The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-03-06

What scenes we could portray, %nat horrors
show, 1.s -, ID s5a
Tho great arch fiend himself doth only know
The darkest Hour has cone-without, within,
We enothipg. see bnt blight, the mark Of sim Yin z Z.
All in theedark, how, can we flight the fght?"
Oh. Father, hslp psaS Sssp Ms reach the; light
j, 81 .ssee4sasS- .Sssss I'll LA.
.or[,,,o Badly sWollen.Sr cr u
Ii was 5efore the MAR: old Major Wharton
I use, of course, Fictitious names) was at the
head of:a bureau in one Of the departments,
and Harry Earrabee. a clever, talented, and
handsome young fellow, was his, chief clerk.
They were great friends, and roomed together
dt;oid Rorax's. The Major was a. gentleman
of the old school," afable, polite, and very.
correct generally, hut he had one little failing:
About once. in two or three months he would:
getsoma s..high old bender" a sort of dignitied
spree; drinking for several days together very
deeply and with visible. effect upon him, al
thoughsbe never got down or went SO Tar as TO
neglect altogether his personal appearance.
The Maior,s periodical lapses from sobriety
gave his friend Harry a great of concern |:
buhthe latter feared to ALLEVIATE ;his dfu friend
should he attempt to demonstrate with him,
and beoused ITO zlie awake nights. trying to
think Of q plan to recall the old gentleman to
asenseof propriety without giving him at the
same time mortal offense. At last he hit it.
One morning, while the Major was. still slumcc,
befine heayily in consequence Of his profound
potations, barry cut slip of cardboard and
inserted it inside the lining of his glossy bea-
yer. and then sat down in their common parlor
to await the reiults At Aength the old man
axoke arose, made his toilet in grim silence,
efIEevea the parior with ayerted face which
resembled thefull 6Fbea moon Just rising above
SRe horizon, and seized his hat with the inten.
tjon of finding and putting. himself outside, of
asgsssnio6est qnepchern at the earliest possible
nlrrnent /. The linwonted closeness of his ibea-
ysr,s itecaused him little embarrassment, and
drew from him the ejaculation my goodness! J"
Which swss about ais near profanity as he ever
yentufed. With some difficulty, which Harry
watched with we'll l-concealed amusement, the
Maier squeezed his hat on and took his depar-
ture. On the following morning asecondistEip
of card board inside the hat lining rendered
che Major sceoVl ming. .ornaine stil mons diff
cult OF access, and desidsntly gave himsa great
deal of anxiety, although he said nothing
eyoul know how it is ,yourseif Ia man WHIP
haS been drinking heavily would rather take q
Whipping -or d cocktail iI--tha1 enter into con-
yersatiotr with q friend when he first rises ~
= IoOu eiioi tiiiiu isvi S.~..J- -
hrino, matters to crisis.0 He put two more
strips of card, beard inside the Majors hat
lining and waited. In due time the old gen.
tfefnan made his appearance, and assayedt to
don his immaculate castor. Ii was no use
The hat would. not 20 on, The Majors coun-
tenance changed as he turned it over and over
) and looked atIit. There was no mistakes Y
Ess his own hat. He sat II down, and placed
hl5 5aahd.to hfs aChihghead. His cotntenaFee
l00ked considerably eonsternated when the
turned It toward Harry, twhho had been mean, !.
time reading, the morning papers, and had of
course taken no notice of the Major proceed
ings,) and said, in q low and quiyering voice ::
have,y poLisedva?ythl.ngVshe, mraftterTwlth fas
me-the last Day or twoT =
.s:Why, no, Major, ! haven't There ls NO
thing WRONG with you, IS therel = saia darry
aith aGected copcen. =
gd'Hagen't You nutlced,T said tne MAJOR, araw'
ffg nearer and speaking still lower, anything
the matter with nIy--with my.Thead en- = ,,I
'<.With your head, Major I" said Harry, Ia
King . leisurely survey; of the old gentleman 8
Uranium, fore and att, there does seem TO o.ee
something unusual in its appearance, but
ean't make out what 1t rs. -. ~,
e4Doh't-lyou@ : asked the MaJor, speas- a.,
ng,sloyly and with sepuichral voice, tnat its
bld!y swollen e,, a., - n 81 -.
swollen answer the aece,sIu. Tia Larry, ny
owossns nse, ~ SJa,s MA lit !,
r. ',, ncD ,,;s"oeds NOV ID -" Yes ito arfalh
AissIp ptsess s'4A'o 'o4 p0 'As' - ?
sw1,.s ':sa4 tna,v mn ,excIa;n,ed the Ma.
egw aIg.s.,. W. Aem io, Poe haen dr;ntino
Jof; a,aNr.ys f,N,y my eeal ooy' .I: .taH =.
ra,ner hard ior Jew oays alu sn' 70 shaldn, enG
sun, tgs Inc nqlor' tia'y. sAbum bu ',n.
Tender II ~ Kills me- .aSe aseh mas dron r5eni
lazy ana never never 'ou'" "'op =. '''N''''
spsrl5s. aMs, M.;o.p s.;a Harrv are.,aa- Mo idea
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