Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-11-21

AON@1 @A-Nf w ASAALs
weekly paper--I am mayor-I run the
church, and am president of The school
board. II l should die, New Athens would
go as straight TO ruin as pigeon could fly.
1t would not survive me.n
Abou had him now. He had an oppor-
tunisy to moralize, and in good square
moralizing Abou was equaled by few and
exceiled by none. IL was his best hold,
and he never missed an opportunity. 50
he lighted fresh pipe and went for the
young man.
my young friend, you fancy that should
you die New Athens would go 70 ruin.
Listen.
'Long ago In the dim years before the
food, was sailing on the Persian gulf in
the staunch A l clipper ship, the Mary
Ann. Suddenly there arose a terrible
storm. The winds howled like an Irish
riot, the lightning flashed with vividness
which was appalling, and tho thunders
rolled as though the demons Of the air
were playing continuous games OF ten-pins.
II was a fearsome night The darkness
was so intense that the lights on the head
lands showed not and we were pulling
through 1t, helpless in the power Of the
tempest on pitiless coast The captain
Perkins was mis- name-had lost his reckon
ing, and the Mary Ann, uncontrolled and
uncomfortable, was speeding on 10 her
doom.
"Captain Perkins stood at his post calm
and self-possessed. so long ez we hev sea.
ROOM said he in his marked Afghanistan
dialect, so long ez we hev sea-room and
kin keep shet NV the pesky rocks we're ali
right. The Mary Ann can't be swamped,
nohow. But this is an ugly coast
f"And Captain Perkins took fresh chew
Of tobbaco, aud peered anxiously into tfe
darkness.
'Just then the passengers began TO learn
Of the danger they were In and came rush
ing up the aft-binnacle quarterback IN wild
confusion.
"'Captain,' shrieked one, save the vessel.
save her. / am the editor Of the Ispahan
Morning Herald, which has the largest cir
culation Of any paper IN Persia II perish
the Herald perishes with me. Save me for
the sake Of lspahan'
Go TO- out spoke the bold captain you
bet I'll save the vessel for my own sake
fechesm on my head be It. Rest easy.'
"'Save the shipr shrieked another. 4 am
Che Governor OF province. II perish who
shall rule III Anarchy and confusion ensue
and widespread woe follows. For the sake
OF the province, save the ship
"'Saye the shipp shrieked third. Il am
the president Of the First National Bank Of
Ispahen; " 1 perish down goes the bank
"'save the shipp yelled a fourth i am
the president Of the Cashmere and Bulbul
Railroad Company. II 1 go down who can
manage that great corporauonp
Save the shipv cried a fifth Il am
president Of the Everlasting Equal Benefit,
Remunerative, Life and Trust Insurance
Company. Who can run that machine if !
am taleenP
sand these excited Orieptals howled to
lhe captain as 10 the terrible consequences
Df their untimely talring-olf 10 that degieo
that they actually impressed me. / fell
that never vessel carried so much great
meas, and that II II should be- lost with It's
passengers, Persia would be ruined.
"Tho vessel was lost The Mary Ann was
on dangerous coast. Captain Perkins
went TO his stGte-room TO sleep. she struck
and was the only one saved. Thanks TO my
magic art and hen-coop, swan ashore
safe but somewhat damp. Imade my way
N ispahan, but l could not stay there. A.
IDete mon had all persisted, supposed, OF
+.Nfso, that ruin, widespread, would ensue.
Ihupposed the Herald wOuld-to use a yul-
gansm which dctest-peg out, that the
'MHh NtNAa tto Auo AhVlhti. NuhNt tllul Tue
railroad and insurance company would stop,
and that q rebellion would break out IN the
provinces, and 30 before the news got about
sold my property and camet 10 Now Jersey.
my son, the moral Is coming now, 50
wake up. ! had been here six months
when got letters from Ispahan. There
wasn't ruin 70 any alarming extent 10
Persia. A new Governor was appointed
over The province and things went on better
than ever Therowas loss pundcring than
before, for tho new Governor was visilant
horeiuacd 10 let the membors OF TIE Pro
Vlnclal Legislature vote themselves back.
pay aud he sQpeichod two credit robilicrs.
Tho stockholders Of tho Herald elected 4
now editor and the paper was better than
ofor' The now man was the first 10 intro.
npco Interviewing into lspahan, and he Or
xnnisea an expedition 10 find I.iyinestone
fht tailfoaa company elected new prnsi.
aent. who put Qn palace and sleeping cars