The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-03-21
0The PrOdlgal Son."

Now there was q man who had two
sons. :.
And the younger Of them said to bis
father, "father, give me the portion oil
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 Bnckslin and the country that
lieth over against LeadyilIe.
And when he was come nigh unto the
gates of the city he heard music and
dancing.
And lie got him into that place, and
when he arose and went ms way, 4
hireling ut tho Ratea smote upon Inn
with a slung.shot Of great potency, and
the younger son visit not how II was.
Nov in tine second watch OF the night
hc arose and was alone, and the pieces
OF gold and silver were gone.
Aud il was 50.
And he arose and sat down md rent
his clothes and threw ashes and dust
upon himself
And he went and joined himself unto
citizen Of that country. and lac sent lin
down into prospect shalt for to dig.
And he had never before dug.
Wherefore when h. npnt upoI lis
hands and lay hold OF tho long-handlcd
shovel, wherewith they are wont to
shovel, he struck lis elbow upon the wall
OF the shalt wherein he stood, and he
poured the earth and the broken rocks
against the back Of his neck.
And he w0xed exceeding wroth.
Aud he tried even yet again, and be-
hold, the handle Of his shovel became
tangled between his legs, and he filled
his car nigh iull Of decomposcd slate,
aud the porphyry which is III that region
round about.
And he wist not why it was So
Now. after many days tho shoyclcrs
with their 6hoyels and the pickcrs with
their picks. and the blasters with their
blasts, and the holsters with their HOSTS,
banded themselves together, and each
said to his fellow:
Go to! Let us strike. And they stroke.
And they that strake were as the sands
Of the sea for multitude, and they were
terrible as M army with banners.
Aud they blew upon the ram horn and
the cornct, and sacbut, and the flute,
aud the bass drum.
Now it came TO pass that the younger
son Joined not with them which 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
lattcn him ont, and send him even unto
his home packed in ice, which is even
altcr the fashion Of that people.
And he began Ia he in want.
And be- went and joined himself unto n
citizen Of that country; md he sent him
| into the lunch room to find tourists.
And he iaiu would have filed himself
up with ibe adamnntine cookies and the
iudcstrucrbln pie and ydlcanizcd sand.
! wirhcs which the tourists did cut.
And no man gave unto him.
| And when nc came 10 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
luuch busIncss and arose and went unto
| his father.
But when hc was II great way of he
tclceiaphcd to his father TO kill the old
COW and make merry, for, behold he
had struck it rich; and tlic old gentleman
paid for the Telegram.
a., 80. |. d, g..,. ,,.,.. -. L.. ,....lI
field pIowiug with pair OF balliy mules,
| and when he came and drew nigh to the
house he heard music and dancing.
And he could not seem to wot why
these things were thus.
And be took the girl by the ear and
led her away, and askcd her, whence
comcth this unsocmly hilarity?
And she smote him with the palm Of
her hand, and said; "This, thy brother
hath come, and was dead aud is alive
again, and they began to have u high
old time.
And the elder son kicked even as the
government mule kicketh, and he was
hot under the collar, aud he gathered NJ
m armiul Of profanity and flung it in
among the guests, and got linn up and
girdcd his loins and lit ont.
And he got him to one learned in the
law, and he rcplevicd the entire ranch on
which they were, together with all aud
singular the Embellishments, right, title,
franchise, estate, both in law aud in
equity, together with all dips, spurs, an.
giles, croo&s, variations, leads veins Of
lead or silver ore, millsites, dam-sitcs,
/ fumes, and each and every one of them
firmly by these presents.
And itwas so. Bill AYc in Dcnrc,
3IiGHHc.