, 1877-11-17

the forests AMI .aw mills, he viii extend Ills
enterprise southwark to Fa'agonia-
hna more money than Monte Christ, Nhcn
Mills has made tho hank Of California to out
rank thc Hank of England. Wien Reese mid
t.uning have sweated tho 'ast ducats. When
the Devil pointed Quite Christ, af1l all the cat
tie upon n thuusanl htIls. When HaRVin shall
have absorbed the dry land. and Sharon the
waters Of t'c earth. When they shall have ac-
etHnp't+hcL all Of tn. sc thnRs-
Then--wcIl tfcnl 49,. ....
They viii crawl humbly away into their little
tomsH. over them will be said, caGii In turn. q
short prayer, and over them {pn[ out Of their
Dwn carnln0s} We will erect a monumental Gt,nft
If nnrlfe hE.'rze. or granite. anil III it will In:
scribe their vtstues,-and thia the only reward
for life nf toll.
sometimes think ne arc not sufr'clentiy
grateful ~ t'Icsc, our sctvants Tor their faithful
and unpaid latnrf.
surprised that any reasonable man should
envy them.
other day, ,-onc of those close none machines
that deal In h,tl0n and exchange, that can
transfcr your funt!s fnm San JoEe to Rsgtlml,
convert corn In Illinois, cotton In t}eorR!n, wine
IN California. ~.JI Ia Austratfa Into corn, at1tl
1ay It down In Moscow or Madrid,-l asked him
why he ttk! not own town or country lloute,
yaeht at.d carrtage; why he did not ciI)oy him
ii do enjoy lIfc," was tho reply. "Mine
| Is the Joy to tnnke money: mine the pleas
| trc 10 accumulate. delight In the cllasc.
a.n playing game With oil the world. ]
calculate human passions for tho chances
forceast the policy Of K'ngs: I study The ctcc.
tona In France. 1 regard the PROSPERITY Of
/ eountrtce TINT tnny knnr wlcrc trale-tafances
IT,: | watch wl'oss aatt'n. torrow md whose
armies. notice The conduct OF Bismarck, Andras-
~, G0rtscllakotI, Dltraci. l keep my eye on
bourbon, Orleans, and Donapartc. stu'lv the
InuyuIucnts of nlobA AMI coullnunes. AT these
nations, Kings. l'rcmIers, armies. peoples. ara
hishops. knights, custlee, md pawMs Gein.
nloyeti for my hencft: ! watch the Ratne. and
in selling cxctange bet upou the result. II !
my pleasure: 1t Il my llfe. I MN happy in IT,
| And 50, when ull Is said and ,ione, when the
philoadphy ot life Is exhauste.l It comes duwn
to tlis. tlie Happy mau is l,c who Is content.
with rcccilti0at ahlt Panatna hat, With hut
and hammock, ur 1t trny he at thc heal Of
armies u In royal palace, In Hollrsc ur bank or
pawnslor In ambitious tangled l'ic, on Geld or
| fart1. III s!lDp or lidraTy.
We knuw ths l,aplhest man IN California.
He has hltliyeI his ambition. liz has seen
his ctcnl!es eat cuch other up. liz watches them
now l,anQing upo, the ragged edge of DANGER
| Otis places.
He Is the wcaltllicst man In all the State, he
cause be llas enough; Ills Income c1cec1s h1s
expenditure; rtsult-lInpptneas. !tEs conscience
osSs ss:F s h. h., ess4s .sss
lsn wittIUut cost, tho outside ui whfrh arc aIi
sts own aud uninerrnbcscd; only the tnsidus be-
| long to the worms who spun II.
| lie has vlias in tho country, vineyards, or
chartla, forests, strua.s lawns, meadows, glcns,
a,id groves, UPON all Of whlvi he may look. and
through whlc! he NAV wander, m have no cost
of getting and no caro- Of maintaining.
lie rides an'l drives among tho elegant resi-
licences Of aan Mateo. Tie park Is Ills own, the
octan'leach, tho town-hall. Tue police guard
him, thc military protect him: Ills labor Is d
pleasure, his life Is psalm Of Thanksgiving. lie
envles no man. loves l,s wife, and 10 content.
lie travels in foreign lands, reads books, has
abundant leisure, enjoys art, goes fishing and
tl,tck.sl,ooting, hunts IN tho fllls anl thinks
tiod for h!s hraltii an1 freedom. lie belongs to
n0 party. sccanso he wants no osIlcc. uns iia
own op!n!0nA, and iareB to hitter them. Loves
honest people, hates rascality; cstccms worth,
desptses sf,atns; snnps hla fingers at ean Quen
t!n huncs there ID future hell for bin enc1nics
md confidently l,clioyee TINT, II there Ia M
other at,a brighter world than this, 1t will be
Just hts good luck to yet lnto It.