The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-03
CHARLES DICKENS on PROHIBIToRY LEGIsLA-
TION

In Dckeuss Household Words there recently appeared
article enthusiastically from the pen of the distinguished
editor in which the position is taken that the Maine law and
scongenes refer and defer exclusively to the cor members
of society," passing OF consequence the comfort
and convenience of the best The question, according
Dickens is not wha do the decent mechanic and his fam
lily and deserve p but " what win the vagabond,
dler dunkard, ai-bird turn to bad account? as
there were anything in the whole world which the dregs
Of humanity will turn 10 good account The art OF
writing converted by the hand of the forger into posi-
tive evil and there is scarcely any gift of God product
Of mans industry aud ingenuity, which may not be prosti
tued to criminal purposes" The following illustration
from the article referred to is forcibe and amusing
Job Smith suffers heavily, every turn of his life and
at every inch Of its straight too from the deter
mined ruanis in which he has part than he has
in the blood royal Six days Of jobs week are days Of
hard monotonous eyhausting work Upon the seventh,
Job thinks that he his old woman, and the children could
find it in their hearts to walk in garden, II they might
to look at picture plant beast OF the forest
colossal toy made in imitation Of some of tile
wonders of the world. Most people would be apt to think
Job reasonable 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 bull dog What
Job Smith Soggins will abuse Therefore, Job Smith
use' So Job sits down again in killing atmos-
pierre little weary and out of humor or leans against
post all Sunday long.
at is generally known that this accused Slogans
is the evil genius Of Jobs life job had in his pos
session any time little cask of beer bottle OF
spirits. What he and his family drink in that way is
fetched in very small portions indeed from the public
house. However difficult the Westminster club gentlemen
may find ii TO realize such existence Job has realized 1t
through many long year and he knows infinitely better
than the whole club tell him at what hour he wants
his drop of beer and when it best suits his and
convenience to get it, Against which practical conviction
Of Jobs Britannia tearing her hair shreks endery Slog
gins Slogans with the broken nose the black eye and
the bull dog, will 90 TO run-as If he going any
where else 2f job Smith has his beer when he wants it
So Job gets il when Britannia thinks it good for Slogans
| to let him have it. and marvels greatly
But perhaps he marvels most when being Invited in
immense type go and hear the Evangelist of Eloquence
or the Apostle of Purity. N have noticed in such invita-
tons rather Lofty not to say audacious tes He strays
in at open door, and finds parsonage stage cry
| ing aloud to him, Behold mel l. too apmSloggnsl l.
likewise had broken nose black eye and bull dog
Survey we'll Straight is my nose, white is my eye
deceased is my bull dog formerly Slogans, Evan
gelist Tor APOSTLE the may be) cry aloud in the
wilderness you, Job Smith, that in respect that
formerly Sioggns and sanity therefore you, Job
Smith, (who Slogans in the least like him.
SHALL by force Of law accept what accept deny what
deny, take upon yourself Ny shape and follow Me- Now
it generally known that poor job though bles with
poor understanding, and thinking any putting out of the
way of that ubiquitous Slogans meritorious action
highly to be commended understand the app
cation of all this to himself who had anything in
common with Sloggns, but always abominated and alb
jured him.