Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-10-28
UP.rO.DATE FABLES.


great city Of New York.
His general appearance indicat-
ed that be mad spent the greater
part Of his life far away from the
city's ''mad' ming crowd"
His clothing had evidently been
purchased at q frontier elothier
emporium and if the cost mark
could have been found it would
have indicated that the selling
price of the suit he wore was about
e1O 90. The color Of the suit
would have matched up we'll with
the hue Of the little russell apple.
His hat was light drab in color
and had a brim something more
than three inches 10 width. The
high buildings and other sights
OF the city kept the Reuben tOler-
ably busy all the time. AS he
was trying to look, at the top OF a
sky seraper a we'll dressed man
walked up and slapped him on
the shoulder and called him Brown.
The we'll dressed nan seemed to
be delighted TO see him and asked
when he had come to town. The
Kansas man informed the well
dressed man that his name was
not Brown and that be guessed
possibly the affectionate stranger
had taken him for somebody else;
that, as a matter of fact, his name
was Simpkins, and that he had
hailed from Missouri instead of
Indiana, as the stranger supposed.
The stranger apolOgized and de-
clared that he had never supp0s-
ed that there was q man in the
whole world who bore such a
striking resemblance to Mr.. Brown
as Simpkins did; that Brown was
his best boy hood friend, whom he
had not seen for nearly 10 years,
and that when he caught sight OF
Simpkins he was filed with Joy,
because he supposed that he had
found his old friend. Then the
stranger went away.
About 10 minutes afterward an
other we'll dressed stranger rush
ed mp to the Kansas man and
gave him the glad hand, exclaim-
ing, "Who would have supposed
that / would have the pleasure Of
meeting my old friend 5impkins
OF Mine Ran, Moi" for the Kansas
mar had told the previous stangeT
that his place of residence was
near Mine Run, Nc.
MY name is Blevins," said the
stranger. met you q great many
times at Mine Run. Mabe you
don't recOllect me, but I recOlleci
you mighty WE'LL"
The Kansas man studied q min
ute and then said eagerly. "YOu
don't mean to say that You are
Jim Blevinsi"
1.-THE same" said the pleasant
stranger.
DWELL, I will be totally gum
switched If that don't clean
beat me-" said the Kansas mar
ioyOusly. "Well, who'd ever
thought that I would meet oil
Jim Blevins here in New York;
/ swan, Jim, you are lOOkin'
mighty we'll; must be prOspeTin'f''
81 am doing well; Splendid y
said Blevins. "Fact lie that ]
have q sure thing here in the way
OF making money. don't give
my business away to everybody,
but, seeing that you are an old
friend Of mine, I viii put You
next"
"That is just what I want, =
said the eager Kansas man
Then the pleasant stranger took
the Kansas man TO 3 swell restur.
ant and filed him up with 3 din.
ner that cost three plunks and sci
up q cigar that cost % cents
straight.
And then the pleasant Mr..
Blevins took the confding Kansas
man to his place Of business and
introduced him to his associate,
who looked surprisingly like The
man who had slapped him On The
back and called him Mr. Brown.
Here Mr.. Blevins cOnfded to hin
that he had come into possession
Of the original plates from which
the s10 and go gold certificates
were printed, and also q lot OF the
paper used By the government il
making It's money. For this
reason, as Mr.. Blevins explained.
he and bis associate were able Il
make money that was exactly tht
same IS the money printed anC
circulated by the government; thai
no expert could tell one Of theil
HAM