The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-06-21
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TnE MISER's LAMENT. Why Will
fYE. DIe!'-So Of man! for the Light
OF whose presence NV spirit yearneth
and bowels grumbleth, dost thou ask
me why ? 10 itluot written that for
tune, smiles upon fnnls9 And for the
sake OF these. smiles hath not thy SER
want been making fool, yea, an ass
OF himself, in vain ? .fortfive years
and ten days he has sojourncd in this
Place--he has dived into tho water
he has torn anciept rocks from heir
resting places, and removed them aiar
off:-he has also torn his brceches in
parts not to be spoken of! His heard
hath grown long-,he skin upon his
hands and face hath changed it's color,
until he is. now likened unto q wild
beast, and his garments are rcut ard
soiled, so thu, 'sackcloth ard ashes
would bo q. fine as linen and purple
to him. IIe would fain feed ON husks,
but there arc none. Yes, he who in
time past was wont to fare su,nrtuous.
ly, and to grambls over greater de-
cacies thaa were yilcl before Dives,
now Suuifs with gla1ness the ::asranoe
Of pork and beans, and gnajhes his
teeth ilnpaiientiy at q frying slanjack.
lie b'l,eth u raw onion with unspeak
able idity. Potatoc skins fear his
presence, beef vanishes from before
him, and dogs look in vain for the
bones. lie signs tor the flesh pots Of
Egypt, and morns over the barrenness
OF The 'and. In his sleep, nevertheless,
the good angle of the past deigns to
visit him, aud delightful visions are
opened to his recollection, of deli
ei,us 'bill of fare floats before the
mind Of the dreamer, and he orders
oysters and tcrrapin for six only to
awaken to Internal slapjacks and mo-
| iasses.
Ali this hath thy servant endured.
Is he not fool, an abomination in the
sight of wisdom7 And dispenseth her
favors? Yet she has deserted me. |
approach her, and che hecth! Il double
on her trail and she turneth away! |
wait her coming, and she stands still?
secret mysei! in her path and seize
her unawares! But she glideth off, US
though had caught a hog by his
CREASED tail! Sictronsit, l exclaim, as
with sick heart revile poverty and
curse fortune.
Lo? are not these evils, and where
fore, should they be visited on thy
servant Surely he hath not sinncd
as other men sinneth. He hath not
coveted his ne:ghbor'i OK, nor nss,anor
man servant, aor lis mad servant
FOR be it unknown unto thee, .',at ther c
are no maid servants here. He had
abided by the Law and the Prophets,
but the profits have not abided by him.
Now, therefore, renounce these
diggings-l abs9ratuIate these prem.
ises-l 'vamose the ranch'-l take off
u put out go-l slope, without
scrip or provender, taking no heed for
the morrow, for the morrow takes no
care Of me. Before five DAYS have
passed, the shirt tail of thy servant
will be waving in the treezcs of the
Nevada. A remnant of it will be
nailed upon the top Of tho highest
mountain that he crosses, rs and EN-.
blem OF the extremity to which man
may be reduced in this land Of Ophir.
Bus think not, Oh! Elisha, that would
rend my garment for this alone. Ver;.
ly, say unto thee, an evil penious
hath long persred ne. She followed
so close upon my footsteps tha, every
thread and fibre Of my shirt arc famiI,
lar 20 her eye. And If in her pursuit
Of me, she should gaze upon this relic
in the solitary Businesses of the noun.
tain, she will at once recognize it, and
believing me t" have been torn and
destroyed BY wild beasts will retrare
her step, and thus will escape hor.
! 60 hence Elisha, W. the town of
Sonora where it has been propLesicd
that thy servant will heal the sick, and
prosper with amazing prosperity. KS
Moses reared the serpent in the will
derness, for the children to look upon
and be cured Of their inGrmities, 80 will
! elevate my tin amo'.g the Gentiles,
that they may gaze upon it and be
made whole. Their offerings of gold
and silver will be acceptable unto me,
and if they live not afterwards, perad.
venture they may find treasure in
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