The weekly Placer herald., 1852-10-02
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The following ininlsable.. pisce ofeotm-
position Iwas first published +ifl I'VE mis-
take not, 10 the s. .E,TPiGaSuns, ut was
mex, published in the California Express,
and was reviewed with. such unboundsd
applause, as to cause elits Irespublcationin
two subsequent nulnbers Of that Journal.
'rhe name Of the author Is unknown; 70 Us
but that il is a, gem, Of the purest water,
public opinion has long since decihed :12a
sqo The Miners Lament.
""Why, ,,giu go DigF''"'5wr Son Of msn! fer
the light of whose presence my ssplrit
yeaTneth and my bowels grumbleth, dost
thou ask me whyrs Is il not written that
fortune smiles upon fools? And for the
sake Of these smiles bath, NOT thy servant
been making al fool, yeas an ass efn hinl-
self, in vain? oFor five years and ten days
ne hss spjonrned il this place4he has
dived into the water-he has torn ancient
rocks from their resting places. and re-
moved them afar of-het has likewise
torn his breeches in parts, not to be spoken
oT-he has rooted into the mud like unto
swine. His beard hathl grown long
the skin upon his hands and face hath
chahged its color, until he is now rkened
unto wild beast, and his garments are
rent, and ,soiled, 50 that, ifsackclpth and
ashes'' would he as fine as linen and pur-
plc to him. would flin feed on husks,
but there are none. Yes, he who in times
past was wont to fare suinptuously, and
to grumble over greater delicacies than
were. piled before Dives, now snuffs with
gIadness the fragrance Of pork and beans,
and gnashes his teeth impatiently at a fry
ing ,sIaprjack, He bolteth a raw onion
with vnspeakable avidity.i Potatoe skins
faarshis1 presence, beef vanishes from be-
fore him, and dogs look in vain for the
bones. ~ He sighs. fSor, the flesh pots Of
Egypt, and lmoatps over the barfenness
of the land. I'm his sleep, neyerthele
the good angel Of the past deighs to visit
him, and delightful visions are opened to
bis recollection, for "a delicious ''biJl Of
fare,,floats before themintl Of the dream-
er, and he orders "oysters ard terrapin
ora.six,.' only to awaken to his internal
sIapjacks aud molasses.
All this hath thy servant endured. Is
hesnot then d fool, an ahomihatiop in the
sight Of wisdom; y And Is itnot to tolsspuch such
ana to such oa!y lint esrsane ajFpsgessf pg
approach her, and she feeth!" I''dohble
on her trait" and she turneth away! II
await her coming, and she stands still! 1
secrete myself in her rpath and sieze her
anawares' But she glideth off, as though
Ihad caught a hog, by his CREASED tail T.
Sac transit, exciainh as with a sick heart
Irevile poverty and curse fortune. hoa.eq
edLo Pare not these evils, and wherefore
should they be visited on thy servant? -
Surely be- hath not sinned as other men
sinncth. He had not coveted his neigh
bors, OK, nor his ass, nor his, man. servant,
nor his maid serynnt-for be It known
unto thee. thatgthere are no maid servants
heresa. He had abidedl by the LAW and the
Prophets, }" but the profits have not abiiled
BY hirn! oiliio 9Sfnoi'd'i l i''' i, 81. 30
Now therefore, / ,repounce these dig5
gings-vlI absquatolate the spremises-nl
ssvamoseI the rancho -Itiike off-aIputtout
AlgoAliI slope, without, scrip br proven
der, taking no heed for the morrow, for
the morrow takes no care of aine.o Ere
FIVE days shall have passed; the shirt tail
of'tky servant will he waving in the
breezes of the Nevada. A remnant of it
will be nailed upon the top of-the highest
mountain that he crosses, as an emblem Of
the extremity to which a man may be re-
duced in this land Of OPhir. But think
not, Oh! Elisha, that / would rend my
garment for this alone., Verify, say un-
outhee,- asfNevil genius hath long pursued
me. She has folio wed 30 close upon my
footsteps sthatsvery thread and fibre of my
shirt tail are familiar to, her eye. And If
in hes pursuit Of me, she should gaze up
on this relic id the solitary fastness ofithe
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