The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-05-31

a luxurious shade and gooC
place to camp--the same kind O.
seed you planted when you sa
in the boiling sun on the height.
overlooking Nineveh waiting fol
the dynamite to go off that you
had planted in the wickedest par
of the city. There is a grea
purse in bank for the person who
can secnro a few of those won
derful seeds, from which more
could be grown. 1t would be l.;
great aid, also, in reclaiming oul
vast arid regions. as those ready
growth vines would draw mois
ture and soon solve the irriga
ton problem, which at this time
has almost become nationa
clamity, and great government
eye-sore, as it were. Can yor
tell me how I can get them ?
il recall the history Of thai
mysterious gourd vine. DOM
give it away and I will tell you
all about it. That was little
jugglery trick of mine TO fool the
wicked Ninevehites. 1t was only
an injen.rubber affair | carried
under my vest. | blowed it uI
till it become as big as a ten veal
old sycamore, with branches that
made great shade. l was wear Y
and fell asleep under its sooth-
ing influence, and while | slept a
worm hunting son of a red, head,
ed bird called the woodpecker
came along prospecting for a
grub-stake and pecked q hole in
my vine and let the wind out, and
then and there it withered and
fell down on me. That is all
there is to the gourd vine story.
1t got into the Nineveh papers
later into cooks of history and
from which | gained more I'M
deserved notoriety. 1t is scarce
ly worth mention at this late
daq.
XII am sorely disappointed.
Jonah, that the gourd story
didn't hold up, but at the same
time thai great mystery is at last
solved, which is some consola-
ton. For your sake | will not
give it away. 1t has gone into
cold history as a fact and every
body believes it; so let them en-
JOY the belief and keep on writ
ing to the Agricultural Depart
ment for samples of the Jonah
self-riser godrd seed which is
not. and never was.
il have an engagement to
preach this evening from the
ruins of the Governors palace to
some ofmy old Nineveh converts,
and you will excuse me for this
time. Over here we follow up
our old vocations, you must
know, and manage to keep busy
and contented.
JONAH'S LATEST PROPHECY.
K.-Certainly, but | would like
10 inquire Il little further: Have
you any prophecy to communi-
cate as to the future outlook for
Nineveh whereby a fellow and
his friends could take advantage
of the opportunity to relocate or
get in on bedrock figures a few
desirable corner lots and old city
parks in view of a rise in Nineveh
real estate and "a big building
boom in the not too distant
future ?
il have a prophecy to give
that will be fulfilled. About 100
years hence, or q: the beginning
of the year 2000 of your date, or
5000, Nineveh will be in her old
time glory, but modern in all re-
spects. The city will be rebuilt
aud become great metropolis.
There will be "a new people, with
q new religion, or all the old
ones remodel to suit the times.
1t will be known as the American
Church with the American Ian
guage, and the U. S. of A. re-
ligious belief-a free-for-all- mer-
rv. go.round- easy o-catch-up to-
date doctrine, with no future
punishment scare crows-a moth
erly, charitable, benevolent, pro-
gressive Christian civilizer-
carrying much business and
much worry with it at the center
and at both ends. 1t will be a
bowling success, so to speak,
from both a business and rehg-
ious standpoint, and viii event
ually Americanize and evolution
ize all other religions. 1t will
take a little time, but it will get
there-and don't forget it,! This
is the prophecy that prophesy
will come to pass-and it will.
K.-Much obliged, Jonah, and
many thanks for the information
in time to get in on the coming
Nineveh boom.