Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-01-24


links, old man, | felt n bit shaky
and was afraid my association with
you might hurt my chances.
IAN right says Peter. What's
your Nance
IL told him.
whats your occupation
"'Mayor of Garnclll,' | said.
"At that he looked up from his
book, rcadiusted his glasses. gave me
"A long look, and with the iriendliest
kind of smile said:
$50 you ure the mayor OF Gar
NELL. Well, Mr.. Mayor, we've heard
OF you up here. and | om glad to see
you. Come right in (Jinks, knew
that there was still some hope for
you.D ANY one who has been mayor
OF Garncill is deserving of all we have
to give him.
"And az we sat On the walls josh
ing one another back and forth. we
heard n terrible knocking at the gate.
"'Comc on, Mr.. Mayor. says Peter.
Let's SEE whom we've caught this
time
SAY, links, when the gate flew
open you could have knocked me
over with IA handful OF smoke, for
there, smiling and rosy as IA cher
ubim, was Frank Smith.
"'Wcll sir says st. Peter, what
can ! do for you?'
"'Is this heaven says Smith.
"'lcs. says Peter.
Can | come in?' says Smith.
WHATS your name and occupa-
ton, sir?'
"And when Smith told him, st.
Peter looked terrible sorry and said:
"'Mr. Smith, your title is clear and
you should occupy your mansion in
the sky il II were not for n thing,
and that il our ironclad rule of en-
Guiding all lawyers from heaven
81 felt terrible sorry for Frank and
made up my mind, II he would only
loaf around outside the wall, that
when st. Peter was busy at The gate
with other applicants I'd give Smith
n boost I'VE the wall, feeling sure a
good lawyer could make his mark,
even in heaven.
Directly after Smith cameo headlp.
st. Peter had to send him along with
Smith, who was hanging around ON
the outside looking for n low placein
the wall, but when he saw Chendle
he sat down on the corner Of n cloud
and began joshing him about having
to gu back to Lewistuwn, when who
should come up the golden stnirs
four steps at "A time. hand In hand
but Blackford and von Tobel. Black.
ford not feeling equal to it, coaxet
Won Tobel to do the talking for both
and when st. Peter. in answer tt
their knocking, came to the gate, Nor
said:
"'St. Peter, we are n couple OF law
yers from Lewistown. Messrs. Black
ford and Won Tobel, and II you vii
kindly step aside we will come N ant
try on our wings
"St. Peter told them how sorry III
was for them and that they wer,
both good angel timber, but the rul'
in regard to lawyers could not b,
broken. A they were turning ava!
Won Tohel thought of something ant
rushed back. called st. Peter GU.
again and said:
"'If you n given n few pointer
on how the next election will go.
will feel that / have not made thi
trip in vain
Est. Peter scratched his bald spo
for n moment aud said: Tell the boy
the whole county ticket will be elect
cd
"When Won caught up with Black
ford he found him In company witt
Smith and Cheadle, who were tryinl
to coax Smith to borrow a few pair
OF wings from st. Peter TO get bacl
on, but IA soon as they heard wha
st. Peter had told Won, Smith said
"'That's good enough for me. In
going back to Lewistown.'
"And az he slipped off the end OF
cloud Won TObel yelled:
(which way, SMITH
sand Smith called back, MIX.
way and Cheadle said: Your wa.