The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-08-03
NUMBER 80.
Wouldn't Get Had.

as he was more familiarly known about the
east side of town, was for many years IL
shining light in one Of our! r!Afrcan churches;
and was, by long odds, ,iihe most powerful
exhorer Of the congregation. Old Harry
was most undoubtedly, a good Christian
and proved it by living up 10 the precepts
he taught. His extreme good nature was
proverbiai, and many bet was Loot and
won by the young men Of Grand street and
The Bowery. in vain attempts TO make Har-
ray lose his temper. Go way, boys, .go
way" " was his answer, when they played
their wild pranks upon him. ''De good
book says: When any smites on de one
cheek, you must turn him de ODER"
The nearest approach that Harry was ever
known to make towards losing his temper,
was about ten years ago. He had plan
whereby he preserved his corn perfectly
fresh and green till December or January
and as that season of the year he would 60
out and make the streets resound With his
cry of Shot corn, hot corn pipin-jus
come out de bin pot !" and he realized
handsome profit from its sale.
During the year in question, Harry was
unfortunate, and his corn decayed and out
of large quantity he had put away, he
only saved enough to go out with one or
two nights.
In the early par, of December, Harry's
voice was heard in the Bowery singing his
wellknown song and in one of the bar
rooms bet was made that Harry could be
thrown off his guard In few moments
Harry entered the bar Sroom, and set his
bucket on the floor; but before he could
get ready for business, he was pulled around
in all sorts of ways. One pulled him by
the whskers, another by the coat tail, and
altogether he was being made any thing
but comfortable. But all that could be got
from Harry was
eco way, boys. go waym
All attempts TO provoke him farther, failed;
and, as last resort, one of the young men
took mp his pail of corn and said
"Harry, I've a good notion to throw all
your corn out into the streetw
"Hush hush % said Harry, "don't talk
dat way, for you make me feel bad |! for if
you frow my corn in de street now, you
must ruin de ole darkey. Amt had no
wood 10 saw hardly this fall, and no white
washing. My wife been sick dis two month
and my corn is all rotted and ain't got
muffin to pend on but de Lord !"
GWan u,.r,, -, eo;,t H. ,.,l.
bucket, "you have got good hacker, so
here goes the corn !" ard suitins the ac-
ton TO the word, he threw the corn into
street.
Harry looked very sadly after his proper-
ty; and as he picked up his empty bucket,
he said:
"De Lord will be done !" and then start
ed on a. brisk trol from the scene of his
temptation, as he resolved not ID give way
10 the wrath he felt rising within him. In
Elizabeth street, a new building was in the
course OF erection, and into the cellar of
this building they decendej, while the
young men who had followed him, crept
steaIhily after, 10 see what he would do.
Away back in far corner Harry went,
out of hearing from The street, and there,
upon his knees, he gave vent to his feel
ings in this wise:
'Oh, Lord l'se most tempted 10 gil mad
but won't do it for the sake of a pail Of
corn. Dem was de wickedest boys dat I
eber got amongst; but you made 'em, and
wont complain. It's hard case, and you
know ain't hab no work more dis fall Han
nah's sick and only hab little corn, and
dem wicked boys throwed it most all away.
But won't git mad at 'em justice, and
make 'em repent for dere evil ways. Take
'em, oh Lord, and hold 'em ober de bottotn-
less pit, and shake 'em and if your amind
to SINCE 'em very little ; but, oh good
Lord, be very careful, and don't let 'em
fall in and when it feels so hot dey gin
10 repent, den let 'em go agin, and dey'll
be better men !"
His prayer ended, Harry came forth, look
ing as good na,ured as ever and the young
men, who were in waiting for him, took
him back into the bar-room, and the pro.
ceeds of the bet, five dollars, was handed
over to him, which amply remunerated him
for the loss of his stock in trade.