The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-07

by then, yet too much lenience IS not
good for them. and 1T Is better fr chii-
dren 10 weep than for parents.
Though he values learning highly. know
Ing that "A we'll Instructed Jew win al
ways be able 10 help himself he values
work even higher. "An artisan does not
die Of hunger" "Handicraft Is the best
coat Of mail against poverty" -An
humble handicraft Is also handicraft.
are some % the many maxims OF this
kind. II with an that he admlres wealth.
it is only because this Is the only avenue
for his ambition. and yet Jewish wealth
Is like March snow" In fact. nothing Is
permanent with the Jew but his poverty
and he takes especial delight 10 be merry
at his own want. though his heart be
heavy. Three men," he says. .'sing from
sorTow-a Chazoa, a beggar and Bad
chen" or else. when does a Jew sing
When he is hungry" Nor can a Jew well
be rich for a Jew has only money TO
lose and time 10 be sick" And when IN
sickness he allows himself the luxury Of
a chicken. the chicken is equally amicted
since when a poor man eats q chicken
he Is sick or the chicken" Yet poor
kDaNAN "AN AN"A A-AAH NAN|ANAAa AMA ANAt~
erous. Poor people have good hearts.
and God rejolces when one begSar
scratches another.r A begEars joys are
few: a beggar Is happy when be has
lost and found again" He Is long suffer
ing but when does a beggar complaint
When he has two weddings in one day
for ne loses his chance OF eating al one
OF them-
The Jews Rabelaisian humor finds vent
in many sayings similar 10 the last
Barefoot q whole year and IN socks on
Tishe-be-ab'' Is an ironicai illustration Of
q poor man who. 70 show his sorrow at
the nall Of the temple. dons his socks on
that holiday which he could not AFFORD
10 wear during the rest Of the year
when one - angry at the Chazon he
does not make the responses OF amen.
Is a good pendant to splitting ones face By
cutting on the nose. An English proverb
says that every dog has his day. but the
Jewish adage II more explicit. and IN
forms us Of the precise time the dog has
his day: when has a dog his AOnday2
When he has broken his leg" Some
what drastic Is the following illustration
o. the ubiquity and universally OF the
Taimud: In the holy Gemara you may
find everything. even a shriveIed-up bed
bug" Those who have ever seen a Rus
sian cheder VIII fully appreciate the truth
Of the statement Death" says another
adage. ''ls the only gratis thing. and yet
Il costs your life" or death the Jew
makes as light as he jests with religion.
1t Is never too late 70 de-" and ''the
angel Of death cares not whether the
dead man has his shroud" Though nlial
affection. love 20 children and wife are
frequently commented upon, the mere
romantic love has but one representative.
and even that smacks OF utilitarianism.
born Of bitter experience. Love is sweet
but Il tastes better with bread.
Humility Is encouraged and pride meets
with stern reproach. Pride sleeps on
but The greater the gentleman
the smaller he feels" or family pride. 50
common among the Jews. the proverb
says: a genealogy IN the cemetery and
tribulations az home, or Pearls on your
neck and stones IN your heart" Independ-
enee Is regarded as the highest good:
Better your own porridge than some
body else's roast meat" and one Is
warned Of needless humblenesa: III you
stoop too low they will step on your
head"
II must be noted that the proverb plays
a more important part IN the everyday
life Of the jew and Is more frequently
made use Of az an Illustration BY the
raconteur than is the case with the na-
ions whose languages are more generally
used for literary purposes Whole conver-
sations and stories are often a string OF
maxims IN their proper sequence.