Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
.wLsDeE.-B rte,'s Mac.'lany. for Sc,

A""laDsh.-p u Us Mace lany, Tor Sep'e n
ee', contains. among other things. the following:
AneedStai remini;cenc- Of m Engii.h missionary
naeo CiaIke who went out 10 oonver, the natives
o. Ino,a !" ChrS'ianly bu, failing In his .f1fts GO.
turned IN jispair TO Cuicutts. We give the res,
vac aneedoie IN the writer's own Words
one Gay our missionary learned. 20 his great Joy,
thal bfahmla O. the first rark had arrived in the
meuopois Determined 10 bring matters to n is, ue
Oafke wro'e 70 him, and begged him 10 NEE, him
on certain day. when he undertook to convince
nm lthe Hndoo pfis OF the err, r. OF his aih. To
nus me b'ahmin CONSENTED, and at the time 22oint
go, The hea,hen md Chrisriin champion me, 70 dis
,1ss, in presence Of several Witnesses the merits OF
their respective cre.ds.
As - usual in polemcal discussions, the contfo.
ver,y was opened by several niial queries
and answers. For half an hour neither party had
pIt iorh startling propositions: the willy Indian
taxing care TO conne himse ITO the defensive. Tired
~ length by this scene, Clarke .uddenly aud all
ruptly asked him,
"ALe you foibiddsd to ca, anything in which AMI.
nal lie existsl"
IL am"
Have you ever broken through this law"
"Nevef.n
this erims7r '"'
"Impossibls.n
"WI!l you swear 10 III"
Mos; soIemnly do"
20 you ever eat pomsgranalesl"
Bring me some Of the f-ui, then, reioined Csrke
turning TO servant His order was complied with,
the pomegrana'es were brought.
Choose one.' The B.aham did 70. ecu, i, in
two" With this direction he compiled. "Place i:
mere, ano Clarke assisted him TO put IL beneath a
microscope. "Now look q, H."
LIE ofahmln Odd 60; gu, To sooner did he apply
ms eye, than he started back with aff,ieh. The
fruit was perfectly alive with eninaIcu'- Tn.
puzzled bincoo drew out the pomesrlnste, (which
pethsps, my readers are 10: IS more closely
nNed with insects than any Other fruit, Cooked u
i, examined IL, replaced II, and again beheld the
| myrauso OF living Creatures with which i, was rife.
de !elt Il with his hand, to convince himself tha,
tnere was no trick in The affair. Then suddenl =
craving himself up, he slowly uttered, "Bus such
HI" lenough-it is irue)
You acknowledges then that you have sinned
uheonsciously7 That every thing being 4 led wi
nnlmAcu'r, invisible TO :he naked eye, you csu
neither eat nor drink without committing a crime
The abashed Hirdoo blwed.
! shall show you how full Of insec.s every d. or
oil water is7 mo! have seen enough"
DO you desire farther proofl" 81 have favor
TO ask"
VIVA: IS h7-lf I can I will grant it,
uVe me your microscope. cannot buy il;
Clarke paured for a moment, for he hal that
morning paid ten gulneas for u; and being a boo,
man, he could III afford 10 part with ii. b., as the
indian was urgent, almost entre.ty he al length
eonsensd Especially as he thought the other wouls
auo'u hih IN return some curiosity Of equal value
and presented j, TO him.
The Brahmin took it, gave one look OF triumph
round the hall, and suddenly raising his arm
dashed 1t into thousand atoms on the mirbl,
floor.
What do you mean by this7" exclaimed Clark,
IN undssuised ssion;shmenl.
"i' means, Sir Christian" replied the Hndoo il
cold. grave tone, at means that was happy, 1
good, proud man. BY means of yonder instru.
meht you have robbed me Of ell future happiness
You have condemned me to descend TO my grave
| wreched and miserable"
Win these wofds the unfortunate Brahmin out,
ted the hall, and soon after refined up the country
". Y. UEisn.