The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-07-13
NO. 35.


Ipile"-thou shouldSt feel choking in thy
throat ;and when to that thou addeSt thy croo-
ked walkings and hiccuping talkings, of lOdg-
ings in the gutter, of broilings in the sun, of
prospect holes half full Of water, and Of shafts
and bitches, from which thou hast emerged
like drowning rat, thou wilt feel disgusted
with thyscIf, and inquire, us thy servant
dog, that lru doeth these thingS!" verify l
will say farewell, old bottle, | will kiss thy
gurglng lips 10 more. And thou, slinGS,
cocktails, punches, smashes, cObblers, nogs,
toddies sangarees and julips, fOreve rfareweI-
Thy remembrance shames me, henceforth,
''cut thy acquaintance" !" and headaches, trem-
bIings, hcart-burnings, blue devils, and all
the unhoIy catalouge of evils that follow in
thy train. My wife's smiles and my chldren's
merry hearted laugh, shall charm and reward
me for having the manly frmness and cour-
age to say NO. wish thee an eternal fare
we'll
| VII-Thou shalt not grow discouraged,
nor think Of going home before thou hast
made thy pile" because thou hast not
"struck lead" nor found erich crevice,7
nor sunk hole upon pocket" lest in going
home thou shalt leave four dollars day and
go to work, ashamed, at fifty cents, and serve
thee right; for thou knowest by staying here,
thou mightest strike a lead fifty dollars day,
and keep thy manly sell-respect, and then
90 home with enough to make thyself and
others happy.
VIII.-Thou shalt not steal pick, or a
shovel, or pan, from thy fellow miner, nor
take away his tools without his leave; nor
borrow those he cannot spare; nor return
them broken nor trouble him to fetch them
back again; nor talk with him while his wa
ter rent is running on; nor remove his stake
to enlarge thy claim, nor undermine his
from his ''rife box" nor wash the 'tailings'
from his sluce'S mouth Neither shalt thou
pick out specimens from the cOmpany's pan
to put them in thy mouth, or in thy purse;
nor cheat thy partner of his share; nor steal
from thy cabin mate his gold dust, to add to
thine, for he will be sure to discover what
thou hast done, and will straightway call his
fellow miners together, and if the law hinder
them not, they will hang thee, or give thee
fifty lashes, or shave thy head and brand
thee, like a horse thief, with r upon thy
cheek to he known and read Of all men, Cal
iforniaus in particular.
RI IX-Thou shalt not tell any false tales
about good diggings in the mountains to
thy neighbor, that thou mayest benefit
friend who hath mules and provisions, and
tools and blankets, he cannot sell-lest in
deceiving thy neighbor, when he returneth
through the snow with naught save his rifle,
he present thee with the contents thereof,
+ and like dog, thou shalt fall down and
Y die.
X.-Thou shalt not commit unsuitable
y matrimony, nor covet ''singie bleSSedneSS;'
y nor forget absent maidens; nor neglect thy
"frst loye"-but thou shalt consider how
( faithfully ana patiently she awaiteth thy re-
. turn; yea, and covereth each epiStle that
y thou sendest with kisses of kindly welcome
y until she hath thysef Neither shalt thou
i covet thy neighbors wife, nor triae with the
! affections Of his daughter; yet if Thy heart
!, be free, and thou love and covet each other
Y thou shalt pop the question: like man
4 lest another more manly than thou art, should
% step in before thee, and thou love her in vain
q and in the anguish Of thy hearts dis7ppoint
= nent, thou shalt quote the language of the
o great, and say, 'sch is life and-thy future
I lot be that of a poor, lonely, dcspised anC
l. comfortlesS bachelor.
A new Commandment give l unto thee
" if thou hast a wiftand little ones, that thoI
+ Lowest dearer than thy life-that thou keeI
st them continually before thee, to cheer au
Is urge thee onward until thou canSt say, ''
St have enough--God bless them--I will return.
e, Then as thou joErneyest toward thy niue
re loved home with open arms shall they com
We forth to Welcome thee, and falling upon tn
neck, weep tears of unutterable jog that tho
K Grt come; when in the fulueSS OF thy heart
20 gratitude thou shalt kneel before thy llea
:, cnly Father together, to thank Him Tor II
W., safe return. AMEN-So mote it be-
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