Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-10-25

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fell to his lot TO prepare timber
in abundance, but proving a lit
tie slow for Don. he said--"Now
my friends come, let US coun sci
together and peradventurc we
may find another land IN
which the people may have
stone and wood, for of iron we
have an abundance, Now let US
send our spies to west OF Us and
peraiventure in the hill country
we may find timber or houses OF
which we may dispossess the
inhabitants. So Don being
putfed up with the success which
he had over his King, put hlm-
self at the head of his servants
and made great haste towards
the west country and o.. the first
days journey he came to a city.
So he and his servant seeing
that the inhabitants were an
industrious people and stronger
than they, set about a conspiracy
to gam by stealth the possession
OF their city, saying "friends,
unless we create trouble and a
division among tn is people we
will not be able To gain the com.
merce of this western country
and our city will be of no use to
Us after it is built" So he went
10 one of its inhabitants who had
house saying. ave wish TO
live in yonr city. How many
pieces of silver will you take TOR
your housr?" And he said, $50
many" not suspecting the willy
deceit Of Don.
So, when Don got possession
Of the house he said to his
friends: "Now, as we are in need
of our houses in our city, and
Samuel being too SLOW to pre-
pare timber, let us prepare oxen
and q scs and remove the house
we bought to our city, which
will not only hasten the build
ing OF our city, bat it will weak
Ell and discourage this city alec,
peradvcnture they, seeing our
migh. and stratagem, may form
a league with us and become
our servants In tsar- doWn- THAR
CITY uara .r.sbn,ld at our city.
But Awhen the governors OF
that city saw what. they were
doing they forbede, saying: "We
forbid" and ran together in
great haste aud expelled Don
and his friends from out OF their
boarders, and upon taking coun-
sci one with another said:
ave we will proceed with the
building with great speed aud
will BULL two houses where Don
the robber snail build but one.
So Don and his friends returned and
were greatly rejoiced when they found
how successful Samuel had been in pre-
pairing timber, and made haste TO build
their city. They employed carpenters
and stone layers in abundance, who
wrought with such amazing diligence by
orders of their Don Pasha that they did
build their city in as short time rs was
the growth OF Jonahs gourd. SO was the
command OF Don Pasha fulfilled.
NJ II n IL. H..
strength of his adversaries, and Samuel's
timbers failing him, his city was fin
ished as stated Then said Don, Now
my friends, we have prevailed by our
wisdom over our King, and builded q city
that our opponents Of the west cannot
surpass; come, now, let us rest from our
labors and shelter within the city that We
have built and eat food and drink whis-
ky to our hearts content. But this
proved their obstruction, for whilst Don
waxed weaker and weaker, the people OF
the west country waxed stronger and
stronger. SO Don said to his friends
"We are the people and wisdom vii die
with us, so now let us conspire against
the west and by stratagem put them un-
der tribute to us to the end that we will
compel them to pay court TO US and to
our city.
But when the rulers of the west city
heard OF it, they were wroth and sent
messengers to Joseph, the ruler OF great
city in foreign country saying: Let
us form league of friendship both Of
fensive and defensive"---and Joseph was
pleased with the words OF the rulers and
he and his friends entered into eo-part-
nership to stay the further encroachments
of Don Pasha, which, coming to the ears
of IN laln m ~
boots, upon which, Israel saw and did
likewise. James, Samuel and Thomas,
not having anything at stake, having bar
tered their birth-rights away for mess
Of porridge, took the matter cody. Don
Pasha WAS the last one to find out what
had happened to his city. But perceiv-
ing from the dowpcast expressions of Is
rael and George. he made inquiry as to
what had befallen them. When they
answered and said: ''Oh noble Pasha,
ivc :c-ercr! :,.s..: :,s. shall wc DO Il; this this
our strait?' And Don answered and said:
Did we not build this city as rapidly as
was the growth Of JoBah's gourd! Now,
| say unto you, let us take shelter therein
until we may send spies to find out what
we can do. Bat on the return OF the
spies behold thay reported even as did
George and Israel, whereat Dons heart
failed within him and his knees smote to-
gather as aid Belshazzers at Deholding
the handwriting on the wall.
And Don's friends said, "art thou
angry with the gourd? And he said II am
angry even To DEATH" Seeing that l
caused this town to be built and iii as
brief time as was tho growth of Jonah's
gourd, little thinking tnat was propa-
eating the worm of destruction at the root
OF our beautiful gourd, tat sec how it
withereth" Then the lord said thou
hast had pity upon the gourd Tor which
thou hast not labored," why not I have
pity for the King and the people Of the
city OF the western country" And Don
Pasila w,lS SpeechleSS,