The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-05-25

wrap myself in sack-cloth of desolation, and
pass my days in the perilous or broken banks,
cursing the hardness of the times and rending
my garments.
And the howling of Rome shall be as dulcet'
sounds of dulcimcrs, and they who blow the
flutes and instruments of music, compared to
the din, will make in the ear of the wicked.
even in theears of the bank directors.
And even as he said, SO he did for he was
not like other mems Sous who are foolish and
know it not, and say they will do SO and so,
performing that which is contrary.
For the SONS of men arc fckle, and he that
is born of a woman doth spite his face Ly di-
minishing the length of tho nose thereof
AndIlo! the printer he who publisheth
newspapers was made glad by the bounty of
him who sold Wholesale and retail; and he did
sound his praises and print them moreover;
aud did blow his trumpet of fame respecting
that mans dealing from the rising of the sun
even to the going down of the same.
And hc-evcn the printer of papers-did
magnify and enlarge upon the stock of goods
which the trader had in store, and did publish
the variety and the excellence, and the new
ness and the beauty, and the cheapncss thereof,
till the people yes ! .all of them far and near,
were amazed
And they said 10! this man hath gathered
from the east and west costly merchandise and
warss Of wondrous value-cven the workman
ship Of cunning artiiccrs-and we knew it
not
Go to, then. We will lay out our silver and
gold in these things which the printer printed
of and that which he doth publish shall be
ours. For this mans merchandise is better
than the bank notes of those who promise to
pay, and therein lie, even banks of deposit
which beguile us of our money and swindle us
like sin.
1 But the trader was still sad, and he said, the
money that these people bring me for the goods
in my store will giveto the printer, and thus
will ruin myself; will do that which NO
man hath done in time.o or before. will make
the printer man, whom all men scorn. for his
poverty, rich, and he shall be clad in fine linen
and rejoice.
And the sons of men shall meet him in the
market place, and the sheriff. shall shun him
and the scoffers shall be rebuked and shall take
off their hatsito him that was poor.
And he shall flash the dollars in the eyes OF
the foolish, and shall eat bank note sandwiches
''4es, even shall he light his pipe with rail,
road scrip, and cast his spittle on the boards OF
other men.
For shall ruin myself, and he who advcr-
tiscs me shall enjoy my substance
But, 10! the trading man-cvcn he who sold
merchandise became rich; F; and even MS the un-
clean beast licth in the mirc, so stirred he not
by reason of much gold.
And the people focked to his store from
the North, and from the South and from the
East, and from the West
And the printer rejoiced, and his "phat"
did abound.
But the trader could not become poor. and
his melancholy ceased, and the smiles of happi-
ness were upon his face. n.
And his children did become mighty in the
land by reason Of the dollars which many of
the people who read his advertisements had
poured into the traders money bags.
JepiM Paper.