The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08
been gained, and endless repetition
of campaigns against the Indians
Bes s.raesss .. . Jea-.ey.


/ DOb Bardetse On Jouraey.
Now there was certain man Oi
Bhur-L r-Liukton, who Went down 10
ki-o keke
And Us be journeyed be fell among
divers people, Who robbed him VI
his subs sace, aud entreated him
roughly, aud laughed him 10 seorn
and chstfed him with exceeding
great ebsf
Aud there came upon bin che
whose name was P'nuls. and be-
sought him. saying
Lo, here is pop corn which | will
sell thee for shekles Ii is pleasant
to the taste and is goodly fruit for
man 10 look upon.
As lily among thorns even so is
the California pop corn among fruits.
Lo, was il not the favorite fruit Of
G. Washington.
OF q variety there be forty acres of
corn into every ball The fruits of a
quarter section of land be in NV
basket. Is thy servant dog ths, he
should lie about snch q trivial thing
as this
Lo, thou hast scrip 10 thy purse
and here Is pop corn. Eat and be
merry, for at the next grade ye may
be ditched.
And it was so that he prevailed
against him, for verify the traveller
was slow of speech and could not re-
ply to him. So he paid scrip unto
the P'nutz and made himself merrv
with pop corn, aud was grievously
tormented for sixty miles with con-
suming thirst
And when the P'nutz had gone, 10
there appeared unto the man one of
the goodly clothes, and Lis manner
was pleasant, aud be said unto him
Lo, here is cunning work in ivory,
that groweth upon trees, like apples
And the man was wroth, and said,
Go to, which is that what you are
giving Us
But be denied, protesting that it
was 80, and be sware bitterly.
Andi was so that be prevailed
with him and sold divers merchan-
disc unto him, until his pockets were
laden with tape measure and Thin
bles and needles and needle-cases,
and Pharo's serpents and napkin
rings made out Of the ivory that
grows upon trees
And be communed with himself,
saying, Verify, will plant these
things when get home, and l shall
raise me my own ivory. Fo. be was
q harsh man and one given to usury.
And there came unto him yet an
other, who emptied into his lap a
public library, and spake unto him,
askingly, Books?
But be said nay, and declared, say
ing, OF verify l cannot read.
But be said, thou lest. and be-
sought him that be would buy Sidonie,
and buy Tom Sawyer, and the Pi-
rates Doom, Bill Lee, the Scourge Of
Henderson county, aDd the History
Of the Mollie Msguires.
And be said, Lo, l will give them
unto thee for nothing, for nothing but
Q dollar aud quarter volume, but
which 10 betwixt and you me?
And it was 80, when be had bought
toe book be was entreated by one
" ho sold bananas. When be had eat
en- them be leaned his head out of the |
car window and side-iyacked his
stomach.
And last of all the conductor came |
also. Aud be said, Ticket
And the man said, verify, have
not any.
And be said, Fare, then.
But the man said, of truth I am
. slothful and sn Improbable servant
and have wasted piy substance in ri
otous living. Take me, l pray thee,
home.
And the conductor spake unto him
and said, will take thee
1own peg or two People that
have no money cant ride.
And all the changers of money
md all them that sat at the receipt of
peanut custom and them that sold
wooden ivory shouted aloud, bounce
him bounce him
.,nd they called the brakemen, who
ell upon him and bouuced him with
IN exceeding great bounce.
And be abode in the swamps three
lays, aud fed upon blackberries be-
ore be got home