The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1856-04-19
NORTH .CAROLINIAN.
II Eebt and Gu; Of Dsbt.
FL 9YETTEE EILLE. ~. c.

VI what Mdeons progeny OF all Is debt the
faihery What meanncss, what invasions OF
seifsrespect what cares, what double dealing
How, IN due season, it will carve the frank
face into wrinkles, how, like knife, it will
stab he hOnestsheart! low i has been known
TO change goodly face into mask Of brass
how with tire damned custom" of debt, has
the man become the Gallons trickster! \ free
dom Of debt and what nourisliing sweetness
ID cold water; what toothsemencss in dry crust
what amhrosial nonrsl,ment in hard egg
lie sure OF It, he who dimes out of debt, though
lis ue:l be biset aud Dniois, dimes in the
! 1fpf1o 1smitifeh for r:,nneIIt-wat warmth
III Il tllread-bare coat if the tailors receipt be
| in yoar pocket! what Tyrian purple in the
faded wastcoat, the vest not owed for! How
glossy the wcl-worn hat if it cover not the
aching head of debtor! Next the home
sweets, the outdoor recreation of free man.
Ihe street door falls not a knell upon his heart
the foot on the staircase, though he lives on
the third pair, sends spasns through his
anatomy; at the rap Of his door lie can crow
forth 'eome n," and his pulse still beat health
fully, his heart sink not in his bowels. See
him abroad .Iow he returns look for look
with any passenger, how he sauntcrs; how,
meeting an acquaintance, he stands and gossips!
Bnt then, this man knows no debt-debt
that cast drug into the richest wine; that
makes the food of the gods unwholesome, and
lndlgestihle; that SpriEkles the banquet of !:
LHcullus with ashes, and drops SCOT nto the
soup Of an Emperor; debt, that like the motl,
makes valueless fnrS and velvets-incosing the
wearer in fostering prison. (tle shirt of
Nessus was shirt not paid for;) debt, that
writes upon frescoed walls the handwriting of
the attorney; that puts voice of terror in the
knocker; that makes the heart quake at the
haunted fireside; debt, that invisible demon
that walks abroad with a man. now qnirkcnng
his steps, making him look on all sides
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the ashy hue of death as the unconscious pas
sengrr looks glancingly upon him. Poverty is
a b tier draught, yet may-and sometimes with
advantage gulped down. Though the
drinkcr make WY faces, there may, after all,
be a wholesome bitterness in the cup But
debt, however courteously it he offered is the
cup Of the syrcn and the wine, spiccd and
delicious though ii be, is poison. The man out
of debt, thongh with flaw in his jerkn, IA
crack iii his shoe leather. and hole i'll his hat,
is still the of liberty, free the singing
lark above him; but the debtor, though clothed
in the almost bravery, what is he hut scrf
out upon holiday-a slavc--to be reclaimed
t-any nstantsl,v his owner the creditor? My
son, if poor, the wine running spring, aud
quaf its delicious beverage; think threadbare
coat the "only wear" aud acknowledge white
washed garret the finest housing for a gentle
man. DO this, and fee debt. So shall thy
heart be at peace and the sheriff be confounded.
--D0HgtaS .jcrrnM
\ "Br1IY'' CHARGE.-The knickcrhocker is
responsible for the following ''cfarge" given by
Justice of the Peace, in certain Repievin
case The "Charge of the Light Brigade' was
quite circumstance" i'll comparisons:
"GenHemen Of tie Jury: This is an action of
replevin, brought by - against ---, for
the purpose of obtaining the canal boat OeenN
IVore No. Ihro levied on by said --, as the
property Of said - l shall first charge You
as to the rule Of constituting evidence, VIZ: If
you have reason to believe that amy one wit
ness in this case has wilfuy, maiconsly, dclib-
crately, and contrary to the peace and dignity
Of the State of Ohio sworn to that which is
false in single instance, you are bound to
believe that he has lied throughout.
Mr. B, for plaintiff, inquired: "What if
he be corroborated?"
The Conrt, with much dignity, replied:
''Wait until am donc!'
"And if YOU should find that the aforc-
mentioned witness is corroborated sustained
i'll any particular, Ivy any other witness, you
are bound to believe that said last-naincd wit
ness lies also, in every particular OF his state
mcnt! am also requested to charge you that
You find in your verdict the value of Tire prop
erty at issue.
After some dcliberation, l have concluded
not to do that, bnt will simply say: if you find,
III your nndlfT, tiat you nave iouHu"you " ~
have found, in yonr finding, whatever at that
time you may find; on the ether hand, gentle
men, if YOU find in your finding, that yon have
MT found-vou will rot have found-in your
fndiny-wbat Won ought to have fonnd! Now
gentlemen, YOU have heard the testimony Of
the witnesses the arguments OF counsels, and
MAJ charge Take the casev'
How THE FRESHMAN CONVERTED THE JEw.-A
'' ra!c hard sinner native of the Emerald
Isle, went to confession the other day to his
parish priest, and so shocked the clergyman
with recital of his sins, that he exclaimed
'sMy son. did you ever do good deed IN your
life?'' 81 did, said Pat; Il converted a jew
once How that?" inquired the confes-
sor "You scc," said Pat "tke long-nosed,
porkctl-aiting, mnrthering blaggard fell over
board, and put after his carcasc in a bote /
sazed him by the top-not just as he was going
down the second time. and pulled his head
above the surface, and says I, eff l save you,
will you be Christian" II won't" says he
and with that deposited his head about three
feet unther again. Pulled him up once more
and put the question anew, '.Wiil you he
Christian" to which he again answered az %
gruffly.
gave him another dip ard brought him up,
putting like porpoisc. "Will you he Chris
tian now?" says l. "Y-e-s," says he, and his
teeth were chattering for all the world like a
monkey. that had burned his toes. "Weii,
says |, ''you are now converted, and you'd
better die in the faith; and saying | held
him unther until his spirit had departed" IT