Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-04-10
CHRONICLES.

goods, and of fine rainment, and of
jewels; and the cattle on thousand
hills were his also.
I'LL And he did keep an inn, and
verify many pilgrims, or, in the Ian
gunge OF tho land, drummers, did
tarry and abide with him.
". For The food that they put
upon his table was good. and clean
beds upon which the stranger within
his gates did lie himself down.
Y. Now this Kentuekyitc Ind n
daughter, who was i;ir to look upon =
yen, fairer than the daughters of that
famed lnnd of Kentucky.
VI. OF which il is written in the
old Greek: Thy kin beat the world
for women. whisky or fine hosscs:"
which. being interpreted, is. .Ken-
tncky is great old state and don't
you forget it,
VII. And tho name of this inn
keeper was Oleman Jones and mighty
was his power in that land.
VIII. Now it came to pass that
young Perkins, son of the old man
Perkins, journeyod to that land in
search of customers, and did take with
him many samples.
TX. Yea. many samples of divers
goods and many textures, for was
he not in tho dry goods trade!
\. And these samples did he carry
in high trunks; and their size was
even marvel in that land of pill
girms.
NJ. Yea, so much so that the por-
tors and baggage on the route.
when they gazed on him in the dis
tance, would say one to anothcr.--
MI. "Hclen Blazcs uhc name OF
Il maiden of Ohio). here comes Per-
kins with them two frame houses of
hisn."
XII Now ii came to pass that
Perkins stopped at the hostclry OF
Oleinan Jones.
NV. And he did gaze upon his
daughter and was paralyzed, yen, he
was badly mashed.
AV. And he did gaze on her with
eager eyes, and did say, 'Harken unto
me, pray the, for thou art fairor
than the lily 10 mine eyes,
AFL And she did say in return.
"oh cheese that taify" which, being
interpreted, is, do You think so.'
II. And young Perkins did come
often to that lind. and he soon found
favor in The eyes Of tho daughter. for
she said:
Is. "iIe is darling and don't you
forget it, Verify he has check; but
to what amonnteth man who has
no check in these days?'
ID. But Olcman Jones looked not
"ith favor on bis suit, for he said to
hlAselE tke-Hlaa -w.iftftetlt t,ny-
for his wife must be well heeled. Won
bet.
70. And when Perkins asked him
FOR his daughters hand no fell into II
great rage and gritted his teeth and
spit white, and said,
Il. Get thce gone! What art
ihon? Naught but drummer. Get
thee hence, he who winnetl my daugh-
ter must have shocklcs in plenty.
q Yea, he must be rich and own
line hosses, sab, or be member of
Congress, Or or anyhow, you can't
have her. Git.
23. And he got.
Il. But he put his head together
with another pilgrim and told him of
h.s troubles, and they did plan
scheme.
% Yea. verify, they did put up
job on Oleman Jones that WAS entitl
rl 10 the cake.
rs. And it happened in this wise
u. On the morrow went the
Tiiendly pilgrim to The next railway
station, and he sought ont man of
grace yea, even n minister, and he
said unto hinr
2s. ''Ee ut The 3 o'clock train to-
lay, for verify | have need Of thee.
~. And Perkins did get back to
)lenan Jones horse and did again
'pen his big sample trunks. Yea.
'eii'y, he WAS busy with his samples
Is he never WAS before
30. And Oleman Jones did come
into him and said, "how now. Told
not the to git, What meanest
hou?'
81. Aud Perkins answered simply.
Jones I'm busy nov. No moro fool
Shines, for Inc; [ want to show my
'0ods onee more unto II customer.
~. And here, Jones, If you eyer
eest Inc with thy daughter again.
laze away with thy shot gun, and /
ion't say word
50. Then said Oldham Jones to
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