The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25
SAVING A CITY.
RsInforcemenis Appeared just In tho Mel
of Time.

RsInforcements Appeared just in the Nieb
of Time.
About noon came along to where .
man sat in the sun before dug-out,
and he did not wait for me to come to
halt before he exclaimed:
"Pll do it, stranger-In do it as
sure's yer born! I'm manSas can't be
imposed on beyand a sartin pintr'
Anything wrong?" l asked as ]
looked around and failed to find any
evidence of other inhabitants of that
plain.
81 should say thar wasr' he yelled
as he rose up and then jumped foot
high. stranger, what would you say
/ was smokin' in place of terbacker?"
ut smells like piece of old wooden
shirt"
That's it-that's exactly what it IS,
and it's the last of the shirt at that!
Stranger, when did hcv my last sqoar'
meal?"
1.-Two days ago, perhaps"
sits over three, and then had no
salt with it! I've bin tramped on and
ground into the earth and l won't
stand it no longer! Ar you gcin' "a
fur as Indianola?'
eyes, I'm going right there"
when you git to Indianola want
You to 20 and see Kurael Davids. His
Office is right across from the tavern.
He's short, fat man, and his hair
would be red if he had any. You'll find
him paintin' signs and writin' out
hand-bills and circulars about Golden
| City. He'll be writin' about the rail-
roads and factories and churches and
skule-houses which is to come here.
| He'll be writin' about the rich farm
in lands, the public parks, the soshul
advantages and the healthiness of the
| climate. He'll be a-writin' that Golden
| CITY is to be the Chicago of the fur
west, aud that in less'n ten years
she will hev populashun of 100000
people"
"Whv, man, you don't tell me that
this is Golden Cityr' exclaimed.
81 do, stranger. She's right here,
all surveyed and city lots for saler'
"And there is only one dug-out and
| one inhabitantr'
That's all. and that's bin enough
IN TO now. Another TELLER was to
come over three days ago and bring
provisions and dig another hole and
keep me company. That would hey
increased the population and the
number of dwellings 100 per
cent, you see, but he hasn't come.
You may say to the kurnel that you
saw me. You say that was hungry
! and lonesome. You say that / wa.
hoppin' mad and CROWN madden every
mint. Jest you pound on the table
and look him in tie eye and say thai
if he don't git the balance of the popu
lation of this city out here before moor
to-morrer, with sunthin' to eat ant
drink and smoke, that the present in
habitants will walk right off and bus
his boomin old town all to squash
Stranger, will We do that fur sufferin
public?"
"Yes, will"
Thank We. The kurnel agreed Il
give a dollar a day and grub flu
bein' the skules, factories, railroads
churches, popuiashun and soshul ad
vantages of Golden City, and if he don
cum up to the rack I'll shoulder m.
blanket and fryin'-pan and leave
scene of desolashuu behind mew
agreed to put the case in vigorou
manner, but was saved any trouble Il
that direction. Five miles from In
dianola / met the other ''populashun
|, loaded down with blankets and pro
. visions, and when l told him tina
Golden City was in danger of beinl
, wiped out of existence he uttered
yell of dismay, put the whip on hi
mule aud went away at headlong speed
!. M. Quad, in Detroit Free Press.