The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-01-07
Ror Grown Up People.

This issnot q child's primer story.
1t is forstrown up people and should
serve as warning to other grown up
people to avoid the pitfalls of wicked
cities. A certain well-known man
of the city called Caion, who had
gathered much gold and silver in
trade, sold out his goods and chattels
and retired from business to enjoy
his wealth. He abandoned his homo
in the city called Canon and went
into theland of the Pueblos. While
sojourning. there he one night fell
into the hands of the Phillistines and
while in their company he looked
upon the wine when it was red and
was shorn Of his strength. While in
this helpless condition he was found
in the bull rushes by, one Of the dis
cipIos Of Pharoh who took him up
into the ftemple of the King. There
his eyes were dazzlcd by the richness
Of the lay out and the splendor of the
apartments. The king was arrayed
in purple and fine linen and his phi
lacteries expanded. His retainers
were richly attired and had glitter
ing gems on their fingers and in their
shirt bosoma. The table was covered
with gold, silver, and ivory. The
Ivory was tinted with all the colors
of the rainbow--red, blue, yellow and
white. Now the man from the city
called Canon, beheld all these things
and was tempted. His heart yearned
for some of the wealth before him.
King Pharoh was a wicked king and
had devised a game to while away
his leisure time and to beguile stran-
gers. The man from the city called
Canon began to play with the king
but instead of gaining any of the gold
or silver which he coveted, two hum
dred of his shekels went 10 increase
the wealth of the king. The man
from Canon felt sore and was much
grieved. He called for ink and paper
and wrote an order on the keeper of
his treasure In the city called Canon,
for two hundred and twenty-five
shckels, but made mistake in sign
ing it. When tho king beheld the
name he thought his victim was one of
the chief men of the people of Canon.
He loaned the shekels on the paper,
to the number of two hundred and
twenty-five. Then the play began
again when tho man from Canon after
losing ten more shckels. thought he
was cheated and was much angered.
He smote the king on the cheek.
Then there was great comMotion in
the temple Of the king aud ihe man
from the city called Canon was cast
into outer darkness and thrown into
den for thieves.
The man from Canon was much
troubled and felt sore at heart. But
happy thought came TO him through
Q wire which entered into the den.
In these modern times certain magi-
clans speak through wires and he
bribed one of them to speak to a
friend who was sojonrning in the city
of the Pueblos. The friend came mn
to him and comforted him. He il-
duced the guards of the den to release
the man from Canon who at once
fed from the wrath to come aud went
to his own tribe in the east. taking
with him two hundred and fifteen
of The shekels he had borrowed from
the king. When the king sent the
check to the keeper of the treasure
in the city called Canon, and was in-
formed that they knew not the man,
he rent his garments and tore his hair
and brcathed vows of vengance. The
end 10 not yet, but this story of the
man from the city called Canon
should be warning TO all to avoid
the temples of kings called Pharoh.