Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-04-07
A Brilliant TraveSty.

Now there was certain man who
had two sons.
: And the Younger Of them said to his
father, 'Father give me the portion of
: goods that ialleth to me-"
s And he divided unto him his living,
and the young son purchased himself
r an oilcloth grip sack a1d got out of that
country.
And it came to pass that he even
journed unto Buckskin and the land
that lieth over against Leadville.
And when he came nigh unto the
gates ofihe city, he heard music and
dancing.
r And he got into that place, and when
he arose and went his way, hireling
at the gates smote upon him with 4
slungshot with great potency, and the
younger son wist not how it was.
And in the second watch of the night
he arose and he was alone, and the
pieces of gold and silver were gone
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 he sent
him down in a prospect shaft to dig.
| And he never before dag.
Wherefore he spat upon his hands
and lay hold Of the long handled SHOW
ell, wherewith they are wont to shovel,
he struck his elbow upon the wall ofthe
shaft wherein he stood, and he poured
the earth and rocks over against the
back of his neck.
And he waxed exceeding wroth.
And he tired even yet again, and be-
hold the handle of the shovel became
tangled between his legs, and filed his
ear nigh full of decomposed slate and
the poyphyry which is in that region
round about.
And he wist not why 1t was so.
Now, after many days the shovelers
with their shovels, and the pickers with
their picks the blasters with their blasts.
and the holsters with their HOSTS, band
ed themselves together, and each said
to his fellow.
Go to! Let us strike And they stroke.
And they that stroke were as the
sands of the sea for multitude, and they
were as terrible as an army with BAN
ners. And they blew upon the rams
horn and the cornet, and the sackbut,
and the flute, and the bass drum.
Now it came to pass that the young
er son joined not with them that did
strike, Meth went he out to his work,
nor on the highway. Lest at any time
they that die strike should fall upon
hun and hatten him out, and even send
him 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 out and joined himself
unto citizen of that country; and he
sent him into the lunch room to find
tourist.
And he would fain have filled himself
up with the adsmantlne cookies and
pie, and the vulcanized
which the tourist always 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 lots
70 spare, and l perish with hunger?
And he resigned his position in the
unch business and arose and went I'M
% his father.
But when he was yet 4 or eat way off
lie telegraphed to his father to kill the
Did COW, and make merry, for behold!
lie had struck it rich; and the old man
'aid for the telegram,
Now the elder brother was in the
forth field blowing with pair OF balky
mules, and when he came and drew
lear to the house, he heard music and
lancing.
And he couldn': seem to wot why
hese things were us.
And he took the hired girl by the
ar and led her away, and asked her
Whence cometh this unseemingly
ilaritya"
And she smote him with the palm of
er hand, and said:
''This thy brother hath come, and
las dead and IS alive again." and they
egan to have a high old time.
And the elder son kicked, even as
ne government mule kicketh, and he
as hot under the collar and he gather
d up an armful of profanity and flung
in among the guests, and gat him W
nd glrded his loins and Lit out.
And he got him to one learned III
lie law, and he replevined the entire
inch whereon they were, together
18th all and singular and hereditamenis
ght. title franchise, estate, both in law
nd equity, together with all dips, spur,
nges, crooks; variations, leads, veins
gold or silver, millisltes, damsites,
umes, and each and every one of them
rmly by these presents.
And 1t was So.-Du1sr Tribune.