News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-12
SHORT SUMMER SERMONS.
Delivered by Brother Gardner of the Limo.
Kiln Climb.
from the Detroit Free Pres57,


When l har an individual riz up an
declar' his disgust wild de world I sot
MIN down as pusson who has contri-
buted his far share lords bringin' de
world to its present condishun.
Oar am sartin people who war bon
into dis life fur no pertickler reason.
Dey am as outer place as blind boss
beio lookln- glass. Dey haven't de
smartness to steal nor de spirit to work.
Dey am too cowardly to suicide, an not
brave huff to face de problems of life.
Dey am mean huff to covet, but not
reckless huff to steal. Dey begin on
Sunday mawnin' to predict short crops,
an wind up Saturday night by a pro-
phecy OF earthquakes or cholera On
de front doah of cherry SIGH man should
be nailed sign readin': SIT am better
to pass on to de next co'ner an take de
small pox instead"
[ sit down wild my pipe of an evenin'
an boi ssrtin mat ers down an 'frow away
de skimmins. TIE bin gainin' two or
three pounds of flesh a var fur de las
ten Vars. What rich man has done bet
ter Ize got tight roof over head an
a good cellar below. Jay Gould's roof
may be higher an his cellar bigger, but
why should envy him when I have
room huff?
On my table am con beef, Eaters,
cabbage, bread, an odder fings which
please my taste, satisfy my hunger an
put fat on my ribs. Does any million
aire do mo- dan eat to please hisself
De panes in my windows am small
but clear. l kin look out to de east,
moth, south or west. De Vanderbilts
can't do any better. DER glass may be
larger an cost mo- money, but 1t doan'
keep out any mo- weather.
rze got bit of garden in which
TIE CROWN Eaters, lettuce, onions,
beets an de like. De Queen of Eng
land kin have a bigger garden, but her
vegetables must grow in de same way,
an would taste no better.
Ize got plenty of fuel fur cold
weather, an fly screens to keep out de
dust an flies IN summer. De kings
palace am warmed by de same coal an
his screens made frum de same wire. I
want neither his heat nor his 'skeeters.
rze got good health an a purity far
job. Oar am plenty of m1llionaires who
haven't got no health tall, and whose
worry am mo tiresome dan my labor.
Ize got lot all paid fur in de grave
yard. Some men may have two, but l
doan'.,envy 'em. By an by men de ole
woman will be laid away up dar. By
an by de rich man an his wife will also
be laid away, Dey may have monu-
ment towerin' above our tombstuns, but
dey'll sleep no sweeter nor awaken any
sooner. DER collins may be richer, but
de same airth will bring all to decay.
De great trouble wild average human
ity, as l see it, am de fack dat people
grasp fur too much. What was riches
to de las ginerashun am jist huff to
make dis one discontinued. What was
comfort den am poverty now. De
wages Of our gran fathers would hard
ly buy ap'ons fur de wives of workin'
men to-day. We am full of froth an
show. Hypocrisy an deceit am part of
our stock in trade. Envy an jealousy
am drivin' out charity an contentment.
Fifty Vars hence, if dey should dig
down to nv coffin an find dat 1 had
turned ober, de papers needn't make
any sensashun. 1t am quite sartin, on
less great change tax place, dat de
nex' generashun will make US ole dead
folks tired.