The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-13

The scene that met Jimmieboy's
eyes upon his entrance through the
arch was Overwhelmingly dazzling. The
highway that stretched down through
the orchard of golden fruit trees was
of polished silver and the rays of the
sun beating down upon it nearly blind
ed him. The buttercups and daisies in
the field were all of precious metals,
| and on every hand lay evidences of
stored-up wealth so glittering that
even a glimpse of it was strain upon
| the vision.
| 1T makes my eyes water!" he cried
as the ulster of the scene dimmed his
vision, putting his hands over his
brow.
"Of course it does" laughed the Ger
berus. ut would make anything wa
ter, that scene. It's even squeezed the
water out of steel, and you know what
that means. 1 CUES you'd better let
me fit you out with pair of goggles
before you go any further or you'll
have the same experience most of the
chaps who come in here on trips of
| investigation have been up against"
whats that?" asked Jimmieboy
anxiously.
Got so blind they couldn't see a
thing" said the Cerebus, half of his
eyes winking joyously at the other
half. IT'S a popularity Of Trustland
that somehow Or the other the minute
a man comes in here something hap
pens that's about the same as put
tingsa bandage over his eyes. Why, a
whole investigating committee from
New England came here once to look
into the Pumpkin Pie trust and when
they got home they said they hadn't
seen a thing worth Northumberland
they were right" Cerberus added with
a laugh. "They hadn't. Everything is
mere glittered So AS old Greenfeller,
the Poet Laureate of Trustland, put it.:
mo matter how you look at it,
Straight eyed or glance of stealth,
There's nothing quite so binding as
Accumulated wealth.
There was a maid so wealthy once
Her suitors all were blind
Unto the awful fact that she
Was quite devoid of mind.
There was once a chap so full of coin
Lived in Hokokus once
That not girl he ever met
Perceived he was Ounce.
And living in another town
/ met wealthy male
So rich that people never saw
He'd oughter been in Jail.
And in a we'll known college town
Most every year you'll see
Some wealthy ignoramus get
An IL. D. degree.
mo matter how you look at it,
Straight eyed, or just a flash,
There's nothing quite so binding as
Co ordinated cash.
"See?" quoth the Cerberus, as he
completed the poem.
Il see," said Jimmieboy land Trust
land is"
Co ordinated Cash raised to the
ninth power" said the Cerberus
which is why we glitter SO in here
and why We have as our motto T
Pluribus Skinnum and engrave upor
our circulating mediums that beautiful
sentiment. In Gaud We Trust Ever
go to Dreamland?'
les, Sdiu JlIIlIIlleDOy, lOIS U
times
well, Trustland is to Commerce
what Dreamland is to the Circus. L
doesn't cost much to get in, but it take:
about all you've got to get out. That's
why they have me on guard at the gate
not to keep people out, but to keeI
'em from getting out after they once
come in. Excuse me for just a min.
ute-but here's a case requiring at.
tention now"
The Cerberus left Jimmieboy's sid.
for a moment and rushed to the gate
to intercept a wild-eyed, dislevelet
individual who was to be seen ap-
preaching about the silver highway a.
a terrific rate of speed and shriekine
madly all the time:
Let me out! Let me QUIT" as the
Cerberus tripped him up in his mead
long rush.
Certainly, We'll let you out" sail
the Cerberus, eff you are qualified t
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