Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-25

courthouse, and uotted away With Il to
their own town.
"iIut was not discouraged, aud de-
tsrmlned on the boldest stroke ever at
tempted la the Territory. IL was moth
Ing more nor less than Ia bring the
Capitol building down from bismarck
aud put II In the place OF my court
house. thus making Jones City the cspl-
tai ~ the Territory. Fearing that the
old Territorial officer. might not come,
I hired q new set Of ofilcisls, Including
y Governor, auditor, judges, Attorney
General, and so forth, choosing them
mostly from my old county officers, Who
had been left behind. Borro~ing the
courthouse wheels from Jay Bird Coun-
~, I took my Territorial officers, hfty
leading citizens, and ten spans ut mules,
aud proceeded 10 Blsmsrck.
Under cover of darkness We adjusted
the wheels aud hl'ched on the mules.
Most ~ my officials took their places In
the several rooms, and ss the level rays
81 the ri.Ing sun shot sthwsrt the great
broad plain, carpeting IL With cloth 81
gold, and waking the song-blrds To mel
ody aud the Wild foser. 10 prodigali'y
of fragrance, I touched W the wheel
mule. from the front portico. aud We
rolled away out 81 town, with my gov
.inor on the roof blowing = tin horn,
aud INV superintendent Of schools, very
conservative man, on top 81 the chimney
firing hi. revolver Into the air aud sing
ing, Hall Columbia II MAS noble
scene, and one which lives In my mem
ory, but the effort VAS failure. Gentle
men, I left Dakota without cent In the
world"
Jonc. rested hl. cheek In bis hand and
looked at the floor.
"Bu, tell u. what va. the difficulty"
said Robinson,
"Ye., IL I. no more than right that you
should know. when We we're about ten
mile. out my Attorney.Genersl came To
me and raised q point 81 Law. IL Was
4 thi. That Jones city would not become
the legal capital ~ the territory unle..
". had the cellar which belonged under
the capitol building. gave the
reins Ia my Territorial Secretary, aud
directed the Attorney General instantly
Ia bring a test case before the District
Court, then sitting In its ch.mbers on
III. fret door. II decided that he was
right. Then, az We ratified along across
the prairie, I sppcaled the case Ia the
supreme court, on the second hoor. II
confirmed III, decision % the lover
court. I Instantly stopped, unhitcbcd
the mules, aud went back after the cell
lar. We we're all arrested IL bismarck,
With the aid ~ troop. from Fort \. lin
coin. for abduction. IL appeared that
IN. beggarly jsnltor 81 III. capitol va.
hidden In hi. room Ia the attic, and that
We hsd kidnapped the .coundrcl without,
knowing II. We got ~ AZ the trial, but
II cost me every cent had. To-day the
antiquarian who .earch.. for Jones City
find. only the spreading, trackles. plain.
With the June rose. looking up saucily
for the warm ki..e. of the sun, aud q sea
of prairie-lilies billowing itself In long
rolling wave. under the bold caresses Of
the ardent Wind"
No one spoke when Jones stopped,
4 but all looked IL Jackson reters. llls
eyes were closed q. II In sleep, but there
WAS nervous, half.psinful expression
on his face, and even the walter, when
he came Ia, knew that be wa. not asleep.
l-llsrpcr's Weekly.