Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-03-05
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The new version by the Denver Trib- une readeth thus:
 Now there was a certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto him his living, and the younger son purchased himself an oll- cloth grip-sack and got out of the cOun- try. And it came to pass that he jour neyed even into Buckskin and the land that lieth over against Leadville. And when he came nigh unto the city he heard music and dancing. And he got into that place, and when he arose and went his way, a hirellng at the gates smOte upon him with aslung-shOt of great potency, and the younger son wist not how it was. And in the second watch of the night he arose and was alone, and 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. And he went and joined himself unto a citizen of that country, and he sent him down in a prospect hole to dig. And henever before dag. Wherefore when he spat upon hIs hands and lay hold of the long
 
 won't to shovel, he struck his elbows upon the wall of the shaft wherein he stood, and he poured the earth and rocks over against the back of his neck. And he waxed exceedingly wrOth. And he tried even yet again, and behold. the handle of the shovel became tangled be- tween his legs, and filled his ears nigh full of decOmpOsed slate and the DOT Il. ..N. Nla.e T about. And he wist not how 1t 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, band ed themselves together and each said to his fellow: GO to- Let Is strike And they stroke. And they that stroke were as the sands of the sea for multi tude, and they were as terrible as an army with banners. And they blew upon the rams horn and the eornet, and the sacbut, and the alto horn, and the flute, and the bass drum
 Now, it came to pass that the younger son joined not with them that did strike, neither went he out to his work, nor on the highway, lest at any time they that did strike should fall upon him and flat ten him out, and even send him unto his home packed in ice, which Is even after the fashion of that people. And he be- gan to be in want. And he went out and joined himself unto a citizen of that country; and he sent him into the luLch-rOom to find tourists.
 And he would fain have filed himself mp with adamantine cookies and in- destructi5le pie and the vulcainzed sandwiches which the tourists always did eat. And no man gave unto him. And when he came Co himself he said: How many hired servants hath my father on his farm with bread enough and lots to spare, and perish with hunger? But he resigned hls position ID the lunch business and arose and went unto his father. But when he was yet great way of, he telegraphed to his father to kill the old COW and make merry, for be- hold he had struck 1t rich, and the old man paId for the telegram. Now the elder son was in the north blowing with pair of balky mules, and when he drew nigh to the house he heard music and dancing. And be couldn't seem to wOt why these things were thus. And he took the hired girl by the ear and led her away, and asked: "Whence cometh this unseeming hilarity? And she smOte him with the palm Of her hand, and said: "This! thy brother has come, and was dead and IS alive again." and they began to have a high old time. And the elder kicked, even as a government mule kicked, and he was hot under the collar, and he gathered up an armful of profanity and flung 1t among the guests, and got him up and girded his lOins and lit out. And he got him to one learn'd in the law, and he replevied the entire ranch whereOn they were, to- gether with all and singular the heredit- aments, right, title, franchise, estate, both Tn law and m equity, together with all dips, spurs, angles, crooks, variations, leads, veins of gold or silver ore, mill sites, damsites, fumes, and each and every of them firmly by these presents. And fl was SO.