The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-04-21
From The John Donkey.
The New Exodus

The New Exodus.
CHAR. XXI.
|. The people cause Horace to make a calf
IS Zachary hreake,h the meeting, 90 The
idolaters slain.
And when the people saw that Zachary de-
layed to come down out Of that fog, the Wings
gathered themselves together unto Horace,
and said unto him, Up, old boss; make US
gods that shall go before US: for asJor this
Zachary, who brought Santa Anna out Of his
boots at Buena Vista, we wot not what to
make of him.
2. And Horace said unto them bring servi-
ces of gold and Of silver, large cheeses, hats,
saddles and bedquilts, and cast them at the
feet of the man of Ashland, and let your wives
and your daughters, sons and grandsires, fall
down before him and worship him.
3, And all the wings, but especially the
wives and daughters, did as they we've com.
handed.
a. And Horace took a sharp tool even a
steel pen, and herewith fashioned a molten
calf; and they said, These be thy Gods, Oh Is
rael, which brought thee up out Of the %locofo-
cos olEgypt.
S. And when Horace saw it, he built an al
tar before it; and Horace made proclamation,
and said, Tomorrow is a feast of the Wings.
6. And they rose up early OF the morrow.
and offered burnt offerings and brought peace
offerings, to the calf; and the Wings sat down
to eat and to drink and rose up to play.
~ And the people said unto Zachary
Go, get thee down; for the Wings which thou
broughtest out Of the land Of the locofocos,
have corrupted themselves,
8. And turned aside quickly from the way
in which they were going; they have made
themselq es a molten calf and have worshipPed
it, and have sacrificed aRereunto, and said
These by thy gods, oh Israeli which brought
thee up out Of the locofOcos of Egypt.
9. An dthe People said unto Zachary, We
have seen these Wings, and they are a stiff
necked set.
10. Now, therefore just lay low, and let US
have a whack at them that we may fiummux
them; and we will make Of thee a great ruler.
IL. And Zachary besought the People, say
ing, why does your wrath wax hot against the
wings, which brought out of the land of To-
cofocos7 for am l not a wing? Yea verify.
~. Wherefore should the locofocos speak
and say, For mischief did he bring them out
to sIay them in Kentucky, and Virginia and
Tennessee, and to consume them from the
face Of New York and Pennsylvania? Turn
from your fierce wrath and repent Of this evil
against the wings.
10. Remember Harrison, Tyler and Polk, to
whom ye swure by your tObacco-boxes that
We would make their seed multiply as the
stars of heaven; and to whom yo promised
this great country, including California and
New Mexico, and the Isthmus of Tehuante-
pee, that they should inherit it forever.
IA. And the people ropentcd of the evil
which they thought TO do unto the Wings.
49, And Zachary turned and came down
out Of the fog. and he sent his two tables OF
testimony, one to Joshua whose surname was
InpersolI, and the other to the tribe of the
Native Americans, even the tribe Of Peter
the Skenndoah, surnamed Smith.
IS. And when Bliss surna ned the Major,
heard the noise of the Wings as they shouted
before the golden calf he said unto Zachary.
There is noise Of war in the camp and Old
Witty pricked up his ears thereat.
II. And ZACHARY said, 1t is not the voice Of
them that shout for the mastery, neither is it
the voice Of them that cry for being overcome
but the noise of them that sing do ! hear.
IS. + And it came to pass as soon as he
came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the
calf and the dancing and Zachary's anger
waxed hot, and he denied the testimony that
he had sent to the wings, even to Joshua sur
named Ingersoll, and again held his peace.
10 And he took the calf which they had
made, and burnt it in the fire Of popular opin-
ion, and grolnd it to powie', and strewed the
ashes upon the ground, and the place is called
Ash land unto this day.
90. And Zachary slew the ldolatera, and the
people triumphed; and they made Zachary
ruler over them whose rule was blessed TO
the people. and who waxed great in prosperi-
~ and abundance; and they ceased from lheiF
idolatry and from hankering after q golden
calf to worship it; and it was well with them
forever.
1t appears that another blunder has been
discovered in the Treasury Department. rela-
Irstaod ~ having eE.