The Gavelyte, December 1907

The Gavelyte. VOL. II DECEMBER, 1907. NO. 10. 0 Th·ou, Almighty Dollar. Almighty Dollar, our acknowledged governor, preserver and benefactor, we desire to approach thee on this, and every other occasion, with that re– vnence which is due superior excellence and with that high regard which shnu l<l every be cherished for exalted greatnes8. AImighty Dollar, with– out thee in this world we can do nothing; with thee we can do everything. When sickness lays its paralyzing hand upon us, thou canst provide the ten– dnest nurses and most skillful physicians, and when the last struggle of m11rt,tlity is over, and, we are being borne to the resting place of the dead, thou can"t provide a band of music and a military escort thither, and last, but not least, thou canst erect a magnificent monument over our graves with a living epitaph to perpetuate our memory. And while here in the tri: .i.ls and misfortunes of life, we perhl1ps are accused of crime and brought before a magistrate, thou canst provide, a fee'd lawyer, a bribed judge, and a packed jury, and we go scot free . . Re with us then even in thy decimal parts, nitkles and dimes. Almighty Dollar, there is no station in life where thy _ most potent and all-powerful c:harms are not felt. In thy absence how gloomy the household and how dniolaterl the h_earthstone. But when thou art on the gridiron, what an exuberance of j!ly swells every bosom. There are no hypocrites in thy temple and no false hearts at thy altar. Thou art worshipped the world over by.civilized and i::avage alike with unfeigned and · unfaltning affection · Almighty Dollar, thy bright and shining face bespeaks thy wondrous power. My poeket be thy resting place, I need thee everyhour.