The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-04-24
From the Yankee Doodle
The First Book of the Chronicles of
Jonathan.

CHAPTER /.
Now it came to pass in those days that Jane
the First reigned over the nation of Jonathan
in the room of John, surnamed the adapting.
Nov Jesr had not died, but had gone dowI
to the Old Dominion aud was buried alive will
his fathers, and no man sought after him.)-
But James the King did evil exceedingly, be-
yond all tina. the Kings who had gone before
him had done. For he appointed tax gatherer'
who did sorely vex and trouble the people he
also sought to root ont the makers of cottor
and linen, and woolen, and iron goods, anc
grievously harassed the shepherds and hus
bandmen. Moreover he nightly stirred uE
the hearts of the people to war; and though
in his heart to make the children of his youn
ger sister, whose lands were nigh unto him
bondsmen and tax payers.
Now it was in this wise, that the King caus-
ed the war; his younger sister had vineyard
near to the river Sabine, fair and goodly to
look upon. And behold, when King James
looked upon the vineyard, and saw it was a
place to be desired, abounding in darkies and
creoles, and flowing with sugar and molasses,
straightway he coveted 1t exceedingly much,
and seized upon it, and annexed it to the land
OF Jonathan-seeking an occasion against his
sister. But his younger sister suffered long,
and would not lift up her hand against Jona-
than; wherefore the King waxed wrolh, and
blasphemed, and swore vehemently she should
fight.
Then he commanded Zachariah, the captain
of his host, valiant man, in whom was the
spirit of wisdom, to take three thousand cho-
sen men, march into the land of his sister (but
the King straightly charged him that he should
declare to the children OF his sister, that the
land was Jonathan's; ssand also,n said the
King, "wili swear the same thing to the coun-
sellers of Jonathan, when they meet together
to talk)." But the King himself went not to
the war, but remained home eating and drink
ing and making merry with his wives and Con-
cubines. Moreover, the King ordered Winfield,
the chief captain of all his host, to repair to his
post (now the raiment of Winfield was the
finest sleeps wool, and his meat was ''hasty
plate of soup).n Moreover, Winfield was ad-
vanced in years, and had cut his eye-teeth, and
kept his eye cooked both ways. And he rea-
soned with himself, saying, "If shall obey
the King, then will the enemy open upon me
in front, and the King and his company shall
assault me in the back, and the place shall be-
come too hot for me, and my travailings for the
land of Jonathan shall be naughl.
And behold, as he pondered on these things,
and slipped bis "hasty plate of SOUP" his spirit
waxed warm within him, and he straightway
declared unto the King, he would be hanged
il he would bulge an inch. Then was the
King wroth, and said unto him, "The Wings
do so to me, and more also, if don't play the
devil with thee for thisr' Nevertheless, the
word OF the King prevailed not against him.
But the war displeased Horace the Fourie-
rite, and he rallied vehemently against the
King and cursed him in his heat, and taught
the people also to hate him. Now Horace was
mighty scribe, neither regarded he the aPps-
rel Of any man.