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been immor,aIlzed--and euch alone are
worth serious -'ruegle.--Wirt
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WHAT A CURSE: OR, JOHNNY
HODGES, TIE BLACKSMITH.
Tie doctor is kind man, said Johnny
Hodges, addressing person of rospccla-
Die appearance, who Was in the act oF re-
turning 10 bis pocket book n phYsican'S
bill which the blacksmith did not fnd i.
caGveuIcn, '0 pay. The doctor Is a kind
m@n, very kind maD, aud has earned his
moncy, dare shy, and do:t begtudgc
t'm shilling Of 1t ali; bat for all that,
have not the means Of paying his bill. nor
any part Of 1t jnst nHw.'.~-'W Well, weil,'
SAID the collector / shall be this way be,
fore long, and will call on you again.
Johnny Hodges thanked him for his
indn@encc, and proceeded with his work !;
bat the hummer swuug heavily upon the
anvil, and many long sigh escaped. be-
fare the jl5 il hand was fairly turned of.
Three or four times already. the collcc
tor had palG WISH at tn. b.GchsnilG'a
shop, who was always ready TO admit the
.lu-' 60 O.! tie c aim, aud thai the doctor
had been very hIni snd attentive. and had
well earned hts njouoy; bot Johnny was
always behndhaud; and though iu,l of
professions Of gratitude TO the good doctor,
yet the doctors bill seemed 40. very likely
TO be paid. Familiarity, SAITH TIE provarb,
breeds contempt. Thls old saw is not ap,
"a work more roughly, 10 any relation Of
lie, than bctwVcn The creditor, or thr
creditors agent, Gnd tbs non performing
I,"io'. 'I"c pursuing pur'y is apt 10 be.
come impormnaie, and the pursued TO
grow gtndUuy csilous and Indifferent -
Upon the present occasion, however, the
collector, who was benevolent man, was
extremely ps'lcnt aud iorbtatIng. lie had
suhlcIent penetration 10 perceive, that poor
johnny, tor some cause az other, was al
ways exceedingly mortified and panied, by
'hc~c repeated applications. l. did 10,
however. escape the suspicion Of the col
Icctof, that there ml.ht be certain sc.
cret causr, for loLnny's inability 10 paw
The DOCTORS I'LL. iaionpcrgncr Is oxhb,-
ted, in erea, variety OF nodifcalloas.-
While some !udlyldul!5 are speedily ruusrd
into violent and dlootdGry nc'lou, OF flushed
to siUmber, aud reduced to the CONDITION
of Il heln'css aud harmless mas; others,
provided BY nature VITA heads Of iron and
!ca'herh skins, are equally Incorporate,
yet SCARCELY, for many years, prcs,ut be
tore the wor the slightest personal Indica.
ton Of their hab,uat Ind9'geucr.
johnny Hodges was nG excellent work.
man, and he had obuGJancc Of work. J.
was not easy to account for such an uppro,
prla'un OF his earnings, as would leave
! him not enough for the pay mrn, Of the
doctors bill upoa any other supposilon,
/ than that Of waatC'u, and sinful cmpIoy.
mcnl Of them, for the purpose of strong
/ dfInk. Johnuy'a ConntenancG, 10 be sure.
! was exceedingly puio and saiIow; but the
| pale faced tippcr is by no means, an un-
common spectacle. On the other hand
/ Johnny was very industrious, constantly N
| his shop IN working hours aud always en-
playod.
! After IN interval Of several weeks, tho
| collector called again, and put the custom
airy question:, 'Wci!, MIR. Hodges can you
| pay the docioro's bill" Perhaps i'!crc wa
something unusually hurried or impo-tu,
nate, or Johnny 80 thought, ~ the mouncl
Of mating the inquiry, johnny was en-,
gagged IN turning shoe, auo be hammcrc,
It entirely out of shape. lie laid dowr
his hammer aud tongs, and, for Il icw
SHf'lhNN ''SNHA iio Sht'h hii'' Tvs ilAllN' -
don't know how can pay tho doc
tors bill said Johnuy Hodges. I've
nothing here IN the chop, but my tools an'
II very Illtlc stock; and I've nothing a
home, bat the remainder of our ecahty fur
mturc, know the ductpr'a bill ought Il
b3 paid. aud If he will take il, he shall b.
welcome 10 our COW, though ! have tiv'
little children, who live upon the mix. -
} No, 30, Hodges said the collector, 'yot
are much mla,okon, if You suppose tht
doctor, who ls christian and klud heart
ed man, would take your COW, or opprcs
you at all, for The amount of his bill Bu
how is il, that you, who have always s.
much work, have no money An, sir,
said Johnny Hodges, while he wiped th
perspiration from his face, for he was
Woodworking man; An, SIR slid he, wha
a curse it is Gan nothing be done 10 pa
a stop to this iu,cmperhnce | hear
grca, deal Of the efforts. that are making
BIZ, still the rum business goes on. II
were not Tor the temptations 10 take stron
drink, | should do well enough; aud IN
good doctor shui!a no, have sent twice 70
the amount of his bill, Very few Ct those
who write and talk So much Of intompGr
ancc. know any thing OF our tna'a an
troubes.'-l confess, said the collector
al 'thAl | have had my suspicious and fear