (Ytv auI
',,l the ,ubu,ban v,.l;,o.- At tbat mr.
tl,,.r,r inn, ,,u'Jn,. Lav, cxrhannrI
...r,.- vIil, - Stcvsrt and L,J
n:uily * Cr,,i. offered ma. an iot,r.,, il
ii,. huusc. ! should h.y, laughed them
+, -,.ru. WLa p ,;fy il !. tb.,t III.
wealth :, prnGuccl rxarnratcS 50 oIirk-
,ivl
lack ,,oro,cd = ,-,mc ~ cards and
..,G.r,I I'm. i,n,,, .;,i'n with G.li,bt |
learned to Inv .cycn.u, and ,prhro in
H., b:,,-mo,v at home. as Iorrrd tn
.,n,,;.,. sprr.niirin,.lv What ara. ~. r,ly
.,r,,,..,u.uts il, ,r,,. r.prt,v bec,r,a ;,c.
~ tine r;rv and small y;c..s - tha c,,n-
t,.,. ,,,y IN ,y,rd.,,iI in. :, ,I,o oc;,,
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on.'l ..,.l i,I :. -. ,.,,i,I,. .,J a. u,o
bad +. alvu,, fairly STARTED when W.. ar
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,,r.k.- my +, my nnci,at when we com
m,uccd. and ia les II. n an bour HAT
~ had crov II TO 81. Luck WAS wi.l
me. held all ,l,c GOOD cards reouI,,Iy
and h;I NV triond. had nerve enouoL to
have Confined, should lave won
u..ucy cnouch to have LET me ont of MY
itIirnl.;4,. For lice first fine in NV IL.
felt - d,sirc +, oct money without rarn.
mo- il.
But Jim Mason had lost all he Mo't
mo cnuiJ ottnrd lack backed down. and
tL.r John Adous wurId MAY no m,r,..
Il ,l,, b.d ouit 600, Bnt didr't
it tl,is point Il WAS .hufflino the card.
,dI,A g, crnitI.mnnIv-lrokinr man with =
very black mou,fache. an immense watcl
ch.;n AMI = particula,Iv white lat will
, wool u, # WHO had saun:ercd in. re-.
marked ,I,at he wonIl like to plav =
came cr two with me. lie was not ac.
rm.tomaJ ,o nIov. I'm; he felt an incli.
n,,,ou tn Iosa q few dollars for the SAX,
nj amusement. had lust taken another
;,,-,,;r,,in,, and really felt a tlirob O
n,,y f,r the man who was rushing sC
. b,indIv to lis doom. but | smothcred il
and waved him rclcnllcssly to a seat.-
Jack told me. after it was over, that a
that time nv hat was hanging on til,
back Of NV head, my front lair wa
,rraoc}inr over nv forehead, and tha
mn, TO- had r,n, ont and had fin,
nnrncd end in nv mouth. The bar-mal
L,, lcit Lis niarr IN the bar. and leanin,
,u,;nst y n,lIar was an apparentl,