The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-23

sey. interrupting.
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 had left
father, or mother, or sweetheart In Jeru-
salem, and, amid the tears and anguish oil
parting, had promised to be faithful 10
The end. But some had forgotten their
promises when far away. Some would
spend whole evenings in discussipg the
merits Of their respective dromedaries,
and would do this night attey night, IN.
Ill 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 ipfidels," said Posey.
The young man had delightful voice,
was beautiful reader, and, as he pro.
ceeded, the interest in his narrative in.
creased. eread on:
"Some who were miners would work
all day, and at night spend their last
shekel in game which, in Judea, was
known as 'cinch.''
"Thats you, Mike Graley, and Dan
McNsughton," said Posey, "you disrepu.
table poker playing frauds"
Again the reader proceeded: @Some
desired 10 be considered dangerous men
and fighters, and would seek difficulties
with men their interiors, physically,
that It might be told in The different
mining camps Of ophir that they were
desperate men, with whom none might
triae."
"rhat's you, Sam Brown, you cowardly
buffer" interposed Posey.
"And some" continued the boy, "grew
vain Of foolish exploits, and learned TO
expect praise for only doing their duty"
Il guess that's me- said Posey; "you
are given TO such thoughts, sometimes.
you know you are, you big, unthinking
ruiian.n
"Almost all learned to drink OF the
juice Of the upas tree, and when under
It's influence they were guilty Of un-
manly and disgraceiul acts, which would
have grieyed their friends in Jerusalem
sorely, had they deemed such thing
possible"
"That's US" said Posey, Sand shame
It il, too."
The boy continued 10 read: Sand
there locked to Ophir strange women
from Arabia, and Egypt, and indian, and
other lands, and beguiIed the Israelites,
and made them torgetiul OF their duties
and their VOWS"
"That hits the most Of us, Too, guess, y
said Posey.
Sill the boy read: "As the years
rolled by the men grew more and more
groveling, until at last they forgot to
mark the beautiful sky, the wealth Of
trees and flowers, the birth and death OIL
seasons. Finally, the ships we're loaded
and were about 10 sail for the holy mother
land. Then the men aocked around the
vessel and desired TO embark. But the
Seer stood upon the strands and badg
them stand back. To one he said: 'You
forgot wife and parent in search OF pleas
ures here; you are no more worthy u
speak the hallowed name Of home, nor tc
kiss Iipa which are pure
ITO another he said: you have spen
your time in reyelS, and your body Il
filled with diseases which you brough
upon yourself; you are among the unclear
and have no right TO go back to become /
burden and expense 10 your friends
"To another he said: 'You have de
based your mind here; you eau no lOngeI
see the beauties upon the earth or in th'
heaven; how could you fitly approach th'
splendUrs OF the temple oil our might.
Solomon
"And so austere and pitiless, the See
read the fentences one after another; th'
ships cast of their lines. hoisted ,hei
sails, and put 10 sea, carrying back but
chosen few OF all who had come in them
"And those who remained never say
the glorious temple which was their PEG
pies pride; never looked upon the whit,
walls, the sculptured columns, the lOfty
arches, the beautiful gates, nor saw th,
sunlight as il flashed back from the rooI
Of FURNISHED gold. They witnessed mont
OF the msgnifcence Of ia dedication; In.
hailed no breath OF It's rare incense; looked
not upon marvellous interior decorations
heard no hurst OF enchanting music, anC
caught no tones Of Solomon's incompara
ole prayer. But rather, they grew more
and more sordid and deprayed, until they
were 40 lost In utter debasement that tht
watching angel flled with sediment the
waters Of the streams, which settling tillec
the harbors OF the 0phir coast, until
ships could no more make haven there
and finally the country wherein Solomon
dug his gold was no more known TO th'
children OF men,"
With this the youth ceased reading
and nothing for a moment was heart
save here and there the labored breath o.
some strong man, and the soft patter o.
the rain upon the roof.
This lasted for a brief interval, anC
then, with voice sweet and full aud cleai
"a lark's song, the boy proceeded:
10 men Of the wetl they srO thinking Of you
On another shore Tonight
They are thinking Il you Is their lell and true,
As tee iu1oeept ones they Ia cdildhOod knaN,
When you Of your home, were thellSht.
'Thsy are thInkInI, and whiting, and eOuntIul
the days,
Till you ejne 4, them once NOR;
EAeh morn thy strata TO the west their glte,
| k4ch eve IN lOpu Noltt1 tnfy sOuuu gVuI IltAuSt
Rsc1untlns your Virtues ali Ger.
UBe true 10 your manhood, b true 10 each trust
Where'eE 10 lies battle yeu Itand:.
Cleanse the heart iron it, stain, the soul from It
LIZ yaa a' eye. from til, ground. your mind, t'ou
Be t rue S 70 Jour FAC, and your land"
The harp,liks voice ceased, and 1t wa,
plain that the reading had made deeI
impression on all who heard Il. Th'
wife Of the landlord was the first wht
spoke. Approaching the youth, she ask
ed him II he was a preacher.
He mOdestly answered that he was not
but was clergymans son; that he haC
tried mining 10 Plumas county, bul
failed, and WA then finding his way OF
foot to San joe, where his sister, q clergy
mans wife, was dying; that be hopec
there 10 obtain situation as teacher
as he was not strong enough to work II
the mines.
AZ ibis Curly, thestage driver, arOuses
himself.
l am sorry for him so much" and he
laid ten:dollar piece upon the table.
Nm rorrier than you" said Posey
and he covered the ten with twenty.
A miner present said: II have no coin
| butD-hefe he drew out q buckskir