Show THE CONTENTED prospector they talk of the life of the farmer the raiser of wheat oats and corn but the sturdy and vig vigorous rous prospector Is the happiest man that is born it estrue that his trials are many that he often hooes fortune in vain but he never gives up for a moment and prospects in sunshine and rain his home is way up in the mountains and sheltered by forests of pine and often embowered empowered ered with ivy close by is his prospect or mine the scenery is always entrancing the coolest of springs trickles near way up tween earth and the heavens tranquility always reigns here the turmoil of traffic and commerce comes not to the high mountain crest and free from the pressure of business the miner enjoys peace and rest his purse may be as flat as a pancake his clothing may be worse for wear i but with bacon and flour to grub him his heart is as light as the air his work is from daybreak to twilight An and dlight light is his luncheon at noon he follows the ore in his tunnel and night always comes much too soon at evening and after his supper reclining in front of his door he lights his old pipe of tobacco what cares he for anything more the they y talk of the life of the farmer the raiser of wheat cheat oats and corn butche sturdy and vigrous vigorous prospector Is the happiest marf man that is born W C H |