, 1905-04-22
STORY OF
A PR0DIGAt
HOW BILL NYE MoDERNizED J
STORY OF HOLY WRIT TOLD
LONG TIME AGO.
The Prodisal Son Who Went to Lead
willie and Made Trouble for Him
self in Shaft Of a Mine-son Who
Remained at Home-FiIed With
Ire and swear.

Now, there was a certain man who
had two n
And the younger of them said to his
father. Father, give me the portion
of goods that falleth to me-"
And he divided unto him his living,
and the younger son purchased him
self an oil cloth grip-sack and gat him
out of that country.
And it came to pass that he journey
ed even unto Buckskin and the land
that lieth over against Leadville.
And when he was come nigh unto
the gates of the city. he heard music
and dancing.
And he gat him into that place, and
when he arose and went his way, a
hireling at the gates smote upon him
with a slung-shot of great potency
and the younger son wist not how it
was.
Now in the second watch of the night
he arose and he was alone, and the
pieces of gold and silver were gone.
And it was so.
And he arose and sat down and rent
his clothes and threw ashes and dust
upon himself.
And he went and joined himself un
to a citizen of that country, and he mi
him down into a prospect shaft for to
dig.
And he had never before dug.
Wherefore, when he spat upon his
hands an lay hold of the long-handled
shovel wherewith they are wont to
shovel, he struck his elbow upon the
wall of the shaft wherein he stood and
he poured the earth and the broken
rocks over against the back Of his
neck.
And he waxed exceeding wroth.
And he tried even yet again, and be
hold! the handle of the shovel became
tangled between his legs, and he filled
his ear nigh unto full of decomposed
slate and the porpnyry which Is IN that
region around about.
And he wist not why it was so.
Now, after many days the shoyelers
with their shovels, and the pickers
with their picks, and the blasters with
their blasts. and the holsters with their
hoists, banded themselves together
and each said to his fellow:
Go to. Let us strike. And they
stroke.
And they that strake were as the
sands of the sea for multitude, and
they were terrible as an army with
banners.
And they blew upon the rams horn
and the cornet, and sacbut, and the
alto horn, and the flute and the bass
drum. 3,
Now, it came to pass that the young
er son Joined not with them which did
strike, neither went he out to his
work, nor on the highway, lest at any
time they that did strike should fall
upon him and flatten him out, and
send him ever unto his home packed
in ice, which is after the fashion OF
that people.
And he began to be in want.
And he went and Joined himself un'
to a citizen of that country; and he
sent him into the lunch Don to feed
Tourists.
And he would fain have filled him.
self up with the a~damantine cookies
and the i~ndestructible pie and vulcan
lied sandwiches the tourists did eat.
And no man gave unto him.
And when he came to himself he
said, How many hired servants hath
my father on the farm with bread
enough and to spare, and I perish with
hunger.
And he resigned his positiea in the
lunch business and arost, and went un-
to his father.
But when he was yet a greet way Oh
he t~elegraphed to his father to kill the
old COW and make merry. for behold!
he had struck it rich. and the old man
paid for the telegram.
Now, the elder son was in the north
field blowing with . pair Of balky
mules, and when he came and drew
nigh to the house he heard music and
dancing.
And he couldn't seem to wot why
these things were thus.
And he took the hired girl by the
ear and led her away. and asked her
Whence cometh this unseemly hill
arity?
And she smote him with the palm Of
her hand and said: This thy brother
hath come. that was dead and IL alive
again." and they began to have = high
old time.
And the elder son kicked even - =
government mule kicketh. and he wa
hot under the cellar. and he gathered
up an armful Of profanity and dung It
in among the guests. and gat him up
and girded his loins and lit ont.
And he gat him to one learned in the
law, and he replevied the entire ranch
wherein they were. together with al
and singular the heredttaments. right.
title, franchise. estate, both In law and
in equity. together with IN dips. spur.
angles, crooks. variations. leads. veins
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