I thought that if I
took the example of the Saviour's life for my guiding star, I would
certainly get along very well. Undoubtedly this would have sufficed
in a spiritual sense, but I found that it would be impractical as
applied to my temporal welfare and the requirements of the present
time. For I could not perform miracles nor could I live as the
Saviour had done, roaming over the country and teaching the natives.
And then, seeing that there were so many Jews in New Mexico, I feared
they might attempt to crucify me and I did not relish the thought.
Therefore I accepted King Solomon's life as the next best one to
emulate. While I was greatly handicapped by not possessing the riches
of the great old king, I fancied that I had a plenty of his wisdom,
and although I could not cut as wide a swath as he had done, I did
well enough under the circumstances. I was, of course, limited to a
vastly smaller scale in the pursuit and enjoyment of the many good
things to be had in New Mexico. Ever joyous, free from care, I
drifted in my voyage of life with the stream of hope over the shining
waters of a happy and delightful youth.
CHAPTER V. ON THE RIO GRANDE. AN ABSTRACT OF THE AUTHOR'S GENEALOGY
OF MATERNAL LINEAGE
In the month of September I came to the end of my journey, as I
arrived on the Rio Abajo.
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