The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-22
"The Prodrrsl Son. .

Inc FfOdlgaI Son.
Now, there was man who had two
sons. .
And the younger of them said to biz
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 oil-cloth grip-sack and got him out of
that country.
And it came to pass that he iourneyed
even unto Buckskin and the country that
hcth over against Leadvile
And when he was come nigh unto tho
gates of tho city, he heard music and
dancing.
And he got him into that place, and
when he arose and went his way,
hiroling at the gates smote upon him
with slung-shot of great potency, and
tho younger son wist not how it was
Now in the second watch of the night
he arose and 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 into prospect shaft for to dig.
And he had never before dug
| Wherefore when he spat upon his
hands and lay hold of tho long-handlcd
shovel, wherewith they are wont to
shovel, he struck his elbow upon the wall
of the shaft wherein he stood and he
poured tho earth and tho broken rocks
against the back of his neck.
Aud he waXcd exceeding wroth.
And he tried even yet again, and be-
hold! tho handle of his shovel became
tangled between his legs, and he filled
his car nigh full of decomposcd slate,
and the porphyry which is i'll that region
round about.
And he wist not why it was 80.
Now, after many days tho shovelcrs
with their shovcls, and the pickcrs with
their picks, and The blastcrs with their
blasts, and tho holsters with their hoists,
banded themselves together, and each
said to his fellow:
Go to! Let us strike. And they stroke.
And they that strakc were as tho sands
Of the sea for multitude, and they were
terrible as an army with banners.
And they blow upon tho ram horn and
the cornct, and sacbut, and the flute,
| and the bass drum.
Now 1T came to pass that tho younger
son joined not with them which did
strike, neither went he out to his work,
nor on the highway, lest mt any time they
that did strike should fall upon him and
tlatten him out, and send him even unto
his home packed in ice, which is cvon
after the fashion of that people,
And he began to he in want.
| And he went and Joined himself unto q
citizen of that country; and he sr.t him
into the lunch room to find tourists.
And he fain would have filled himself
up with the ndamnntinc cookies and the
understandable pie and valcunizod sand
[ wlchcs which the tourists did cat
And no man gave unto him.
And when he camo to himself he said:
How many hired servants hath my father
on the farm with bread enough and to
spare, and | perish with hunger?
And he resigned his position in the
| lunch business and arose and went unto
his father
But when he was great way off he
telegraphcd to his father to kill the old
cow and mako merry, for, beholdl he
mad struck it rich; and the old gentleman
paid for the Telegram.
Now, the elder son was in the north
field blowing with pair of ballly mules
and when he came and drew nigh to tho
house he heard music and dancing
And he could not seem 10 wOt VIII,
these things were thus.
And he took the girl by tho car and
led her away, and asked her, whence
cometh this unsccmly hilurity?
And she smOte him with the palm OF
her hand, and said "This, thy brothc,
hath come, and was dead and is alive
again, and they began to have q higl
old timo.
And the elder son kicked even as the
government mule kcketh, and he was
hot undcr tho collar, and he gathered ur
m armful of profanity and flung it il
among the guests, and got him up ant
glrdcd his loins and lit out.
And he got him to one learned in tho
law, and he rcployicd the entire ranch on
winch they were, together with all ant
singular tho hcreditamcnts, right, titlc
franchise, estate, both in law and il
equity, together with MI dips, spurs, an
giles, crooks, variations, leads, veins o
lead or silver ore, mill-sitcs, dam-sitcs
fumes, and each and every one of then
trmly by these presents.
And 1T was so.-BiW Nyc IN Dc1lrc