Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-01

CHGs. DIcEESs ON PRoHIRTToRY LEGISLATION.
in Dickens Household Words there Tecentlyap-
peared an article, Enthusiastically from the pen of
the distinguished editor. in which the position is
taken that the Maine Law aud its congeners refer
aud defer exclusively to the toOrst members of
society, passing over, as Of no consequence, the
comfurt and convenience of the best. The ques-
ton. according 10 Dickens, is not "what do the
decentmechanic and his family want and deserved"
but ''what will the. vagabond. ider, drunka1d, or
Jail. bird turn TO bad account As il there were
any thing in the whole world which the dtegs of
humanity will turn to good account. The art of
writing is converted by the hand of the forger into
positive evil, aud there is scarcely any gift of
God, or.Product of mans industry and ingenuity,
which may not be prostituted to criminal pur-
poses" The following illustration from the az
ticle referred to is forcible and amusing
"Job Smith suffers heavily, at every turn of his
life, and at every inch OF ITS straigh course too,
from the determined ruffianism in which he has no
more mart that lie has in the blood royal. Six days
of Jobs week are days of hard, monolous, AK
hausting work. Upon the seventh, Job thinks
that he, his old women, and the children, could
find it i'll their hearts to walk i'll garden, if they
might or to look at pictnre, or plant, a beast
OF the forest, or even colossal toy made in imi-
tation Of some Of the wonders of the world. Most
Of the people would be apt to think Job reason.
able in this. But up starts Britannia, tearing her
hair, and crying, 'Never, never! Here is Slogans,
with the Broken nose. the black eye, and the tulI
dog. What Job Smith uses, SloggiEs will abuse;
therefore, Job Smith must not USE" So Job sits
down again in killing atmosphere, little weary
and out Of humOr, or leans against post all Sun
day long.
ait is not generally known that accused Slog-
gins is the evil genius of Jobs life. Job never
had in his possession at any one time, little caSk
of beer or a bottle of spirits. What he aud his
family drank in that way is fetched in very small
portions indeed from the public house. However
difficult the Westminster Club gentlemen may
find 1t to realize such an existence, Job has real
lied it Though many long year; and he knows
infinitely better than the whole club can tell him,
at what hour he wants his 'drop oil BEER, and when
it best suits his means and convenience to get II.
Against which practical conviction Of jobs Brit.
tannia, tearing her hair. shrieks tenderly. 'Slog-
gins! Slogans, with the broken nose, the black
eye, and the bull dog, will go TO ruin,-as if he
were going anywhere elSe2-if Job Smith has his
beer when he wants it. So Job gets it when Brit
tannia thinks it good for Slogans 10 let him have it
and maTvelS greatly.
"But perhaps he maTvelS most when being in
vited, in immense type, go and hear the Evange-
list of Eloquence or the Apostle of Purity. Il
have noticed i'll such invitations rather lofty, no:
to say audacious tItles,) he stays III at open
door, and finds person on the stage, crying aloud
10 him. Behold me! too am SIOggims! like
wise had broken nose. black eye, and bull
dog. Survey me well. Straight is my nose, white
is my eye, deceased is my bull dog. |, formerly
Slogans, now Evangelist, Cor Apostle, as the case
may be,) cry aloud in the wilderness unto you, Job
Smith, (who wele never Slogans, nor in the least
like hm,) shall, by force of law accept what ac-
cept, deny what deny, take upon yourself my
shape aud follow me- Now it is not generally
known that poor Job, though bleSt with poor uu-
Outstanding, and thinking any putting out of the
way of that ubiquitous Slogans meritorious ac-
ton highly 10 be commended, never can under
stand the application of all :t:nS TO himself, who
never used anything in common with Sloggins, but
always abominated and abiured him.