The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-19
PARABLE OF THE SAD XouMo MAN

Thew was q certain young man who
lived OH n ranch and tended his fathers
fiocks and herds. And IL came To pass
that he grew exceeding tired of the shep-
herd business, and bssosiGht his father tn
suffer him to go unto the city for ~ short
season. For he had heard of the variety
shows and the faro hanks and the places
of them tina sold good old stuff /; alhs.it he
spake not Of these things unto the old
man.
Now, the old man was as stingy az they
his SON on, saying larry even yet ~ few
mouths while i pay on u mortgage; and IL
shall come 70 pass that when thou Rofst
To town ! shall arise and Civ thee pieces
of silver, even of the size of four bits,
wherewith thou shalt put ON certain style.
40 the young man was fain To IN, con.
tent. And when the other young men of
that region arose and went forth tn play
with the ball, and did whoop and cuss
the catcher catching not the the third
strike did hurl the hall with a. vast hurl
even sixteen cubits over the head of the
the hat aro-s. and made unto himself "a
home run while yet they were searching
for the hall Ina the b~ickwheat patch adj
man full heavy OF heart. Blu, he took
thought saying, Yet u little while and l
will Eo up unto the city. and when (! get
there verify the town shall Ia red with AN
exceeding vivid rtslness. So he arose
and applied himself diligently unto the
old mans fiocks and herds. and said
nothing.
And IL came tn pass that the day came
when tho young man was tn depart for the
v was even rscc ssS ms i ;nvsn,l MAJ" And sIi sh,. old 1h1 mani ms
arose and said. Son, Ro thou and take the
red steer with the two hind legs of white.
drive the steer into the city and sell the
same unto a butcher therein. And thou
shall take pieces of silver even tc the
~innkeepcr, and all the remaining shekels
which thou rcceivest from n butcher
thou shalt bring unto mo full speedily.
And hearing these things the young
man was east down, even as a boot-jack
into the backyard at the third watch of
the night, For the red steer with two hind
legs of white was exceedingly wild and
fierce, and the way tn the city was long.
And the young man arose and said Father
s ss1o'dI !, f will abide bic m% with :" thee, ss , init" d sSc
But the old man waxed wroth saying:
DO even as ! bid thee else I shall lay my
OF thee which is hindermost and il shall
come to pass that thou wilt think that n
horse hath kicked thee with a swift kick.
and went forth to catch the steer. And the
steer arose and lifted his tail, and fled into
"a far country. But IA horse w~hercupon
the young man pursued did and
fall and break even IL leg.
And the young man arose and sat down
in the middle of the prairie, and rent his
clothes, and poured n hodful of coal over
his head. and would not he comforted.
And il came to pass that he lifted up his
eyes and beheld the steer returning unto
theh herd. And the young man arose and
drew nigh to the steer with a club, saying:
hou dumb brute. behold l will break
did t%Efr 3od I"" the :" cl 1hs %% wSSrefo an" IN, ins ys s.%sr
man lifted up his voice and cusscd. And
they that passed that way and saw the
young man did laugh him to scorn. And
the young man arose and fired mt the
steer. and shot him in the shoulder, so
that the steer ran into a ditch and broke
his neck even i'm twain.
And the young man returned unto his
father and told him all the things whatso-
ever he had done. And the old man spakc
unto him. saying: Arise and come with me
unto the barn till I skin thee alive. And
II young man answered.. saying
Monkcy not with me, ] beseech thee, for
1 feel exceeding tough his night. But
they arose and went into the barn, and il
came To pass that the old man was knocked
out i'm the thirty-second round. And IL