The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-06
done up in bale Of cotton and labelled The Bella

done up in bale of cotton and labelled The Bella
In Little Sammy Hardin, however. Sandstone
found some genuine sympathy. Sammy considered
that he really owed the Big Joshua claim to Smith.
though that camp cut-up didn't deserve shadow OF
gratitude.
hadn't put up that joke me I'd never have wan
dered into the desert and located that Joshua tree
See here Sammy suddenly enthused, swinging
on Sandstone who was trying to hide his Sleeps
Sandstone gave guilty start Then he said. de-
veloping sudden cough
Not about that particular one described to you.
but on and on there's been forest OF Joshua trees
walking through my dreams
'F1ne!" cried Sammy. There was real one
elephant?
"of course" ran little bonanza king. whose
OF the bunch fancies that eventually grip the minds
OF al gold hunters, there are probably not any
pachyderms browsing round in the sage brush, but
suppose you brought one down. 1t might bring You
the luck YOU dreamed Of
"If you'll dream about parcel Of snakes" spoke
side-winders. back Of the Yellow Horse mine"
AN know where there's q CONN maker that's
got your size in stock, retorts Sandstone. taking
Little Sammys arm and stamping out of the zone of
josh that develops in the Glad Hand.
Yes, 1t was due to Samuel Hardin, Esquire. late
Of Boston, Mass. that Goldheld later afflicted
With one-animal zoo. He not only worked up the
idea until it had rooted itself deepeF'n the base
he furnished the funds that enabled that feather
headed giant to establish his bunch q two-ton
fact.
In Reno paper one day was cut showing .
procession Of elephants, each literally tatsoed
with pill legend that was exciting the dyspeptic
population OF the Washoe slope at that time. The
street, feastng their eyes the novelty and pur-
But it wasn't the pills that astated the breast
OF Sandstone Smith when that Reno paper fell into
his hands. He was stricken with an idea bigger'n
the biggest pill ever rolled. and forthwith jumpted
his motorcycle, steamed over the hills to Little
Sammy's mine. negotiated considerable loan and
burned up the Tonopah trail to catch the drst and
only daily train out of the desert.
No particular notice was taken OF his fitting so
sudden and eager. but his return was event that
called for calamity type In the camp daily.
A lone prospector on the Tonopah trail sighted
the classic shape Of Sandstone Smith making pace
throus the chimsal for one standard size elephant
and being said lone prospector brings
his pinto into camp under and passes the good
word. In consequence cavalcade. including three
horn band promoted and led by Red McKenna, nnds
Sandstone and that elephant three miles above the
Boundaries of our fair village, but the Smith pro
cession had stopped the fouregged end Of 1t hold
Ing an argument in short. sharp snorts.
Sandstone was wearing look Of panied weari-
ness under the .liaH snudge. 80 Red asked:
SIS your friend tired. Sandy?"
Tired nothing" shot back Smith Don't you
know packerderm can outwalk anything on hoof.
What she wants 8 hay. II you felers will run back
and get a bale you can go on With your blankety
blank frivofty. been afopt since the train makes
the Tonopah yards at midnight and while the hays
being brought sleeps under the openwork shade OF
ycrder Joshua tree"
What's more he gets an hours siesta spite Of the
worst that thre$-hOfn Dand can. 10, and while Ae9
so engaged Goldheld arrives by foot, stage, pony.
and motorcycle and makes the acquatntance OF that
elenhant.
She was young elephant, not over six feet tan
and about the same in beam, whereas from append
age to appendaxe she measured twelve. But aside
from the fact OF her being an elephant her mos.
striking feature Is the lettering her hanks. pills
is spe1t out hold both sides. and just before the
Pills blur showing where the major portion Of
her original decorative literature had been rubbed
on.
Il worked whole day on that pm layout" Sand
storm sished when the band hnaBy 0liehted hi.
coy trance. ~and guess toward TIE fast ecfeped
her for she reached round picked me up md SHIN
med me Down mighty rude
did you ride her down from Tonopah?" asket
Beans the livery man.
q did. for ave mile4s aid 6mitA. and the mo
TONS 90 soothing slumbers and falls 06. hreakins
my guiding pole and ladder After that ut 10 lead
her nv Rand. and maybe she couldnt eover ground
Notwithstanding she seems tFea1fng under Oaos(
wraDs. got more aches n my pedal extremitie.
than city policeman. just tfying 10 make pAce and
keeu IRON being stepDed On ~ two ton 81 elephant
What's hr nnme9 n view q that white LEAD en-
0ro8deFy On her sides-leias PlIlss
"A side-wfnder b or TIE 9ost desdy species d
saft'esnake Ahhou&h equipssd viah Taeaa0 Il ~
- Tatt1ss tAs0 = warning.