Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-04-29

which went to the Jews (would the
race had never been permitted to
leave Babylon) half century ago,
or thereabouts."
That was his style, and q man, no
matter how stupid he might be,
could not help frightening up a
little under such an employer.
We are very much like horses;
q slow one always tries to keep pace
with q fast-goer-I did. For in
stance, | dill not understand what
Mr.. Will meant by an invitation to
appear before George the Fourth,
till had read the next writ which
nv master flung down on his dress
ing table with an oath, when that
little blackguard, Simeon true
descendant of him, who, with his
brother Levi, is stigmatised Il il
Holy Writ, as shaving instruments
of cruelty in their habitations"
touched him on the shoulder, and
asked him, rather pressingly, to
spend the evening ut Mr.. Absalom's
in Cul'sitor street.
The wretch had contiived to
reach even tho inncImost sanctuary
by representing himself as @ hair
dI es, e. and his man as an assistant.
"Good-bye, Tom" said Mr.. VIII,
after | had taken off his dress-coat
and helped him on with another,
holding out his hand just as ii he
, had been my equal-and by that ]
: knew he felt it dreadfully-"Good-
bye, and keep up your spirits.
: will disappoint these cursed jews
Y one of these days, if it be even al
r the expense of an ounce Of lead"
2 And then, with mocking bow
/ he turned to Simeon and said, "1t
: is not to your tribe | am alluding
[ my dear fellow. l fancy il has not
been all milk and honey with youl
: branch Of the family, and tn; t th'
G rough part of the labor fell to y ~
# share. even at the Tower Of Babel
d Possibly you did the hod-work
which would have made even al
W Irishman dizzy.
n And so he went--a gentleman
is every inch of him-for the last tim
.e to Cursitor street.
You may guess how felt afte
r, he was gone. Every time thes
6. fellows had him in their clutches,
so seemed harder and harder for Iii
to get out of them again.
Us All he owned had gone long An
,p long before. His relations woul
Is neither give nor lend him a shilling
t. His friends were getting tired, al
ne could not wonderat it. One ge
~ tlcman Il a. be willing enough
help another at pinch, bat it
nj not in christian nature TO Ii!
/ spending good money to Gil a Jew
ld Golfers.
sat down in the drcssing-roor
g. he had just left, with his cIoth'
p. Uttered about rs he had throw
ae them off, and wondered where |
re could turn for help-wondeled Il
ht grew tired with casting about
I'd my mind whether there was OF
Is left who would see him out of III
r trouble, and if 50, where that on
or ought to lie looked for.
le And then, supposing somebod
could he found now, who woul
! help him on the next occasion
X Things had been getting wors
# and worse with us for q long tim,
u, My head was young then but
er grew giddy reckoning up, or rathC
to trying to reckon up, what he owe'
at and how the tangle was ever to !
" unravelled, when who should wal
L. in but lawyer who had seen Al
ne Will through with few ba
lg scrapes.
er Though on the last occasion /
had vowed he would never advanI
i another siXpence, still my hea
er leaped into my mouth for joy
id sight of him.
,h "Your master is gone to Berk'
o. ley Square, Walters, | suppose"
- began. 81 saw the Countess WI
st entertaining, as j passed, but
O. thought l would take my chance
D. finding him dressing, and late,
usual. Will YOU tell him he h:
el better keep out of the way for
rs little while. Marston is going
is. arrest, and two or three more W
nt follow suit. Thought he won
er like to know. What an extrav
Dr CANT sinner he is!" he added, lookir
at the array of articles on the toi
j. ette-table and he would have gol
re with that. but ] shut the door, al
as implored him to listen to me.
r. Nv head. as | have said, was di'
n. Nv with thinking, and planning, an
" scheming, and l was thankful
ID find one to speak to about OF
trouble.
re Mr.. Wills debts had that nigh
: so to speak, marshalled themseiv'
i'm before my eyes, and / faced thel
Of as he would not have done, an
=. talked of them as he could not.
m Perhaps ] was wrong to talk
II. freely of things that | only knew
IN confidence but i could not help
loved Mr.. viii with all my hear
~ and those Jews, with their ev
" faces, and heavy gold chains spraw
IS ing over their gaudy waist-coat
I'd and hugo rings on their dirty fins
ut crs, had filed with disgust an
he hatred that l could not have ca