The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-05-24

ed that he be cast into the sea
just as Jonah was about to bC
consigned to the raging deep
the opposition boat, the Whale
hove in sight. and Jonah begged
to be transferred to that boat
whose captain was an old school
mate of the prophet. When the
Whale came within speaking
distance of the Porpoise the cap
tain of the latter hailed the off
Ger of the opposition vessel and
asked him if he wished mascot
for his boat, believing that if he
could get Jonah aboard the
Whale it would be the means OF
sinking it. He explained that
Jonah the prophet was aboard
and wished to be transferred to
the Whale. The captain replied
that Jonah was an old school boy
friend and that he would be only
too glad to have him as guest
on board the Whale.
$50 the Porpoise crew threw
Jonah into the wild sea and the
crew of the Whale threw him a
line and drew him safely aboard
Jonah, being wet and sea-sick,
was put to bed in the captains
quarters down below where he
remained 8 days and nights be-
fore the Whale succeeded in MAX
ing the Nineveh landing, by
which time the storm had abated.
The wreckage of the Porpoise
was strewn along the beach.
I'm this connection, it is the
painful duty of the CHRoNICLER
to be the first paper to give
warning to the people of Nineveh
of their impending doom. Jonah,
the prophet and revivalist, will
hold a protracted meeting last
ing one week, beginning this
Sunday evening at early candle
lighting in the Great Hall of the
Public Wine Rooms, adjoining
the City Dance Pavilion and
across the street from the NUM-
cipal Hurdy Gurdy House. 1t is
expected that everybody, regard
less of age, sex, or previous con-
dition of servitude, will be there
to give attention to the persuas-
i've teachings of the prophet, for
thereby hangs a woeful tale.
''If at the end of the week the
city, or at least half a dozen or
SO of the most depraved leading
citizens, do not repent at the
mourners' bench, then the city
will be shaken as a dry reed is
shaken by the festive cyclone,
and Nineveh the Beautiful but
Wicked will go down in a heap
of ruins; and thousands of years
hence strangers from foreign
lands will be excorating the
wreck for relics and souvenirs of
its departed glory. Let every
body attend the meetings and re-
pent of their multitudinous sins
and thereby avert the fearful
thine and again for the past
so years has the Sunday Morn
ing CHRoNICLER warned the
Mayor and Chief of Police that
if the total depravity of the city
were not checked and the wick
ed made to repent of their sins
on the city rock-pile, behind pris-
on bars, or in sackcloth and ash
es on the public streets, the city
would fall down through its own
Jonah is sincere in
his missionary work, and his
voice should be needed.
"The prophet is a fluent and |
speaker. He will earn.
estly and eloquently proclaim
the new doctrine of Future Pun
ishment, fire and birthstone, h***
and d**nation, in all it's specta-
cular grandeur and pyrotechnical
splendor, illuminated by radium
flash lights and illustrated with |
snapshot sketches taken on the
spot by our special artist. Seven |
Night Only Contributions sol
icited every other night. Ad-
mission Free ! Front seats re-
served for the Mayor and City |
Council and Chief of Police
Subscribe for the Sunday Morn
ing CHRoNICLER and get full and |
reports of the progress
Of the meetings and first reports
Of the downfall of the city-if it
comes to pass, which it do doubt
Wilt all depends. The CHRoN-
ICLER Office has increased its in
surance four-fold and is prepared |
for the worst"
Jonah-Now that is about all
there was to that Whale Story. |
| didn't destroy the city at that
time, but got my work in later
on. Behold the ruins
Kal-Now, Jonah, if were to