Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-07-25
From the Knickerbocker.
CRACKBACK THE COBBLER
concluded

The whole city rang with the fame of
%Crackback the First. Save Sem, the vi
zier, every officer of the royal household
had been displaced, land COOLERS substituted.
Edicts had been ISSUED prohibiting all kinds
Of work, upon pain OF death; and those who
had depended upon heir labor for their dali
ly food, were supported from the bounty of
the Observation-Disclosures reigned triumphant.
In place of the once stirring, busy industry,
sloth usurped its seat.-Each man was as
good as his neig hbor; and hence dlscon-
tents and petty grievances every day in
creased.
"May it please your highness," said Sc
lin, one day, "you do wrong in thus put
ting COOLERS over your faithful servants;
depend upon it, Sire, they will prove treach-
.erous."
"Grand Vizier, you're FOOL" interposed
Crackback.
The Vlzier bowed.
"You're not fit TO be Vizier, and from
this moment Danish you from the king
dom. Never let me see your ugly phiz
here again; if You do, I'll chop it OFF,
Having thus got rid of the only one who
dared to interfere with his government,
Crackback determined that his reign should
be one uninterrupted series Of pleasure.
To Shadyew, his former apprentice, he re-
signed the cares of ruling the Turk while
he gave hinselfup to every species OF a
musement.
"Shadrew, my Vizier," said he, "1've
some idea of treating my friends; | don't
mean our old comrades, but high families
<c d. Ie
place for spree?"
"May it please your royal insignificance, "
replied Shadrew, the harem is just the
place"
$50 it isl" replied Crackback; 'and do
you 90 and invite all the wives which Ha-
roun used to own, to be present; and tell
them we shall make use Of their lower hall"
Away went Shadrew, as he was bid; and
in few minutes returned. saving that "all
the women were so overwhelmed with grief,
at the loss of their beloved lord that they
intended to shut themselves up for month,
but that Crackback was welcome to the
use of their hall. +"
$50 they won't do as | want them TO,
eh?" said the Caliph "Well, let 'em work;
wen have their hall, any how, and raise
such row in it, that they'll be thunderin'
glad to come down, for the sake of keeping
the peace"
Rdt while preparations were going on
for the sumpiuous banquet, alarming INTEL
ligence reached Bagdad Ali Wh,skero,
Bashaw of ten tails, brother of the Caliph,
having heard of his death, had collected all
his forces, and was now in full march upon
the kingdom. Damascus Aieppo, and 9TH
er cities, had already acknowledged the
power Of his inyincble arms, and he was
now within a few days march of Bagdad,
inflated with victory, and counting upon an
easy triumph.
What was to be done? In the first mo-
ment Of adversely. Crackback was astonish-
ed to see how his prime ministers, whom he
had raised from their low stations to the
rank of generals, viziers, and captains, and
upon whom he had counted as a sure de-
fence from foreign invasion, fell off, aud
suddenly changed from clustering, vaorous
champions. to crnging trembling towards.
"The enemy will be at the gates to-lnor-
rowf'' said courier, just returped from a
accommodating expedition.
"AIIah. have mercy on us?' calculated
CTsckback.