The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-09-02

drawing carriages that shone 80 you
could see your face in Them" to svOss
from Abe again, were on its streets
The two New Salem men SLOPES
and studied a big sign In front Of 4
large store on which this announce
ment had been lettered:
"Cloths, cassinettes, cassimeres. vel
vet silks. satiDs, Marseilles waistcoat-
Ing, fine. calf boots. seal and morocco
pumps for gentlemen. crepe lisse, lace
wells. Thibet shawls, fine prunella
| shoes"
Reads like foreign language to
me-" said Abe. How would you Like
little Marseilles waistcoatingY"
Suddenly man touched his shoul-
der with hearty "Howdy, AbeY
1t was Eli. 1.-The Wandering Jew"
in the days when he carried pack
on the road through Peters Bluff and
Clary's Grove and New Salem to
Beardstown and back.
dis is my store" said Eli.
your store y Abe exclaimed.
"Ya, look at de sign"
The Jew pointed to his sign-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 peddler had been touched by
some miraculous hand. The lavish
hand of the West had showered her |
favors on him. They resembled in
some degree the barba1c pearl and !
gold of the East. He G,owed with |
prosperity. Diamonds and ruffied lin
en- and Scotch plaid and red silk on
his neck and blue band on his hat
and smooth-shorn face and perfum-
cry were the glittering details that
surrounded the person of Eli.
Come in," urged the genial pro-
prietor Of the Emporium. Il would like
to show you my goots and intrsdues
you to my brudder."
In the mems department after nuch
discussion they decided up
on suit of blue jeans-that being
the only goods which, In view Of the
of cloth required, came with
in the appropriation. Eli advised
against it.
you are like Eli already" he said
You hat got de pack or your back
Look at me. Don't you hear my cfcthes
say somet'ing?"
"They are very eloquent" said Abe
well, dey make a speech. Dey say
Eli Fredenberg he is no more a poor
1eyil. You cannot sneeze At him once
again. Meier. He has cliTub de lad
Ter up Now you let me sell yor
something vat makes good speecf
or you"
III you let me dictate the speeci
I'll agree" said Abe.
'yell-vat is it?' Eli asked.
Il would like my clothes to say IN
| low tone of voice: This is humble
Abraham Lincoln, about the same
ength and breadth that / am. He
lont want TO scare or astonish any
'ody. He don't want to look like
eggar or millionaire. Just put hin
own for a Woodworking man OF goo<
Intentions who Is badly in debt"
That ended all argument. The sui
f blue jeans was ordered and tn,
leasures taken. AS they were sbou I
0 go Eli said: !
Il forgot to tell you dot haf seer
lin Kelso de odder day In st. Louis
haf seen her on de street She hal
cen like queen so grand De ha
nd gown from Paris and she rslk *
roud But she look not so happy
Ike she usit to be. speak to her n
n my, she vas glad and so surprised r
he tolt me dot she would like 20 come
Or visit but her husband he doe, Q
OF want her to go dere-nefer again =
" jobber haf tolt me dot Mr.. Biggi a
git drunk efery day. BIN she t'ink
? place no good" b
Poor child :" said Abe. I'm afraie o
le's In trouble. Her parents have be :,
IN to suspect that something /, =
rong. They have never been invites II
go down there and visit the cir, c,
reckon we'd better say nothing tt
~ one Of what we have heard. al s
'esent" u
They reached New Salem in thu :,
iddle OF the night and went into Rut nj
dge's barn and lay down on the pr
ymow between two buffalo hides up al
morning.
ITO BE, CONTINIrED,