Now, there was a certain man who had two sons.
And the younger of them said to his father, "Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me."
And he divided unto him his living, and the younger son purchased himself an oil cloth grip-sack and gat him out of that country.
And it came to pass that he journeyed even unto Buckskin and the land that lieth over against Leadville.
And when he was come nigh unto the gates of the city, he heard music and dancing.
And he gat him into that place, and when he arose and went his way, a hireling at the gates smote upon him with a slung-shot of great potency, and the younger son wist not how it was.
Now in the second watch of the night he arose and he was alone, and the pieces of gold and silver were gone.
And it was so.
And he arose and sat down and rent his clothes and threw ashes and dust upon himself.
And he went and joined himself unto a citizen of that country, and he sent him down into a prospect shaft for to dig.