Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-12-22

can make an independents iott"i -
months. if he will keep his secret 70 ann
self: but if he goes and imparts TINS iacul-
ty to others, they will get away an ms
chances for such luck. and his art won
be worth a farlhing TO him DO you pc
lieve he would do such a foolish thlii9
No. not soul of YOU There Is thought
one for you. /
.,pain-What could make You think
that the teaching of this art ever az. q
could. bring ill-health, either upon the
teacher or taught, This was never tact
+ there ANYTHING said in the Bible ABOUT
thn maojcians. witches. or dlvner, or their
followers. being taken sickly for Their Prac-
ticcs, Did simon Ma9us make anybody
IL, did the sorccrcss, or black art girl.
n II &, paul converted. carry disease in
har rain, No: for She had brought her
master a good deal Of money by tellln9
folks fortunes: when, If she had brought
sickness and judments upon them. they
would have given him more money 10 nave
kent her away. Nor was there any such
misfortuncs connected with the wltchcfait
in the old Bav State. Or. Marther, even
hi, book. don't say 50; for | have heard II
read The bcwitched. according to his
story. ONLY acted and appeared little
Wild and deyilish But, if his book had
said this. il would amount to nothing; Tor
don't believe, if the Old Nick himself
should turn book maker to-day. and SIT
down, with his old yellow. brlmstone-tem
norel steel pen. & do his best. for month.
he could get more Of the real essence OF
f,l.cbood between the two lids of a book.
than can be found III the book I've men
,t,4.t ln1r
for he was accounted pious-ggets with
in the walls Of the New-JerusaleIn he VIII
find. | fear. when he comes to see what
SUFFERING. death, and crime, were brought
about through his influence and example,
as well as he might mcan-that Heaven
will be rather an uneasy place Tor MIN
But, supposing the judgments OF sickness
and 50 on. did attend such dolngs. what
then! How would it stand IN the present
case! Why, the master. by the very ar.
that was to produce the misfortune, "ouid
know that the misfortune, would follow MS
attempt to teach it. And do you think ne
would try it. when he knew 1t would pfing
sickness and trouble on his school. that
must break it up. cost him the loss OF all
his, wages. and. what is more, send hum Oh
with a character that would for ever pre-
vent his getting another school! otlld
he be such stupid fool as TO do this
Never! and YOU all now see and know II.
There is thought nunbertwo for YOU
.Ouce morc-In what have said, !
have taken Won wholly on your own ground;
SO that YOU should not say could meet
Won ONLY onmv own dunghill. will now
make YOU come to my ground; and sec II
YOU can stand fire any better there Ana
this is nv ground: | say that this black
art. as YOU understand it, the faculty OF
iorctelling events, together with sorccrv.
magic, or witchcry. and every other art
that laws claim to any such faculty by me
aid OF figures. or anything else, IS all
moonshinc. imposition. and falsehood =
And I don't want to set before YOU but
one single idea to make you know and
feel the truth of my assertion Now fol-
low me- Did YOU ever know or hear OF
rich fortune teller. black art-workcr. or
coniuror! Speak out. if you ever dld.-
+ 4 SINGLE one that was rich, say. You
don't sneak. No; for you can't say you
ever did hear Of such a one. GU all
well know that they are set of poor. beg
carly rascals from beginning to end wen
now, what prevents them. as SAID OF our
master here. if they have this faculty OF
looking or figuring into futurity. from see
ing 4 seizinc upon every lottery ticket that
is TO draw good prize: from buying every
article in the markets that is about to rise
greatly in price. What prevents them
at blow, Tell me. you. or YOU. or You.
This is thought number three for you.
Now my number first pinned an ar
gumcnt upon you-even allowing you
Your own false premises--wIth nothing
but a wooden pin. that you could not break
Nv number second. still giving you the
same advantage. put in a board nail. that
with or without the pin. not one OF you
could twist or move. And my number
third puts double ten clincher upon the
whole, that all of YOU together can never
start Now stand forth and gainsay it.
We prosecutors of the best teacher we
ever had in the district, or for ever hold
Your peace. No one speaks; and | pro-
nounce the master guiltless, and acquit-
ted of Your foolish charge.
But although the master is no way
bamable. vet that an unusual number OF
the scholars are sick. and nearly all droop-
ing. if | am rightly informed. | am not
going TO deny. And there is some cause
for it. which We must try TO discover. that
we may stop the evil. If ii is not the
starting point Of some epidemic disease
that is abou, TO spread over the country.
why. then i must be owing TO something
wrong about the school house ButtakIng
up the possibilities. one after another.
probably could think il out myself within
twenty -four hours But here is man.
continued the speaker. turning toward the
Doctor. who has been in the way ofthlnk-
ing OF such things half of his life. Let
US have his opinion. DR.. Lincoln. will
YOU favor Us with your views on the sub
Ject of inquiry.
The Doctor. who had attentively listen
ed TO the whole debate. much of which he
had appeared TO enjoy with the highes
zcst. now rose. and observed that he had
already made up his mind TO offer his opin