The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-01-03
EANGWILL EPIGRAMS
pLEvER THINGS THE WITTY AssTtsoR
! sAlD ABOUT THE JEWS.

CLEVER THINGS THE WITTY AUTHOR
I sAlD ABOUT THE JEWS.
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TAe Way He Compared Has Uoroae-
sios,ista to United States Bpnds-IEis
illustration OF Some OF tho stsafsia@ |
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Some years since Israel Eangwth |
when on visit to this country deliy- |
cred an address In New York city to
bis own people, A few OF tho epigrams
which he then coined concerning the
characteristics Of the Hebrews are here
offered:
The Jews had no country Of their
own. They could not possess the land
OF their fathers In reality. So they
made n portable Palestine. They car
ded II wherever they went. This was a
spiritual country. It could not be as-
called by their oppressors.
There have been two conceptions of
the Jew-ono that he lends money and
wants 1t back again, tho other that he
Deals IN old clothes. The truth Is Jews
have been everywhereA They have
been everything except pope Of Rome,
and they have come near to that. IL
shey dealt In old clothes It was because
papal DEGREES forbade them trading In
anything else but old clothes and old
iron. .
jews II a way were as good as Unit
eo States bonds, only United States
bonds may DO converted, but when a
Jew was converted he lost his Ynlue
Because Shylock was rich and Jes.
sicn beautiful oil Jews arc rich and all
Jewesses are beautiful. wish 1t wero
60.
A good looking Jew was considered
The fool Of tho family. which 1s conso-
dation for some Of us.
Tho black plague swept over Europe
Tho Jews escaped by reason Of their
different hygienic laws. The Christians
charged them with poisoning tho wells,
end thousands Of Jews were pu& to
death for not dying Of tho plague
Colonel Roosevelt told me that tho
Jews Of his regiment were among HE
bravest soldiers, and when Hobson had
TO ba kissed It took Jowass to do It.
Jews not only furnished money for
Columbus expedition, but his frst
lieutenant was Jew. This officer DIS
covered tobacco which 10 greater than
America.
Carlyle said tho Jews had no huusosI
but Carlyle was q Bcotchnan.
A beggnr stole spoon from a wealth-
Ter member OF his race who bad enter
tnined him. When detected tho beggaH
said: "By taking the spoon I broke
the eighth commandment, which says,
Thou shalt not steal II I had not
taken It I would have broken the tonth,
which says. Thou shalt not covet.'
saw had to break ono commandment
anyhow, 80 thought might az we'll
have the spoon"
1t has always been the desire Of Jew
ish fathers. however rich, to have learn
ed sons-in-law, however poor. do not
find this custom prevalent today.
TO illustrate why there arc no good
Jews in fiction Mr.. Zangwil related
the story Of the lion and the cub. Tie
cub had seen painting Of Samson
vaDquishlng the lion, and said to It's
parent: II have seen many contests
between lions and men, and always the
men have been tho victora. Why are
there no pictures showing lions over
powering monT' 1T is because we
lions have no painters" was the par
ent's reply.
The Jews have been scattered to the
LOuF "lnOS among all the NATIONS or
the earth. They have boen Of immense
service to every country that has har.
bored them. It reminds mo Of the story
Of the crocodile which opened Its mouth
80 that n bird might 90 into 1t and eat
the leeches which annoyed 1t. There
was mutual benefit from the operation.
It is not strange that sometimes tho
Jews find the crooodile's mouth closing
upon them. It was natural that Jews
should congregats around their syna-
gogues. They became TO some extent
isolated from the people among whom
they dwelt. This isolation brought with
It suspicion. and suspicion caused moro
isolation for mutual protection.
In medieval times tho nations os
Nurope had a conception Of the Jewish
character compared TO which Shake
speare's Shylock was saint. It was
this that brought about tho compulsory
ghetto.
There are two general types Of Jewa,
the German ana tho Spanish. Tho
Spanish Jews speak u mixture Of He
brew and Spanish. Tho German Jews
speak Yiddish. a mongrel Of bad Ger