The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-20
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And u cane 70 pass, In city very iae dtSiaat
from The palace Of Abrahsm, even VIrtiniA
City, thss some Of The pso Of the city Fiade
fOr themselves banner, and they placed there.
oh the device Of . palm tree.
Add they placed the banner upon the TOP Of
. certain houss, that, said they, eli men may
see what manner Of banner Is pIsasing in our
sight.
Nov. Il was contrary " the laws Of Abraham
that sSy should make banner like unto this,
or IyOk with any degreeUF favor upon him who
bad made one, or had even IOOked upou one
without desiring and eudeavOriug to trampIs
Il 10 the dust
Aud Il came TO pass, that % 5000 ~ the
"6anDer with this strange desicS' ~ rsissd
10 Virginia City, that the tidisss Of Il we're
borne IN the wings Of The lightning 70 Abraham.
And Il was made known 70 him % be set IN
his chamber 81 the cool Of The day.
Then Abraham sT0ss, and be smote upon his
breast, aad tore his hair. And he strobe Up
and down the spaFtmsDt, svss % On euraged
lion. whsn be HsstA bis prey bat eansot escape
from the bars OF bis cage.
And be said, Behold, nov, thought bat .
little time ago, even 10 the month called No
vember, that ell The trials and SsxatiOSs Of my
life had passed away, ssd that new NE bad
begun for me; and not for me alODs, bot inr
Ill ny dsseendants, ewes 70 the third and fourth
generations. Add said wiIhin myself now
shall rest upon . bed Of rOSes, aad BE- fed
with nectar and smbrosis. And how different
now IL IL with mS-Eor rest 90 90 q bed Of
hornets, and scarcely dare take food or drink
lest there should DO spiders 10 my dumplIngs
and Ssfychnine In my whisky.
Then Abraham called fOr man whose name
was benjamin.
Nov Benjamin bad much worldly wisdom.
and moreover be had been many ycaFs . 90
jouTDsr 10 the regions round about Virginia
City.
Nov Abraham knew this, and he had great
confidence 10 Benjamin, snd great respect unto
bin, % that when he was eUme, Abraham
opened his whole heart to him.
Aud Benjamin gave bin ssge advice. aud
showed him Whist man 10 send who should Be
able to qusll ell Ssdiiions end consPiFacies 10
the place where the banner Of rebellion had
been raised.
And be said, also will 60 ~l'h the man
whom thou shalt sppoipt, and will watch over
him, aud see that be prove faithful 70 thee.
Now AhsAhi~ loved Benjamin, and Il was
hard to let hin depart from him, aud said he.
Outlines have need Of thy counsel. nsverthe.
less. &c Il ssemC,h nsedfuI, I will LET Ohee 60.
But promise me now, my beloved brother.
u, q some futsre time have need Of Thy Ger.
vices. and shall send for thee, that thou wilt
come TO me.
Then Benjamin promised, and be departed.
And II cane u pass, 10 certain city, ewes
the city wherein Daniel dweit, that Thomas,
surnamsd the GsruIous. stood 10 bic doorway
at she receipt II custom.
Nov ThOmAs was gOodly man 10 look upOD,
for he was tall in STATURE Of comedy proportions,
with glossy black beard, asd uPOn the crOWS
Of bis bead pure uhits spot
And IL vas bic eustOm 10 stand ct bis door.
10 order that Be might receive from such a.
passed BY. eboios bis - gsssip; and Be ready
70 impaes them Agtis. 10 Others. And % be
stood lies on esrtain evening. be saw some
one approaching.
Then bic hands grew cold, aud his heart
stood stiil; and be said, Il Il Cog or 10 Il Ma
gogl And be shaded bis eyes With bis hand,
that be might see mors clearly. Then . radi.
ant smile played about his features, and bis
heart lsaped within him; and be said, Of q
surety now, II 10 Benjamin.
And be advanced 10 meet him, and he
grasped Benjamiu'S hands within his own. and
sAluted him on bis cheek. And be said, Benja-
min, Benjamin, my soul rejoiceth TO meet thee.
So long haSt thea been absent, that l feared,
nay, many Of thy friends feared, that some III
had befallen thee, or that mayhap thou hadsI
bsen smitten with apoplexy. Then Benjamin.
stood erect. and he answered, ! thank thee,
Thomas, EOP THE cordial embrace and saluia-
tiOn. too en- happy. that EN- permitted b
stand Oscs more upOa thess shores. MANI
linses end on did ny heart yearn aflsT thiA th'
city Of my adoption, but Oould regard the de
siFss If ny OwS heart, when. Abraham, my
Lard and King. bad need Of ny services! Nay
verify.
But come nav, Thomas. let 40 60 tothe Am
phI,heaire. for there shall thou hear something
that will tickle thine ears and make thine eyei
daucs.
And whsn they were cone within the WALL
Of the ampAitheAteT. they bshsld there many
men assembled, cad among them the uuterri
6sd Wild beasts Of Democracy and Rspnbli
canism. And, although they Outlines shufiet
their feet, growlsd, and showed SheiS teeth a
each other, yet they dared not bite, for theiI
keepers being presept. rsstrained them.
Moreover, they cared not 10 DO % then. Ia
they preferred, rather, to bite each Othsr'I
backs.
Aud II came 70 pass, % they eat there. tba
. certain man-a descendant 10 straight lin
from him who went 70 the stake. followed By
nine children aud one, -srOse, end spako thus
Ny frisads and brethren. give your sttsnsiOs
now, lprAy, for hesV siaDdsih man Who 70 Ny
unto perfection: bear him.
Thsn. wiPing biz brow. be ct down, vhll'
him Who had been thus named. stood q
amid the cheers and shouts Of the multI'nde
And be was eoIAsly man, albeit, be he'd passed.
the flower Of his youth.
Asd be SpAke In IAir, pleasant voice. an'
the arrangement Of bic words and sentences
was beautiful 70 the car Of the listener. for b.
bad deeply studied Clay, webster and d.
Blair.
And be exphIned IN clsaF manner, tAa
many Of The people ere labOFipg under . mis-
take. and II will b hard shing aud roquir
The shedding Of blood 70 convince them Of ID
true ssate Of AEairs 10 tbs cor great country
For, said he, many suppose tAss The var uhic'
e now being wagsd 10 ell Ihs bOsds's Of u
lad. 10 . war 70 esIOsOs The lsws Of Abraham
and his predecessors.