Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-10-29

The First Book of Philom.
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!. 1t came to pass also in the reign of
James the King; in the first year of his
reign, in the eighth month on the third day
of the month. that there arose a man, IF the
children of the Eriniies, of the tribe OF Mac
whose name was Philom.
g The same had said in his heart,
will not serve the gods Of the people in
whose land dwell, for they be all gods OF
gold, and of silver, snd of wood, and of stone.
8. This man also was Levite, though
not OF the sect Of the Pharisees.
4. In the 1ays in which he arose there
was great strife among The people of the
| land, for the people of the North countries
rose up gainst the people OF the South
countries, and said unto them ye have COM
milted a great tresspass in That ye have
taken the children Of the Ethiopians whom
your fathers have stolen, and We 90 greatly
oppress them--aDd there vas an exceeding
great strife.
5. And it was said unto PhIlom, thy
name shall no longer be called Phuom, bui
Philumath shall be thy name inasmuch as
thou hast Sc, thine heart in thee to love
learning and to eschew evil.
6. Ard it came to pass in those days tha,
Buchanan the King, who had neither SONS
nor daughters, that he called unto him GER
tain rich men whom he would, and he sci
them over the kingdom.
He ado I ami- urhn was
Cass, OF the province of Michigan, cfie
scribe over the hole realm; and John hC
was also named Floyd, of the first families
OF Virginia, him the King appointed prin
ciple scribe of the hvst to orCer The men o
war.
8. The same Lewis, who was callet
Cass, was now we'll stricken in years, who
had said 10 the people of the land-ye may
dwell in The waste places of the kingdom
and whatsoever statutes or laws ye list, BY
such statutes shall ye be governed; only
ye shall not make to yourselves statutes
contrary to the laws of the Kingdom.
i 8. Where fore, certa in OF the baser sol
Of the people of the South countries san
one to another, go to, let US now 60 up will
our wives our children. our men servants
and our maid servants, and all that we hav'
and let US talk to ourselves all the good !,
'and from the great river even the Missis
sippi, westward as thou goest down TO tn
land of gold.
4 10. And many of The people Of tn
South said, we are fully able, for We b
many, land likewise, the King and hi
nubles are on our side.
IL. And it came to pass, that they gath
cred together an army, and went up, an
many OF the Philis,ines ussayed to Join wit
them. for they said one TO another we shaI
take TO ourselves great spoil, and shal
possess Ihe land.
II. And there went up mixed multi
lude, and the men OF the North rose u
against them, and they atruve one with all
other and there was slaughter among til
people, and great tear tell upon the men O
. the South insomuch that their knees smo.
ore against another and the johns .oi lbei
} lolns were un oosed and they trembled an
fled before the men of The North.
l3. And the men of the South returne
into their own land, and said unto thei
5 bretbren-we came unto the land whithet Y
, sent US, and surely ii tioweth with mix an
heney--neycrihel less the people be stron
that dwell in the land, and very great; an
moreov we saw i,e children ui i'm Ian
the staff OF !" hose spear was ike weave.
!; beam; and we were in our own sight q
Grasshoppers; and We were in their sigh