The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-07-12
MAX HAvE1AR.

We are not often called upon to notice
Dutch literature, for the very good reason
that that thrifty people pay more attention
to commerce than letters. Recently, how
ever, book has been published transla-
ton of which into English places it within
reach of Anglo-Saxondom-t has excited
no little interest in the literary world, not
merely from the unusual source, but like
wise for the merits of the work itself 1t is
somewhat in the Thackery vein, as will be
seen from few extracts appended. The de-
sign OF the author is to show up the short
comings of the Dutch trading officials, par
tlcuiarly in Java. The satirical way in
which the author shows the belief of one of
the characters, that a poor man must he a
scoundrel, is pungent:
Mark that, Shawlman. He left the WAYS
OF the Lord now he is poor, and lives in n
little garnet: that is the consequence of i'm
morality and bad conduct He does not
know what time it is, and his little boy
wears knee breaches.
The simplicity of the following is amusing:
Why do they want butfaloes, those black
fellows9 l never had a buffalo, and vet
am contented; there are men who are al
ways complaining. And as regards that
scoffing at forced labor, perceive that he
had not heard that sermon of Domino Wa
welaar's, otherwise he would know how use |
ful labor ls in the extension of the kingdom
OF God. 1t is true he is Lutheran.
1 did not speak to him of the Lord, because
ne is a Lutheran; but worked on his mind
and his honor.
The orthodoxy meant in the following ter
Professionalism:
Wawelaar himself has said that God so
directs all things that orthodoxy leads to
wealth. "Look only" he said, :" is there
not much wealth in Holland? That is be-
cause of the faith. Is there not in France
every day murder and homicide 7 That is
because there are Roman Catholics there.
Are not the Javanese poor They are Pa
gans. The more the Dutch have to do with
the Javanese the more wealth will he here
and the more poverty there 1 am aston
lshed at Wawelaar's penetration !; for it is
The truth that /, who am exact in religion, {
see that my business increases every year, {
and Busselinck and Waterman, who do not G
care about God or the Commandments, will III
remain bunglers as long as they live. The u
who trade in sugar, and have c
l Roman Catholic maid servant, had short h
line ago to accept twenty -seven per cent II
'ut of the estate of jew who became bank
'upt. The more reflect the further adj
Iance in tracing the unspeakable ways of a
rod. Lately it appeared that thirty millions
lad been gained ON the sale of products fur
lished by Pagans, and in this is not included o
vhat l have gained thereby, and others who il
i've by this business. Is not that as if the w
.ord had said: /" Here you have thirty mil ri
ions as a reward for your faith ?" Is not OF
hat the finger of cd who causes the wicked hi
ne to labor to preserve the religious one ? la
5 not that hint for us to go, on in the SC
ight way, and to cause those far away to b,
reduce much and to stand fast here to the of
rue religion Is it not, therefore. 90 PRAY I,
nd labor" that we should pray and have n;
le work done by those who do not know Fl
lie Lords Prayer? Oh, how truly Wave
lar speaks when he calls the yoke of God l
ght! How easy the burden is to every one I
no believesi L am only few years past W
'rty, and can retire when please to Drie- ar
ergen, and see ho,o it ends acih others ,oho liz
'TsaEe the Lord. di
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