Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-12-28
VOL. 35, NO. I5-WHOLE NO. 1884.

sent heralds to proclaim il to all people within the
realm; that ut what time they should hear the
SOUND OF The cornct, harp, flute, fife, fiddle, drum
trumpet, Jewsharp, and all other kinds OF music
'hey should fall down and worship the image
which Martin the King had set up.
! 20 Aud IT any one should be found who would
not obey the decree, in the same day he should be
hewn in piecest and his house should be made a
dunghilI
~; But Henry and Daniel proclaimed to the
peoPle to place no confidence in the image, for
mischief was concealed within il.
>, 20 In those days there arose o Prophet in the
Province of Massachusetts who was called honest
John ''''
". The same was mighty in word and in deed.
aud he was strict discerner of the intrgues o'tbe
palace, and also OF the true interests of the people
81. And lio said unto the tailoring men if We fall
down aud worship the image which Martin the
King bath set up, it will surely bring you to IA NOR
sci of bread, aud it will clothe your families with
rags.
81. And the tailoring men harkt ned to the words
of honest John!
30. On the day appointed, the King sent forth
his musicians with cornets, harps, flutes flies, tid
dies, drums trunpets, ewshHrps, conch shells, and
rams horns, blowing, which was the signal to fall
down aud worship the image.
30. But the people answered the King, we are
carpi,I 10 obey thy decree, neither will we ia
down and worship the image which thou hast set
up.
"a. Then the King waxed exceedingly wroth,
and his angar burned within him, and the visage
ofhs countenance was changed and he stamped
upon the rich carpet with his feet, but he could
not execute his decree.
35. On the birth day Of the King, he made a
great Feast in the royal palace his Lords and TO
his Counsellors and to his Judges and to his high
Captains, and to foreign Ambassadors ; and when
they had Toasted many hours on golden plates, and
drank wine from golden goblets, the King des-
cried on the plastering ofthe wall over against him,
hand writing in an unknown language, and he
was much moved.
80. Then the King called his magicians, and
ms sooth sayers, and his OWNERS, and those who
had familiar spirits, TO read the hand writing, and
to declare the Interpretation thereof.
81. But they could not read the writing nor tell
the King the Interpretation oft.
SO. AT length came Amos the sorcerer, for he
was more discerning than the rest and he read the
hand writing on the wall with rIeful counten-
ance, and he sighed within, and said, D King, the
wiring contains mourning and lamentaton.
~. And the King was greatly astonished, aud
ms Knees smote one against the other and he said
unto Amos the sorcerer, declare to me the inter-
probation: hide nothing from me.
Az. Then Amos the sorcerer answered and said
unto the King, the Interpretation of the writing is
this Ply reign is short.
Al. And an evil spirit troubled Martin.
AZ And the people throughout the realm as
sembled mt their ballot boxes, in numbers even
IKE great armies going up to battle, and they chose
W'!'lhi'i.ip'. tlIeIr King-yeu, he came III like II
whirIwihd.'
Az. Then was fulfilled that which was foretold
by the merchants of Manhattan, that The sceptre
would he lent from his hand, and il would be Civ.
en- to another.
"a. Aud Martin retired and dwet in cave ia
mountain in the wilderness of Undertook, and
WI liam regned in his stead
90. Now the rest of the acts of King Martin. and
now lie warred with the currency and with COM
iherce aud manufactures, are they not written in
tears of distress throughout the renl'n ?
Hickory. ipolhcalIy.