Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-04-28
JOeRY'S JOURNEY.
BY HERACLITUs GREY,

In olden times there lived man named
Jorry, in little village good WAYS of
from great city called London-town.
Now Jorry had little farm: so one day
he drove pig through the village to sell il
to mine host OF the inn
And so he came to hear the great news
that certain general had won a great bat.
tie, and had been made Lord by the
Queen.
mo such luck happens to me, thought
Farmer Jorry, NOR ever will while live in
this poor hole of place. | am tired Of it.
Here have one house, one COW, one pig,
one wife, one child, and one decent coat.
Who is to know how many ! might have
If We're only in that wonde rtul London
town."
What is the matter with you, Jorry?"
asked his wife, when he went home to din
ner why do you look SO glum?'
"Well | mayw answered he. If were
in London-town, might be general or a
judge, or noble, and marry a fine lady.
and live in palace; but no good luck ever
comes to me here"
MARRY fine LADY, cried the wife. -
"What are You tired of me?"
THAT am /; and OF my COW, and of nv
old brown horse, and everything else, said
he
At these words the poor wife burst into
tears,
Without more ado, Jorry got mp, and
went out, and saddled his old brown horse.
and rode of down the road.
"Oh, dearl oh, my! oh, lor p sobbed the
good wife; what can have come to nv
JorryS But dare say he will be home by
and-by, so | will cook a good supper.
But off rode Jorry on his old brown
horse, and kept the road to London-town.
81 wonder never thought of this be-
fore" said he to himself 1.-THE Queen
will soon see how clever | am, and make a
lord of me.
In four hours he logged into a certain
town where there was u market place, with
a tall church on one side aud an inn on
the other
sis this London-town2" said he.
mo, said mine host of the inn; Lon
downtown is four off
(Which way?" asked Jorry.
Mine host pointed straight ..ioug the
road.
Now on the top of the church was a GER
tain big arrow set up on long spike; and
this arrow was pointing straight down the
road to London town.
81 need not have asked" thought Far
mer Jorry; 'this arrow is set up to point
the way"
'If you are for London-town tonight"
said the host ''you had better come in and
drink pot of ale and let your horse have
a feed"
"That is a good thought of yours, neigh
Dor, answered Jorry; $50 | will
SO .Jorry drank pot of ale, and talked
over the great news.
And then he got up on his old brown
horse again.
There was no need to ask the way; he
looked up to the great arrow, and took the
road it pointed to.
After he had logged on an hour, he be.
gan to look round,
"Why," thought he, II could swear
only it is wicked that have seen this road
before; but after all, one road is very much
like another"
so on he logged for another hour
"Why," thought he, 81 could swear |
have seen this river before only It IS wick
ed so / won't and after all, one river is
very much like another" On he logged
one hour more.
"Why, | could swear have seen that
hill before, said be to himself, "but know
| ought not; and after all, one Hill is
very much like another"
In one hour more he logged into GER
tain small village.
"Why, thought be- II could swear this
is not London.town, but the arrow pointed
this why and il is now four hours; and
after all, one place is very much like an
other"
By this time it was dark, and late, and
all tue lights but one were put cut IN the
village.
Now as the old horse came jogging
along, the door opening where this light
was shining, and little 10y ran out, and
woman stood at the door, and asked Jor-
ry to come Ill.
well" thought he II could swear |
have seen that woman before, and that
child; but after ALL one woman is very
much like another, and children are all
Just alike.
30, az he saw Btoa HuppeI On Tue VI
BILE, and as he began TO feel tired OF his
journey, he thought be might as well get
down.
And get down be did, and ate a good
supper too, and never made long journey
again.
"For said he "what is the user One
place seems exactly like another"
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