The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17
ANOTHER FROM ~rUscuMBIA."
What He Found Published in 81
Florida Periodical.

Dear Howards-The October number Of
the Real Estate Journal, Arcadia, Fla
among divers interesting and readable
news items from the genial and ambro-
siaI southland of perennial flowers,
lakes. and luscious fruits, contained the
following quaint correspondence be-
tween a rumseller and the grim mon
arch Of the fiery dominion:
ITO his majesty, Satan. alias Beelzebub,
lord of the regions of darkness and king
of hell. father of liars and foster-brother
to gamblers, rumsellers and hypocrites,
greeting: l have opened apartments
fitted UP with all the enticements OF lux
uTy for the sale of rum, gin, brandy,
beer and all its compounds. Our OBJ
ject. though different can be best at
tanned by our united action; / therefore
propose a copartnership. All I want of
men is their money; all the rest is yours.
Bring me the industrious, the reSpecta-
BILE the sober, and l will return them
to you drunkards, paupers and beggars.
Bring me the child and / will dash to the
earth the fondest hopes of father and
mother. Bring the father and mother
and I viii plant discord between them
and make them a curse and a reprOach
to their children. Bring the young man
and / will destroy his character, destroy
his life and blot out the highest and
purest hopes Of his youth. Bring me
the young woman and I will destroy her
virtue and return her to you a blotted
and withered thing and an instrument
to lead others to destruction Bring me
the lawyer and the judge and I will
prevent justice, break up the integrity
of civil institutions and make the name
Of the law a kissing by-wOrd I'm the
streets. Awaiting your earliest reply, l
"A RUMSELLER.
The devils reply:
my Dear Brother-I address you by
this endearing appellation because of
the congeniality of our spirits and the
great work we are both engaged in. l
most cordially accept your proposals.
For FIVE thousand years l have sought
for a man so fully after my own heart
to do my work among men. / ransacked
the lowest depths of hell for spirits who
could do for me the whole work Of de-
struction but little success attended
their efforts. 1 sent out the demon muir
derer and he slew a few thousand-gen-
orally the helpless and innocent. But his
mission was a failure. ] babe my serv-
ant Lust go forth. He led innocent
youths and beautiful maidens i'm chains,
destroying virtue, wrecking happiness.
blghting character causing unttmely
deaths and dishOnored graves. But even
then many victims escaped through the
power of God, my enemy. l sent out
Avarice, and i'm his golden chains some
were bound, but men soon learned to
hate him for his meanness, and COM
parativey few fell by him. The twin
sons, Pestilence and War. went forth
and famine strobe along behind them.
but these slew Unfortunately the old
and the young, the good as we'll as the
bad and heaven claimed as many ac-
cessions as hell. In sadness my satanic
heart mourned over the probable loss
Of my crown and kingdom as | contem-
plated the tremendous strides which the
gospel Of Christ was making in saving
men form my clutches. but when I re-
ceived your welcome letter ] shouted till
the wellxin of hell rang again: Eureka!
Eureka 7 have found him. l have
found himi My dear friend, [ could
have embraced you a thousand times,
and l have given orders TO reserve a
place for you nearest my person, the
most honorable place in my kingdom.
You can also assure those by whose aid
and sanction you are enabled to secure
license TO transact your business, that in
the bestowment of my honors they will
not be forgotten) Hard by your cell
your victims will be confined, and IL l