Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-02-25
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g By this Graf, W. hav. our wealth"

I'm the paiage OF icripture, whence the above
words are feletfed, We are informed, that mighty
op,oar was RATED il the city of Epbe(as, becaufe
81. Paul undertook to expole to the people certain
crols er ors in their fyttem0f religion. 'iDe Eph.
efians were notify, If hot universally, worlhppers Of
Diana. But among all the votaries this god
deis, none appear to have been as OF 0tenuous
in fupporting her caufe, as one Demetrius, Giver.
fmith, and certain of his fellow crafifmen. So
warm was their zeal, we told. they made the
whole city refsund with her prailes. becauE St.
Paul had the boldness to dfpnte her t;tIe 10 that
homage which ike had hxen accuHomed 70 rsceiyc,
they were ready to fall upon him and tear him 10
pieces. 1t happens, that we are not left to con
lecture the reafons, why Demetrlus and his fellows
Of the craft, dilcovered 70 much zeal, while many
Others appeared quite Indifferent to Ii. interst
of the goddefs. and fone ready to Join the apoais
attempting to dethrone haS In her iervice they SC
Quilted their wealth
In one of my idle rambles latey, ceitain incl
dents occurred, which fsrved to call up to mind
this palage Of hiaory. For want Of better e.,
ployment was aroling in the areets till I al
mo& involuntarly turned aide at certain corner,
where in mute smazpnent I often liacn to the
declarations not of thois, who cry great is Di
Of the Ephefians = but of thofe, who 40 lefs
clanorous thaa the rabbie of Ephelus, proclaim
from morn to nigh: the greatsels of " JeGsrlon,
the man Of thu peoples"
My curioGty was here arre(fed By OFFER wing two
OF thefe patriots in corner talking on key 70 low
that their words were icarcely audible. I drew
near enough however, TO learn what was the fut
ied, and was no longer furpred at the mode, they
had adopted. for drfcnfing il. The burden of the
tory was mutual Communication of their fears,
that many were at out to apoaatize from the
god OF rhe people, and let up new deity. In
iho-s, they feared that many of the adoreTs OF JET
ferfcn were about to oend the knee TO Burr. Such
an event they deprecated as evil, the confeqnen
ces Of which it would be impolIible to calculate.
Well, thought /, may thele men adopt tt: Ian
guage and condu 4 of Demetru: and his aGcciates.
Their cafes are fmiiar. By this craft" may the
one as well the other FAY, We txve our wealth y
Here is one, who though he aas not yet had the
the opportunity of acquiring xuth wealth Ly as
unihakcn ESelity. yet has been lately bleAed with
very henignantamile from him, srhof. fervant be
is. Hs has been promoted to ferviee, by which
he now gets wealth. 1t Is srne indeed one has
been renewed TO make room for him, much more
capable of dieharging the duties of the aatoa, aad
wdo had long iiieharyed them with fc.upulous
fidelity. But this man with the inAer,blc obisina
cy OF Mordecia refufed to do obeifance 70 The
idol Of the people or any OF his ticeg-rents. The
other Of the aforementioned couple has ..itnerto
been ieis Fortunate tho BY no meats leis zeal
Gus sotary. taaeed youthful piety deierves Pc
eulAr reward. We hould caeem him the fao0 nser.
itori"us Of the two. He became IN early vosary.
Thosgh ne has been inceGaot in his devotion, il
does not sprear, that be has yet received many to-
keas Of favor. He however erpreIes fanguir.
hopes, that he fhalose day be put in fituaiioa,
where his iervices will be amply rewarded.
Should the " rnasni6cence" of Jeferfon Be de
Rroyed, theis men BY their craft would never en-
rich themfelves. What the one now realizes, ard
the other hopes foon to CRAP, would vaniA like
the aades Of night.
LOITERER.