Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

and one rusty miner was calling atten-
ton to n " city chap as was too proud to
go chats with common miners and teams
ters,n when the big teamster " Posey,"
with wave of the hand stopped him,
and marching up to the youth SAID 81
think there's misunderstanding here.
If you don't sing, nor tell stories, nor
drink, your education has been badly
neglected for some kinds of business,
suro but think it over tor minute I;
you might do something else, perhaps" ="
Tho young man looked down for a mo-
meat, and then looking up, said "I
might read you something, which, per-
haps, would answer in lieu of song or
story"
Il knowed it," said Posey. 81
knowed there was game in him when he
jumped out of his chair, little while ago,
when the loater commenced to insult the
Lily Room here, and light for the
boy to read by p
The crowd tell back, half morose and
half respectful. A candle was brought,
which Posey claimed the responsibility
of holding. The boy drew a little vol
ume from his pocket, looked over tho
crowd for n moment, then opening the
book, examined it for a moment, as it to
find the place, and commenced
" When the great and wise King Solo
mon dispatched his fleets to Ophir to
gather gold, and gems, and rare wood for
the temple which he was building, he
sent with them Seer to mark tho con-
duct Of his men, that each might be re-
warded according to his merits. When
the land of Ophr was reached, some OF
tho men went at once to the mines to dig
gold some were employed with trains
of camels, to freight merchandise and
food to tho mines some with swift
dromedaries carried tho express and gold
dust between tho mines and sea-shore.-
Some kept inns, and gathered many
shokels by disposing Of bad food and tur-
nishng poor beds to the miners"
"ThNt means you, landlord" said
Posey lnterrupting.
The boy continued And the Seer
watched all these men in their daily and
nightly employments, and took notes of
their lives. Almost every one bad left
father, or mother, or sister, or sweetheart
in Jerusalem, and, enid the tears and
anguish of parting, had promised to be
faithful to tho end. But some had for
gotten their promises when far away
Some would spend whole evenings in dis
cussing the merits Of their respective
dromedaries, and would do this night aR-
tor night until they did not have an idea
above the bruto over which thoy held
control"
" That means you, Jake Farron, and
you, old Grimes, you miserable mule
beating infdels," said Posey.
The young man had delightful voice,
was II beautiful reader, and, as no pro
ceeded, tho interest in his narrative in =
creased. IIo read on:
"Somo who were miners would work
all day, and at night spend their last
shekel In game which, in Judoa, was
known as 'ciuch.' "
"That's you, Mike Graley and Dan
McNaughton," said Posey, "you disrop-
utabo poker-playng frauds !"
Again tho reader proceeded Some
desired to be considered dangerous men
and Gghtors, and would seek difficulties
with mon their interiors, physically, that
it might bo told in the different mining
camps Of Ophr that they were desperate
men, with whom none might tri19."
"That's you, Sam Brown, you cow
ardly bluiter," intorposed Posey.
"And some," continued the boy,
"grew vain Of foolish exploits, and learn
cd to expect praise for only doing their
duty."
81 guoss that's mo-" said Posoy !;
"you are given to such thoughts, some
times you know you are, you big gunthink-
ing rullian."
"Almost all learn ed to drink OF the
juice Of the upas tree, and when under its
influence they were guilty Of unmanly
and disgracotul acts, which would have
grieyed their friends in Jerusalem sorely,
had they deemed such thing possible"
"That's u.s." said POsey, "and
shame it is, too"
The boy continued to read And
there nocked to Ophir strange women
from Arabia, and Egypt, and Midian,
and other lands, and beguiled the Israel
ties, and made them forgetful OF their
duties aud their vows"
"That hits the most Of us, too,
guess" said Posey.
Still the boy read GAS the years
rolled by the men grew more and more
grovelng, until at last they forgot to
mark tho beautiful sky, tho delicious
earth, the wealth Of trees and flowers, the
birth and death o: seasons. Finally, the
ships we're loaded, and were about to sail
for the holy motherland. Then the men
Aocked around the vessels and desired to
embark. But the Seer stood upon the
strands and babe them stand back. To
one he said (: You forgot wife and pa
rent in search of stolen pleasures here (;
you are no more worthy TO speak the hal
lowed name of home, nor 10 kiss lips
which are pure
"To another be said You have spent
your time in revels, and your body is
filed with desease which you brought
upon yourself; you are among tho un-
clean and have no right to go back to be.
come burden and expense to your
friends.'
To another he said you have de-
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