The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-27
A SATANIC VISITATION.
TRUTH AND SATIRE That POINT
THf uoRALAND ADORN TBE Tale.
The Devil Talks Politics ard shows That
He Knows = Thing or Jwo-WhT
Gay Youth Reformed.

Thanks: nothing Tor mo to-day. Have
1 quit drlnking2 Wen, l should Say l
have. 1 have resolved TO drink noteinS
stronger than milk. during the remainder
% my natural lie. 1 am going IN FOR
morality. and expect 10 90 TIC S-1eH' ~
cent thing hercal ter. .,
Exc.amstions OF surprise and incrcdrli-
II greeted this assertion. AAe Feyu- .pvh-
Ing young fellow dn spite or his Diase,
dgsipatej appcorancel, naI ueen boin5
the pace that kills." for a. long time ana
no hone lad been entertained o. Us r.
formation. lie had been The nag e1-et
and head devil OF all the 81 9.ratcn, last
young men about town, ana OF ..'A Re 30
declaration That he had broken iNe r9'-s
OF habit and association was fec-F'A ny
his fellows with great Suspicion " A'-
with open unbelief. 1T.
ucd; II am giving IL 10 You dead
strairht. The last time went ora sprel
1 came very near tLcking nnoci. Cum
Inenced on nehl wines and hnisned a
week later on ahsnthe Just mere let
me give you a pointer; never ttlett
daily with absintne. for three cockt ans
Of 10 contain mcre snakes ana reFua ,ll.,.l
yOu can find Ga "a whole bonded war -ilouae
OF whisky. I have been there, and know
what am talking about
Ibid l get the ehakc5 tie it-- WIZ
No: but / got something Infinitely nlole
norrib.el You fellows slt quiet Tor q
while, and 7 viii spin you the yarn
The speaker then related tho loloWms
Il had been drinking for some days 70
such excess as 10 lose my grip on pass
Ing events. and. therefore, / am unable
10 say what transplred during That Pc
fiO3, but 1 have an ine0aceable mem
Dry Of my horrible experience after that
AZ IN time I now refer to tho Marco
thing effects OF the liquor had pas 81
away. leavins IRE exceedingly 500. ana
nervous took dose or choral 20
quiet this feeling and Immediately sought
my bcd and soon ieil asleep. .lt s.llu 1er
was neither peaceful nor refreshing, but
disturbed 10y horrible dreams and uucan-
ny sights Finally I awOke. startled and
slulterng. and sat bolt upright in bed.
My room was hned with q queer green
ish gl1stY light. and every -la mat
met my vision was gIue9umcly out on
keeping with things earthly was hof-
rlhed ana panic-strl- sen, ana my terror
reached tho CLIMAX when 7 uul-I4 SITTING
in a rocking chair, iu close proximity TO
myself. devil iu proDria persona
II cannot describe uy FEELINGS. T frIcl
20 scream, but the sound lieI in my
throat Each separate hair OF fuy head
mad assumed and was maintaining a disc
Luctv upright Individuality. A forty -de-
gree-uol 0W-zerO zephyr was dancing no
and down my spinal column ana VIII
the firm conviction that CONFUSION now
now hath surely made hs masterpiece,
] feI back among ule pillows mo- e dead
than alive.
al tried 20 shut nay eyes. but n my life
had been "a stake j could not have closed
them upon this hOu Die mlnis lnfr. o.
cri I was possessed by the same deadly
iui1crce that enables 90 snake 90 mas f-
ize a b.rdl Wiil-powcr and rc stance
had given place TO ahIoct fear. let. note
outstanding my fright ] was able %
observe accurately every detail OF my
uuea rtnly visitors Appearance.