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vices with treasures and with honors, with thanks
Of gold. He whose farthest conception OF large
ness is giving loaf of bread, can be no other than
kc son of baker This hint afforded the Shah
good opportunity Of proving his leginmacy and,
%. Course, succeeded.


ASEcporE OF Thomas PA1SE.-One very warm
evening about twenty years ago passing i:le house
where Thomas boarded, the lower wilidwH a open
and seeing him sitting close by being on speak
ing terms, stepped for half hour chat: seven
eight of his friends were also present, whose
doubts and MS own, ne was ahorlns. .tozrcroovc pE
long talk about the story OF Joshua commanding
the Sun and Moon TO stand still, &c. and concluded
by denouncing the Bible as the worst OF book< and
that it had occasoned more mischief and hood>tied
than anv other book ever prntcd-ai was be-
lieved only by fools and designing knave<. &c.
Here he paused and while he was rcplcniShins
his turnblcr with his favoric brandy and water. a
person. who l atterwari found was an Intruder
like myself asked Mr.. PANE il ever ne was IN
Scotland The answer was ye>. 50 have been
continues the speaker; and the Scotch are the
greatest bgotS with the Bible | ever rnet-itiS
their school book their houses and their churches
are furnished with Bibles. ana ii they travel but
few miles from, home their Bible i always their
companion; yet continues the speaker, IN no coun-
trv where | have travelled have | seen the people
SO comfortable and happy; their poor are hot IN
such abiect poverty a. have Sccn=ln other conn
tries; b. their bigotcd system Of going 10 Church
on Sundays, they The wages which they earn
through the week. which in other countries that |
have visited, is generally spent by mechanics and
other young men in avcrns and trolics on Sundays; ;


II 1 L.. L., how,
none are so much sought after tor servants, and 10
fill places where crust is repo~cd, the Scotch:
YOU rarely find them in tavertS. the watcii-houSc
alnls-ho,Ise, brdcwcll or State Prison Now. SAYS
he, II the Bible i, bad book, those who use ii
must must be the worst Of pcople-5nttdc 1-ercrse
is the case. This sort OF argument Paine
was NOT prepared to answer. and historical fact
which could not be denicd-so without saving a
word he lifted candle from the table, and walked
up stairs his disciples slipped out one By one, and
ief, the speaker and myself TO enjoy the scene.


