The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-03-29

A REAL CONVERSATION

looking man, upon whose coun'en@ ce
traces OF sorrow snd extreme sutiruug
were visible, 10 OH individual Whos'
sleek and secmly ense mble beloh'nrd
plenty and happiness, sir, | am Ian
ishing Will you ssSlsrm,, VIII YOU
give M the mesnsol procuring TODD sad
a n;ghts lo"gost
Go along, NY man ! have nothing for
you. You can go 10 the aims house
suppose. l'l give you line TO the
Alderman
'Sir, said The poor man, I'D rather
not 20 TO the aims house. | only de.
sire temporary relief | expect work
IN day OF two
oh! well, scratch along, my mani
you are not SO badly Oh as ooe would
Imagine
Il sm absolutely starving | sm sor'
you won't miss qnaler OF dollar
Bless my soul do you lhinG ] ealher
my money from, tees? Go aIong--
don'l be ptrlinacious; now do take your
tel Oh, lntlt u uidNt WdUs
You owe me moncy, sir would
not rem n you Of the fact sir, only that
hunger makes me desperate.
Owe you money! exclaimed the
sleek man, stepping back pace or two
You are mad.'
'No--seycn years ago worked lot
you. You failed.'
'Oh!ah! an old score. Oh! THAT'S quite
another matter Did it ever strike you
that have taken the benefit of the Ac'
gone clean ough?--credtors no one
now?-can'l touch mc?'
YET, sir, earned that money by
hard labor. You reaped The bentfl Of
tina, labor rich--while ! am The
wretch you see. You owe me thai
money, sir, in spite of all bankrupt
cies.'
Il never do any thing illegal Wha,
is legal is honorable! The law says !
don't owe you cent.
Honor says yon do sir, and Of the
two honor generally tells more truths
than law said The mendicant evidently
displea'ed.
You are getting we0risome, viii
you be kind enough TO step on, of The
weyl'
You call yourself christian.
Il am christian, aaller my SELF
deacon
you are esteemed pious, honest.
trustworthy gentleman
Il am as good a one as can be found
in The whole religious community
Then The dominions Of the Evil One
can boast Of purity when compared
with such communities and The society
of thieves is cemenled by more real
honor. Your rcspec,shilny, h onor, pie
~ and justice, are comprised Of your
broad-cO'hs and fine words, and 30 no
further. Keep your money. Pd|
slarve before I'd touch copper ofit'I
Some time ago the above converse
ton actually took place on Broadway, ;,
aear the American Museum, Tire,
months ago the mendicanl--now stove
dealer, 10 ;olerable businCss-employed
his oppressor, reduced TO want, as .
porter, and, after deducling The amount
Of The dishone'ed bill from his wag~.,
on Tuesday last generously presented it
TO The fallen Phsrisee. This is an alb
soIuIe lac'--Every day lie teens viii
such remarkable Transactions and sinsu
lor reverses Retribnive jnsice soonp,
or later overskeS the evil door and the !
ingenuity Of mfn knows not how tc
avert The merted and never-(aiiup
punishment.-Sundoy ~ y Times.
T14Fa-ysGfa.ssz.ss1Ss-
SUPERSTlTI0NS OF ETHIOPIA.
The nation is overruo with superst
lions. We can describe only few o.
them. A paper armor is regarded as
preservslive against The weapon oE a.
enemy. The presence OF a cross, o.
any portion Of the Blbs, is supposed 10
Interfere with the lobors Of TIE bla,k
smith. No melyl can be welded, o,
casing taken from the mould, within
s;ght Of he cross. The worker in iron
is Supposed TO be endowed with super
natural powers, and to be able to trans
form himself at pleasure into lhe like
ness O! a wolf or hyena. Sickness anc
misfortune ere sScrlbed TO the influence
Of evil eye Of the blacksmith. Dwarf /
are treated with much respect aud rt
garded with Utmost fear. No Amhar,
will venture 10 destroy a ascrpenr, oxcarl
on Saturday ard Sunday, when the
sight of one is deemed highly auspi-
cious, Sacrifice are offered annually
in the month Of June, to the evil spil
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