The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-06-26

the order Of the dsy-the weak in these
times must 90 to the wall"
Perceiving that l did not exactly under
stand the Christian spirit Of this doctrine,
he added, with more earnest tone" Per.
haps the time will come, when the transition
from slow to q more speedy method Of
production, through the agency Of machinery,
will be made with some mitigation Of all
this sudden and unlocked for misery-but
while am moralising, my lamp is bum
ing, and have score Of slides yet to show
YOU"
With that the lantern threw upon the
wall another picture. 1t was an African
desert, and an Arab on horseback was
hunting down the swift ostrich, who with
outspread wings sailed along the burning
sand. At length, worn Out by the greater
power Of endurance Of his pursuer, he was
taken and slain. and his captor rewarded
himself for his trouble by plucking from
the yet bleeding bird his waving plumage.
In the distance, caravan comes winding
along towards some distant mart, to which
the Arab attaches himself--the wells fail
the moving multitude, and one by. one man
and beast fall, and leave their whitened
bones as track-mark for future travellers
across the waste; but the merchandise is
borne home, though human life is lost.
"fOu would not think, to see with what
negligent elegance this feather falls" said
the stranger, holding up its white sweep,
81 that man had given even life in the stIug.
gle to bring it to this perfection. But
there, what's 10 be done we always
thought more Of matter than of man. We
have not finished YET" said he. taking up
the frame work Of the bonnet, "we must 20
to the New World for our next picture"
As he spoke, he adjusted new slide, and
showed Brazilian plantation, in which
the slaves labored under the fear of the
cowhide Of the overseer. The bees who
make the honey" said he, with a cold
sneer, how grateful man is to them! |
suppose you think re have no such slaves.
have two or three choice slides here" said
he, holding up the transparent glasses
figure or so Of an exhausted milliner and a
Spitalfelds weaver in his little garnet, weav-
ing inch by inch Of glossy satin, whilst his
own poor family have only rags to cover
them but have shown you enough Of the
misery that has gone towards making this
little trife. The pretty little miss, when
SHE puts ii on, and carries it SO lightly on
her head, will little think how it has been
delv ed, and forged and weaved, and bull, up
into such becoming fashion-but il is worth
thought about" With that, he blew light
ly upon the scattered materials, and they
rushed together again as speedily as they
had before fallen TO pieces.
"And now said he, in the rising tone Of
one coming to his preroraton, al am no,
altogether such bad sort of spirit as you
might have taken me to be. So will give
sentiment OF much Importance to the
working bees in :he busy human hive, and
that is
"A HArrIER PRopUcTIoS AND 4 BErTEE
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH"
And clapping his magic lantern under hi,
arm, he wished me good evening, and dis
appeared.
why, Tom, said sweet voice clos,
to my ear, at the same time a soft little fs
thumped NE on the back: why, Tom =
said Annie, "you have been talking such
strange things in your sleep this last half
hour. | told you how 'twould be eating 81
many nuts" And truly | had gone fas
asleep, with my feet on the fender, and saw
this vision.