Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-13
EVENING STAR.
From the N. Y. Sunday Mercury.
TIE FIFTH BOOK OF SAMUEL, THE
SCRIBE UNTO THE MERCURIAHs.
CHAPTER I

CHAPTER I.
l. To your tents, o, Mercurians.
"Greeks" and Sour-krouts." for Sam"
is about, yea, even in your very midst.
2. The Wise men of the South did en.
compass him round about, and they
smote him on the right cheek and on the
left, and Samuel" hastily departed
for the courage abided not in him.
3. Now Samuel" straightway re-
paired to the city of Penn, and there as
sembled in secret conclave his Chief
Priests and Scribes, and unto them he
made sad lamentations.
4. For he WAS way worn and weary,
and Sorely veXed in spirit; for the I'm
terrified, south of the line called Mason
d Dixon's, did handle him-without
mittenS!
5. And when he had related unto his
Chief and Scribes the evils that had be.
fallen him, and the dangers through
which he had passed in the "land of the
Woolly Heads" they gnashed their teeth
and cried aloud vengeance.
6. Then did Robert, whose surname
is Cade" the chiefest know Nothing
Of them all, wax exceeding wroth, and
speechify prodigiously!
I. But the odor from the visls of his
wrath overcame his weak nerves, and
there being no stimuldntS in the council
chamber of SAM" Robert had-a
SpGSm!
8. And when the disciples of Sam, y
who had assembled from the North and
the South, the East and the West, and
the Island called Tinicum, beheld what
had happened unto Robert, they straight.
way adjourned
9. Some to the house of Bridges & West
the publicans, and others to the bowers
ofthe modern Delilah's where strangers
are taken in."
CHAPTER II.
l.. And it came to pass on the morrow
that Sam" sounded the tomiohn, and
straightway his GnOinted again gathered
round about him.
2. And from the hearts Of the faith.
full there went up prayer of thanks
giving and praise-an offering for the
deliverance of their prophet out of the
Il
). Now among the chosen of Sam
in council assembled, were Barkers,
Picks, 'Prentices, Gardners, Nightin.
gales, Brooks, Churches, Parsons, Cranes,
Pyles, Cones, Slaughters, Cooks, Butts,
Cases, Bells, Sharps, (rlats,) Lyons,
Hoags, Pixies, and other odd fish, who
spouted like whales, for spirits moved
them powerfully.
4. And Albeit, the mighty "Poick" oi
the West .did.sing the praise OF. Sam, VI
and George, Of Old KintucE, and Ken.
meth of the " Old North State" did whis.
tie in chOrus-mOst beautifully
5. Then arose Barker, Chef Priest from
the city of ofGotham, who howLed long anG
piteously; then sat himself down-and
peSpired.
6. Then followed William and John,
and Joseph, and Thaddeus, and Daniel
the Gothamite, who glorified "Sam, " and
cried aloud" cruelty the Popen'
I. And suddenly there arose a great
commotion in the camp of - Samuel"
s. The "Dough-faces" clamored loudly
and the ''FIre-esters" waxed exceedingly
wroth.
8. But the Tooth-Pick" of Arkansas
and the Persuade" of Colt, caused a
change to come over the spirit of rebell-
ion, and the belligerents became suddenly
docile.
10. Then straightway the council fires
were eItinguished, and Samuel" com
manded hls disciples to depart in peace
and they obeyed his command.
| CHAPTER III.
l. Now it came to pass On the evening
of the fifth day Of the week known il
those days as Thursday that the fatted
calf wos killed, and great feast was pre-.
pared, unto which the Chief Priests O
g Sam" were invited.
2. And they partook freely, without
money and without price.
8. But from all others who psrtoob
thereof, there was demanded ten pieces o