The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-10-21
FALSE HISTORY.
THE REPOSITORIES CURSE,

The Repository last week published "a
Curse on its first page, and devoted
column on its editorial page to its "curse'
and the Pope, calling it "the Pope's
anathema against the King Of Italy"
For the edifcation of our learned
neighbors, and all others interested, we
refer them to the novel of Tristram
Shandy, written over hundred years
ago by Rev, Laurence Sterne, a clergy
man of the Church of England, who died
in London Sept. 18th, 176S. The Course"
as published last week in the Repository
will be found, pord for Word, in chapter
XIof Book III
Shandy, the father, has it read for the
benefit of DR.. Slop, who, on TIE occasion
Of an important (fot Tri5traml parturi-
ton case, had "cut his thumb to the very
bone,' in trying to cut knot in string
which he could uottuntie with his fng-
ers, nor with his teeth, for he had none.
The Doctor in bis agony said-"Curse
the fellow P"Obadiah who tied the knot,
if there was not another mRn-midwife
within fifty miles; am undone for this
bout. | wish the scoundrel hang'd, |
wish he was shot, l wish all the devils
in hell had him for blockhead r'
Now, the "blockhead" referred to was
Obadiah, for whom, as well as himself,
Shandy, the father, chad great respect"
and, as the story goes, he put in his
hands an old book, "writ by Ernulphus,"
from which DR.. Slop read the "curse,"
aloud, while uncle Toby whistled Lilli-
bulero as loud as he could all the time"
The following is an extract May the
father who created man curse him May
the Son who suffered for us curse him."
"May the Holy Ghost, who was given to
us in baptism, curse him, "(Obadiah).
"May the holy cross which Christ, for
our salvation, triumphing over his enc
mics ascended, curse him May all the
angels and arch-angels, principalitiesand
powers, and all the heavenly armies,
curse himw (Our armies swore terribly
in Flanders, cried my uncle Toby, but
nothing to this, For my own part, |
could not have the heart to curse my dog
so,)
The fact is, Sterne designed to take off
and make ridiculous the foolish habit of
swearing and cursing others for ones
own faults. 1t is with this view, mainly,
the able and witty author quotes Bishop
Ernulphus, 'fE &
We have noticed the Curse" goingthe
rounds of the bigoted Republican papers
for some time. OF course our amiable
neighbors snap at such meat, and dawdle-
learpedly thereon.
The conclusion of the "curse" is
Curse him p continued DIR. Slop,
"and may Heaven, with all the powers
which move therein, rise up against him,
curse and damn him." (Obadiahl
I declare, quoth my uncle Toby, my
heart would not let me curse the devil
himself with so much bitterness. He is
the father of curses, replied Dr. Slop,
So am not l, replied my uncle. But he
is cursed and damned already to all
eternity, replied DIR, Slop.
7 am sorry for it, quoth my uncle
Toby"
We commend to our neighbors, and
all other such learned and consequential
occupants of the tripod, the work of Iris
tram Shandy, and we especially recon-
mend to their consideration, DR., Slop.
Like this learned Doctor they slop over
too much, and have but little regard to
tell the truth and shame the devil;