Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-02
SUMMER SERMONS.
Brother Gardner breaches on Conten
ment.

menf.
When | h an an individual rz up an
declar his disgust wild de world 9ot
him down as Il pusson who has conlri-
butod his share lords bringinl de world
to las present cOndishun.
OAR am sartin people " ho,war' bon
into dis life fur no partickler reason.
Dey ann ms outer place rs II blind boss
brtor' Il lookin' glass. Dey haven't de
suartness to steal nor de speprit to
work. 10y am too cowardly TO suicide,
an not .lave huff to face lie problems
of life. Dev am mean 'nutf to coyet,
but not reckless huff to steal Dey be-
gin on Sunday mawnin' to PREDICT
short crops. an wind up Saturday night
by It prophecy of earthquakes or cholera.
On de front doah OF ebery SIGH man
should be nailed sign readin': ut am
better to pass on to de aext eo'ner an
take dc smallpox instead. "
sit down wild my pipe OF an evenin'
am boil sartin matters, down an fr0w
away de skimmins. lie bin ganln
two OF three pounds of flesh Il var tur
ete las ton vars.
what rich man has done bettern2
| re got u tight roof ober head IN
good cellar below. Jay Gould's roof
may be higher am his cellar bigger, but
why should envy him when have
room nun?
On my table am con beet, eaters,
cabbage bread. an odder fings which
please my taste, satisfy my hunger IN
PM lat on my ribs. Does any mlIiion-
are do mo- dan eat TO please hisself?
DE panes IN my windows ana small
bu, c,ear. kh. look out to de east
no'th. south. or west. De NanderbHts
can Go any better. DER glass may be
lar CT an cost mo- money, bat 1t doan
keep out any mo- weather.
De cot q bit OF garden. in which
| Ize 2rowin' Eaters, lettuce, onions
beetS, an de like. De Queen OF Eng-
land kin have bigger garden. but her
vegetables mast grow in dc same way,
an would taste no better.
l'2a got plenty OF fuel fur cold weather;
an ily screens to keep out the dust an
hcs IN summer. De king palace am
warmed by the same coal, an ms
screens made from ne same wire. l
want
Nnither his heat nor his 'skeeters.
~ gol good health an purity Ia
| Job. Oar am plenty ol millionalrts VINO
! haven't got no health tail, and whose
4 worry am mo tiresomc dan my labor
40 got lot all paid fur in dc grave,
| yud. some men may have two but !
doau envy EN-. BY an by me n dc
OLD woman viii be laid away up OAR,
BY an by dc rich man an his wife VIII
also BE- land away. Dey may have q
monument towerin above our tomb
siuno, but devil sleep no sweeter nor
a"lhen any sooner Der collins may
be rcher. but the same airth Will bring
all 10 10y.
De great trouble with average human
I ity, rs | see it, am the fnck dat people
4 grasp tur too much. What was riches
10 de las ginerashlln am list nun TO
make 'is one discoE What was
comfort den am inoverly now. De
WAGES Of our gran Fathers would hardly
buy Il pons fur H. wives OF workin'-
men to-day. We nm tul of froth an
snow hypocrisy ~, deceit am part OF
our stock IN tradei Envy and jealousy
am drivin out cha ,.;fr nh contcntment
Fifty ! airs hence, e. An shuld dir down
% my coffin an fil1d ~ had turned
ober. dc papers faJn,t make any sen
sashun. it am nite sartn. oness a
great change taxi i nIaee. dat dc neN
I geuerashun viii Ike rs ole dead folks
/ tired r. Detroit n ~ prs