The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-25

out by the victimized doctor, and in
structed in the subject under considera-
tion, and the part they were required to
perform. Everything was in readiness
about the time George Morris awoke
from this drunken stupor.
He looked around-ghastly skeletons,
horrid grinning skulls, feshless bones,
met his gaze on every side---he tried to
move he could no more have raised an
arm or foot than he could have flown.
A dim light revealed all this to his aston
lshed gaze--a moment more he was in
impenetrable darkness.
Suddenly right before him in flaming
characters, he saw the word Perdition
He trembled, he groaned, he shrieked
in terror Was he in the abode of the
lost? Again a dim light revealed by his
side horrid figure, that might have rep
resented the Prince of Darkness.
Mortal one," spoke a ghostly voice,
"you have come to this dreadful abode
for the sin of drunkenness"
Mercy, mercy" shrieked the trem-
bling man. .....
Mercy That never enters here. Be-
hold you have brought your own ruin up
on yourself"
Again all was darkness. Groans, hor-
rid yells and shrieks fell upon his ear ice
cold fingers passed over his face, and
dreadful pinchings were inflicted on vari.
Gus parts of his body. He shrieked
aloud-he gave vent to his agony and
terror, in groans'and cries for mercy.
"You were drunkard when living"
said an unearthly voice.
oh, yes I! yes" " groaned the unhap-
py man.
You had a good wife and interesting
children"
"Oh, yes, dear Satan, the very best Of
wives, the loveliest of children"
And you left them to suffer and
starve. o, you incorrigible man p said
the unearthly voice.
Alas, yes !"
"And therefore receive your reward v'
And the pinchings and burnings were
continued, and an almost intolerable odor
Of sulphur besieged his nostrils. Again
he shrieked and pleaded for mercy.
q, mercy, mercy" .......
"You had no mercy upon the wife who
loved you, Or the children who cried for
bread" said the unearthly voice, "yet
upon one condition you may return to
them"
And then, what is that? Any con-
dition."
"And remember | shall watch YOU,
and if you ever cause that noble wife of
yours a tear"
"Oh, | never will %
"Then, remember" said the ghostly
voice again, " remember %
Chloroform rendered the miserable man
insensible. In that condition he was con-
veyed to barn near by, and placed in a
manger, there to recover himself as best
he might.
George Morris never again drank of
spirituous liqour He became sober
man, tender and provident father. One
day he told his wife in confidence, that
the reason he had reformed, was because
ne appreciated her generous devotion, but
we know better
For while Harry Lane was a little
shy Of the doctor, and when he did meet
him, the worthy doctor shook him warm
ly by the hand, saying that he did not
particularly wish for any more subjects,
he thanked him very much for the one
he had brought him, as by that means
most inveterate drunkard has been re-
formed, and broken-hearted wife res
cued from the very brink of the grave.
Harry Lane asked no questions, but
when the name of George Morris was
proposed a few years afterwards for the
nomination of county judge, he gave Pc
culiar whistle, and said, in low tone,
"Well, it all comes of being the doctors
subject"