The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-24
CHAPRER II.
an sold TO The JcC.--INiriam the tempt
rcSs.-INc t'0miiy- Watch.

I an sold to Tie JcC.--4Hjriam the tempt
rcss.-INc Family Watch.
There was pause of some two or three
minutes; Jack Lipscomb fully apprehend-
ing the purpose of Shadruch Jacobs, yet
at the same time feeling somewhat humil-
lated by the consciousness Of his inferl-
GRITTY to the Jew. How had Jack in his
innermost heart crowed and triumphed at
the hard bargain which had made me his
property! With what profound contempt
had he contemplated the intellectual deg
relation of the kailer who sold me, tricked,
cheated, as the poor savage had been, by
the mixed lying and bullying of the sailor
Such had been Jacks emotions; but as he
sat, and silently chewing, gazed at the
Jew, he halfseemed to himself to change
his condition with the barbarian he had
gulIed--hp ieIt, in its fullest force, the su-
premacy of the Jew;-he shrank beneath
the influence of subller nature. Thus
Jack Lipscomb remained doggedly silent
and thus the Jew was at length COM
PEELED to be talker.
4 tell you, Jack, feathers IS nothln.'-
If, now, you've little bag Of gold dust,
or any nicknack of that sort-veIl, you
hav'n't. Veil, vcll-more's the pity, Mr.
LipScomb.'
Then we sha'n't deal ehl asked Jack
sulki!y, and throwing significant glance
towards the door We'll, there's Barney
Aaron yet-that's one comfort
Well, | didn't think it of you, Jack; to
threaten me with that sarpcnt-that dis
grace to the synagogue. Vot if feathers is
drug, do you think, Lpscomb, that I'd
let you be robbed! W, | should think
the roof would fall upon me if let you
90 out Of this house to be cheated
'Humph! don't know SAID Jack, a
little NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. you ar'n't the
worst Of the sharks.
4 wish vos-yes, Mr. Lipscomb, wish
| vos, said the Jew, earnestly, for then
| shouldn't be the beggar vot am. ua!
this is a world Veil, veil, We must take ii
as it is till the better one comes.
In course, responded Jack, phlosoph-
ically; and then counting my companions
aud myself before the Jew, he asked, 'how
much for the lot!'
4 don't know vot to do vith'em,' an
swercd Shadfach, despondngly, looking
down upon US, and signing deeply. AS
I'm an honest man, shall only keep 'em,
for the moths. Vot money have you in
your pocket, JacMH
Something within hail of five pounds,
replied the sailor.
Veil, let me sec,-vun, two, three
YES, fourteen feathers
Seventeen, you griffin, growed Jack.
We'll, vell--l didn't see; ven you have
looked upon the vlckedness Of the world
as long as have, Mr. Lipscomb, you'll
have some feeling for an old mans eyes.
Let me see, six-no, yes-seycnteen--
veil, seventeen feathers, and you've got
seven pound in your pocket
-Four pound fifteen shilIngs, said Jack
in correction.
Now shall tell you what I've long
thought of Mr. Lpscomb? I've often said
to myself, vot pity it vos that man like
you, Lipscomb, didn't show the face you
ought to the world.
What do YOU mean, Mr. Jacobs!' asked
Jack, very seriously.
wy, you see,' continued the Jew, in his
bldndest manner, smiling upon the sailor
as an epicure smiles upon a dish he
purposes very pleasantly to incorporate III