Washington telegraph., 1855-07-25
CHAPTER SECOND.

I. 1t now came to pass that Roswell, the Pres
ident, sent runners and spies mounted on asses
through the land TO buy oxen, wagons and corn to
feed the spies and their teams upon while they
spied out the land, and leveed the road from the
land of Texas even unto the land of the Missouri
ans.
2. And behold the spies were instructed TO spv
out the Road and line upon the fat of the land and
hasten back to the tribe of Elias and Roswell with
their reports. to enable them to secure the lands
before the meeting of the chiefs of the fftv-four
tribes Of Arkansas in their great sanhedrin.
g. Now James and his valiant men sailed out
at the Southern and Northern gate with their
oxens, their wagons and their stores together with
their instruments to spy out and level the Road
and Roswell was greatly pleased and said unto
the Bachelor Elias. great is our name
A. And Elias said unto Roswell, get thee down
amongst the tribe of Arkansas and select for us
out of the tribes on the Roat, good and faithful
men to us and families and all shall be well
with and our pOsterity
s. And Roswell did as he was bidden and the
faithful men from the tribes on the line of the
Road were these,
g. Roswell, Daniel and Richard from Pulaski;
Edward from Hampstead; Samuel from Sewer:
Henry from Clark; Robert from Dallas: Green
from Saline; Henry from independence; James
and Thomas from Johnson James from Randolph.
and lsreal from White; and these are the names
of the chiefs Of the ten tribes on the line.
.. Now Roswell gave unto Elias the names of
the ten tribes and pleased him WELL and he said
unto Roswell, oh thou good and faithful servant
thou shalt rule over them ALL
g. And Roswell said, oh Elias live for ever nv
JOY is beyond bounds desired only this at thy
hands. my happiness is now complete: have ac-
eomPlished all | desire. how fair is this land to
look upon, and how greatly hath nv heart de-
sired TO call it mine own inheritance.
9. But 1t now came to pass that two wicked
men were near the camp of Elias and Roswell
and there took up their abode, and the names O,
these wicked men we're Columbus who wears a
wig and Joseph who was scribe and wrote TO,
the Wing.
10. And they made great noise with thei,
Gaz- and Whig which sorely vexed Elias and
Roswell about the FIVE thousand pieces of silver O
the tribe of Pulaski their foreign spies and othe,
wicked matters.
H. And it came to pass that Elias and Roswell
called with mighty voice upon one Richard the
brother of Robert. and son of Benjamin the coun.
selor, to defend them with a mighty arm, anG per
OF steel.
12. And the words of Richard were these. oh
Roswell have you not President pooketed the
five thousand pieces of silver belonging to the
tribe of Pula ski; have you not employed fore;on.
ers as your spies and do you not desire the lands
then what shall i say. with my trusty stee
that never lies, how can defend Your causez
b. And Roswell said of Richard weak Is thy
faith, little is thy knowledge call them iso,gan
tz0s acf,o''ists and traitors in the camp say they
are bribed even by the tribe of Memphians, from
beyond the great food
IA And it now came 20 pass that Richard wen
unto the camp of the Bachelor for his commane
" no said, did not my servant Roswell give the,
nv wishes; get thee down and make them known
yea even print them.
Is: And behold Richard did as he was com
manded and made a great 6ioso with his sheet o,
which was printed True &C., and he made sat
havoc of the tribe of Pulaski. and their five thou
sand pieces OF silver, yea even unto the breakin:
of his trusty steel pen, so loudly called for b,
Elias and Roswell
16. And 1t now came to pass that James, tn
chief of the spies. returned with their oxen. wa
gons and valiant men, to make out their Report 70
Elias and the wise men ofthe ten tribes on the line
=, NOW oenoo tneTe was great confusion a
the Foundry of Tubal Cain, running to and fro. 70
fear the sanhedrim of the tribes Of the Arkansian