Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1913-11-28

out thy body in two years; but thou
workest hard on Sunday also, thou
canst do it in six months; and thy son,
and thy daughter, thy male friend. thy
morals and thy conscience, be none the
better for it, butreproach thee. shouldst
thou ever return with thy worn-out
body to thy mothers fiseside; and thou
strive to justify thyseif, because the
trader and the blacksmith, the carpen-
ter and the tailors, Jews, buccan-
eers. defy God and civilization, by
not keeping the Sabbath day, rGr
wish for day of rest, such as me-
mory, youth and homes may hallowed.
V.
Thou shalt not think more Of thy
gold, and how thou canst make 1t go
fastest, than how you will enjoy it.
after thou hast ridden roughshod, over
thy good parents precepts a-@s ex-
amples. that thou mayest have moth
ing to reproach and sting thee, when
thou art left alone in the land where
thy fathers blessings and thy mothers
love hath sent thee.
vi.
Thou shalt not kill thy body by work.
ing in the rain. even though thou shalt
make enough to buy physic and atten-
dance with. Neither shalt thou kill
thy neighbor's body in duel, for, by
keeping cool, thou canst save his life
and thy conscience. Neither shalt thou
destroy thyself by getting tight
nor "sIewed," nor high, nor corn
ed nor "half-seas over" nor three
sheets-in-the-w wind, "bydrinkingsmooth-
ly down brandy sings, gin cocktails"
''whiskey punches" rumtoddies nor
eggnogs. Neithershalt thousuck mint
juIips, sherry cobblers,,' through n
straw, nor gurgle from a bottle the
"raw material" nor take it from
decanter, for while thou art swallowing
down thy purse and thy coat from thy
back. thou art burning the coat from
thy stomach; and if thou couldst see
the houses and lands, and gold dust snd
homecomforts already lying there-a
huge pile-thou shouldst feel a choking
in thy throat; and when to that thou
addest thy crooked walkings and hic-
,uping- -talkings, of lodgings in the gut
ter, of broiling in the sun, of prospect
ng holes half full of water, and of
shafts and bitches, from which thou
mast emerged like drowning rat, thou
wilt feel disgusted with thyself, and in
Iuire is thy servant a dog, that he
ioeth these things?" verify | will say.
Farewell old bottle, will kiss thy
gurgling lips no more. And thou,
sings, cocktails, punches, cobblers,
logs. toddies, sangarees, and julips,
For ever, farewell. Thy remembrance
ihames me, henceforth, l "cut thy ac-
Iuaintance, and headaches, tremb-
ings, heart bur nings, blue devils, and
Ill the unholy catalogue Of evils that
'ollow thy train. My wife's smiles
md my children's merry laugh shall
harm and reward me for having the
manly frmness and courage to say NO.
wish the an eternal farewell.
VII.
Thou shalt not grow discouraged,
Tor think of going home before thou
hast made thy pile" because thou
mast not "struck lead," nor found
a "rich crevice, nor sunk hole upon
a pocket" lest in going home thou
shalt have fc-~ acilers dow. .-d ~
to work, ashamed, at fifty CENTS, and
serve thee right; for thou knowest by
staying here, thou mightest strike a
lead and fifty dollars a day, and keep
thy manly self-respect, and then 60
home with enough to make thysef and
others happy.
VIII.
Tho shalt not steal pick, or shovel.