Washington telegraph., 1855-07-25
From the South West Independent-
FIRST CHAPTER OF CHRONICLES.

FIRST CHAPTER OF CH&ONACAhs,
1. And it came to pass in the first year of the
reign OF Elias the Bachelor, who was well strlck-
en- in years that our great Uncle Sam gave unto
the tribes OF the Arkansians goodly inheritance
of land to build them iron not a dirt road
2. Now it came to pass that this land was fair
to look upon and was coveted by many tribes be-
cause of the magui6cence OF the gift and the fair
country in which 1T laid.
g. Now many thanks were given and much
fatterv bestowed upon one Robert for his labor
in procuring this gift Now Robert was the son
of Benjamin the counsellor andthe brother OF one
Richard by whom he had been greatly COM
mended.
L. And in the first year of the reign of Elias the
Bachelor, it came to pass that the people OF the
call together the wise men from the length and
breadth of the land, to provide ways and means
for the building of their roads.
5. But the Bachelor said it shall not be so, am
l not your Ruler to whom all must bow the knee,
and he tcosid not call the wise men together to
prepare cedar, locust and mulberry for the cross
ties and bring iron for the road.
6. And behold great lamentation was now
heard through all the camp OF the ArkansIans ex-
claiming, OH Elias, Elias, how perverse and wick
ed art thou the sound whereof was as the running
of many waters, and was heard unto the land of
the Texans, and even unto the border of the Mis-
sourians.
T. Dut Elias UltL>cH d W l>c oiiu
great on figures, Donations and Chancery Counts.
needed not the lamentation and prayers of the
people. but deri6ed their calamitles and srecula-
ted on their scrip
8. Now Elias was much afraid of tie foreign
infuencefrom the 5arbarous tribe of fTennesseeans
from beyond the great food, the tribe of
Memphians. saying. they a speculating tribe
of heathepS.
g. AID it now came 10 pass that one Roswell.
q descendant of Tubal Cain, worker in iron and
brass; person skilled in land specula tons, said
INTO Elias how great and wise art thou thy fame
is spread throug all the land, IL ten pray thee
unto the voice of thy servant and all shall be well
10. Now Elias said speak, am not listening
unto thee, oh Roswell. am Eot l desiring thy
counsel, thy wisdom and aid.
IL. And Roswell said, OH Elias remain firm in
thy aith and do not call together the wise men of
the Sanhedrim for my plans are not yet complete.
II. And Elias wondered what those plans could
be. and looked very WISE saying: Roswell. give
me thy plans, shew me thy schemes
13. And Roswell said yea, be it So even as thou
desirest; my plans these. let and thy 'fami-
ly' be principal Priest and RabbTs to prepare and
fx plan to spy out the land and get possession
of the same before the meeting of the great San
hedrim of the People.
Ii. And Elias said, OH Roswell. how farseeing
and wise art thou, be thou one of my counselors
and mighty men, prepare thy scheme and spy out
the land, even from the tribe of Missouri unto the
Is And Roswell uncovered his head, made his
obescience and sad OH Elias live forever great is
thy goodness unto thy servant, may thy shadow
never be less.
l6- And it came to pass that Roswell sent mes
sengers, and wrote many letters to search out and
find true man to spy out the land and they found
one even In foreign land whose name was James
H. Now James was wise and go3d man and
used the beverage made in the land of GauI and
he was the chief of band of spies whose avocation
1t was to spy out and level roads and James and
his band came to the city wherein Elias lives and
took mp their abode with Roswell and the faithful
49, And it came to pass that the Judges of the
people OF the tribe of Pulaski were well pleased
with Elias, Roswell and James and covenanted
to give them Eve thousand pieces of silver to en-
able them to spy out the Road
10: And Roswell said amen, am not your de-
voted servant and Treasurer; and this saving
pleased the Judges well
20 And the faithful. servant Roswell the Treas
ure.. did as he was bidden BY the Judges and
handed over the five thousand pieces cf silver to
Ros,reN the President