Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-07-22
MIS- CELLANEO US.
From The Matches Courier.
STRAY CHAPTER FROM THE 3RD
BOOK OF KINGS.
KING Tvs JOURNEY INTO THE EAST.

BOOK OF KINGS.
KING TVS JOURNEY INTO THE EAST.
/. Now it came 10 pass IL the thlr
wear Of the reign ofAking Ty, surname
y The Traitor, and inthc sixth month of tn
wear which is called Chisleu by the pee
ple, that certain Of the people Of tn
East made great feas, and gathering to
pether of all the chief men of the nation
both old and young, even from Dan t
Beersheba, to commemorate the finlshln!
of the great Ebenezer raised by the trib'
of Dan, to keep in everlasting remember
ance the great things the Lord had don'
for them in the days when he delivered
them from the hands of their enemies
even the Philistians.
2. And King I'y, surnamed the Tra
q tor, arose and washed his face, and anon
ted his head, and when he had taken meat
he said unto his son Bob, draw near,
q pray thee, and listen TO my words.
8. Now the Kings son Bob was great
Scribe, and had magniied himself great
ly in the eyes of all the nations of the
earth, by the mighty things he had said
and done.
A. And it came to pass that, when he
drew near to his father, King Ty, surna-
med the Traitor, he bowed himself even
unto the ground, and did obeisance-and
said, 10! i am here; let my father, The King,
say on.
5. Then the King lifted up his voice
and said--Behold there is great stir in
the East, and mighty gathering together
Of the heads of the tribes, of the chief
priests and elders of the people, and ye
wot how that certain Of my subjects nave
been trying 10 stir up sedilion among the
children Of my people, by multitude of
wicked devices which they have fabrica-
ted to estrange the hearts Of the nationI
from me, and make them 60 over unto
mine enemies.
6. Command We, therefore, that my ass.
es be brought, for as the Lord liyeth, |
viii go down and show myself unto this
great multitude of people, and SO perad-
venture, they may return TO their ale
glance with singleness of heart, when
they see the great condescenson and for
bearance shall manifest towards them:--
Now therefore, 60 then and gather toge-
Their the chief of the people--James the
Captain of the Hosts, John who carries
the bag, and all my household; for, De-
hold we, even you and |, my son Bob, will
60 down into the East to this great mus
tering of the people.
2. So all things were done according as
the King had commanded And it came
10 pass that on the tenth day Of the month,
after the King had broken fast, he and his
household, behold he girded up his loins,
put change Of raiment in his scrip, CIR
ded his sword upon his thigh, and mount
ed his ass and set his face tow ards the
East.
8. And behold the Kings household,
even the Captain of the Hosts, him who
carried the bag, him who rendered the
Epistes, his son Bob, and score Of others
who had fattened at his larder, mounted
their asses and followed on after the King
one before the other.
8. And as the King journeyed, he thot
to make great tumult among the people,
but they manifested great lukewarmness
and stiffness Of neck, in SO much that they
did not go out TO meet him and show him
honor as was their wont when the Kings
who had reigned before him passed that
way-and the thing vexed him sore, but
he hid his wrath and dissembled his an
ger until he should find fitting time toI
avehge him for their disobedience, by ia
king away from them all the offices they
possessed and giving them unto those whoI
had found more favor in his sight.
10. And thesecond day King Ty halted
at great city, called the Getty Of Broth
erly Love-" but even there they showed
him no honor, SO he tarried but one night
and then departed for another great city
which was mighty in commerce, like unto
Tyre, called by the natives Manhattan
IL. And then the heart OF the King
warmed as he beheId great multitude oiI
the people coming out to meet him; but ne
wot not that it was not for the love OF him
that they made all this tumult, but they
had when it was told them the King
would pass that way made an assemblage
of the elders Of the people, and after
communing together for space, they
juigcd it expedient, because that he soaS
King to show him reverence as he passed
that way--and because Of the strangers
that sojourned among them; for said they
it shall come to pass that when it is told
among the Philistines that the King pass
ed BY and sojourned in our city aud we
ted him not, it shall cause them to mock
us and say, Aha!
IL. So the heart of the King was re-
freshed when ne beheld all the ships, and