The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-03
'THE POPULATION GATHERED
AND A RACE CAME OFF"

That's me-" says I and I'm lest
gOin' into the town of Bounding Hopes
TO put that same into practice. MY
pain alleviator is well with a dollar a
bottle, but OWN to my feelin's for my
teller man I'm sellin' it at 25 cents and
THROWN in fatherly advice on how to
handle wives without extra charge
My heart sOrter goes out to YOU.
smiled the old man IS he combed his
gray locks with his fingers I'm for
Bounding Hopes myself. Ny line is
the panoramic. I'm not hxin' any price
of admission, my object bein TO direct
the minds of the people away from the
guile of the world I'm vain enough
to believe that l leave a trail of good
ness behind me wherever 1 go. What
have you got besides your pain al-evi-
ator?"
why" says I, I've got an old boss
here who has won nineteen races out
of twenty. with yards TO spare He
amt much to look at. but that's where
the guile comes in. Then comes my
fghtin' dog who thus far has conquer
ed all Corners. and after him my bot
tied grasshopper. I've had the hopper
for year or more. and anything less
wicked than a tarantula dropped into
the bottle with him stands no show for
over mint. Lastly. but a whole show
by itself, IS my tintyDe outfit. I'm a
takin' everything that comes along,
from the governor Of Okla bona to a
red dog, for 20 cents head. l amt
claimin that relig'us revivals foller in.
my footsteps and that thieves no longer
break in and steal. but l do declare
that men and women shed tears of
sorrer when leave a community"
Il don't doubt it," says the stra ngsr-
as we gets down to shake hands, "and
I'm wonderin' il VIC hadn't better con-
solidate our goodness. There is much
devitry in The town Of 3ounding
Hopes. I've heard. and two good men
would purge it quicker than one Shall
M Ia
together"
1 could sea no guile in his face, and
I agreed, and we entered the town in
procession and gave the people to uri-
derstand that we sought not wealth.
but their moral good. The MAYOR came
forth 20 meet us and make an address
OF welcome, the eminent citizens I'M
furled their banners and cheered and
when we had pitched our tents on a
vacant lot happiness lodged in our
hearts My feller pilgrim Was TO help
me durin' the day. and 1 was to assist
at his eVenln' exhibitions. and so satI
was satisfactorily arranged Ny tin
type business was n success. The PEG
pie came, and the dimes rolled in. and
we had made IS when the sun went
down and night fell upon the land
Then the panorama exhibition opened
1 turned the crank, while my Teller pill
grim gave the lecture. It vas piano.
RAINY OF the Holy Land. and it drawed
signs and tears and put goodness into
- i-Sot - q tlie people up to certain
pint That pint was where the old
man had lost a picture oC Cain KILN
Abel and got a St Louis artist to fix
him up another 1t was picture Of a
brewery with sign across the front
and the mint it hove into view the
spectators stood up and yelled The
Ieein OF peace on searth and good viii
to men went out of their hearts at once
and they begun breakin' Up the benches
The last I remember was bein strucs.
on the head with plank and when 1
come to ag'in all was darkness and niIiet