Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-25


caption should read, "The MISTAKES 81
Joshua" out closer perusal viii
show him that we are referring 20
proposed changes Of iaw-of-custom
ne well az literal legislation and that
the title OF the great law-giyer means
Drawn from the water term
which has broader signincance In this
arid west than any other section.
Just before the descendants OF Alb
raham, under the new leader, Joshua,
crossed the Hubicon marking the
limits OF their promised inheritance
Two men were sent out from Shit;im
10 spy out the iand," and see II il
held any attraction for a host Of dis
Sruntled peeves who had for forty
years been dining on quail and toast
prepared by the Lords own hand.
After partaking % the Inequalities Of
one Hahab (who. by the way woula
not be allowed TO ply her trade in
this piOus town OF ROswell) and look
Ing az the orchards and vineyards of
the Jebusitos, these gents OF the
plnkerton type returned 20 camp be-
yOnd the Jordan ana reported that
Il looked good 20 Benny, or some Heb
rev term carrying that meaning. For
the purpose 0f cur story Il matters
little whether or not the spies were
well treated or whether their report
was satisfactory. Moses r. tOuted by
the ecolesiasts as '''rhe meekest man"
because he had piloted n bunch ~ dis
cOntentod fellows around the deserts
for nearly half a century, had borne
with them and still had faith In God,
but was content 20 lay him down and
die In sight OF the Promised Land"
My own private opinion IN that his
time had come anyhow, that HIS faith
showed he was more easily pleased
with the promises OF the Lord than
any Of his followers and that, after
the father had shown him the pOssi-
billties OF the land before him and
lifted the veil that Moses might see
what was coming after the occupation,
the law glyer said, Lord, let me die
while / have faith In mankind. Forty
years trying 10 please that bunch
down In the valley IL enough sacri-
Zee 20 ask Of any man"
When any aO-called new country
IL discovered, men under some nom
de plume. are sent ahead 20 spy out
J.
be made makes little difference just
so II contalnE two items. o. e.. that
there is plenty OF room and that u
offers more or less inducement for
exploitation.
IL these points appear. and IL Is
known that Rahab holds domicile
nearby. the influx of Immigration viii
follow, and MIR. Everyman who can
secure look In, either in the way OF
holding or In the way of explolta-
ton, as once becomes Moses In his
own estimatlon-and this is the Moses
with which our article will deal HIS
mistakes are many and his deals SO
often sinful mnd shameful that those
81 YOU who have read the Holy Book
may think that Judas Iscariot Is a
more fitting title for such cattle. Have
your way about Il. we shall not argue.
In the settlement of this great
southwest men coming here natural
~ bring the ideals Of the section from
which they eOmd, and that spells
progress But here. more than in
any other new country. do they en-
counter features OF common law
that lead To friction. Now com
mon law" means il II really means
ANYTHING, local customs 80 long re-
spected that those affected by them
are willing 10 abide thereby II VIII
be remembered that II was Joshua
and not Moses who finally led the
chosen people across the river to the
LAND OF wheat and barley. and vines
and zig treoa"-Deut. S:S. Moses
stopped on the mountain ana LETT