Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-28

flny-oratory 20 his father and mother
az TO the extraordinary size OF the
herring he would bring home that
night, that caused the old folks 60 sli
up and take undue notice, II Jonah
could have put up free silver speech
az well as his flsh talk he could nave
been elected president lopg ago, or 81
test ~, secured the nomination az
an times,
Joruh dWclt go long fishing win
hot air thai when he did get started
he found the iide coming in. The
rent collector and the tide wait for
no man. Jonah was not eager 90 pun
his boat hsalust The tdc "a belt he mad
hoasted of cases whore he had
crossed the hay when the liie was
sixty feet high
Jonah forgot an about the wind
tanning story he told his folks and
sauulrrrd up town to see what some
of hi cT0Hlrs were doing, lie found
them all lned up In lipbs Annex In
stead Of Jonah Ntttiug his boat In
the brn, scep he wet his throat Win
dna,n made-to-order schooners uf
amber liquid, After partaking of a
few rounds of this sort Of refresh
ruch unusual strength and character
That even the bartender WINGED,
Along toward evening Jonah START
ed tor supper-Jonah was always
prompt In gong 90 his meals but he
happened TO think Of the silver
tongued flight OF oratory he had put
up 10 his parents on the subject OF
herring; toh very herring he was 20
Yln
ing. How was Jonah 10 keep his
word with his aged parents aud mako
good ahou, the herring? But Jonah
cnl! sm'lcd; he was equal 60 the en-
cTgLncy Jonah was young man Of
many resources, Walking 'nto the
butcher shop Tonah called for two
dozen of the fines herring the butch
cr could lay across the counter. The
rutch,r calmly remarked all his fresh
fish had been sold and all he had
le:l was some choice dried herring
Jonah bought two dozen OF the dried
herring, had them charged 10 his
father, aud went chocrfully home.
Dear Grader what kind OF tale viii
Jonah tell 10 square himself? We can
only wait and see.
Jonah took the dried tsh home,
told his father and mother il had
been the huttest day in the history OF
the ocean since the old pond had been
poured out, that the sun had dried his
hcuing as fast as he had caught them.
Jonah's folks believed every word
of what he told them-why, the hsh
were the proof. Who could doubt il?
And old Man Jonah got so mad AZ
TIE Villagers for doubling his SON
fish s,olIes that he turned up his
nose in contempt until when he
would sneeze MS hat would blow off.
As Jonah grew older he became
more sporty. now and then taking
on tank Of the cup that cheers. lie
was always able to conceal the fact
II ON his folks with his handkerchief
scented strongly with t-aid-to-the-
injured iodoform; also, he excused
the barroom tan of his nose by saying
the suns rays were hotter out on the
water than around the house. and
father and mother Jonah swallowed
II whole.
one day Jonah got In with q lot Of
college swels who went to college
not after gray matter. but TO blow In
tather's heard-earned kopecks. They
picked Jonah out as u winner and the
whole crowd proceeded TO put a fin
lshlng coat of red yarnish over the
burg.
They opened up the festivities by
drinking seventeen cases OF cham
payne at one sitting or standing rath-
er, without taking breath, Jonah
taking his proportion without the
slightest reluctance. If Jonah took
cigars any one time no one was able
TO notice Il. After a few bottles were
transferred to Jonah the whole world
seemed tc be in bloom. In all his
life Jonah had never seen things quite
so beautiful He send TO hear soft
music; he could see kind-faced COWS
standing in limpid waters in folwATed
meadows; he could not remember ow-
ing Il cent.
And every time Jonah took a drink
things looked different.
Along toward morning the crowd
marched down the street, imposing
on the good natured, but easy-going
citizens such harmonic outbursts as
"Adeline," and others, dwelling from
five to ten minutes on minor keys and
finales.
Jonah never before knew he could
sing, Why had no one told him he
was gifted with song? That for a
moment he was half envious that all
these years he had never been ac-
cused of singing?
So this night Jonah burst forth wifh
a bubble of song and just overflowed
with unadulterated JOY. Also, you
can imagine some of his fish stories
magnified one thousand diameters by
a Mumm's extra dry microscope.
Jonah told fish tales that night that
even made his own eyes bulge out
with wonder-Jonah did not think it
was in him.
About the time the roosters were
disturbing the peace Of the hard
working burgites the crowd broke up
and Jonah started tacking home try
ing to keep the forked end down long
enough to get from one lamp post to