The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-08-10

great hotel has been put under a new man
agement, and the system Of keeping guests
has been altered from the American 10 the
European plan. The price asked Hebrews
for rooms is so exorbilant that they are
virtually shut out from the enjoyment of
the Beach, The proprietors disclaim any
inyidious discrimination on religious
grounds, but whether they do or not this
one fact remains, that jew cannot get
room there for love or money.
/ fear me that the devil, taking advap-
tage of the summer solstice and the alb
sence Of our vagrant shepherds in foreign
lands, has been hunting for a weak spot in
our spiritual fence TO break in upon the
flock and deyour the lambs and raise hob
with some Of the old sheep and goats At
the present time we poor sinners who can't
get away to the Holy Land or the Paris Ex
position have to get along with supply
preachers and they don't always under
stand the exact situation of affairs in the
church. At Flatbush, near Brooklyn, last
Sunday the preacher pitched into the
brewers. Now, Brother Brown, one of
the staunchest pillars Of the church, is one
of the largest lager beer brewers on Long
Island, He stood It as long as he could,
and then he got up and talked back at the
preacher. The minister suggested that
Brother Brown was on the broad highway
to sheol, and some one in the congl egation
suggested that the minister's head ought to
be punched. At Canarsie they got fighting
with hymn books and contribution boxes,
and two of the trustees got black eyes,
while another worthy brother lost two of
his front teeth, and his nose, after the bat
tie, looked like baked pear. Nor are
these conflicts with the devil solely con-
fined to heretics. Father Farrell, one of
the oldest Catholic priests on Long Island,
has been having such lively time with
his congregation and his assistant as to
call for the intervention of the Bishop
Father Hamilton, the assista mt, was con-
vert from the Baptist church and carries
with him in the fight all the younger mem
bers of the congregation. Father Farrell,
from the altar, denounced them all as fools
and puppy dogs, and the good Bishop
Lougblin has had TO take hand in the
fight. Therefore I say the arch enemy is
abroad in New York and we will have to
keep our weather eye open till September
the first to see that he doesn't walk off
with us body and bones, We're in bad
way.
A splendid case of circumstantial evil
dence followed by the acquittal of the de-
feDdant took place in jefferson Market
Police Court last week. William John
son, coloTed had his wife arrested for as
sault. William is not a giant, standing in
his shoes only FIVE feet one; while Dinah
turns the scale at two hundred and forty
eight. Jedge, said William, dat woman is
a terror. Las mite when l cum home she
whipped a razor out of her stocking and
cum fur me. What did you do, said the
judge. Fo de Lord, sar, got up and
busted. What do you say to that, Dinah?
said the judge severely. Dinah lifted her
dress to her knee and said, Look, Jedge,
so help me, l amt had stocking on dat
| leg fur mon year. But she bit me, Jedge;
she bit me, William persisted; when Dinah
roared, Couldn't do it, Jedge; couldn't do
it. Fo de Lord, Jedge, hadn't tooth in
my head. She opened her mouth and
there was the proof. The prisoner was
instantly discharged, and the judge sem
fenced William to buy her new pair of
stockings and full set of teeth.
YoURs TRULY,
| BROADBRIM.