Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-16
HOMO'S CONFESSION,
He Drops a Few Pointers As to His tbject 2
 In Life.


 first installment of his confession. it should have appeared today, but some wicked person broke open the drawer in which It was and took the contents, confession and all. Below will be found the second installment which will be read with interest, giving, as it does, the key to the answer of the con undrum of who and what is the wild man: ...H|
 No man need be the slave of money or the money powers, especially in q mild climate like Arizona where man of common sense can take few seeds in one hand. sharp stick in the other and on half acre of land make a more manly, independent and hap pier existence for himself and little ones than nine.tenths of the people do in this land of boasted civilization and wealth. Gle can swap beans, wind and hes with the edit0T) Money is only another invention of His Satanic Majesty in kid gloves, to force the hard working slaves 10 cringe before his imaginary and assumed greatness. Money cannot buy genuine love, friendship or happiness Its pur- chasing power extends only. to foolish toys and harmful playtbings, which both child and savage scorn with dis dain unless specially trained for their use. It might be all very we'll for farmer to exchange corn for coffee producers plantation adjoined his, but when he is under the necessity of sharing with the bulls and bears, trans, ortation companies and the vast army of middlemen who do nothing but collect toll from honest labor, he surely ought to see, he pays too dear for his commercial whistle. . .- ..... I verify believe coffee csu,es more sickness, wife beating, and cruelty to animals than whiskey, on account o its tendency to deTange the digestive organs in it's irritating reaction .. Indians may know nothing about the beauties of Homer, Virgil and Ella Wheeler Wilcox, but they were not sufficiently yerdant to sell Indian corn for oue-hslf cent per pound and buy the same article back in the shape of corn starch, tos twenty five cents per pound, for they could make bet | ter article at home.
 Would an omnip0teDt, omniscient and all meTeiful God create an imper- feet man, Ca perfect man could not fall) give him an appetite for apples, | place him under an apple tree with the fallen angel and his step ladder, and then after happening just what ! he knew would come to pass, became ashamed O! his own work and drspe with filthy rags his artistic model? 1 Oh, ye hypocrites and slaves ye laugh at the stories Of the devil and refuse to spell his name with capital and | yet cling to the ragged fig leaf he has bequeathed ye. .- ..as..a. .. ....
 Let me put it in plainer light Would q man possessing just little chunk of that infinite power, wisdom and goodness, deprive his mule of water for several days, give him plenty Oi salt, and after, allowing him to founder 1 himself with water, not only punish him, but whip all mules in all ages aud chimes forever and foreyeT2 Nol I Ihink not even a country justice of peace would do that % % H7@s saf 5= .Er
 I believe am accused of the terri ble crime of not dressing in the latest Parisian style but rather more after the style of Jesus Christ, his disciples and apostles. Or perhaps I am held for Identification. or rather as I should ] put it, for exhibition. For, is 1t pos sible that any one except a drunken deputy would take me for criminalf Does thief with his poodle carry g lantern when trying to elude ths Pink ertons? Does an assassin wave sloft the star spangled banner when crawl ing upon his intended victiml Would bear the red (blanket) white (tarpau- lin) and blue (bsg) if was making raid for scalps and plnnderf No, fl so, I would just wear little old common greasy suit of clothes just like deputy generally wears.
 Of all the opinions passed upon me, nine-tenihs have been unfavorsble. That only shows the natural dsprasity of the buman heart. I am thankful however that you have not takeR me | for detective or some other sieuth