Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-04-14

they Immediately did.
There, in the retirement OF their
room, they talked over the wonderful
evcnts Of the two past nights. A rap
was heard upon the door. Have n
paper, sir! Only ten cents
Henry looked over the boys bundle
took few local papers. and was
turning away, when the boy produced
another small package.
Some English papers. sir.-,wenty
cents
Henry purchased copy of the Lon
den Times
This seems like days Of lang sine,
Charles. said he, to have copy Of
the 'Thunderer' to read before break
fast. Would you like to look it over,
while | examine the others
Charles took the paper, and for a
few minutes. looked it carefully over,
when suddenly his attention became
fixed
What is it. Charles? You appear
excited over something
1T is something exciting listen.
lie proceeded to read paragraph, an
nouncing the decease Of Sir Richard
Brsmford, Of Birmingham: that hi,
large estates were left To his son Ell
mund. or his heir. Sc
Good news for you, If you can prove
Your wifc's heirship' replied Henry {;
but must bring that paragraph TO
the notice Of O'Neal. should lie survive
his fearful malaiy.
Heaven grant that he may Yes. he
must read it; for il he really be the
missing Sir Edmund, it cannot fail to
produce some emotion by which We
NAV know the truth.
Afew davs AFTER the above events
occurred, the two young men visited
the Jail.
O'Ncal was in fit of delirium tre-
mems He imagined himsclf surrounded
bv horrd shapes. imps and goblins,
that threatened him with instant de
struction. unless he got some rum.
He howlei AMI begged most pitcously'
for rum. Then. in a fit Of phrensy. he
rushed To the grated window. and eN-
haustcd hi, strength in the vain A.
,n,"I,t to wrench ofr ,he 'rnn har.-
During his lurid intervals, he was ~
weak and helpless rs n child.
If he can get few hours regular
sleep said the attending physician,
in answer 10 the inquiry by Charles, il
he thought there was chance for hi-
recovery, Il think the crisis may be
.afcly passed but now, when exhaust
cd nature inclincs him To little re-
: pose, the most dreadful forms haunt
his dreams and lie starts up with 3
frightful scream, most painful 10 hear.
| have given him the most powerful
narcotics. but they do not as Vet ap.
pear TO still his nerves.
II he does not get some natural
sleep, within the next twenty -foul
hours, shall regard his case 40 about
hopeless.
The young men turned sorrowfully
from the disgusting scene.
Il can now fully realize said Charles
how loathsome a disease is drunken.
; ness. | shudder 10 think what have
perhaps, escaped. 1t seems TO me NJ
one ought to withhold pity and sym,
pathy from the self destroyed dcbau.
chez but the moderate drinker-as
every drunkard once was-is mex.
cusable before God and man
'Inexcusable' replied Henry, be
cause. every person. however humbl,
carries with him, to a greater or les.
degree. an influence for good or evil
If that influence is thrown into the
wrong end of the moral scale. he i.
ineXcusable because it might have
borne its weight on the side of virtue
+. instead of vice. This may be stated a.
Il general truth: but if we come tc
: particulars. and TO intemperance. il
particular. we find. that the man. who
( INDUCES in his occasional glass. i'll
1 clines the young to the paths Of inebre
ty with an influence more potent than
4 ten strictly temperate men can exert
for good. 1t is not the gutter drunkard
I who lures the young to ruin: his ex
}, ample tends rather to the opposite
direction it is the man-especially
the business man, who may perhap:
r be leading, or at least, a prominent
man in society-who boasts that ht
0 can drink liquor, or let it alone. a.
he pleases. A fearful price Of BLOOD
rests upon the head of every such man
e Then said Charles. 4 have been ,
# very bad model for imitation but
n did not realize that | was so directly
: responsible for the misconduct of 9th
e ers. We often condemn in others tha
4 for which we are partly to blame.
Alas it is true-I do not know how