Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-10
THE WORLDS PRAYER.

O, almighty dollar, our acknowl-
edged governor, preserver and bene-
factor, we desire to approach thee
on this and every other occasion
with that reference which IS the
superior excellence, and that regard
which shall ever be cherished for
exalted greatness. Almighty dollar.
without thee in the world we can do
nothing, but with thee we car do all
things. When sickness lays it's
paralizing hands upon US thou canst
provide for us the tenderest of
nurses, the most sklllful of physi.
clans, and when the last struggle OF
mortality is over and we are being
borne to the resting place of the
dead, thou canst provide band of
music and military escort to ac-
company US thither, and af last, but
not least, erect magnificent monu-
ment over our grave with o living
epitaph to perpetuate our memory.
And y hile here IN the midst Of mis-
fortune and temptations OF life, we
perhaps are accursed of crime and
brought before magistrates, thou,
almighty dollar, can secure to US
feed lawyer, a bribed judge, a pack
ed jury; anc we go scott free. Be
with us we pray thee, in all thy deci-
NAL parts. for that thou art the only
ono altogether lovely and the chief
among ten thousand
We feel thero is no condition in
life whore thy potent and all powers
ful charms are not felt. In thy Ab..
sence how gloomy is the household,
and how desolate the hearthstonc,
but when thou, 0, almighty dollar
art with US, how gleeful the beef.
steak sings upon the gridiron, how
genial is the warmth that anthracite
coal or hickory wood diffuses
throughout tho department, and
with an exuberancd of joy continues
to swell every bosom thou art the
joy Of the youth and the solace of
our old age j thou canst adorn the
gentleman and feed the iackass
thou art the favorite of the philoso.
pher and the ideal Of the lun nkhead.
When an election is to be carried, o,
slmlghty dollar thou art the most
potent argument of politicians and
demagogues, and the umpire that
decides the contest. Almighty dol-
lar, thou art worshipped the world
over; thou hast no hypocrites in
thy temple, or no false hearts at thy
altars kings and courtiers bow be-
fore thee, and all nations adore thee;
thou art loved by the civilized and
savage alike with unfeigned and un~
faltering affection; We continue to
regard thee as the handnSaid of reli-
gion and the twin sister Of charity.
@, almighty dollar be With us We
beseech thee, attended BY an inex-
pressible number OF thy ministering
angels made in thine own image,
even though they be bnt silver
quarters, whose gladdening light
shall illuminate the vale Of penury
and want with heavenly radiance,
which shall CAUSE the awaken sonl
to break forth in accia nations Of
joy. Almighty dollar, tbon art the
guide Of our footsteps and the goal
Of our being. Guided BY thy sll-
sery light we hope to reach the
golden gate, triumphantly enter
while hands harmonionsly sweep
the golden harps as we enter the
golden street:
Almighty dollar, thy shiiing face
Bespeaks thy wondrous power,
In my pocket make thy resting place, r
I need thee every hour.
And nov, almighty dollsr. II
closing this invocation, We rsalixe
and acknowledge thai tbou wssl the
god Of onr grandfa,hers, the twofold