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Pity the Poor Drunkard.
T TB0M4I MtROH.
THI "MODERATX" DRINKERS' PITt FOR THK
5 DRUNKARD. '
W. pity thee, poor drunkard," end w with the
Aa thuMery hot cold water fotki, hut dam noi "
tAii2flh. rule, ot en.wm, or Mm the oWe.
Rmueh at quite to fUng .j the .pirit-eheering
glut.
-We piW the., poor dn.nk.rd." but our rr.
T. r V5 - ' w. IM th, hep.-, ca to
"irwero drunkard., we' lot C4nBot
i.WtCa irt'thu. fat!, w. .hold do much
for thee.
"Wpiirthe poor drunkard." end .. ..
,USVi thing. rownVeer, of.
Vletarcelj worth the -ring for. I to tee
"Xt-nVotifar, "our little' drop" our .ympethjto
.how, I .'" - ;
fWe pit thee, poor drunkard and thy .Urring
Xnd Xnkthkt ToU Absence" it Juat the
But SJ the. by the handl .nd lead the.
;,T tothiicure, nuii.'l
I Beoauee we muat abttalu .urtelm, and that we oan
epdure.,, , ,71 i- V:
..fffeuity thee, poor drunkard," tnd we think that
i I SJat the pfan" io nring poor toil to comfort and
' to MtheSodleM cupboard; mi the hopeleat heart
i . And would help it-hut, the help include, th. for
' " ' 'feitureotbeer. , ' ...!'
l&p.tr thee,'poor' urn.karuY' and w. tremble lert
:' thrtoul i ' ' .'. ' i
., Should b ucriliOBU. ana perno, .uros,
, ...uirrild draw thee tar. the Ha that would
' : But rtiU.'on" thli'aceouni ..cannot tfta Mft
-!lf !Wjr4 '('. .i.
We pity thee, poor drunkard," and w. wiih tne
r, , llouaeoi rrayer i
Were liUed by uch a. tay twy, that God . own
Goepdi there , , .
Mjgl.1 riach the rocky heart thro" grace, and turn.
, But.t'r1t;"tdh.yHo. of God in thi. "Teetotal
i , . fi-"i i ' i n : ;;
"We pity thee, poor drunkard," and perhnp. thou
h W bl'at". lil?"fik
Andhro' -.trong drink," didat itumWe. and forwke
But we"w?nol gTw our liquor up to bring our ro
v ther" buck. 'i i
.,THB TEETOTALERS' PIT FOR THB DRUNK-
, 'We pitj thee, poor drunkard," and in token of our
' Hvl?o?i'. the band, who, heart and hand, go forth
! And'thini he'tieriliee but .mlt, if, by our doing (o,
We "leeaen, by a leather', weight, the lum of bureau
woe."
'We P'ty tb. Pr drunkard," and have choMn to
Mtoia. ....
U hope, that by example led, thou may.t once more
Thy'.tauding in tociety be freed from want .nd
' And'fmaiy be led to breathe the penitential prayer.
, "We pitv tliee, poor drunkard " and may He who
dwella ale ....
. 8mile on tun work of mercy, in the .pint ol ha lore,
Till drunkenae.., and all it. woet, are bani.hed from
the land.
. Aa4 peace, and joy and piety prevail ou either hind.
'l Oh 1 .peed the time, dear 6avior, when thy .alntt shall
From that which roll, thy church, and Till. th. earth
' 1 ' with .in and pain
That c1euied from all that "doth defUe," thy Zion
(i my he given 1 .
J To work thy perfect "win on earth, ai rt la done in
he-v'n."
I'rom the Richmond Diipatch.
;!;.satan':jn council..:
. ! , , ;. t "i.'jircoinnJ."
' Latelau tptrmw vi eh 'ntrolt."
j., 7 ,..,:;! - Danti Auqhebi.
fl have uied aimilitude.." lloaiA, .
.. , Opce upon a time, far back in the re-
Saian th ''Prince of the
, moio i"i - .
'Power of the Air," called a council in
Pandemonium, inciter,, uuueeu,
seated upon a throne of splendor, wear
i in upon his brows a diatlem of living
.flrtv while, from the gems with which it
-iwas encrusted, flashed intolerable radi-
ance. Myriads upon myriads of fallen
'epirits. rank upon rank of Principalities
and Powers, and of those angels "which
' kept not their first estate," thronged to
' the hall of audience. Silent thev sat in
-that, illimitable hail, which sulphoreons
aflame lighted up, while the lurid smoke
vhunff like a canopy over the scene. ,i
'ivi Then up rose Satan, born to rule, who
diwelt like a star, apart," matchlesa in
:n nnnnr. and thus spake:, , 1
Princes and Potentates, who
. i n.i.nAiA. in lin An mv
.bidding, and, wo best .sem me wh
Cost ye thwarttie Almighty, hste
when
listen !
HIOjORGANOFJTHE
Ye know that we have tried our subtlest
tfjles upon the race of men. Uuf so
hedged in are they by holy influences,
and watched over by good angels sent
from above, that we can scarcely destroy
a single soul. Therefore, roost noble
chiefs, have I called you together, to take
counsel of yout wisdom now we may
best ruin mankind while they dwell upon
the earttt, and most surely afterwards
bring them to this pit of woe. Speak
ye, each his mind, and to hfcn who shall
give wisest counsel, and offer stronger
means to effect this, our royal purpose, I
will give the dominion of the earth and
a seat at my rieht hand forever.
Thus spake "the fiend, and hell, to its
inmost centre, resounded with applause.
Then up rose Moloohr "horrid king,
ith lilood of human sacn-
yqiiium v "
fice," and spake: "Oh chief of many
throned powers, that led the embattled
seraphim to war,". I claim the offered
prize. I am the spirit of cruelly. I
hardened the heart of the firet murderer.
Give Tie dominion over the earth. I
will sharpen the assassin's" knife I will
bring the rack, the wheel, the fire of per
secution, upon man. , I will change man
into a pirate and a robber, and bid mil
lions to rot in dungeons and in chains,
i will briDg waf upon the earth, and
iha amnlcn of burninsf cities, will
teach men to rend each other like wild
beasts, till continents shall reek with mid
night massacre. I will call men to
gether by hundreds and thousands, to
gasn eaca ouier wiiu uumu wuuuuo, .u
will make them devilish engines, that in
a second shall blow whole squadrons
into the air. Then shall they come, oh
master, shrieking from the red battle
field, to people tny oar aominions.
. Scarcely, 'mid applause had the fierce
Moloch ended his speech, when Belial
arose; the fairest seeming, but withal,
the subtlest of the fallen potentates.
Graceful in form and movement, and of
most persuasive aspect, eloquent in
speech; ' ' ', :'
' 'lTo make the wone .ppear
The better reaaon and perplex and da.h
Maturnt eoumela i for hi. thought, were low,
To vice indu.trioui, but to noble deed.
Timorou. and alothful yet, he nleaud th. eer."
' And thus he soake: Let me, the spirit
of Discord,1 rule' the earth, for without
me, war could never be. I will spread
all false reports, and set every man
against . hia neighbor, and darken the
pounsels of the nations, till anarchy, and
confusion and hatred shall arise and fill
the whole earth. I will point the tongue
of the slanderer as a serpent's tooth, and
set his heart on fire of hell 1.1 will be
the author of all evil counsels, and false
witnessings, and fraud and secret malig
nity ; till even good men, persecuted and
torn, shall doubt and deny that Jehovah
raicrna an d din hla.qnheminc. to come
and dwell forever with the damned. Let
the dominion of the earth be mine, Oh
Master, and thy realms shall be peopled
with the souls of men. 1
Then Mammon arose, ' ' '
'. ' ;)!
Of all the pint, that fell from heaven," -
who would not heed the glories o'er his
head, but on the golden pavementsjat
his feet forever gaztd - :!
' Listen unto me, Oh Satan, for thou
knowest my power upon the souU.ot
men. Give me dominion , over them,
an1 holt slisill npvor Ka mnlv, 1 will
make men lunatics and fools, and rend
them1 through polar snows and torrid
burnings, to dig in the holes and corners
of the earth, 'mid savage beasts and men
c r i iii i i
mAM fiauairn. mr u inw imTinHiiiii m vp
low dustl . So intent shall they be, sift
ing and grasping the paltry ore, that they
shall forget the starry crowns that heaven
offers them ; and fever and famine shall
come and sweep them like chatl Irom
theinresning noor, to trie great ouming.
And even before their corpses are fairly
clifTpnoil their rnmnaninn shall (ralhpr
like vultures, to fight and gash each other
lor tiie gom wntcn me aeau nave ten.
I too, will sharpen the assassin's knife,
and help on the robber and the burglar
All ties, however strong or holy, will 1
hraalr and tpnoh men to comn and wnr.
ship me, tho' the path to my altar shall
ha nuor hlflnilinir hnartft. nnhle aanira.
tions, and all eUe that gives a charm to
tne me oi man. m my cum maim, snail
that alorious race, who were created
'erect, to look upon the stars,' blot the
divine signet; of high, intelligence from
their brows, and fetter and confine their
mishtv spirits, till 'they become dwarfs,
that they may do my bidding, I will
whUper in the ear of the young maiden,
(lit i:i I i H 1 1 . .'."in-l!i
TEJEJS-??
in the pride of her beauty, and straight
wy shall she forget her plighted vows
to the youth who loves her, and leave
him hagrl.Krnkan tn and ttlOUgh
sickened with disgOst, she shall go to the
aiiar, ana wea me gray-uauou
wkn kalk liaarafl 11 n onld. NsV. m6D
shall bow down and do him reverence,
.... . . I . 1 4
and call hirn wise, and gooo, anu groin,
though every piece of gold he owps is
stained with blood, or wrung from the
hand ot want by cruelty and oppression.
The possessor of gold shall himself be
come infatuated, and at midnight shall
steal from his bed, on lip-toe, and look
ing cautiously around in fear of robbery,
shall open his iron chest and count over
each glittering coin, and hug it to his
heart and worship it. So shall he live a
curse to his fellows and to himself, and
when the death angel i comes, he shall
clutch the' yellow dross' in his skinny
hands, and die, and come with all my
votaries, and make bis Dea in neii.
inus spake 'Mammon, mo n uo
paused, Satan "grinned horribly, a ghast
ly smile" upon his servant.
Then up rose the fierce ApollVon, the
Destroyer, and spake thus ;
; 0 thou Arch-ruler of the damned, lis
ten to me ! The volcano, the avalanche,
the earthquake, the pestilence and famine
ard mine. Be it mine to rule the earth.
I will pour down boiling lava from the
mountain-tops, burning up the fruits of
the earth, and overwhelming the thronged
cities, with all their wealth and people,
in the twinkling of an eye.; 1 will hurl
the avalanche from the glacier's crest,
upon the slumbering village; I will dry
Rend hail and blisht
and mildew upon the fields; and strong
men, and women, and tender children,
shall go forth, and. creeping under the
leafless hedges, shall faint and die of
famine. I will send the earthquake, and
he shall 'smack his mumbling lips' when
he swallows up a city ; and the pestil
ence shall finish what the famine and
the eaithquake leave; and men shall
fall in the streets, and houses be fiiled
with the dead and dying, and tone shall
be left to bury them. . Dogs shall howl
thn vacant .treats without a mas
ter : in the palaces and temples, the owl
and tne raven snail uuuu meir uesio, mm
the ships rot down sailorless; and all the
eons ot men, destroyed by me unwarn
ed, will 1 send to thee as a tribute. Be
mine the task to rule the earth ior thy
glory and for miae. .
Loud rang the plaudits, as the Hend
sat down, nd the iel obsequious gave
place, not doubting lhat Apollyon should
bo ruler of the Earth. The tumult was
hushed, and all waited intent, their great
Master's decision ; when suddenly, from
a beetling cliff, far out in the burning
lake, arose a blue, lambent flame, which,
while they gazed, took shape ; a horrid
shape, and stood before the assembled
fiends.
It was clad in vesture wet with blood ;
the gore hung heavy from its matted
locks, and the fietcest fires of hell shot
fr.-m ii hnrnino- Bvo-hallu. Even Satan
s'arted and turned pale with fear, and
il.H .1 I- l. 1 - ... u t.nnA-
neii 8 ii ran uaun wiiu uuuui.
"Ha! Ye fear me, then,-' hissed tne
horrid monster. "Well might ye fear,
. 1 o f-ilin1 anA on fill?. Kilt
w c 1 C J uvjfc a i. iijii u ui 1 1 J
thoa k no west me not, 0 Satan, for I am
an eann oorn spirit, anu nave mug mu
mysell-aye, for a thousand years but
now rome to offer service and allegiance,
. i .i it i I?
ana to claim tne onereu prize, rear um,
I I . I 1 . L 1 . Ar . Ii n
out listen, auu let we uo ruici ui mo
ea ih, lor none bath power, like me, in
. ii i .i . i. j . ; . . ..
ail L11V UdlK UUU11I11UI1B.
Moloch and Belial, and Mammon and
Aooilvon promise much, but they shall
be my servants and subalterns. Their
power is weakness compared witn mine.
O listen, till I tell thee of: mv strength.
and how I will wield it. : My shapes and
names are legion, and I change them at
will, so that men shall oftimes husr me to
their bosoms as an ancel ot light. . I will
ha thn (rrpatpst nf alt hrnnAritPH arid de
e.. .. .v
cetvers, betraying ever with a kiss;, pro
fessing love and kindness, when my only
. J 1 . U I . I . . .1
aim h rriin. uiii nm t n a nm rim hiiii
sole support of the gambling den, and of
I I .i nJ iL
ner wuub liouso wcunein umo ueaiu
and hor , nnlh 1 lint a. iha A am A And
a'u i v 1 r wiiiw , fiiw vi v u , t: wv
will, thfough her portals, bring the very
nower oi manuocu to Dug ll ana buiuo
aim oiciiaciuig vi'iiicm I
: On everv foot of earth' and sea will
fnllndr jfiv vintima! Whora ilitfnrii Rhll
. w, . ''' 'I ULIV . 1
anarchy prevail , there will 1 be?1 where
cruelty is, mere win i come, anu ura
nnt S rrm ika rtAnrla aF mm a a tr : WAtat (7 A
pf mercy, til) they becomei fieflda incw
li-Tliiil fAi
i,l Vr . id cum 'i -ii
9.
nate, and devt unimaginable horrors.
I will stand beneath the gallows-tree,
and even while the death-rattle is in the
throat of the criminal, will drive men to
roooery ana murder, l will lie in wan
in the streets of cities, and plan the mid
night fire and assassination. I will plunge
my victims into prisons and hospitals;
i wiu Bieep mem in Dovenv ana u eg rel
ation to th very lips. I will cast forth
their families to want and wintry winds,
and the babe shall perish in its mother's
arras, with its tears frozen to ice-drops
upon her bosom. 1 will turn the dagger
of the husband against the heart of Jiis
wife, and her blood shall stain the cradle
of her children,) Stimulated and urged
on by me, the lather shall dance in ma
niao glee over the mangled bodies of his
murdered babes, and laugh to see their
fair locks dabbled in, 'blood the, mother
shall "forget her sucking child," slain by
her hand, and mock at the tender years
and helplessness of her own offspring.
On whatsoever hearth-stone my foot
shall be planted, the gladsome fire shall
go out, to be lighted no more forever ;'
and the root-tree snail iau, ana tne voices
of children be hushed, and all that men
cluster around them, to make their earth
ly homes so much like heaven, shall
vanish like a wreath oi smoke, and deso
lation brood over the ruins. I will point
the son's knife against the father's throat,
and his gray hair shall dup with gore.
Where war and vengeance are. ( will
rouse their fury to ten-fold rage, and blot
from the soldier's breast the last vestige
of humanity. The incendiary's toroh
shall be my banner ; the crackling flames
of burning villages, and the shriek of
murdered innocence, tne musio oi my
march !
Pestilence shall follow me as a shad-
t . L! . L. .
ow ; and i win open unto mm me gates
of a million dwellings, which' else had
been secure. I will spread famine and
disease even in lands of plenty and health,
and will seal up the eyes of all my vic
tims so lhat they shall not see nor know
that their next plunge is Into perdition.
1 will sweep wnoie conunems oi tueir
inhabitants, and eive woes and sorrows
and "wounds without cause" to the whole
race of man. Yet, whosoever is wound
ed by me, shall seek me as hid treasures
to be wounded yet again. I will bind
upon their brows the iron crown ot. suf
fering, burning with hell fire, that shall
scorch and sear and eat into their brain
and heart and soul : vet shall they fall
down and worship me, and, for my sake,
part with houses and lands, and wile ana
children, and hope and heaven.
Let Jehovah send forth spirits, pure as
the snow-flake, to dwell in earthly bo
dies ; I will seek them out, and kindle in
their hearts an unqnencbaoie nre tnat
shall consume them; and the cherubim
shall watch long for their return, at
heaven's gate ; but they shall never again
look upon their Father in Heaven. The
student at his 'books, the mechanic at his
toils, the laborer at the plow, will I de
stroy, and none shall stay me. I will
coil myself in the brain of the sea cap
tain, and seal up his eyes, or so distort
them that he shall know neiber chart
nor compas, and bis vessel and all on
board shall be engulfed, and the bones
of the mariners whiten the bottom of the
ocean. 1 will be the omnipresent curse
of humanity, and under my guidance
the race shall walk forever as in the
shadow ot an eclipse. Eyes they have,
but shall see . not, and .ears iney nave,
but shall bear not, the end and the pur
port of the oiooked paths through which
1 will lead them.
I will take the sons of the kings and
the mighty men, and the captains, and
the great ones of earth, and will mangle
ihem with horrid wounds, strip mem oi
wealth, reputation, life itself, and nil
their last hour with torment. Around
their dying couches I will Bend serpent
forms, unloiding coil alter con from om
the darkness, brandishing their forked
tongues to sting them and lick Iheir blood,
as a fierce flame licks up its fuel.
Thoughts shall , become things, living
things, to mock and cure them. . And
some in their agony shall leap into this
burning lake, in hope to escape till
greater torture; and some will Thorn
upon, the biink, and rejoice when I see
every nerve shrieking with agony, as I
open to iheir startled gaze the horrors of
lhat pit in which I plunge them forever 1
" Vet this is not all; I know that you
will laugh (if fiends can laugh), when I
tell you lhat 1 will so manBge mat man
kind shallall along think me their friend!
Though it ia. toy mission to torture and