Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-08-26

| drawing carriages that shone 80 yo'
| could see your face i'm them" to quot
| from Abe again. were on It's streets.
The two New Salem men stopped
and studied a big sign In front OF
large store on which this announce
ment had been lettered:
Cloths, cassinettes, cassimeres. web
vet silks, satins, Marseilles waistcoat'
ing. fine. calf boots. seal and morocco
pumps for gentlemen. crepe IisSe. lace
wells. Thibet shawls. fine prunelln
shoes"
"Reads like n foreign language 10
me-" said Abe. How would you ike
little Marseilles waistcoating3"
Suddenly u man touched his shout
der with n hearty "Howdy, AbeY'
Ii was Eli. THE Wandering Jew"
as he had been wont TO call himself
in the days when he carried a pack
on the road through Peters Bluff ana
Clnrys Grove and New Salem to
Beardstown and back.
"Dis is my store" said Ell.
your store !" Abe exclaimed.
''Ya. look at de sign"
The jew pointed to his sgn-board
some fifty feet long under the cornice.
on which they read the legend:
Eli Fredenberg's Emporium"
Abe looked him over from head TO
foot and exclaimed
My conscience You look as if you
had been fixed up to be sold to the
highest bidder"
The hairy, dusty bow-legged, thread
bare pedder had been touched by
some miraculous hand. The lavish !
hand of the West had showered her |
favors on him. They rssembled in |
some degree the barbarfc pearl and |
gold Of the East He Slowed with /
prosperity. Diamonds and ruflled lin
EN- and Scotch plaid and yed SILK on
his neck and blue band on his hat
and a smOOth-shorn face AID perfum-
cry were the glittering details that
surrounded the person of Eii.
Come in," urged the genial pro-
prietor of the Emporium. Il would like
to show you my goots and introduce
you to- my brudder."
In tile mems department after auch
discussion they decided up
on suit of blue jeans-thatl being
the only goods which, Ia view Of the
of cloth required, came with
in the appropriation. Eli advised
against it,.
You are like Eli already" fis said.
You hat got de pack off your back.
Look at me. Don't you hear my saothes
say somet'ing?"
They are very eloquent" sai4 Abe
we'll, dey make a speech Dey say
Eli Fredenberg he is no more q poor
ievil. You cannot sneeze at him once
gain. Meier. He has cliYab do lad
Ter up Now you let mo self yol
vat makes a goea gpeeci
or youT
IF you let me dictate the speecl
III agree" said Abe.
''Eell-vatl is it?' ELI asked.
Il would like my clothes to say IL
low tOne. of voice: This is humble
.braham Lincoln, about the same
angth and breadth that | am. He 4
ont want to scare or astonish any :
ody. He don't want to look like :
eggar OBJ. q millionaire. Just put hiIl :
own for s Woodworking man of gool
ltentiOnSs who is badly in debt"
That ended all argument The suit
blue jsans was ordered and the, !
easures, taken As they were sboul
} go ELI said:
In fnlE IL 7 l.
i'm Kelso de odder day in st. Louis
hat seen her ON de street. She has 7
cen lTk aca queen so grand De hal
nd gown fTozn Paris and she falk go .
'oudl But she look mot SO happy ! g.,
le she uSit to be. I speak 30 her; ! =.
h my. SHE vas glad and so surprised !
he .tolt; me dot she would like, 20 come [
n" a. visit but her husband he does :
IT want her to go dere-nefer again.
y jobfer huf tolt me dot MIR. Bfsgs
git drunk efery day. BIN. she. t'inkl
place no good"
Poor child - said Abe. Pm afraA,J o
le'sSih trouble. Her parents have, bs, C
IN to suspect that something L., s.
rone.. They have newer been invited 5
u gov &owa there and visit the. cirt n
reckon we'd better say nothing 10 W
" one Of what we, have, beard. at is
esant- fl
1fiey reached New Salem, In, TIA W
'aiiie III the night sad went into Rut. as
ige's barn and lay d0wa ON, the m
&m@m between two buffaio hides u,,- tn
s DaarDing st
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