Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-05-09
UP AND DOWN,

stiil and more than that, 1t is the gener-
Gus motto upon which the world proceeds.
Your rich fellow may thrive in constant
iniquity; your man of powerful connex-
IONS may do with right and wrong as he
pleases, always keeping the blind side Of
the law, TO escape convictions OF overt
acts. Yet even when he is so committed,
and has exposed himself, the proper
amount of money, or the judicious use Of
Influence in the right quarter, will carry
him through unscathed. Not so with the
poor rogue. Peccadilloes even, are luxu-
rles from which he is debarred, while the
practice of bigger and more profitable sins
is something entirely above his privilege.
The wretched vagrant goes to the peni-
tentiary for stealing a loaf of bread, to
keep from starving; the rich rascal trans
fers the property of the widow and or
phan to his already amply filled Golfers,
and we must not only forbear from ques-
tioning the act, but from doubling the mo-
tive.
"Come alongr" screamed master Bur-
Ton, as he dragged poor ragged boy
home, whom he had caught in the orch
ard. "Come along, you little thief, you,
for father says he will not be plundered
any longer"
The little wretch, who saw the folly OF
resisting a lad twice his size, submitted
with no opposition but such hanging
back as should compel the other TO use
all his strength to keep him. He ventur-
ed no remark, save a constant repetition
OF the protestation that be Z" had not done
any thing" Young Burton was resolute,
and pulled him up to the door, just as his
father came out with hat and cane to 90
TO his Office. The poor boy made Eo re-
sistance, and no attempt to escape, but
stood in terror before Squire Burton, who
was the magnate of the village-the great
man, at whose name all the youngers
quailed, and in whose legal knowledge
and magisterial power, the whole tremen
Lous circle of SIX miles about his resi-
dence. trusted in undoubting awe.
:" SO you've been stealing apples, sir =
said the man of authority, at once pre-
Judging the case.
4" No aint. :"
" Stoning the trees, then" persisted the
Squire, IN sterner voice, as if enraged
at The suspected culprt's innocence.
g No ] amt"
"He was just going to, father" said
young hopeful.
g No WANT
"You've committed trespass then, a
any rate!' said the Squire, angrier thar
ever at this admission of the lads limo
cence, by his son. You've committed
trespass, and shall go to the poor house
What's your name!"
John Stodder.'
Oh-ah-well don't let me catcl
you on my land again. Begone, sirI''
John did not wait twice to be told thi
but was out Of the Squire's well KEEP
grounds in a moment. The son aske
some very earnest questions, why his ia
ther did not hang the poor boy at least
but receiving replies about as impatier
as his fathers address 10 ragged John ha
been angry, he took good care moi TO pres
the matter. Squire Burton had his ow
reasons why he did not like to hear Stoc
der's name, and very good reasons the
were TOO. So the hard-faced old ma
gave his coat double button, and as b
stumPed past poor John, on his way {
the village, striking his cane vehement
on the ground, no one would have fancie
that Squire Burton was afraid Of the ra!
ged object who looked up with fear an
trembling, as the man Of authority wake
by him. There was apparently som
thing in the atmosphere of each which Il
other could not abide. The boy was Sc
sble of no feeling but fear he could n
account for. The man kaew why he h
ted Jack Stodder
Young Stodder was in as hopeful W.
TO be ruined, as his worst enemy cou
desire. The only son of widowed m
ther, al her influence and authority cou
not keep him in proper course-for y
~ excellent reasons. la the first plac
though schooling was free, he could n
avail himself of it-for if bis pride wou
have permitted him TO attend, his comic
would not. His mother could not DIRE
him like other boys; and as in our repu
lican country, lads at school take t
same care as their seniors, practically