Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-30
THE pAKoTAlaN AND THE pARsoN,

They Meet and Become Badly Entangied d
in scriptural Quot.tions--Town sites
Territorial Legislation, and had Anglo
SAXON
Chicago Times: ''My dear brother"
said Rev. Mr., Leatherbound. meeting an
old ex-neighbor on the west side, now
Dakotan, revisiting his native city. II
have been wanting to come around and
have serious talk with you. I fear me
greatly, IN your new life and struggle
for wealth. you will neglect yonr future
state
"Negleot my future state? Not il the
court knows herself. For what do you
think I'm leopardizing my business
interests at home. and risking my health
in this abomiDable climate. il not for NV
future state? Dye think I'd 60 down to
Washington, and vegetate with my sys-
tenn full of malaria, and pockets loaded
with quinine, il / wasn't interested /? Do
you imagine I'd let my coal mine, cream
cry, trust company. newspaper, and cat
tie ranch run themselves to come on
east?'
"Ohl That is most gratifying; but /
was concerned lest in this mad rush for
riches your interests might become di-
vided--"
Divided? ? Not much! Ali the rattle
Drained. mealy tongued, disoord breath
ing demsgognes that ever deseoratei
Dakota with their colossal lies and
pusillanimous ambitions will never sue.
oeed in dividing her mp. ehe,ll 20 in as
she stands-one grand, invincible, mng-
nificent----'
70
pardon me, my dear brother; You
that is, L, misnnderstand. thought
you we're admitting-"
Now you've struck it, my reverend
sir. This admission business is what's
tearing as up. just think OF the knay-
cry. asininity, and iobbery that is keep
| ing us out: just you come along with
me and I'll show you facts and figures
| that'll make your hair curl. What do
you say of national justice that ignores
100000 people; the claims of territory
exceeding nine OF the states in valuation
expending $4,000, 900 annually for school
purposes, with 375 papers and 1000 or
-"
Now, my deer brother, am speaking
| OF that better country -
Better country2 Better nothing
Nc better country ever waited its aroma
on the winds of heaven; no more iuxu-
! RANT abundance ever answered the call
of Gods own sunshine; no richer her.
| vests ever sported on the bosom OF ma
ture; no jaoier beef ever whlsked its tail
My dear sir, excuse me again. I'm
not discussing temporal affairs, but that
permanent and everlasting treasnre-''
There now you've struck it again.
Now I'm at home. When you begin to
talk of treasure yoG catch me. Why, do
you know, from the great coal fields OF
| western Dakota to the gold and silver
mines, not to mention iron, nickel anti
mony, tin, mica OF the hills, or the salt,
oil. gas"
MAN alive," shouted the parson, sI'm
talking about heaven and your souls
eternal salvation"
"Heayen!" shouted the Dakotaian,
| choking off another column of statistics.
well I'm blest II you city people out
here seem to have caught on to O new
idea in ten years. ! grew up as boy
while You talked heaven; went to the
war; came back; emigrated west, and
here after ten years you are pegging
away at the same old scheme: Now you
stop me, q busy morning like this, when
| I'm going down to Ls Sale street to dis.
tribute a lot of our boom editions, stop
me for for fifteen minutes to chin about
q matter I'd forgotten ages ago."
And the Dskotaian swept down the
street like one of his beloved blizzards,