Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-25
THE WICKED WHEEL.

THE WICKED WHEEL.
Henry Hath 4 Change of Heart aud Puttetl
the Wicked Wheel Away.
| l. It came to pass that in the frs,
year of the reign of Teddy the one
there dwelt in the valley of the Jim
a publican and a sinner named
Henry.
2. His fame as hospitable mar
had spread over the land far and
wide, and many were the weary
strangers that supped within his
gates and were refreshed for the
journey, for Henry kept public
house that was up-to.date.
8. Now Henry was once born bare.
foot and without raiment, and in
early life he learned to omlnd his own
business and hustle for himself.
Likewise he learned to fggex for
himself, for he had to. sHe kept
books, and when he lacked upon
them and saw where hwas ahead OF
the game he said tphimself this will
1 keep, and whsa he saw where he
was in the .h6le he was wise, and said
this willIput away from me and will
have no-mcre of it in mine.
4HHenry sold cigarsfor the stran.
gers who tarried within his gates
land those who smoked them were
we'll pleased, for they were good
stuff. Some bought one, some two,
and some three for quarter. But
Henry was wise and said, I will gel
ne wheel, and thus will l sell more
cigars. Some shall get none and
some shall get FIVE as the wheel turns,
and Twill keep cases on the wheel
that 1 may know wherein comes the
profit. VI
s. And Ls did. He got the wheel,
and when the wayfaripg man dropped
a nickel in thy wheel and got nothing
Henry kept hiapeace, but when he
got five on the tprn of the wheel,
Henry would droR,a penny in the
wheel that he might know wherein
came the profit of thsswheel.
9. Now the wayfasiag man is a
marc much mirth, ands when they
saw Henry put the pennies in the
Jwhosl Aey said to him, wherefore dc
you put pennies into the wheel when
we put in nickels, and he said that ]
may know where come the profit Of
the wheel.
2. Then they raid among themss(;
YES, let US make merry with Henry
He putteth penniess into the wheel
that he may know Oh his profit, but
he knoweth not how many he hath
therein until he openeth the wheel at
twilight. Therefore let us watch
and when he seeth not we will place
pennies in the wheel, and when he
openeth his wheel he will believe that
his profits have been great.
8. And they did so, and while he
saw not they droppeth many pennies
into the wheel, more than two score
of them they placed therein.
9. And it came to pass that when
Henry opened the wheel he was
amazed. And he called his men ser.
wants and his maid servants about
him and he said: Take this wheel
away. Take it oui into the highways
and when ye STE green-looking
stranger say to him what will ye give
for the wheel, and what he sayeth he
will give that shall ye take and bring
me, no matter how much, for the
wheel is losing game.
| 10. And the wayfaring men wher
they came again they said Henry
whore is the wheel, and he said il
made me no profit and I have take1
it away.
IL. Then they said. Did thee no
tell us that when the wheel made T,
profit thee placel a penny therein
and were there not many pennies.
, II. And he said nay, when the
wheel made me no profit I did put ,
penny therein, and behold there wer'
many pennies, more than two score