New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26

OF . torn blanket, the most foriorn and frailoonns
little bit OF humanity that lived to sec mo beh'
OF day Somehow other the face Of the aucuoneer
seomed familiar to me I sure / had seen him
before Yes could not be mistuken-T recogniIo1 III
him q gambler out OF Guthrie tho other day Tor
plsynp ono OF the forbidden games, graduate OF sl
eastern college and the OF q very prominent lawyer
| in a little town OF New. England But had no time
| TO reflect upon the strange vic'ssudes Of life, nor
upon the devious paths by which this man must have
trod to reach his present station for presently he re-
| sumed
| "Wbat am bid gentlemen Come, now, attend to
| business and don't be foolng around there's
| "Tcp dollars
| aTen dollars: thank you. Ten dollars Is bid for
the privilege OF naming tho baby born yesterday morn
| inc to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis. Ten dollars, ten dollars
| ten golden dollars !"
| Twenty dollars
| twenty-five dollars"
| "Thirty dollars"
| "Rather thought you'd be warming up by and BY
| Thirty dollars IS bid see thlrtyfve over there
| DO I hear thrty-nvel ThriyHve dollars have |!
Only think stop for moment to think. OF the future
| OF this baby Twenty years from now she may be
| the wife OF our Congressman! The reignng beauty
| at the capital OF the NatIon--'
| Forty dollsrs'
| "Nuch obliged-she may grow to be the consort
Of the Governor OF the great State Of ohahoma--'
| Forty -fvo dollars ~
"Forty. hvo dollars. thsnEs-and wouldn't you feel
like everlastngly kicking yourself gentlemen. H. In
time she bee the wife OF United states SENATOR
| "Ffty dollars"
| The mistress Of the white House. perhaps, ans
you had thrown away the opportunity OF giving hes
q name"
"Flfty. five dollars"
| The limit seems to have been reached. Beyond
| the White House! No. that isn't possible The bid
ding Lays There Is struggling raise Of one dollar
| ,ba rIpnt n on
| then a determined voice cries:
| Fifty eight dollars"
"Efy.c eight dollars" says the amttIonecr. Fifty
eight dollars. Ffty-cight dollars for the first time
rifty-elght dollars for the second Fifty eight
dollars for the third anl-last time
| Down comes the hammer-fguraiivcIy speakins-th"
contents OF a hundred shooting irons arc hred in the
| air. AMI the crowd breaks out 10 Wild shouts OF aD-
plause for the plucky bidder
| Hmrah for J, G.. Almcycr. Hurrah for Jim /!
| BY -. he's a dandy
| Name Nsme!7 cries tho auctonccr.
| "Name'" echoes the crowd.
| Jim hesiiatcs moment and bushes.
| Name! Name!' comes frm quarter
| Oklahoma says "Jim,' at last. "OMahoma
| Lewis
| Three cheers for OkarOma Lewis"
| They arc gIvcn with a will Tho poor baby looks
| frightened, and wildly clutchng The beard OF us
grizzly nur>c ncstIrs closer for protection wh'mper
|
| uneasy.
| "Takc II TO Us mother, Jack: you're no good al
| nursing" wells a cowboy.
| not worth d" Is IN" judgment of the crowd
And presently II srrges back (" where the ou NJ
| ~ .hc Lewis family stands a dilapida'cd wagon.
| with a bory pair OF mules feeding At th" CRIB. The
torn canvas. covering but half OF the wagon box AMI
nrortllng poor shelter only 70 tho mother. who lies
| beneath wondering when that baby OF hers VIII be-
| rrurnrd The tathcr-ytllow. tnw. bonri. arN
shaken-looks foolish and embarrassed a ~" spo"S
man hands OVER the money. but tear fnckleS down
| his hirroucd check more eloquent than wor'". Their
poycry is the result 81 q series of miSfnrfun"s AMI
no, their fault The piva'lonS and harship| enhr"i
on their way lrre brought III" premature D:fth ~
| the baby NcighbOrN collected slj for III" family
Yesterday but ~" doctor At least. he calls himself
one though lrc Is disgrace 10 m" pro'es''oh-hea'
| ing 81 n. put In bin for eNsrily that an"in''
| committee o. citizens waited ON him last night. pail
his blL AM then requested him I" leave VI" town
IN the nrNi train. He has not hccn heard ~ since
| Ukl,honra lewis we'll. is pretty cn""ch name
| unused tho gambler aud suCtiOnNer on hts wN ba
IN ,hc tent whore soon aftrrward found him engas d
IN tho active practice OF his profession. rs pf"'F
| enough name. ohahoma-B'an'ifnl Land. il'p'
O. K viii have to rustic. though. to Keep up with
| Tho procession