Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1878-04-04


Seer watched all these men in their
daily and nightly enployments, and
took notes Of their lives. Almost
every one had left father, or mother,
or sweetheart in Jerusalem, anC.,
amid tears and anguish Of parting,
had promised to be faithful to the
end. But some had forgotten their
promises when far away. Some
wDuld spend whole evenings in dis
enssing the merits of heir respective
drometlaries, and would do this night
after night, until they did not have
an idea above the brute over which
they had control"
THAT means you, Jake Farren,
and you, old Grimes, you miserable
mule beating infdels," said Posey.
The young man had delightful
voice, WAS a beautiful reader. and,
"a he proceeded, the interest in his
narrative increased. He read on:
Some who were miners would work
all day, anG at night spend their last
shekel in game, which, in Judea,
was known as cinch."
THAT'S you, Mike Graley and
Dan McNaughton," " said Posey, ''vou
disrcputablc poker playing frauds. >"
! Again the reader proceeded:
Some desired to be considered dam
gerous men and fighters, and would
! seek difficulties with men their infc-
rlors, physically, that il might be
told in the different mining camps of
Olhir that they were desperate men,
with whom none might tribe. -
! That's you, sam Brown, yon
cowardIy buffer" intcrposed 30
sey.
And some" continued the hoy,
grew vain of foolish exploits.
and learned to expect praise for only
doing their duiv"
/ ~ rn.ss tbot,s mn >, ao;l posov
..rou ore .,;van tn s,cb th,,ob,s
sometimes, you know you are, yon
/ f,io. uuthinEing rpt,;op -
+ almost all irqrncd to drink of the
;,;ca ,r tho I-,os ,roo o,,l ,.t,o, -,
/ der jts Influence. they. wore c,,iltv oG
unu anlv and disgracof,L octs wb;c,,
wo,Id havc o,;.yod thoir rr;ords in
Jerusalem sorav nod the, doemod
surb - tbino noss;hIo :,
,.That.. -. ,, soiI poso,. ..ona O
sham, II ia to,
The hoy continued IN road. .Ard
tho s--I,"I - ori.;, ,,. .,.r.,a .ro-
men from Arabia, and Egypt, and
Midian, and other lands, and beQuiIed
the lsraelitcs, and made the,n for
gctrul to their duties and their vows >,
THAT hits the most of us too !
guess, said Foscv.
Still the boy read: AS the voora
rolled hy the men orcy moro and
more grolcling, unsil at last the,
forgot to mari, the beautiful sky ,he
wealth Of trees and tlowcy,s, the birth
and death of the seasons. Finally.
the ships were loaded and were
about to sail for the holy mothcrland
Then the men fockcd around the
vessel and desired to embark. But
the Seer stood upou the strands and
babe them stand back. To one he
said: You forgot wifi, and parent
in search OF pleasures here: Won are
no more worthy To sneal, thc hollow.
cd name of home nor to Lisa limo
which are pure
.eTo another he said. >.You hovo
snort ,our limo in ravo3s onI ,or,.
hodv ;s fIlod with d;ooooce ro, h.ro
bronght unon vourseIr. ,.o, ara
omono tho u,cIoo, and ho,.o 40 r;n,,
to 90 back and he a burden and cx-
ncnse mon vorr rrinnds ;,
..,r, onothor h, ooi3. t,yo, Lou,
dchosod ,.our mind I,.r, ,.o, oo,
No ,onao,. eoo.,bo too,,;o. ,,o az
oor,h nr :, ,,,o Laor,, how, oouIa
van rur ,nrrooch tho .x,Iopdor, or
tbc tamn,e oc orr niobtv Solono, ?"
HA,d 50 oustere and n,tiIeas tbe
Coor roaa tl. oor+o,coo ono ,uor o.,
other. tho sbins cost off tba;r limos
ho;.,oa ,ha;, .o;,o o,,., ,Yp4o Goa
hoc,, I'm, choson fo,v oc al,
who had come in Them ..
/ .Aud ,hoee. who ,om,;,, ,,.o,,
saw the glorious temple. which r.,a ..
their people's pride never I,a,.a,
upon the white walls, the .culpLurea
columns, the lofty arches, the beauti
fnl gates. nor saw the sunlight as it