New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-07

fhirQs-tbe frrf. vat Il u gocf patSI ~
er s.rss Of he te-n spd the secona 4 Ie fnnsIse
advertising pabEcty given to H.
IFror he psilss,ipeis Pres
TIE FIRST FPrsTLF or "sAMUEL THE SCRIBE
UNTO THE LEDGERlANs
CHAPTER I.
/ listen. q Iedg.rispsl unto the counsel OF
u.l the Ssribe for bus pen is that OF aTesfg sntSi
ara from bis word. We may learn wisdom. Yea, very'
. Aud il came IN pas IN the reign Of FcAnkhn,
whose Pierce tina. there tanned ID the ISIi
Of Gotham a mode et msn.
g. Now this mccest man was disciple q saast,
end he y,arsd rot for the aeshp0ts OF Egypt ou' Tor
The root of Al evil.
4. And he ssid unto himself will straight vav
al. ndon the stick and ease" snt make Tor my
selffsme ard fortaDe.
5. AID inmedistsly there WAS gres. rjoicing
throughout the lard, for the NEw.loRE LEDGEs
rad been strewn broadcast among the inhabitants
thereof.
6. Nov Robert whose surname is Boarer, ssid unto
himsen This thirg plesses ire might J, AID hence
forth the LEDGER shsl md an abiding place 10 every
neck and corner Of the land, IN the ises Of the
:, And inmeds,ely there was gathered into the fod
OF Robert vhose surname is Bonner, the iera VI the
bard.
:. Farry. the fsscpst;ng Sylvsnus, whose surname
i. Cobb lydia Alice Emma PbGbe, Emerson whose
,urpnms /. Bennett William Thomas and George. the
mighty poet Of the Wes,, ali did write Tor the New
York LEDGER.
9. And Robert reioeed wtA exceeding great joy,
for his pockets we're filed With shtke.s and the
LrpGER circulated freely yes prOdigiousy.
CHAPTER n,
!. And it came to pas IN tne reign OF James Ire
Bachelor bs, the maI1s aud mstrons OF the land aud
Edward whose surname j. Ever q did COUNSEL one
with the other orceruirg the uchsse of Noun, YER
non On be Potomac south OF the me called Mason and
DiHons.
>. Ard Edward said, viii s,rsig1 tFsy prepare
lecture which shs melt the hearts Of the people snd
tben "a
Mount Vernon.
2. Now Robert. whose srrusms is Bonner, when he
heard those thirgs said unto himself, viii girl on my
buckler Of beukIotes and shekes-and as.onish tie
natives!
4. He accordingly said urto Edward, Thy con iuct
commands NY acuratoD, Srite thOu bot single year
for TIE LEDGER srd ten thousand dollars currency OF
I'll, realm snail De thy resaTd.
:. And Elwsrd aid utto Robert, accsp, thy gift
Offering TO the fund called Nom. Vernon, AM VII
vnte for the New.YoIk LEDGER for the space OF
twelve months.
s Now Robert ~ss sgsin made happy, yea, thrice
happy for The LEUCEE Gid increase ana multiply ten,
va TIVE ufy fold.
:. Ard Il came TO pass in those days that certain
scnbe-, sojouIrer in the land 81 Uncle samuel became
.nvous oi the OF Robert AMI they dipped their
pens 10 gal and wSrmwood, ami said, "h)E ere the
mighty fallen!
(. But Edward, the wise man Of the East, took TO
heed of their sayings, ana continued ~ write Tor the
LEDGER.
Ana strsiebtwsy the Cat Of the people went forth
Edward is wise and Robert is e brick
CHAPTER III.
l. And Il alsO came Ia pas IN those days that Rob
ert. whose surname Is Bonner, had eyision.
=. Aud in that ylsOn there appeared unto him en-
sngel bearing scroll on which inscribed 10 let
ters Of d-"BENNETT GREELyYil RAYNoNDl!''
3 Ana Robert sail unto himself, tue ion, the lamb
ard The fox shah lie down together, aud be EMBODIED in
the sheets OF the LEDGER.
T. NoS. when the multitude heard these things
they greatly amazed aud ssii unto the other
verJy, the ways Of this man Bonner surpassetn our
compT, hensiOu.
5. And Robert said unto the multitude, Peace be
stll wait yea little longer, and "you snail see snst
yOu shs see I"
e. And tie multitude waited.
:. And it came 10 pass the second day Of the
ve,k, called Monday, thst there Was grea. cOnm0-
ton throughout the land.
s. The LEDGER had gone forth on its mission the
multitude threw up their sombreros with Joy, fJr the
prediction OF Robert was verified.
9. 10, ard behold the lion, the lamb ard the fox
reVosed lovingly together in the LEDGER.
10. And the people throug bout the length and
breadth Of the land, the jewellers in the land of
the Jerses shouted with accord, Bonner IA crest,
end the LYDGER l. his profit ). Z. l.
PmLADELPHIA, Jan. %, 1856.