THE WAY IT'S DONE.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 159, 29 September 1883, Page 3

THE WAY IT'S DONE.

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sale by auction without disclosing your cbnriectidir therewith; then purchase'thrit;sMpment'Jby-preHs vailing oa the auctioneer to take a three-montb.B r:n'l»iil;! and, lastly, having so obtained re-possession, ' sell that same shipment privately- for cash, and! ; pocket the money. This is all well within 1 the • currency of your own bills, which presumedly fall due when you calculated oh being naturalised' afc •■ Valparaiso or Noumea. Of course there is one thing essentially necessary to' ensure your success' in this and other ingenious methods of commercial manipulation. You must work the great"' dodge of the age — professional religion. Be ultrareligious, exercise your evident spiritual gifts," more particularly in the direction of those secta who are most ostentatious, in their . piety, atid ' within your own particular sect towards the functions of an institution known as a Sundayschbol. Never question the inspiration of the Scriptures, or deny anything which has been ,' written by the saiuts of your order. You will sobnbecoi, -'•Sunday school superintendent— a big, flabby flat-\ "?d deity ; you will gam the respect anvil confident^ of the entire congregation, and be known far and wide as a particularly holy individual. Yes, you will become a Sunday school superintendent, and be able to put your beloved pastor down in your schedule for £500 ; your beloved cousin (another pastor), down for £120; sundry widows down for £i.OO each and upward ; and even the astute and sanctified chief deacon for £1000 ! ! ! Brethren, let us be joyful- ,