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THOMAS CARLYLE AND PETER OF THE NORTH
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The English author, Thomas Carlyle, must have his say upon the civil war in this country. It is very brief, and appears in the August number of Macmillan's Magazine. Here it is:—
Peter of the North
(to Paul of the South).
—“Paul, you unaccountable scoundrel, I find you hire your servants for life, not by the month or year, as I do! You are going straight to hell, you—!”
Paul.
—“Good words, Peter! The risk is my own; I am willing to take the risk. Hire your servants by the month or day, and get straight to Heaven, leave me to my own method.”
Peter.
—“No, I won't. I will beat your brains out first!
(And is trying dreadfully ever since, but cannot yet manage
it.”)
T. C.
May, 1863.
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