The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-10-28

upon hlm with sluHg-shot of great
potency, and the younger son wist
not how it was.
Now in The second watch of the
night he arose and was alone. and
the pieces of gold and silver were
gore.
And it was so.
And he arose and sat down and
rent his clothes and threw ashes
and dust upon himself.
And he went and Joined himself
unto a citizen of that country. and
be sent him down into a prospect
shaft for TO dig.
And he had never before dug.
Wherefore when he spat upon his
hands and lay hold of TIE long han
died shovel, wherewith they are
wont to shovel, he struck his elbow
upon the wall of the shaft wherein
he stood, and he poured the earth
and the broken rocks against the
back of his neck.
And he waxed exceeding wroth.
And he tried even again, and be-
hold! the handle of his shovel be-
came tangled between his legs, and
he tilled his ear nigh full OF decuul-
posed slate, and the porphyry which
is in that region round about.
And he wist not why it was 30.
Now, after many days the shovel
ers with their shovels. and the blast
ers with their blasts, and the pick
ers with their picks, and the hoist
ers with their hoists, banded them
selves together, and each said to
his fellow:
Go to! Let us strike.
And they stroke.
And they that strake were as the
sands of the sea for multitude, and
they were terrible as an army with
banners.
And they blew upon the rams
horn and the cornet and sacbut,
and the flute, and the bass drum.
Now it came to pass that the
younger son joined not with them
which did strike, neither went he
out to his work. nor on the high
way, lest at any time they that did
strike should fall upon him and
hatten him out, and send him even
unto his home packed in ice, which
is even after the fashion OF that
people.
And he began to be in want.
And he went and joined himself
unto a citizen of that country; and
he sent him into the lunch room to
find tourists.
And he lain would have filed
himself up with adamantine cookies
and the indestructible pie and vul
canized sandwiches which the tour
lists did eat.
And no man gave unto him.
And when he came to himself he
said: How many hired servants
hath my father on the farm
with bread enough and to spare,
and l perish with hunger2
And he resigned his position ia
the lunch business and arose and
went unto his father.
But when be was a great way of
he telegraphed To his father 20 kill
the old COW aud make merry, tor,
behold he had struck IL rich; and
the old gentleman paid for the tele.
gram.
Now, the elder son was In the
north field plowIng with a pair OF
balky mules, and when he came and
drew nigh to the house he heard
music and dancing.
And he could not seem 20 wot
why these things were thus.
And he took the hired girl by the
ear and led her away, and asked
her, whence Cometh this unsecnly
hilarity?
And she smote him with the
palm of her hand, and said: This
thy brother hath come, and was
desd and is alive again." and they
began TO have a high old time.
And the elder son kicked even as
the government mule kicketh, and
he was hot under the collar, and
he gathered up an armful Of profan-
ity and huug it in among the
guests, and got him up and girded
his loins and lit out.
anu hS Bob uiih W one iehtHeu ln
the law, and he replevied the en-
tire ranch on which they were, TO.
gether with all and singular the
hereaitaments, right, little, franchise,
estate, both 10 law and in equity, to.
gether with all dips. spurs, angles,
crooks, variations, leads, veins of
lead or SILVER ore. mill sites, dam
sites, fumes, and each and every
one of them firmly by these presents.
And it was so.--Bill Nye IN Den
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