Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-11-30

goes to Jim an tells him how the road g
jest boun' to como that way thro the
gap, an that's jest the place for town,
an they'll lay out tho valley in town
lots, an they'll get u lot OF fellers from
the cities to come up and buy 'cm, an
they'll build u big summer hotel, an
they'll make more money than you kin
shake stick nt At fust, Jim he
wouldn't hear Of IL, but tho fellcg was
ono Of them slick taltin' chaps with
tongues that run like they nro creased,
and in the end he nigh an about run
Jim crazy with the idoa OF gcttin' rich.
Wa-al, the fcller ho measured
an he measured and he staked off
streets an nvcnoos and corner
lots jist like sho nough town, right
there in the gap Of the mountain; an If
you'll believe me, he went down to
Ro'noke an Norfolk an lot mo- places
and talked up Jim's place-Boomtown
he called it-tell he got lot of them
city chaps to come up TO the sale. Cose
went. Taint every day you gifts to
walk down the streets OF n city where
they amt nary house, an anyhow,
they was goin' to have Il big dinner.
After dinner the auctioneer (they
fotch one up from the city, got up an
he bugun to talk bout the railroad an
what 1t was goin' to do for the kcntry
tell you'd a thought 1t vas jest goin' to
haul gold for us to shovel up. An
then he went on an on about the noun
/ tning mn cui1 tbnv tyns nbiata ,vifb for
tunes locked up in 'cm in iron an
marble an lime, an then he turned up
seycs like n wall-eyed hoss and US:
What do | see? see right here in
this valley great manufacturing city.
lnstid of the song of the bird the whir
of machinery. Where the wild flower
now blooms vast factories, lots selling
for n few dollars foot
worth hundreds in Few years, on yon-
der heights a great summer resort
where thousands Of guests are intoXi-
Gated with the wine of mountain air.
Great Jehosiphat, says to myself, ef
he kin see all that in this valley he'd
better rent his eyes out for n telescope.
An then he went on talkin' an kim,
an after awhile he begun to auction off |
the lots. l was standin' by Jim all the
while the feiler was talkin', an | seen |
him gittin mighty pale nm n trcmblin', |
an jest as man from Norfolk bid on |
the fust lot he stepped forward an says:
Il forbid the sale. It's mine an I'll |
keep it. You see he done believe every |
blamed word that the auctioneer said, |
an he thought that old valley of hisen
was worth as much MS the heart OF the
town. Wall, the feller that rot up the
thing was mad as hornet but twarnt
no use. Jim's one o. the set kind All
the Edmondses is, on taint no use
awaistin' your breath II contendin with
EN-, en- the folks jes had to go home n
cussin the real-estate chap for bringin'
'em there on sech II wild goose chase"
The speaker paused moment and
then added:
"After all, when they did build the
railroad, they didu't run it through
Jim's gap in the mountains, but pears
like il all jest turned his head. He's
still looking for the railroad and the
city to be built there, an he feels Jest
as rich as ef he owned 'cm all instead
of them pore, red gully hills"
A little, wizzened man, biting
straw nervously between his teeth,
broke in with
"1ts agin the Scriptures to set your
affections on the riches OF this worl.
Ell Jim set as much store by the New
Jerus' lem rs he do by Boomtown it
would be better for him in this wor'
and the mex. Amt no good ever come
of n settin' yo'seif up better'n your
neighbors. Jes look at Bill Roberson's
son. His father inchin' and pinchin'
to save, an so close he would n slun
boy off to school, and when he got
back he's that full of pomposity and
you couldn't understand what
he's talkin' about"
That's So" chimed in another,
riches brings their keers an troubles.
When was down in the mountain last
week met Tom Cyarter, an he was
tellin me he done adopted son. Lawd
n mighty, Tom, says what on earth is
n siuule man like vnu without M
,yoron foll,s IN tba bo,,so anoin, ~ do
with a hohwo Wby of II Ind tbo ooIio
Won wouldn,t know how to mnl,o soot
,oa nm, nc ~, h,,ino;n, - .hnonnh toa,b
in, 7 toll Won oandid 7 don', hoIiouo
yor con do T. Win thot h. brrst ont
Iouc,hi,, ard said ha,d shon, ,,,a his
haby on, I'm hlomod Of ho bodn,t
,do,,,od - c,roo, ,,;c, Ill, ,,i,,l, ~, ,tn,,,
40 hig nm, old no ho w,s Ho said ba
ala II low oon,'ry hut n s,ords 10 roao
CON that 81 tn b,d bod 40 wonl, bo
wor,dn't had No oa,l ~ saddIo bissa,f
with That aroat fel,or for comn,nv
Uowsootan TO-, oo;d ba hod
m;ghtv airt for l,y,rds and yor know
Tom's got borl,orin' that wsy bissolfn
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