Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-07-01
he hath been chosen to wear the mantle of Am

he hath been chosen to wear the mantle OF Am
brose.
8. Now Samuel, the Treasurer, is an elder In
Israel, and hath once been governor of Arkansas.
and is a man of good understanding and great
forecast.
8. And when he had heard the words of Elias,
he said God forbid that ! should do the foolish
thing which thou hast commanded, for on last
night when | laid me down 10 slumber | had
dream, and in my dream saw vision, and 10
Ambrose was divested Of his mantle and the same
was laid upon the shoulders of Solon. And when
awoke said it is drecreed that the sceptre shall
depart from the house of Benjamin, and now God
forbid that should kick against the pricks by do
ing the thing which thou desreth.
10. And Elias marveIed at the sayings Of Sam
uel, and SAID away with thy Dreams for Thomas
is under obligations TO the tribe of Benjamin. and
will have respect unto the desire OF Ambrose !;
and will cause Lambert to sound the rams horn
and make the proclamation which have required
Of thee; but do thou take heed lest thy perverse
ways and thy dreams deprive thee or The Treu-
sury.
II. And when Samuel, tho Treasurer, heard
these last words of Elias, bis wrath waXed hot,
and he shook his crook the head of Elias,
and Elias trembed, for Samuel is strong man.
II. And it came to pass, in process Of time,
that Thomas ventured to the city, and Samuel,
the lawyer, and many others who desired the man
tie of Ambrose, went quickly and made obeisance
unto him.
10. Now Thomas is lust and upright man,
and walketh before the Lord blameIess, and ruleth
with great wisdom, and hath respect unto the will
of the people; nor doth he suffer any man to dc
tate unto him in the things pertaining to his office.
H. And he sent his Secretary, John, to Solon.
saying that the Governor hath need of thee.
Is. And when Scion appeared before Thomas,
he made obeisance, and said here !, what is
the pleasure OF the Governor concerning thy SER
want Scion!
10. And Thomas commanded David, his chief
scribe, to bring forth the mantle Of Ambrose and
put it upon Soon.
II. And David brought forth the mantle and
laid it upon the shoulders of Solon, as Thomas
commanded.
IS. Now Ambrose had been in office for 10!
these many years. and had grown fat upon the
spoiis thereof and Scion Il lean man. having
never fed at he public storehouses; and David said
this mantle becometh not Scion, for it is great V
over his size.
10. And Thomas said to John, 90 10 and call
Lambert, that the mantle may be changed to suit
the dimensions Of Scion.
20. But when Lambert came. he refused, say
ing will not cut the garment. for when Ambrose
returns from the land of Mexico. he will desire 10
put it on again, and 10! it will be spoiled.
2l. But Scion said fear rot, for will not re-
Iinqush The robe 10 him unless the people bid me,
Tor It belOngelh 10 them OF right, and not 10 him.
%. And Lambert was wroth. at this say yingl
% And Thomas and his scribes made tuck
in the folds of the mantle, and put it on Solon,
and he bowed himself before the Governor, and
departed from his presence.
"a. And Scion wrote thus to Robert in answer
to his epstIe:
Tell James that his obliged servant is not
versed in the Spanish tongue, and hence declines
the honor of fgoing as scribe to Spain; but he re-
commeadeth James to bestow the office upon
Samuel, the lawyer, who is ready with the pen,
and can soon learn the language of the men of
SPAN.
%. AnG when Scion had folded up the letter
he put his free signet upon the back thereof, and
sent it to Robert.
26. And when Robert got the letter. he look
ed at the signet upon the back thereof. and-was
amaZad; and said. Thomas hath done the thing
which predicted, and he was wrothl
27. And many other things which happened in
the land OF Arkansas, are they no! written in the
second book of Chronicles.
SAMUEL.