Show the preacher overreached himself that reminds me ino of 0 a asar shrewd ewd little stratagem a young fellow played on a preacher over at murray in those days tile the young man whom wo will call jones had been digging on his hl claim for or a month without so much as striking a color when one the preace preacher 11 er appeared upon the iho scone asking the usual questions as to his success etc the tha miner replied cheerfully and dipping up P a pan p tn of gravel offered olter cd it to the preacher tolling telling him to carry it to the tha creck and wash it out and see tor for himself on oil the sly bly however low the young man mail took 2 2 50 in gold dust irom from its his pocket and alid plentifully salted tho the pan preacher carries tile tho pan to tilt the creel creek bud returning reports that thai lie ho found nothing jones preserves a discreet creet sl si lonco lenco though inwardly sizes the preacher pr up lip as an all an accomplished liar toon soon tile preacher for the claim which jones very promptly accepts preacher goes to work like FL a man never doubting doubling but that lie ho would realize 1 1250 a pan imagine ills his stir aur prise after through trial to lo be unable to find a color then it dawned upon him that tile ungodly young man had tailed the pan proffered him with malic c clous 0 us intent and gold dust meeting til alio 0 former orji owner r in a saloon where ho be WH spending hl ill gains gaid like a the cle clerical cleal gentleman accused him blin of 0 acquiring tho the money under false Ire tenes you dare throw any of there them charges up lip to me pardner said jones solemnly anly as ho be spit oil lila ills hands of course I 1 salted tile the mine but what did you do you steal iho salt and lie ho fred the iho preacher into outer darkness path falls spokesman |