Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-08-31
From the n. y. Journal of Commerce.

Police OFFICE, Aug. l5.-Doing a BIZ
Of The Dark Ases.-A family OF rather res.
peciabe appearance, came to the Police
| Office On Saturday. aud complained of being
intolerably annoyed by another family who
lodge liz the same house with them The
compliments are Jews, who adhere most
| rgidly TO the observances Of their religion,
and consequently consider the Hog an I'M
clean animal, and hold pork in the utmost
adherence. Ther fellow dodgers, on the
other hand, are a family OF Germans lately
arrived in this country, and have come from
part OF Germany, where, to the disgrace
OF Christianity aud civilization, the Jews =
are still deprived of many Of their rights.
and are permitted by law or custom. 10 be
insuled with IMMUNITY by their unchriStian
christian brethren Some difficulty having
occurred between the Jewish family and tho
Germans, the latter, forgetting that they
were in a country where the law makes no
distinction between creeds, but protects alike
the followers OF all or none, they thought
they might avenge their quarrel by insult
ting the religious feelings of their fellow
dodgers
The Germans, therefore, procured guam
tity of rancid pork with which they oppe-
rated so as 10 torment the Jews in most
in,oerable manner The Jews occupied
room underneath that OF the Germans, and
| if they happened to open the window, and
81, or stand at it TO breath the fresh air.
down came piece of cord from the window
over them, with piece OF pork dangling at
the end of it, the insuferable odor of which
obliged the Jews to shut down their window.
| If the Jews carried in pail of water fom
th.,u had Ia, laid
when some ofthe Germans slipped piece
of pork into it. and the Jews had to throw
out the water If the Jews happened to
leave their cooking utensils for moment
in the yard, the Germans threw pork into
them, and deprived the Jews, Of their din
ner. In short, these Jews, although living
in the 10Th century, and in free country.
| found themselves almost as much annoyed
as their ancestors were hundreds of years
ago, for their eating, drinking and even
breathing the air of heaven, depended upon
the caprice of their christian neighbors
And yet the annoyance was Of such "A ma
tnre that the criminal law could not well
| lay hold oft, until Saturday, when one of
the Germans capped the climax of his bar
barity by throwing large piece of fat n
gansl the face ofone ofthe Jew ladies.
| lodged IN the mouse. ne WnOle hmiiy
then came to the Police Office and stated
their grievances. and Justice flopson i'm
mediately issued warrant for the ruftinn
who committed the assault And we hope
sincerely that he may be sent to Blackwell's
Island for six months TO teach him better
manners.
The aoroag way 10 stop Paper Please
stop my paper, and will soon send the
balance owe you This is altogether the
wrong way to do business. If you wish
your paper stopped, pay up what is due
and il shall be stopped but we detest the
custom of saying, please stop my paper.
and | will soon send the balance | owe
YOU Soon when2 Ten years hence IL
we may judge from experience, there is not
more than one in ten of those who say please
stop my paper, ard l will soon pay what
owe who ever do pay. We have had so
many OF these promises totally neglected.
that we are sick of them. We do not stop
the paper when we have such an order. ex.
cept at our own discretion Pay up what
is due, il you wish to have the paper stop
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