Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-04-22
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THE FIRST BOOK
From tie Yankee Doodle

CHAPTER l..
Now II came TO pass in those days that James the
First rcgned over The nation of Jonathan in the room
of John, sunamcd the .sCapting'' (Now John had
died, but had gone down 10 the Old dominion and
was buried alive with his fathers, and no man sought
after him) But James the King did evil exceedingly
beyond all that the Kings who had gone before him had
done For he appointed tax gatherers who did sorely
ycX and trouble the people also sought out
the makers OF cotion and linen, and woolen and iron
goods, and srcvousy harasscd the shepherds and hus
bandmcn. Moreover, he nightly stirred up the hearts
OF the people TO and thought in his heart to make
the children OF his younger sister, whose lands were
nigh unto HIM, bondsmcn and tax paycrs.
Now IL was in this wsc that the King caused the
war; his younger sister had vineyard the ri
yer Sabine, lair ard goody TO look upon. And behold
when klng James looked upon the vineyard and saw
II was place 10 be desired, Astounding In darkcs and
creocs and flowing with sugar ard moasscs straight
way he coveted IL exceedingly much, and seized upon
II, and annexed IL 10 the land Of mountaineering an
occasion against his sister But mis- younger sister su-
ered long, and would not lift up her hand against iona
than wherefore the King waxed wroth, and blasphe-
med, and swarc ychcmently she should fight
Then he commanded Zacharah, the captain of his
most variant man, IN whom was the spirit of wisdom
10 take three thousand chosen men, and march into the
land OF ms sister, Out the King sratly charged him
thar he should declare the children OF his sister tina.
the land was Jonabans and 81 ALSO, said the King
'w swear the thing the counsellors Of iona
Than, when they meet together to talk But the
King himself went not 10 the war, but remained at
home eating md drinking and making merry with his
wives and concubincs. Moreover. the King ordered
Winfield the chief captain of all his host TO repair TO
his post; (now the raimcnt of Winfield was the fines.
Sleeps wool, and his meat was ga hasty plate OF
soup.'D Moreover, w inlield was advanced in years
and had cut his eye teeth and kept his eye cooked both
ways. And hc reasoned with himself saving, 'sIf
shall obey the King, then will the enemy open upon
me in 'front.' and the King and his company shall assault
in the back, and the place shall become too hot for
me, and my trayaiIings for the land of Jonathan shall
be naught.
And behold, as he pondcrcd these things and sip
ped his ''hasty plate Of soup" his spirit waxed warm
within him. and nc straightway declared 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 also, if don't play the devil
with thee for ;his!'' Nevertheless, the word of the
King prevailed not against him.
But the war diSplcased Horace the Fouricritc and he
raied vehemcntly against the King, and cursed him in
his heart, and taught the people also hate him.
Now Horace was mighty scribe, neither regarded he
the apparel OF any