The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-05-12
J. rom Yankee Notions
The DiskUntentid rcxant.
A oRrRNTLE ALLEGoRY, WITH MoREL
ONTO 1T.
BIZ PETROLEUM V. EAsBY.

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Wunst upon time. long afore the dud,
when man wu1 in his highly original and
prime evil stait, (wich meles tnat he wuz
wickedsr than he hez ever bin senco) Nv sin.
and wckidnis. Abou Ben Hadem aoursht in
Abissnuy, wioh is stait summers down east
] Abnu Ben Iladem wuz profit. lie he'd
bin In the profit biznis Ter sum hunderd
yesrs, and wuE hunKy at It. II wuz current
ly reportid nd gineraly beleevd that no
Good beet emmy prodt In them eastern cOun-
tries, with wun nand lied behind him.
Wunst ON a time, jest after he he'd partakon
NV his lrOoglo brekiust NV porter.howse
steak, stuff with Camden and Amboy oys
ters, and wuz musln onto the nut ,bility NV
human afares over a pint NV Rhine wine an
meershdum, wun NV the pezantry Nv that
country approacht
] "Art thou Abou Bon Hadem ?" interroga,id
the stranger
IL am he" replied Abou. "what wouldest
thou with meT'
behold in2 me, wun who ia dissat side
with his lot" replide the intelligent vomanry.
"All men are so, my son., relortid ADou.
l
made up NV dissatisfacdous Wun wants
riches, another fame, sum chase wan lest,n
shadder, sum another, but alarsl all or
doomd 2 dlsappintment. Let us invest in
Harlem stUX and duOble our munny we ro.
pine that We dident buy OIL shares aud treb 10
1t. But what wouldst thouF'
/ "Mghty Ben Hadem, my name is N1rvL
ON the Grampian hills my father fed his
/ lox. froogd swtne, and when the old gen.
/ tIemsn pegged out he willed en- all 2 me.
sheer them sheep, and wash the wool, and
card it and spin II, aud weave it and mako
chs 5s MADE ny Maeeb &Sp e so F25s s
Nv wool, and saved me the trubble.'
my jentle friend, replied Abou, Ego tn y
ways. Henuiih tiny sheep shell grow rolls
nslid NV wool"
a week CIR sich matter is spoEd hov
clapst.)
Tie sturdy yomaIry returnd.
"wat now" ssd Abou, ''wus not thy desire
gratiaed1'
"Yea. mrchly," replied the high mindid
c nsiitouent, 1.-The sheep grew rolls and good
rolls too. But great Abou, why o0odent Ma.
oher while she wus about 1t, hey made the
sheep grow yarn instid Nv rolls"
"Go to thy native mountns--thy sheep shol
srow fine yarn NV menny culors."
/ tAnlther week gose by.)
"Ag;n here sod Abou. "Artest thow not
sat shde Wat woodest thou now
"Mity profit. all things is oz easy ez turn-
in Jack Tum he bottom, ? thee. Ny sheer
T.. in q
them grow cloth, Then wood my labor he
ishtened i shoOd hev bat TO cut it and
sew It iu2 garmence,"
'Be it so, but bother mo no more. | am
Cheerman NV the ExecOotv Commtty Nv my
ward, and tho eleGkshun Is bat weeks OH, ,
Go and be saJishle Cloth i is"
"a week passes by, like dreemO
"M shty AbOu, -
Chow now thy Importantly displceso'
mo. | hey time, grantid thy desires. Wat
wanted thou noN p
"AiIhty Abou, trooly at thy biddln nv
Msreonos, wich | importd frum Vermont
hey yeeldid rolls and yarn and clOth, Why
oh profit, cooient they jest ez well grow
Clothing Reddy made, with a Amerrykir
watcn Ia the fob. aud a pocket book Aed
with greenbax aud plug NV Cavendish to
backer in the trouss pok kit. Grant me bu
this and"
away, ongrstefiil and lot me see thy face
no more. granite d thy abserd wishes tc
show that Nacber did jest all for us that we
needed--that the balance We must work ou
ourselves, aud that he'd she dun more We
wood still hev bin dissati SIZED. Al fust twas
rolls, then yarn, thsn clotl, and now voc
want close reddy.made. Go back-ysr sheer
grows common wool asn' sposin had glvd
yoo all yoo askt--wat, oh miserable, wooc
yco hey he'd do 700 wood boGum lazy,
jlthy ard rotten. Yoo wood loaf around
groceries, mix in2 poytix, and becum moo
ssnce too yerself and friends. Laher Il Ilev'
en's law. Naoher gives us the raw material,
and keep us busy she requires ns To work
it into shape. Eacher gives us korn--it Ii
our donty 2 msik it in2 whisky and sich 9th
or produx ez go sustsne life without la
ber Jrfe IL u cuss-with 1t we air happy.
bizzy man haznt time 10 reflect upon wat
mizzabls ouss he is--wich reaeNion in mer
Wv high minds wood Iced to soosds. Go thy
ways. BE vlrchus and yoo be happy"
Observation-Disclosures nv wun kind or an
other is a secessity. rer my part keep
myself bizIy in gttin livin orr NV other
pooplo'. laber and in these des enerate days
its jest all Kin do.
Aorel Number 2,-The more we git Ne
IN ore we want. IWlch Is now'I
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