pELlRlI,M TREMENs-A SKETCH.
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The dccrium trcmcnS is one of the mos, fright
tul consequences of intcmpcrance.-IVhe the
wrelclcd victim Of nnbridlcd appetite has indugcd
To a certain extent in his accustomed S,imlant, his
rccling brain conlu,rs up multitude {" tanccS, tar
more horrible than iaDtalizcd the widest ma
MAC. The concluding scene with such an individual
Is ndiscribably fearful Death in ull lis prorcan
variety, has never affected me with such sensations
rs have experienced when standing By the wretch
ed nebriatc, suffering with this terrible disorder.
One case to which my mind rcvcrtS, marked
with circumstances of painful interest. Esquire
Lang was wealthy gentleman farmer OF extensive
repu,c. He was worthy member Of the State
Legislature, an excellent neighbor, and in days
when upcriodicul rcvef was r;re accounted an
evil 4; man of frrcproachablc moral character. Few.
even in his domestic circle referred The boated
corpulency of his naturally large system and The
fiery flush Of his full face, the legitimate cause.
His daily dranis of Cogniue and his regularly re-
firing To bed every day after dinner, We're the only
practices which the most scrupulons whispered TO
his discrcdi,. Blu, abused appetite forces sooner
or later To pay the forfeit. Mr.. Lang arrested
in his Incorporate course by fit of strong apo
plcxv. He had been partially recovered by the
energetic application OF tho usual restorants and
all stimulating food and drinks, strongly inter-
dictcd Us ccrtin linlr;lrceS entire convacsccncc





His brain now tortured with emptiness rs 1t had
before been with plethora, was giving birth to all
the wild and horrible imaginationS of dcliriuln
trcmcnS. tied my horse under one OF his ample
sheds and entered without ceremony. He sat bolt
npright in his bed. and his countcnance was the


image of despair. His eyes were alternately ttiullv
glancing, or tearfuy rolling in their strained sock
cts, US ii in pursuit of ever changing objects,
advancing now rcrreating, and now fitting with
electro rapidity over the field OF vision Startled
a, my entrance, he looked up and vehemcn,ly cN-
claimed, "NNould YOU rob mc y Again. recoiling
tron. my proi'ered hand he Shlieked you would
murder me-. and >prang from thc opposite side of
his couch with superhun,an cnersv.-The iniudi-
cious opposition of his friends TO his whi,ns. had
phrcnzled hl'n 10 an alarming degree He utterly
and obstnately refused anodynes and was only re-
strained BY force from lcapins from the windows
Of his apartment 10 escape these visionary We, to
him real tornHnters. GraSping the clothes convul-
sivcly as replaced him in bed, he buried himself
beneath half-a-dozen blankc1s !" Ha there vet!''
ne ,nuttered in s,aed tones, and flung the covering
from himself to the floor with startling suddenness