THE WORLD.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1563, 19 June 1885, Page 2

THE WORLD.

*. (St. Louis Magazine.) There is but little in life to live for. The world is a hollow mockery, full of troubles, trials, and bad piano players. We go forth in the morning full of hope and come borne at night fall of bad whiskey. We dabble in politics and bet all our wealth on the leading man, and tbe ' other fellow getteth elected and we are ' left to mourn. We run for office and our friends < manage for us and spend our money, ' and behold we come out badly scooped ' and crushed financially. I We marry for wealth, and our girl's old roan assigns. We deny ouraelf many things in t order to lay up some cash in the bank, \ and the cashier flee&h into Canada, i And in an evil hour when we dream t not of it, thn merchant presenteth a c bill for our wife't new bonnet, add the i farm and the stock gocth under mort- c gage to pay it. 1

Woe unto man ! Of how little consequence is his joy. In infancy he is full of colic and catnip, and in youth he goeth about with a thorn in his heeL In the evening of life he lieth down fall of rheumatism, aches, and antibilious pilla The places that once knew him know him now only by the promissory notes and accounts he has left unpaid. And thia is the end of man. In youth he dances into the ring eager to knock somebody out, but the first thing he knoweth he is ornamented with a black eye. He cometh forth in fine raiment and a standing collar, and at noontide he goeth about with one suspender and with the seat of his pants patched with an old sock. He carrieth a torch in the procession, and whoopeth it up for his party, and behold the man who staid at home is appointed to office. Such is the career of man. Lo! in an honr when he dreamenP not of it, a breechy mule kicketh bun athwart the centre, and he.dieth.