Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-05-01

| And he 6ee1IIle- HElelI
toners were shy and times ,Neie bard.
And he said, Loi am ruined, and thasen.
sation is disagrecable. ~ 'as ss'iA
And my ruin 10 the most PaIv1bl teaanei1
because it is slow in pyogrssss even ssWabd8l
wherein the lobster boileth, until she cTuSta-
ccous creature shriketh out his 'sUdf Id Us.
guish. tTf-7 'ssD0is 81
Lo! il is better tn be ruined quickly thss -
endure this slow torture. .'--.s ,.ra,-
will give my money away to the poor man
even to the poorest, which is he who prir-
tcth newspapers. and will shut up my shop
and wrap myself in the sackcloth Of deNols~i
ton, and pass my days in the purlieus Of bro
ken banks, cursing the hardness of the times
and rending my garments.
And the howlings Of Rome shall be as the
dulcet sound Of dulcimers, and they who blow
the flutes and Instruments Of music, compared
to the din will make in the cars Of tho wick
ed-evcn the cars Of the bank directors.
| And even as he said, SO did he; for he was
not like other mems sons who arc foolish and
know it not, and they say they will do 90 and
SO, performing that which is contrary.
For the sons of men are tickle, and he that
is born of woman doth spite his face by di-
minShing the length Of the nose thereof
And 10! the printer-even he who did pub
liSh ncwspapcrs-was made glad By the boun :,
| ty OF him who sold wholesale and retail; and
he did sound his praise and print them more
over, and did blow the trumpet of fame ress-
| pecting that mans dealings, from the rising
Of the sun even to the going down Of the same.
And he even the printer Of papeTs-did
magnify and enlarge upon the stock Of goods
which the trader had in his store, and did pub
lish the variety and the excellence, and the
newncsF, and the beauty, and the cheapnesa
thereof, till the pcople-yea, ell Of them, Ear
and near, were amazed.
And they said, 10! this man hath gathered
! from the cast and tho west -coetly mescham.
dize and wares Of wondrOus valuc-even the
workmanship Of cunning artificers-and We
knew it not. e
Go too, then. We will lay ont our silver
and our gold in those things which the prin4
ter printed of, and that what he doth publish
shall be ours. For this mans merchandise u
better than the bank notes of those who PROM
iSc to pay, and therein lie, even hanks Of de-
posit which bcguilc us of our money and
swindlc US like sin.
But the trader was still sad, and he said tile
money that those people bring me for the goods
in my store will still give to the printer,
and thus will ruin myself; will do thst
which no man hath yet done in my
IIInc or DeIOre nc. l VIII make the printer.
man, whom all men Scorn for his poverty,
rich, and lie shall be clad in fine linen, and be
shall rejoice.
And the sons Of men shall meet him In the
market place, and the Sheriffs shall shun him,
and the ScofNers shall be rebuked, and shall
take of their hats to him that was poor.
And he shall fash the dollars in the eyes of
the foolish, and shall cat bank note sand
witches. 1t o.
Yea, even shall he light his pine with rail-
road scrip and cast his spittle on the beards VI
other men.
For will ruin myself, and he who adver-
tises me shall enjoy my substance.
But 10! tho trading man-even he who sold
merchandise became rich. and even a. the an
clean beast lleth in the mire, so stirred be not
by reason Of much gold.
And the people fockcd to his store from
the North. 7,c
And from the South. ~,
And from the West. IA
And from the East.
And the printer rejoiccd and his phat did
abound. fasa
But the trader could not become poor; end
his melancholy ceased, and the smiles Of hap%,
pinesS were upon his face.
And his children did become mighty IN the
land by reason Of the dollars which many 6f
the people who read his advertisement had
poured into the traders money bags a5 sso-