Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-05-26

Translated from the Geman for the Boston Daily Advertiser
CHAPTER v.
In which the gentle reader learns Dalos s and in what
manner the Goldsmith the Secretary the Prvy Treas
ury from shameful death, and despairing Com
missioner.
The Commissioner was bye and bye more troub
led by the curse Of Manasseh when he threatened
him with the Dales than by the mad jugg,ery or
wilchcrait which the Goldsmith had played off.
do not know gentle reader, as you are ac-
qualnted with the history the Jews tell of the be-
aforementioned Daes.
The wife OF poor Jew, $50 says TaIinudist)
one day went up the stairs of her little house, and
found there Il shri,elled dusty naked man, who
besoughI her TO give him shelter and something to
eat and drink The woman in alarm, ran down
to her husband, and said to him mournfuy, "a
naked hungry man has entered our house and de =
sired from us shelter and food But how shall we
nonrsh the stranger when we can scarcely pro-
vide ourselves from day To day." | will 20 up 10
the strange man aud see how | can get him out of
our house. Why,' said he then TO the man,
have you taken refuge in my house, when am
so poor, and so unable To provide for you. Get
up and 90 into the house OF the rich where the
beast is slaughtered ard the guests are invited 10
me FEAST 81 How can you,' replied the man,
"drve me out of the shelter which have found :
you see that am bare and naked, how can [ 20
TO The house OF The rich man, bur make me n dress
which will be suitable, aud will leave you." II
Is better, thought the Jew, that should spend ali
am worth TO get rid of the man, than that he
should remain and eat up all we have earned will
so much labor So he killed his last calf which
ne had depended on for the food OF himself and
vile Tor nany days, he sold The fesh and with the
macy provided good garment Tor the stranpe
man. But when he went up with the garment,
the man VINO had been AT first small and dry mad
oecoihe large nnd strong, so that the garment was
every way too short and too narrow Thereuuou
sne poor Jew was sadly grieved, but the stranger
saa Give up the folly of attempting TO get Inc
Out OF your house, for know | am the Dalesn-
Then the poor Jew wrung his hands. lamented
ana cried God oil my fathers, then am burned
up win my anger; and am forever miserable, for
II you are the Dales, you will never depart, bur
VIII destroy all our wealth and substance and
grow always stronger and stronger. The Dales
is Poverty which if it once enters never deDnrts
bnt increases always more and more
In horror The Commissioner thought ON ihis
ana that Manasseh had cursed him with the curse
OF poverty, hut on the other hand he feared old
Leonhard, he thought on the singular magical
powers which seemed TO stand at his command
ana that strange something about him, which al.
ways created all involuntary reverence lie fell
ne could do nothing against either of these ami
his whole rage therefore lighted on Edmund Leh.
sen, on whom no laid the blame of all that had
happened wrong. lie now found that Albertine
without reserve and with the most decided firm
ness declared that she loved Edmund most ten.
Ger'y, ana would never marry either the old pc
nannc Secretary, and the stlIl more insuppornble
Baron Benny. All this enraged the Commission.
or to the highest degree and made him wish Ed
mund in the place where pepper grows. Bur as
his wish could not he fulfilled so easy then, as
under The lule French government when mamie
whom they were DESTROYS TO get rid of were nc
iuaIy sent TO the place where pepper grows: he
conlenled himself with writing an agreeable mole
to Edmund in which he poured out all his po
son, and gall, and ended with desiring him never
10 cross the ihreshhold of his door again.
IL may be supposed thar Edmund fell into the
ton from Alberiine and in tim, s,a,e he yyas pnd
by Leonhard, when he, according to his custom
visited him at twilight.
"nat advantage is your protection to me p