The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-06-11
written for the .ADvOc,rE
THE MINER.
AllegOrical.
TNos. n. WALToH.

TNos. n. WALTON.
call your attention veyy respectfully to
CHAPTER l.,
WHERE / SHALL TAKE THE LIBERTY or IN
PRODUCING MYSELF AND ANOTHER, WITH
WHOM / BEG LEAVE TO MAKE YOU AC-
QUAINTED.
On plain ofimmense area on which you
see valuable undeveloped resources around
about, and other things in a fOurishing
state and others again progressing, you
behold an individual most WORTH of your
closest attention. A bright spade sticks
with its point in the earth, and on the han
die Of this rests the strong barred arms Of
this man, while be leans the right foot on
the shoulder of the implement, and gazes up
an extensive inclined plane. In his looks
you discover something Of sorrow and of
pity but these are married by an EXPIRES
sion Of scorn which cannot be concealed.
His attention is fixed on some object away
up the plane, at which he strains bis eyes in
order to see it it is so distant and indis-
tinet. In bis features you behold every
thing that is noble, and honest and true.
The muscles speak Of strength and the bear
ing Of determination and confidence. What
you see around Of nature subdued and pro-
ductive, has been subdued and made so by
these strong arms. What remains to be
done in that undeveloped region does not
daunt the courageous heart beating within
bis bosom, for in this person you behold me,
and am
LABOR!
AS have introduced myself | must as
sumo the first person, and speak for my
self.
While | rest here and look up that in
clined plane, my attention becomes rivetted
on something that causes me to reflect, and
think of
-Tr Fast,
aud feel comp ed % address a former bro
Their in industry. You are nv brother yet,
if ) can but real yol down from hat gid
iy heirbt ] remember the time when We
'ar;el in life together; we were both on
ttas level PLAIN, and we worked and worked
hand and heart together to get it EDWARDS to
perfection. We had pleasant times then
and the bread we ate was of that whole
some kind one earns by the sweat of ones
brow. 1t was sweet and palatable. Tha
plano you are climbing was open for ut
both; you and [ alike were invited to clint
and we did so. But something got between
us-the devil l suppose-and we did moi
agree; we were not the friends we used to
be, nor not nearly so happy. While VIC
we're on q certain level separation took
place, which l regretted much at the time.
We quarrelled you know, and yo', spat
upon mel! | had not the least i'll ID to-
wards you but you called me vile names,
and l felt my very soul wounded! We
bad BY our joint industry acquired riches
immense riches-and these bad been
trusted in your possession. These you kept
and left me, and by some invisible help you
were taken beyond my reach. With feel
ings that | shall not describe, they were SO
wicked and consequently 50 bitter, | tortur.
ed myself for hours as sat looking, first W
and then down the plane, not knowing how
to proceed, nor what to do next But al
last relief came thought / had beer
robbed of all had, but this spade that
hold in my hand now, whose polished blade
shows me the reflection Of my own face il
is SO bright-was in my hand then ! The
riches you carried off, had come from thi,
source, and this source was still left in my
hand and scGs still independent! You
went up with you plumber; l reversed my
steps and returned to this vast plane will
my real treasure. felt myself in posses
sion Of the foundation Of all riches anC
worth, to be found in the great uni
verse. looked on you as a swindler anC
with great indignation. But you needed
not you went on your own road | wen
on mine aud have filed the world with
riches and you have rlundcred, and Ill
plumber from these. Sometimes you have
almost impoverished me when you have car
RED them off just after they have been pro
duced, being helped to your ends By some
invisible 6end and you call yourself CAP
ITAL to whom | shall devote
CHAPTER II
AND EXAMINE YOU FROM A CARBONIFEROU
POINT OF VIEW OF
IL II II IL Il N t.
EXPLANATORY The Coal Trade Association
says it represents four millions Of tons O
coal.
To-day look up tho place and-althougl
you are a great way of-cau see label OF
your back, on which is written "four million
tons Of coal, convertible into gold at th,
summit the gold to be used in the manu-
facture of false spectacles, which shall guide
millions of human beings to the paths ofdes
truction." This is labelled on your back
but you cannot see what is behind you
something before YOU leads you on You
lock poor in body, but in an excited manner
you run towards an object on which are cen
tered your aims. To me your object ap-
pears a shadow, and, my poor brother Of
the past, you seem to be mad pity you
Would that YOU were here; where is the
blessing of God, instead Of being I'D there
among a thousand-aye, ten thousand
curses 1t is much that l see you at all
as horrible things lie between you and me
That plane that was once SO pure and uude-
fled, is now blotched with cruelty and on
preston your footprints are stamped on
the track you have taken, and these bear
records Of your past. You do not look
back perhaps it is that you dare net do So.
Do you dream Of what is in your rear ? Are
you SO blinded by the power above you that