The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-12
Copyright 1902, b
CHAPTER Vi.

STes 'iN new government was now
b in full swing and q saturnalia
began Amos liogg was gov
! er1lor. simon legree speaker
OF Ihc hoilse. and The Hon rim Shelby
leaier Of the majority on The lool OF
the konse
Ra'eish, he quaini little ciiy OF
oaks. never saw such an asSemblage
| Of lawmakers gathered il the gray
stone capitol
EzrA Perkins, who was member Of
| the senate, was frugal IN ilS habits.
and .ouuh lodgings at an uaprctcntous
boarding house near The capitol square.
The room was furnished with six
mon cots On which were placed straw
mattresses. ana six honorable mem
bers Of he new legislature occupied
these. They were close enough to
getber to ALLOW a bottle of whisky to
BE- freely passed from momberto 10 mem
Der 1T any hour of The night rhey
Thought the beds were arranged Win
this IN view anl were murh poas'd
I1ea Was the only man II the crowd
VINO arI9e1 IA Raleigh wila valiSe
or fruits lie hid carpet bae he
oihers simply had one shiri and q few
Odds aia end, lied in red baudanna
haudberchiets
Three 81 them had walked an The
way "a kalcieh and kept Ia tba woods
a. ft,.,s-
two rode on tile train aul banded
their tickets to the Grst stranger they
saN on the platform OF ll car they
hoardd
"Whafs Ihis for:' said the stranger.
"rhem's our tickets Ainl Won the
doorleeperY"
No hut there ought to he one TO
very circus You'll haye one when
yon get TO Raleigh
'rhe landlady Mrs Duke applogi1od
for the poor beds when sle moved
them tn thcir room I'm sorry, gen
ilcmen, can't give you softer beds
That's All right. ma'am; tiicus hnc-
Us fellows been shopping mi the woods
aud ip straw stacks so long dodgin'
ole Nance's officers them white sheets
Is the finest thing we've sord IN four
yc1rs er more
They were humble and madc no com |
plants Bui at the end Of thc week |
they gathered around The Rev Ezra
Perkins for n crave consuituion
when are we gon' ter draw"
said one
Air we ever goin' ter draw. asked
another, with sorrow and doubt
What are we here for lf we can't
draw" pIcndcd another ookins sadly
nj Ezra.
"t;entlemeu,7 answered Ezra, III viii
be all right in little while rhe
treasurer Is Just cranky We can draw
our mileage Monday. anyhow
Al daylight they took taoIi places on
the banks steps. and at io o'clock
when the bank opened the doors We're
besicged by q mob of members pain
fully anxious to draw before II might
be too late
s''ti ih'i iAh- tii''f NtA0 Il 't'A tli - |
lnce at the breakfast table. The
paper had IN blazing head
ines an account Of one James Mileage
who was II member of the legislature
rom an adjoining county thirty-scgcn
niles distant He had sworn lo n
Mileage record Of Slo7
That's an unfortunate mistake. sir.
iaid Perkins
"Tou' ter yer own business" an
wcred James Mileage
II call 1t or purity sharp uick."
'roadly sriuncd his partner.
II call it stealth" sncered IN honor
bic member. evidently cnylnus.
And James Mileage was his nlue
or all time, but Mileage shot ma
cious look at the member who had
allied him "a ihief
The next morning fhe paner of the
ppo>itipn had au"iner rnvrauhcal
ketch on the front ralo
30 Ser ynag famr n ihr paprr this
lrmiue SIR srn1- remarked
lfs. pnlsf. lootAa PLEASANTLY at the
icnher rAp lrl spoken 500 rudniY 200
ines Mileage ife L-e h.flre
Well reo..n DIT Halo iny mark
avu here nfnrr b. nrr chuch'el
rus-in- uiiu psid- what do they
IS alonf in.. ma'ant
~fhoy sfN Nou sioi- l0f uf hogs. 5
iicrri fhe iandiadl
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