The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-23

At a convention of the vocations
of men the question was debated,
Which calling of the human race
the workers in the human bee hive
is the most exalted? Whom shall we
crown king?" Forthwith one after
another began to discount upon the
respective merits of their occupa-
tions. First uprose a politician, A
mighty man in the land and thus ad-
dressed the audience: my country
men, hear me the oracle of political
economy My business is to lead
my people out of the chaotic mazes
of disorganization into the glowing
light and harmonious movementyof a
resistless force for the commonweal
My profession solves the most OBJ
truse of governmental problems,
makes and unmakes constitutions,
CONSTITUTES parliamentary usages and
holds together the discotdant fac
lions of society" The merchant
said: THE ships plough the mighty
deep visit the isles of the seas,
touch the shores of other countries
and return with the products of all
lands From pole to pole | gather
together for the use of man al he
needs to sustain life" The lawyer
arose with grace and ease and. may
it please the court, declared he was
called to expound to man the mys-
teries of the law Of habeas corpus,
estate intail, entailed esta e, ne eX-
cirteorari and pleas lidatory, he
spoke in eloquent flights of oratory.
OF justice he spoke not a word but
said his glory was the enforcement
of the law The owners of facto-
ries and foundries with one accord
proclaimed that from crude material
they made the finished product to
meet all human need The Judge in
his ermine robe with mien most sol
emn and bearing dignified, in meas
ured tones announced that in his
hands he held the balance of Justice
wherein were weighed to the weights
of hair the rights of man accord
ing to the rules of law and equity.
as laid down by the fathers wise and
good according to precedents as old
as the law. The owner in fee of
acres many and broad OF fertile food
yielding soil, an agricultural colo
mel, if you please, with whiskers long
in stammering accents thus address
ed the throng: MY lands, my houses
and my cattle are to the use of men
given that the multitude bread may
eat, my barns are full of food for
the multitudes. Without me the
people of the earth would perish.
Mr. Politician, Mr.. Lawyer, Mr..
Manufacturers, Mr.. Judge, one and
all, have you not from time imme-
mortal held that of all callings mine
is chief?" Then up rose surplfceo
and mitered dignatary of the canrch
aud with countenance saddened Dy
the burden OF sins OF the world but
with light thoughts OF his own, III
sepulchuraI tones upon his claims to
precedence began to discourse thus:
"By special call from heaven above
and by the grace of Gods overmas-
tering love, | have been specially
com missioned consecrated. set A
part, sent to warn errfng man the
straight and narrow path to tread
or this world and It's ways nave
naught to do but being Inspired from
on high and being heaven anointed
I need not by man be appointed 10
that precedence which is mine by
right divine. 1t is mine office not
for eminence to sue but in the
name of Him who sent me my peace
among men to demand. hen spoke
the chairman, banker OF course,
for from each one present he heid
secure an l. O. U. and as a conse-
uuence none other so we'll qualifled
over the meeting to preside Gen
tlemen." he said, "our brother, the
priest, is not competitor In our
scramble. for gold, his calling is hon
orable, his claim is old, to him we
must look for heavens blessings Oh
all we do, besides the intricacies or
business are such that sometimes an
induIgence we must seek and who
is so we'll qualified as he to petition
the heavenly thrown for that free
grace of which he has told us so
much. If | hear not dissenting
voice | shall proclaim it the ruling
of the chair that of all the callings
assembled here the domineers or
the most ancient, most honorable
and by virtue of heavens call enti-
fled TO precedence over us one anc
all" AT this iuncture philosopher
who in contemplative mood, silent
auditor of all had been arose from
his seat and with deliberative, pas
.sionless diction addressed the chair:
Mr.. Chairman, have listened
with much interest to the claims OF
consideration | have here heard not
a word of which would | dispute, but
as | look forth on field and pam
down into the deep mines and over
the surging main | am impressed
that it is not time for this meeting