The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-11-12
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And the younger Of them said to his
father, "father, give me that portion OF |
goods that falleth To me
And he divided unto him his living,
and the younger son purchased himself
am oileloth grip-sac6 and got him out
of that country.
And it came to pass that he jour
neyed even unto Buekslin and the
country that lieth over against Lead
vile.
And when he was gone nigh unto
the gates Of Il city, he heard music
and dancing
And he got him into that place, and
when he arose and went his way hire
ling at the gates smotc npon him with
4 sIungshot 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, aud the pieces
of gold and silver were gone.
And 1t was so.
And he arose and sat down and rent
his clothes, and threw ashes and dust
upon himself .t
And he went and joined himself
unto citizen Of that county, and
went him down into a prospect shaft
for to dig.
And he had never before dug.
Whereupon when he spat upon his
hand and lay hold of the long handled
shovel, wherewith they are won't 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 rCck.
And he waxed exceeding wroth
And he tried even yet again, and be-
hold the handle of his shovel became
entangled between his legs, and he filed
his ears nigh full Of decomposed slate,
and the porphyry which IS in that re-
gion round about.
And he wist not why it was so.
Now after many days the shovelers
with their shovels, and the pickers with
their picks, and the blasters with their
blasts, and the holsters with their hoists,
banded themselves together. and each
said to bis fellow:
Go to Let US strike. And they
stroke.
And they that stralsc 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 bass drum.
Now 1t came to pass that the younger
son joined not with them which did
strike, neither went he out to his work,
nor en- the highway, lest at any time
they that did strike should fall upon
him and llatten him out, and send him
even unto his home packed in ice,
which IS after the fashion of that peo-
pie.
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 be fain would have flIed him.
self up with the adamantine cookies
and the indestrus5ible pie and vulcan
lied sandwiches which the tourists 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 I perish with
hunger2
And he resigned his position in the
lunch business and arose and went to
hisifather
But when he was i great way off he
telegraphed to his father to kill the old
COW and be merry, for, beAold he had
struck it rich; ami the old gentleman
paid for the telegram.
Now, the. elder son was IN the north
field plowing with a pair Of baiky mules,
aud when he came and dreg% nigh to
the house be heard mrsic and dancing.
And be could not seem to wot Why
these things we're thus
And be tool, The girl by ihe ear. and
led her away and asked her, whence
eometh this unseenly -hilaritY.
And size smote him with the pain of
her hand, and said: This, thy brother
hath come, and was dead and is alive
again" and they began to have high
Ola time.
And the elder son kicked even as the
mule kicketh, and lie was lot under the
collar, and he gathered up an arrnful Of
profanity and threw It among the guests,
and got bin up and girded his loins and
lit out.
And he got him to one learned in the
law. and he fepIeFined the entire Yarcf
on which they were, together with all
and singular the. LereditamentF,= right,
title, franchise, estate. both in law and
in equity, together 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 1t was so.